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Hero Hot Dog Steamer - Your lifeline to everything food. - Cooking Pulse — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:35:44 +0000

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By: Melanie

Melanie — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:29:44 +0000

Hi Stan,
Yes, you’re absolutely right, here in the UK you can check out the labels, and go for something that has a high percentage of meat content, that way you know it’s not so full of the unhealthy stuff. I don’t know if it’s the same in the US. That said though, they do tend to be high in salt too, so worth cutting back.

By: Stan

Stan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:01:23 +0000

I’m in the hot dog biz. John Morrell (this video) is about the cheapest hot dog you can buy, and the video shows why. Better quality dogs (Hebrew National, Vienna, Best Kosher, Boar’s Head, etc) use whole natural cuts of meat, no trimmings, and no additives or fillers. You get what you pay for. Don’t buy cheap hot dogs.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:19:52 +0000

Hi Ruth,
I agree that an occasional hot dog won’t kill you. But, the little bits of gristle etc bother me quite a bit too. Especially now that I’ve seen this video!

By: Christine Medifast

Christine Medifast — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:17:43 +0000

There are some things I wish I didn’t know, but at the same time you want to know. Can’t believe I use to love hot dogs when I was a kid, glad I stopped eating them years ago. Hopefully I can convince my kids to stop!

By: Ruth

Ruth — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:48:48 +0000

But I wish I knew exactly what is “trimmings” from chicken, beef, and pork. Little bits of meat that couldn’t be sold in any other form? Skin? Mostly fat? Gristle? Cartilage? Entrails? The answer might really bother me.

Probably all of the above, and more that we don’t want to think about.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:47:05 +0000

We don’t eat them often. I don’t buy them, and they are banned from our fridge. I’d much rather buy the fat laden raw sausages and add them to a soup in winter, at least you can see the particles in them! (I don’t do this often either…)

But the occasional hot dog won’t kill you either…. I remind myself of this when my husband gives the kids cold Bockwurst (German version) and they devour them like there is no tomorrow.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:28:20 +0000

Armen,
I know! The only way to eat them is to buy products that have a high quantity of “meat” – shocking that you have to state that regarding a so-called meat product!!!

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:26:15 +0000

Yes, absolutely agree, steer clear of processed meats products where possible.

By: Armen

Armen — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:09:25 +0000

As you’re well aware, Mel, I would have no problems giving up any sort of sausage/meat product.

There’s just something horribly artificial about them.

Though, I do eat them very occasionally.