Ye Olde Oak 'HotDog' Sausages! (Ye Olde Oak 8 Hotdogs)

Member Name: katykicker

Product:	Ye Olde Oak 8 Hotdogs
Date:	16/10/09 (43 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Easy To Make, Hit With The Little Ones, Low In Calories, Quick & Simple.

Disadvantages: A Strange Smell Sometimes.

There are days when I just don't have the time or the incilination to cook nutritious, cheap, healthy meals and sometimes I want to have a blow out without really going to mad on the calories. Nights like this call for Ye Olde Oak Hotdogs in Wholemeal Buns with some low-fat cheese and healthy living ketchup.

Ye Olde Oak Hotdogs are provided in an aluminium can and come packaged in salty brine water which is ideal for pouring straight in to a pan and gently heating for a few minutes until the hotdogs are lovely and soft and tender whilst still having a slightly crisp, almost crunchy, outer 'skin. I normally find that I end up cooking mine for around 5 minutes just to make sure they are completely cooked as there is nothing worse than dishing them up, patting them dry, dressing them in a bun and then biting in to find that they are still hard in the middle. This can be really off putting for me and I'd rather leave them a little longer than suggested on the can just to be on the safe side.

These hotdogs have a nice taste to them and a fairly chewy texture. These are similar to the small sausages that you get in a can of beans & sausages except these ones are larger in size. I usually struggle to get a bun that they will actually fit in to but then when you're hungry and in a hurry who cares if some sausage is poking out of one end!

These are a great snack for little ones as they usually see hotdogs as a real treat and I know that the little ones in my family love nothing more than food that comes in buns and it's easy enough to allow them two sausages and two buns with a little relish/sauce and cheese without pumping them full of rubbish. I also love a few hotdogs as they are just yummy and take me back to childhood. I think everyone loves to indulge in a little rubbish now and again and I usually only find myself eating these during the summer months as there is just something about them that makes me think of summer!

Ingredients
Hotdog: Chicken (72%), Water, Potato Starch, Pork Fat, Salt, Pork Collagen, Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (contains Soya), Thickeners (E412, 415), Beef Collagen, Dextrose, Herbs, Spices, Natural Smoke Flavour, Preservative (E250), Flavouring (contains Wheat, Gluten), Acidity Regulator (E330), Brine: Water, Salt.

Each 23g hotdog sausage contains 30 calories, 2.3g protein, 1.0g carbohydrates, 1.8g fat, 0.4g salt. These should still be enjoyed in moderation with the little ones due to their salt content but overall they really aren't too bad at all!

I am going to rate these 4/5 as they make a lovely meal which isn't too high in calories and the only downside for me is that sometimes there is a really horrible scent to hotdogs which some days bothers me and same days doesn't and I don't really like the word 'hotdog' to be honest! I paid around £1.20 for my can from my local cornershop and I believe this is a similar price to the supermarkets.

Summary: A Pretty Nice Can Of Convenient HotDog Sausages.