{"id":10623,"date":"2021-01-24T17:03:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-24T09:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefooduntold.com\/?p=10623"},"modified":"2021-01-29T07:47:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T23:47:36","slug":"can-you-really-eat-raw-hot-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefooduntold.com\/food-safety-guides\/can-you-really-eat-raw-hot-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Really Eat Raw Hot Dogs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Although the internet is our main source of information for everything under the sun today, we still have to be wary. We are likely to come across websites that give wrong information. This is especially true for online communities like online forums and question and answer websites. Validate answers that are given to your queries that seem unlikely true. Here’s one example: can you eat raw hot dogs<\/strong>? What do you think? Some people would say you can, it is perfectly safe\u2014because hot dogs are already cooked before they leave the factory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, here is the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, It is true\u2014 hot dogs are pre-cooked.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After the hot dogs get their final form (enclosed in individual casings), they are moved and conveyed to a smokehouse before being packed. A smokehouse is a place or facility where meat products like hot dogs are cured with smoke.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Learn how hot dogs are made<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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Generally, hot dogs undergo smoking at a temperature of 109\u00b0F (42\u00b0C) to 160\u00b0 (71\u00b0C) and smoking could last for a few hours up to a several days. The requirements vary according to the type of meat and moisture content. The temperature and humidity in a smokehouse are well monitored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The process of smoking has several ways of preserving meat. Aside from the high temperature<\/strong>, the chemical compounds<\/strong> (such as formaldehyde) present in wood smoke have the capacity to fight microbial growth. Several smoke sources can be used, including hardwood, oak, and hickory. Smoking also dehydrates the surface of meat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After smoking, the hot dogs are subsequently cooked. There are several ways to achieve this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n