Package hot dogs and buns in equal numbers, petition pleads

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Food waste is becoming more and more of a known issue, with American consumers wasting nearly 40% of the food they buy, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. Why, then, are hot-dog makers and hot-dog-bun bakers not doing their part?

Hot dogs, says Heinz Ketchup Canada in a new video, often come in packs of 10, while hot-dog buns regularly come in groups of eight. (I might argue their numbers. I don't always see 10/8 groupings, but there's no denying they never seem to match up.)

Why can't Big Bun and Big Dog get together on this?

Steve Martin's character in the 1991 film Father of the Bride made this point 30 years ago, with different numbers.

https://www.cnet.com/news/package-hot-dogs-and-buns-in-equal-numbers-petition-pleads/

[dweller]

1. Let's just compromise

make it 9 …

✌🏻

[Klaralven]

2. Buy brats (6), hot dogs (10) and two packages of buns (16) - problem solved.

Actually, buy 4 packages of brats and 3 packages of buns - hot dogs are disgusting.

[Brother Buzz]

9. Back in the day, we didn't have these options

I had to purchase 4 packages of hot dogs and 5 packages of buns. I used to purchase purchase 8 packages of hot dogs and 10 packages of buns until a pocket protector egghead sage with 4 packages of hot dogs and 5 packages of buns in his cart explained the 'New Math' to me.

[Wounded Bear]

11. I live alone. I can't eat them that fast...

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not to mention the effect on my health.

[Klaralven]

23. Both buns and hot dogs freeze well

[Javaman]

12. maths are hard. nt

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

3. Hebrew National used to package 7, now their down to 6.

[phylny]

31. And yet I love them and continue to buy them.

Silly me!

[pecosbob]

34. If you buy the HN jumbo size, there are only four in the pack

[Paladin]

4. Believe it or not, this matter isn't keeping me awake at night. (nt)

[CTyankee]

6. I know. I only think about it when I'm shopping for both. But this is not a real problem.

That's why we have freezers in our refrigerators! So much joy knowing you won't waste anything if you don't particularly want them right now and evening up your ratio of bun to hot dog or vice versa.

[liberal_mama]

5. I only buy Nathan's or Sahlen's hot dogs, so this has never been an issue for me

Nathan's comes in an 8 pack and the Sahlen's hot dogs I buy come in a 3lb bag. If I buy Nathan's, the 8 pack of rolls is fine. If I buy Sahlen's, I need to buy multiple packs of rolls. I could see how this would be annoying though if there was a 10 pack of hot dogs. Sometimes I forget to buy hot dog rolls and I use a slice of white bread for the rolls. I guess if I had 10 hot dogs and only 8 rolls, I'd eat the extra hot dogs on regular bread.

[abqtommy]

7. This is A Thing? I'm an adaptive human and I can consume hot dogs without buns and buns

without hot dogs. Shouldn't this be from The Onion? Shouldn't it be posted in The Lounge?
asking for a friend

[haele]

16. We have hot dogs one night and homemade Puppy Mac the next.

Puppy Mac - home-made Mac and Cheese with extra mustard
in the sauce with red onions and the two leftover hot dogs cut up into little slices grilled in our cast iron skillet (hatch chilies added if just me and Laz) and mixed in with the sauce before being poured over the cooked macaroni.

The granddaughters love Puppy Mac.

Haele

[abqtommy]

18. Sounds really yum! Now that's being adaptive! Hatch chiles are always good.

[GoCubsGo]

8. Jeezus, such a lack of imagination. Sad.

Is there some unwritten law that says one can only put hot dogs on hot dog buns? We can't use the two leftovers for lunch meat sandwiches? Or, a sandwich made of some of the leftover fried chicken from the cookout where the hot dogs were served, and have it for lunch the next day? Or, turn them into garlic bread?

I get the point they're trying to make about wasting food, but I feel their time would be better spent by suggesting ways people could stop wasting it.

[watrwefitinfor]

19. Imagination? How about gyros?

There used to be a little grill in Winston-Salem that served regular gyros rolled in a regular pita. Pretty damn good gyros.

