The cooking and eating methods of hot pot strings are similar to those of hot pot. First, wrap the soup base, and when the soup base becomes hot, put the ingredients into the soup base and boil them. However, hot pot is cooking a pot of vegetables, while hot pot string is cooking a string of vegetables made of bamboo sticks with different shapes. Maocai and Mala Tang are eaten in the same way. The taste of hot pot skewers is determined by the bottom package and ingredients, because the ingredients are cooked by the customers themselves, so the timing of cooking will also affect the taste.

Cold pot skewers are not cold dishes in the literal sense, but are different from hot pot skewers in cooking methods. Cold pot skewers are ordered by customers and then cooked in the kitchen. After cooking, it is presented to customers, and customers can eat it directly, eliminating the step of cooking by themselves.

Because it is the relationship between the kitchen and cooking, on the one hand, it ensures that the taste can represent the taste level of the shop, on the other hand, it can make it more convenient for customers to eat. Therefore, nowadays, cold pot skewers are more popular than hot pot skewers.