Hot dogs and miscommunication. *sigh*

[Gary "Wombat" Robson]

I picked up hot dog buns on the way home. I figured I'd be clever. I got "hot-dog-length" buns. Cool, huh? Then I got home and found out my wife had bought "bun-length" hot dogs.

Now the hot dogs hang out of the end of the buns.

Oh, well. Beats having that extra inch of condimented and hotdogless bun when you're finishing a dog.

[DCnDC]

Did they come in a pack of 10 or 12?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYIHLUxzRr8

[FordTaurusSHO94]

I'd rather have extra hot dog than extra bread. Sounds like you both did good.

[Justin_Bailey]

It's like The Gift of the Magi it is.

[Gary "Wombat" Robson]

Originally Posted by DCnDC

Did they come in a pack of 10 or 12?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYIHLUxzRr8

Buns and dogs both came in bags of eight. A wee bit of serendipity there, at least.

ETA: [moderating]IMHO? Why the heck did I post this in IMHO? It's mundane and pointless (and a bit of an RO mini-rant, almost) even if it is tangentially about food. I'm moving it to MPSIMS, where I thought I was putting it in the first place...[/moderating]

[ShibbOleth]

Hebrew National packages their hotdogs in sevens. Takes a lot of hotdogs to synch up with our package of eight buns.

[NinetyWt]

Originally Posted by Justin_Bailey

It's like The Gift of the Magi it is.

Darn you! Darn you to heck!

[KennerTheGreat]

Heh. I learned a while ago to stop buying hot dog buns in packages of 12, because sooner or later either my wife or myself would cook up some wieners either in Kraft Dinner or scrambled eggs, and we'd be left with extra buns.

Now I get the buns in packs of 8. That leaves four free wieners to be cooked miscellaneously.

[Southern Yankee]

Originally Posted by KennerTheGreat

Heh. I learned a while ago to stop buying hot dog buns in packages of 12, because sooner or later either my wife or myself would cook up some wieners either in Kraft Dinner or scrambled eggs, and we'd be left with extra buns.

Now I get the buns in packs of 8. That leaves four free wieners to be cooked miscellaneously.

Extra hot dog buns are good for peanut butter & jelly, as well as grilled cheese sandwiches.

[runner pat]

Originally Posted by KennerTheGreat

Heh. I learned a while ago to stop buying hot dog buns in packages of 12, because sooner or later either my wife or myself would cook up some wieners either in Kraft Dinner or scrambled eggs, and we'd be left with extra buns.

Now I get the buns in packs of 8. That leaves four free wieners to be cooked miscellaneously.

Extra buns get used for banana and peanut butter sandwiches.

[susan_foster]

I think I prefer having more hot dog than bun. The buns are always so dry and boring. Let's get to the meat!

[silenus]

I've even used extra buns for garlic bread.

[Ann Onimous]

Originally Posted by Southern Yankee

Extra hot dog buns are good for peanut butter & jelly, as well as grilled cheese sandwiches.

And meatballs and Nutella. Not together, of course. Separate sandwiches.

[Gary "Wombat" Robson]

Originally Posted by Southern Yankee

Extra hot dog buns are good for peanut butter & jelly, as well as grilled cheese sandwiches.

Since you can make hamburgers in any shape you choose, I've been known to make them specifically to fit in leftover hotdog buns. It takes a little bit of fancy slicing to make the cheese fit perfectly though. Not that I'm OCD or anything

[silenus]

I haven't done that yet, but I have made hamburgers to fit hoagie rolls. But I am intrigued by your inventiveness......

[jasonh300]

Originally Posted by Gary "Wombat" Robson

Buns and dogs both came in bags of eight.

What planet are you on??

Hmm...let me rephrase in a less hostile fashion, hot dogs and buns are an endless source of aggravation for me.

What brand of hot dogs are you buying? I've never seen them in packs of less than 10, and this is as recently as yesterday. Are we talking regular Oscar Meyer wieners?

Maybe it's a regional thing.

[silenus]

Ball Park Franks come in packs of 8. All types, in fact.

[BigT]

I grew up on hotdogs that came in 8 packs. Didn't know they traditionally came in bigger packs until much later.

ETA: And the cheap buns came in 10 packs. So I had the saying backwards forever.

[Perciful]

I buy the low fat Oscar Mayer that has two sections so I can freeze 4.

[samclem]

Cecil's analysis
Traditionally, before WWII, hot dog buns only came in dozen packs. They started to put eight in a pack around the war. The 10-pack experiment started around the late 1950s.

[elbows]

You may be interested to learn that ice cream is often served in SE Asia - in hot dog buns.

