Hot Dogs - Yum! (Ye Olde Oak 8 Hotdogs)

Member Name: Drewster_Rooster

Product:	Ye Olde Oak 8 Hotdogs
Date:	29/10/09 (26 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: price, taste

Disadvantages: lots of E numbers

With Bonfire night round the corner you will notice supermarkets stocking their shelves with the usual goodies ready for the occasion.

Parkin, Toffee Apples and Cinder toffee make their annual appearance and the tins of Hot Dogs get moved to a more prominent position ready to tempt you as your walking by. Being a sucker for such obvious marketing ploys I recently picked up a can of Ye Olde Oak Premium hotdogs and had them for lunch one day last week.

A 184g drained weight contain 8 hotdogs and Ye Olde Oak tell us that these are an 'Improved Recipe' you are advised that there are no artificial colours, No GM ingredients and that the hotdogs are made from 'selected cuts of meat'

Cooking instructions couldn't be simpler really, add the hotdogs to a pan of hot water (not boiling) and heat gently for approximately 5 minutes. Drain, and then serve - traditionally in a roll with a topping of your choice normally tomato ketchup or mustard.

Surprisingly each hot dog isn't that bad for you, GDA information advises that each hot dog contains 30 calories, 0 sugars, 1.8g of fat, 0.8g saturates and 0.4g of salt.

The list of ingredients is a bit of an eye-opener with quite a few E numbers included: Chicken 72%, water, starch, pork fat, pork collagen, hydrolysed vegetable protein, thickeners (E412, E451) beef collagen, dextrose, herbs & spices (including celery) natural smoke flavour, preservative (E250) flavouring (contains milk, lactose, wheat and gluten) acidity regulator (E330)

Quite clearly if you have Allergen issues you are going to struggle with this product, but for those who can tolerate just about anything then you are ready for the taste.

I found these hot dogs to be meaty and satisfying, their smooth texture chews nicely and all in all I enjoyed them. Perfect with onions and ketchup in a bridge roll they are a tasty treat for bonfire night and just about any time of the year. They are not too thick that they taste like a sausage and for me they are a good branded product.

At around 45p a can they're not going to break the bank, they're not going to suit everybody but what do you really expect from a Hot Dog? I like them and would definitely buy them again.

4/5 from me

Summary: Tasty treat for Bonfire night