They also served "junior" gyros on hot dog buns for less than half the price. These tasted just fine - just like a gyro, only lacking a little in the texture department.

Brilliant, for the little kids, or if you couldn't eat a whole one.

I wonder if the grill is still there. It was out on a corner near Baptist Hospital.

Wat

[LAS14]

10. K & R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[former9thward]

13. A first world problem if there ever was one...

[Klaralven]

24. The real problem is going to Hannaford's in NH and trying to find a hot dog bun

All they have are buns that have been wrecked by being sliced down the center of the top!

And hamburger buns? What the hell is a "bulkie roll"?

[Marrah_Goodman]

27. Welcome to New England!!!

Bulkie rolls make awesome sandwiches. New England hit dog rolls are cut from the top and backed together to make them perfect for grilling!

[smirkymonkey]

36. And for lobster rolls!

Many places in New England serve lobster rolls on top-cut hot-dog rolls.

[Marrah_Goodman]

38. Yup nothing in the world better then a LR on a toaster bun!

[smirkymonkey]

37. And for lobster rolls!

Many places in New England serve lobster rolls on top-cut hot-dog rolls.

[milestogo]

14. People still eat hot dogs?

[Mr.Bill]

15. Buy frozen corn dogs.

Problem solved.

[ruet]

17. Use Leftover Hotdog Buns to Apply Butter to Corn on the Cob.

Duhhhh...

[whistler162]

20. So buy a three or five pound bag of

hot dogs, local preferred. Hofmann Hot Dogs

[alphafemale]

21. The standard would be fewer dogs then.

The buns come out of the oven in pairs or fours.

[Blue_true]

29. Ball Park packages in packages of 8.

The premium brands like Hebrew National package in packs of 4. I know this because the few times I buy hotdogs, it is HN, so I have four buns left over. My parents taught me to never waste food, so I use the extra buns for other food purposes.

[alphafemale]

30. I also buy Hebrew National or Nathan's

I buy hotdogs maybe once a year.

Whatever filler or additive is in most of the others make me sleepy and lethargic for hours afterward.

And those really cheap ones with the bright red dye that are sold in the south?

Oh gross.

[Blue_true]

39. The cheap hotdogs are also mushy in texture. I stopped messing with them years ago.

Ball Park is marginal in flavor or texture, I will use them in hotdogs and beans very infrequently. Fortunately in Florida, Publix has a 2 for the price of one sale on hotdogs occasionally, when I notice that, I sometime pick up the extra pack, though I have shown up at the register and had to be reminder that I only picked up one pack, the cashier send a bagging kid out to pick up the second pack. I love Hebrew National hotdogs in fresh bread topped with homemade tomato salsa.

[JCMach1]

22. save in the freezer for making garlic bread..., or bread pudding

EOM

[KentuckyWoman]

25. I always have extra buns

Stuffing
Breadcrumbs
Garlic bread
Sandwiches instead of regular bread
Toast
Bread pudding

Poor people don't throw out oddball buns. People affluent enough to afford convenience over frugality throw out oddball buns.

[MissMillie]

33. +1

re-purposing is a frugal person's MO (method of operation)

[Pharlo]

26. Whatever I have more of, the dogs will eat. No issue.

[Blue_true]

28. Some hotdog makers do have the same number as buns.

The premium hotdog makers don’t.

[MissMillie]

32. Well, I (like most people) have a freezer.

Two extra hot dogs can go in the freezer until the next time.

Actually, there's only two of us in the house, so typically, we break up the packages of hot dogs when we get home from the store.

[MineralMan]

35. The extra hot dogs become dog treats at our house.

We don't eat hot dogs often, though. I'm not particularly bothered by the discrepancy in number in any case. We normally eat four hot dogs between my wife and I. I cook six wieners, though. Two of them get cut into eight pieces and are tossed to our beagle and beagle/basset mix to keep them from nosing us to let us know they also enjoy the occasional hot dog.

What happens to the excess buns? Tossed out. It's a minor issue.