Fucking hot dogs? You are a perverted freak, aren't you?

Hot dogs are pretty much the only reason I go to the cinema...

There was a programme on the bbc a week or so ago about how they make hot dogs.

Putting the carcasses of animals in to machines with the meat they can't get clear from the bone with ease... the machine then crushes the bones slowly, so out of one tube the bones fall and out of another the 'meat' (they can't actually call it meat, they have to call it Mechanically Reclaimed Meat) falls in a paste like substance.

Don't think i could ever eat a hot dog again having watched the show.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanically_separated_meat

I'll tell you what is fucked up though - corn dogs...

I'd always really liked the idea of them and then had one in California last year - they are wrong! A doughnut with a hot dog in the middle?

even better! 73 bus is way cheaper than flying to miami

http://www.crifdogs.com/

Hot Dogs are usually my bag but if your in the mood while in NYC I would recommend the above.

Well. You know. You could always give your bird a chili dog. No need to go to New York.

http://www.hot-dog.org/

How Hot Dogs are Made: The Real Story

There are many tall tales about the way in which hot dogs are made, but the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council is eager to tell the real story.

First, specially selected meat trimmings of beef and/or pork -- just like the meat you buy in your grocer's case -- are cut or ground into small pieces and placed in a mixer. When poultry hot dogs are made, poultry trimmings are used.

High speed, stainless steel choppers blend the meat, spices, ice chips and curing ingredients into an emulsion or batter. The mixture is continuously weighed to assure a proper balance of all ingredients.

The mixture is then pumped into an automatic stuffer/linker machine, where it flows into casings. The most popular brands of hot dogs use cellulose casings, which are later removed. Some wieners use natural casings, which remain on the wiener when it is eaten. These wieners are considered more "traditional," are frequently made by smaller manufacturers and tend to cost a little more.

Once the casings are filled, they are linked into long strands of hot dogs and moved to the smokehouse, there they are fully cooked under controlled temperature and humidity conditions. They may be hardwood smoked for added color and flavor.

After passing through the smoke and cook cycle, the hot dogs are showered in cool water. If the hot dogs were made with cellulose casings, they are sent to an automatic peeler, where the cellulose "skin" is stripped away.

The individual links are then conveyed to the packaging equipment. When cellulose casings are used, the hot dogs are of exact size and weight. They are vacuum sealed in plastic films to protect the freshness and flavor of the hot dog. Because the casings on natural casings wieners are made from cleaned and processed animal intestines, they are of similar, but not exact, size.

Each package of hot dogs contains an ingredient statement, which lists everything that goes into the product. These days, it is less common to use variety meats such as hearts in hot dogs. When they are added, the package will clearly state "with variety meats." The particular variety meat used also will be listed in the ingredient statement. Nutrition labels also are included on hot dog packages, showing calories and nutrients per serving.

The entire process, from meat and poultry trimmings to being boxed and placed on the truck for delivery to retailers, can be measured in a matter of hours. The process also is carefully regulated and inspected for wholesomeness by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Saturday March 27 @ The Pool
Pacha Ibiza classics with Bob Sinclar, David Morales and Jazzy Jeff

On the heals of the Sell out of DJmag opening party at the Shelborne 2010 events Pacha Ibiza returns with the Classics party. Headliners this year are Legendary Bob Sinclar and Def Mix's David Morales along with Ibiza's Sarah Main, Jazzy Jeff, Goldfish (live) and a Special Guest still to be announced.

Presale Tickets still $20.00 which and will be going up soon, so get them while you can.

Advance tickets:
www.Wantickets.com/shelborne
www.residentadvisor.net/shelborne