Is it unhealthy to eat raw hot dogs?

[Dave Slayer]

Is it unhealthy to eat raw hot dogs?

 

[John]

No.

 

[Caroline H]

No, they're not raw, they're precooked.

 

[JoJo]

I heard a while back that there actually was danger in eating raw hot dogs. I just looked it up and it seems the danger is listeriosis:

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/Hot_Dogs/index.asp

About listeriosis:

http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/disease ... is_gi.html

 

[Lewis]

That Explains It What are hot dogs made of?


Are hot dogs really made from pigs' snouts and unused meat scraps? Contrary to popular belief, hot dogs are not made from left-over meat laying around on the floors of meat-packing houses. Whether it is pork or beef that is stuffed into a hot dog, the meat trimmings are carefully selected just like the meat you buy in your grocer's coolers.

Most recipes for hot dogs combine together a tasty blend of favorite meats (pork, beef, chicken, or turkey), meat fat, a cereal filler which could be either bread crumbs, flour, or oatmeal, a little bit of egg white, and a mouth-watering array of herbs and seasonings including garlic, pepper, ground mustard, nutmeg, salt, and onion.

Once these ingredients are grinded together, the stuffing is squeezed into sausage casings. Many of the hot dogs sold in stores are enclosed in synthetic cellulose casings, but most home-made hot dogs are made out of natural animal intestines.

Following the stuffing process is the pre-cooking cycle in which the hot dog links are tossed into boiling water for approximately 15 minutes. Finally, the dogs are packaged, loaded on delivery trucks, and sent off to food markets.

Hot dogs are popular among Americans because they are easy to make, inexpensive, and delicious. Hot dogs can be prepared in a number of great ways--nuke-em, grill-em, sauté-em, roast-em, fry-em or boil-em.

What is your favorite type of hot dog? - a chili dog, a cheese dog, or a foot-long dog? A multitude of toppings can enhance the flavor of your hot dog. Common toppings used on hot dogs include ketchup, mustard, onions, relish, chili, cheese, and sauerkraut.

Hot dog lingo. Hot dogs are also called franks, frankfurter, weiner, mini sausages, ball parks, and dachshund.

Did you know?

# July is National Hot Dog Month
# An average American eats 60 hot dogs a year
# In 1893, hot dogs became the standard cuisine for baseball games.
# Controversial debate surrounds the creation of the hot dog. Who really created the first hot dog? Although the city of Frankfurt, Germany credits itself for the origin of the first frankfurter in 1852, some argue that Johann Georghehner, a butcher from Coburg, Germany created the first frankfurter in the 1600s.
http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/hotdog.asp

 

[Sparkey]

Re: Eat raw hot dogs?

ahhh... I guess?

 

[sheshisown]

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha :toofunny

~Sparrow you make my sides ache from laughter!

Oh ~ how about Hebrew National... you know the kosher ones?

sheshisown~

 

[ruby917]

That is hilarious

 

[Free]

Hot dogs are unhealthy even cooked. But they are tasty so I eat them.

 

[bloodbought09]

Eating hotdogs on a regular basis is not good for anyone. I work with a jehovah's witness kid who eats hot dogs everyday. He is frail and looks like he could break. In fact he fell and broke his collarbone but that is most likely not from hot dogs. He fell most likely because he should not touch God's anointed and do His prophets any harm. Just kidding. But seriously, he was joking about getting his mom hired to put me out of a job and this happened. I did warn him about cursing me, because I am adopted into the seed of Abraham, and I care about him, he is like a son to me. He was just joking but still, it can be a danger to curse a child of God, know what I mean? Anyhow, hot dogs are good recooked to an inner temperature of at least 155 especially if they have pork or chicken in them, to kill any bacteria that can cause food borne illness. Bacteria is very dangerous to children and older people. All foods are good if eaten with thanksgiving, they are sanctified by prayer, but we should take precautions when cooking some foods. I would not want to tempt God by eating raw chicken. Be blessed.

 

[prough91]

Can't be too unhealthy or I'd have four dead kids.

 

[Free]

Can't be too unhealthy or I'd have four dead kids.

Or a third eye....

 

[bloodbought09]

Can't be too unhealthy or I'd have four dead kids.

Or a third eye....

Sooooo, you don't become a freemason by rituals and years of occult study. You just eat too many hot dogs. Now it is starting to make sense. We are starting to unwrap the mystery behind this third eye phenomenon. I am starting to remember some stupid things I used to do when I was into new age. Ya, I used to be blind in three eyes. Praise God.

 

[prough91]

Can't be too unhealthy or I'd have four dead kids.

Or a third eye....

Sooooo, you don't become a freemason by rituals and years of occult study. You just eat too many hot dogs. Now it is starting to make sense. We are starting to unwrap the mystery behind this third eye phenomenon. I am starting to remember some stupid things I used to do when I was into new age. Ya, I used to be blind in three eyes. Praise God.

What? Free was just teasing me about my avatar pic.

 

[Dude named Louis]

I am a hot dog snob. I LOVE Nathan's® hot dogs with Sabrett® cooked onions. Hebrew National are good too and I've had some organic ones that are tolerable. Most other hot dogs I can do without.

 

[prough91]

I am a hot dog snob. I LOVE Nathan's® hot dogs with Sabrett® cooked onions. Hebrew National are good too and I've had some organic ones that are tolerable. Most other hot dogs I can do without.

I don't know as I have ever seen Nathan's around here. I'll have to ask my wife. Snob.

 

[Dude named Louis]

I am a hot dog snob. I LOVE Nathan's® hot dogs with Sabrett® cooked onions. Hebrew National are good too and I've had some organic ones that are tolerable. Most other hot dogs I can do without.

I don't know as I have ever seen Nathan's around here. I'll have to ask my wife. Snob.

Or just come east! They're worth it! (nice avatar btw, one of my favorite episodes).

 

[prough91]

[quote="Dude named Louis":1koslsqe]I am a hot dog snob. I LOVE Nathan's® hot dogs with Sabrett® cooked onions. Hebrew National are good too and I've had some organic ones that are tolerable. Most other hot dogs I can do without.

I don't know as I have ever seen Nathan's around here. I'll have to ask my wife. Snob.

Or just come east! They're worth it! (nice avatar btw, one of my favorite episodes).[/quote:1koslsqe]
My wife says we do have them around here and that they are awesome. Evidently, she eats Nathan's and the kids and I are stuck with Best Choice!

I like that episode, too. That episode and the episode where Burgess Meredith has "all the time in the world to read" are kind of a toss up between my all time favorite.

 

[Dude named Louis]

... That episode and the episode where Burgess Meredith has "all the time in the world to read" are kind of a toss up between my all time favorite.

Yeah, two great ones, hard to choose. I'd probably throw in Billy Mumy as Anthony "wish it into the cornfield, son" and "To serve man" as favs.

 

[handy]

My gosh, all beef hot dogs and Twilight Zone episodes. I LOVE this forum!!!!!!!! I used to eat Nathans when I was back east. Now it's Oscar Meyer all beef,(will NOT eat a hot dog that isn't all beef) preferably grilled, eaten in front of the telly watching Agnes Moorehead beat off these tiny little Alien dudes that have landed on her deserted farmhouse....