Cookouts used to be about the grill. Now, they’re about the vibe.
- Hot dogs comprise about 3.4 percent of total meat sales in the U.S. in the last quarter of 2021, making them less popular than dinner sausage and slightly more popular than breakfast sausages.
- In 2022, Bar-S, Ball Park, Oscar Mayer, and John Morrell were the four best-selling hot dog brands, collectively selling 104.2 million units that year.
- Research led by Brigid Prayson found that most store-bought hot dogs were more than 50 percent water by weight and contained less than 10 percent skeletal muscle meat.
- Hot dogs are typically made from a mixture of pork, beef, and chicken trimmings with preservatives and flavor enhancers, as explained by Yasmin Tayag.
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What Are Hot Dogs Made Of?
Hot dogs are a popular American staple of summer cookouts and other social gatherings. Also known as frankfurters, franks, or wieners, the hot dog is a cooked sausage made of processed meat, often the end product for less desirable cuts. These cuts are then ground into a slurry with a significant amount of fat and water, topped off with seasoning and smoke flavor before packing into hand-length tubes to be sold as hot dogs. Hot dogs comprised o…

Cookouts used to be about the grill. Now, they’re about the vibe.
Cookouts aren’t just about burgers and hot dogs anymore. Here’s how modern summer gatherings are shifting from firepower to atmosphere.The post Cookouts used to be about the grill. Now, they’re about the vibe. appeared first on Food Drink Life.


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