That's right, I know it sounds odd, but it's not a bad idea really. They use a melon baller to scoop the ice cream, so you get small scoops.

It's freaking hot there and the bun does an admirable job of catching any melt. Plus they don't add any flavour, and insulates from the heat of your hand better than a cone does.

Brilliant for children. Just thought you might like to know another creative use for left over hot dog buns.

[Cat Whisperer]

Originally Posted by susan_foster

I think I prefer having more hot dog than bun. The buns are always so dry and boring. Let's get to the meat!

That's what she said...

[Gary "Wombat" Robson]

Originally Posted by jasonh300

What planet are you on??

Hmm...let me rephrase in a less hostile fashion, hot dogs and buns are an endless source of aggravation for me.

What brand of hot dogs are you buying? I've never seen them in packs of less than 10, and this is as recently as yesterday. Are we talking regular Oscar Meyer wieners?

Maybe it's a regional thing.

Not Oscar Meyer, but I don't remember what brand they were. The package was actually two ziplock-type bags with four dogs each, connected together.

[Thudlow Boink]

Originally Posted by Gary "Wombat" Robson

Since you can make hamburgers in any shape you choose,

Can I have one in the shape of a Klein bottle?

[Count Blucher]

Bringing home the hotdog that matches the bun is why she married you.

Bringing home the hotdog with that plus 3 inches to spare is why she keeps you.

[tdn]

I've come up with a creative solution to the problem of the number of hot dogs not equalling the number of buns. It need not ever be a problem again. It also solves another one of life's culinary dilemmas: That most hot dogs suck.

I buy them from the deli.

[samclem]

Originally Posted by Gary "Wombat" Robson

I picked up hot dog buns on the way home. I figured I'd be clever. I got "hot-dog-length" buns. Cool, huh? Then I got home and found out my wife had bought "bun-length" hot dogs.

Originally Posted by Gary "Wombat" Robson

Buns and dogs both came in bags of eight. A wee bit of serendipity there, at least.

Originally Posted by jasonh300

What brand of hot dogs are you buying? I've never seen them in packs of less than 10, and this is as recently as yesterday. Are we talking regular Oscar Meyer wieners?

Originally Posted by Gary "Wombat" Robson

Not Oscar Meyer, but I don't remember what brand they were. The package was actually two ziplock-type bags with four dogs each, connected together.

Maybe they actually were Oscar Meyer, who sells their "bun-length" hot dogs in two packs of four each, banded together.

[Autolycus]

I thought this was going to be about an erotic mishap.

[cochrane]

Originally Posted by jasonh300

What planet are you on??

Hmm...let me rephrase in a less hostile fashion, hot dogs and buns are an endless source of aggravation for me.

What brand of hot dogs are you buying? I've never seen them in packs of less than 10, and this is as recently as yesterday. Are we talking regular Oscar Meyer wieners?

Maybe it's a regional thing.

I'm in Arizona and typically buy Bar S franks. They're a nationwide supplier. In fact, they claim to be the nation's #1 hot dog supplier. They come 8 to a 12 oz. package and are usually about a buck a pack. They're pretty ubiquitous here. They seem to be in every supermarket.

I see you're in Louisiana. Their site lists a ton of stores that carry them in your state.

[Max the Immortal]

"You want to have a weiner roast, and the buns are sold 12 to a pack, but the weiners are sold 8 to a pack. That means you have to invite a minimum of 24 people!

...If anyone asks for seconds, you have to kill them."

--David Broadfoot

[Gary "Wombat" Robson]

Originally Posted by Thudlow Boink

Can I have one in the shape of a Klein bottle?

No problem. Of course, it won't look like a Klein bottle unless you're capable of seeing in that fourth spatial dimension that I usually use...

Originally Posted by samclem

Maybe they actually were Oscar Meyer, who sells their "bun-length" hot dogs in two packs of four each, banded together.

That is, indeed, correct. I checked, and they were Oscar Meyer.

[kopek]

Did anyone suggest grilling the dogs, cutrting them up and adding them to a pot of baked beans, and then serving them over the buns as a sort of open-faced sandwich? It could just work in a situation like this.

(PS - add some bacon. Bacon is nature's most perfect food.)

[Mangetout]

My new mission in life is to create adjustable-length hot dogs, or maybe adjustable-length buns.

[Gary "Wombat" Robson]

Originally Posted by kopek

(PS - add some bacon. Bacon is nature's most perfect food.)

Darned right! Ever see the cookbook, "Seduced by Bacon: Recipes & Lore about America's Favorite Indulgence"? There's a Google Preview widget on the page I linked to on my website.