While the age of immediate access to all available knowledge has stolen the mystique from many things in the world, the hot dog remains a mystery in many ways.
Is it a sandwich? What exactly is it made of? What’s the best way to cook one?
These are all questions we’ve wrestled with, but one of the most enduring enigmas surrounding this enticing entree involves the buns that they are served in. More specifically: Why aren’t hot dogs and hot dog buns sold in packages of matching counts?
While the counts vary, if you scan through your local grocery store, chances are you’ll find a pack of Oscar Mayer hot dogs that includes 10 franks and a bag of Wonder buns that are sold in a 12-pack. Or, you may find a 14-pack of Nathan’s hot dogs to go with an eight-pack of buns from the store’s own brand.
This discrepancy makes getting a matching number of hot dogs and buns for a large gathering a math problem worthy of Will Hunting’s skills. But it turns out there is a good reason for the issue.
The experts of all things hot dogs run the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council and its excellently named website, Hot-Dog.org. In a section that answers frequently asked questions about the culinary treat, the group posted an explanation for the misaligned count between these two savory soul mates.
“Hot dog buns most often come eight to the pack because the buns are baked in clusters of four in pans designed to hold eight rolls,” the NHDSC writes. “While baking pans now come in configurations that allow baking 10 and even 12 at a time, the eight-roll pan remains the most popular.”
While hot dogs themselves are typically sold in packs of 10, mostly due to the weight of 10 hot dogs equalling roughly a pound, there are some brands that have switched up their quantities to match bun counts. For example, Ball Park sells its hot dogs in multiples of eight and Kahn’s does the same thing with its bun-sized franks.
The NHDSC, which was founded in 1994, explained the mismatched packaging is because of the way these items were sold many years ago. In 1940, hot dogs began being produced in packs of 10, which is what is typically seen in stores today. But buns are not in 10 packs because of the way they are baked, the NHDSC says.
Bottom Line. Hot dogs and their companion buns are sold in different-sized quantities due to the fact that most prepackaged meats are offered by the pound, while bread and buns are sold in sizes that are defined by the pans they're baked in.
Quotes. Kar : The reason hot dogs come in packages of ten but hot dog buns come in packages of just eight is so you'll always need more buns for your hot dogs. Because no matter how much you get, how much you achieve, how many times you win... You can never, ever let yourself feel like it's enough.
“Hot dog buns most often come eight to the pack because the buns are baked in clusters of four in pans designed to hold eight rolls,” the NHDSC writes. “While baking pans now come in configurations that allow baking 10 and even 12 at a time, the eight-roll pan remains the most popular.”
The NHDSC, which was founded in 1994, explained the mismatched packaging is because of the way these items were sold many years ago. In 1940, hot dogs began being produced in packs of 10, which is what is typically seen in stores today. But buns are not in 10 packs because of the way they are baked, the NHDSC says.
Originally Answered: What do you call a hotdog without the bun? It's still a hot dog. However. if you want to be more precise, call it by the name for that type of sausage. Traditionally, a hot dog (sandwich) is made with a wiener.
In the US, the term hot dog refers to both the sausage by itself and the combination of sausage and bun. Many nicknames applying to either have emerged over the years, including frankfurter, frank, wiener, weenie, coney, and red hot.
Just like Vienna sausage, wieners got their name from Vienna, a city in Austria. They have a texture and taste that are very similar to North American hot dogs, however, they are typically thinner and longer with an edible casing. Wieners may have the same formula as frankfurters.
Although hot dogs are fully cooked, those at increased risk of foodborne illness should reheat hot dogs and luncheon meat until steaming hot before eating, due to the threat of listeriosis.
On the first point, my extensive internet research determined that normal hot dogs are 4.8 inches long while bun-length dogs are 6 inches. Apparently, some people like shorter hot dogs to allow “spill-over” room for their toppings on the bun.
Standardly, a sandwich is two SLICES of a roll, vertically stacked so that the filling or slices of whatever is inserted between. Hot dog buns, on the other hand, are not completely sliced and remain connected. They also surround the frankfurter horizontally rather than vertically.
This time it's not the weight but the baking pans! According to the National Hot Dog Sausage Council (NHDSC), “Sandwich rolls, or hot dog buns, most often come eight to the pack because the buns are baked in clusters of four in pans designed to hold eight rolls.”
A hot dog bun is a type of soft bun shaped specifically to contain a hot dog or another type of sausage. Hot dog bun. A hot dog bun of the side-loading variety containing a hot dog sausage dressed with three common condiments: ketchup, relish, and mustard. Alternative names. Side-loading bun.
The real answer is to encourage people to spend more money to bulk-buy both in amounts of 40, or at least 30/32 or 20/24 and end up with only 2 or 4 spare buns, especially if the consumer otherwise feels it hard to justify such a bulk purchase. Every pack of hot dogs I have ever bought has been a pack of 8.
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