According to The Kansas City Star, we’ll consume an estimated 7 billion dogs between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Call them weenies, call them franks or call them red hots. But should we call them dangerous?
The American Academy of Pediatrics says so, because children can choke on them.
Now an inventor says that he has come up with an idea for an improved hot dog design: Make incisions down the sides so that as it heats, the hot dog will open into a floral-type design that will more easily break apart if it gets stuck in the throat.
“What we’re trying to do is make a safer hot dog,” said idea man Gene Gagliardi Jr. of Creativators LLC in Pennsylvania.
Gagliardi’s market savvy should not be discounted. He is responsible for Steak-umm frozen beef products and for Popcorn Chicken at KFC.
He says Kinder Cuts also will make hot dogs taste better.
“During the cooking process, the slits open up, allowing the condiments to adhere to the hot dog,” his company says, “making it more flavorful.”
Photo by Creativators LLC.