Will Frying Hot Dogs Kill You?

Question

Ok, so Recently a Guy I work with Told me that frying hot dogs let out a chemical in them that can kill you. How true is this, i mean i have been eating fryed hotdogs for years and in many different ways of frying also. so im skeptical to belive that. Thanks.

Answer 1

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That's a load of bull if I ever heard one. If there were any bad chemicals inside hot dogs that could be "let out" by frying, they wouldn't be able to be sold on the market at all. That being said, most hot dogs are high in sodium and other bad things, and therefore aren't very healthful for you to begin with. But, nothing that will kill you, no.

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Thanks.

Answer 2

UHM NO

Answer 3

Heterocyclic amines (HCAs) are known mutagens and animal carcinogens produced in meats cooked at high temperature. As pork is the second most frequently consumed meat in the United States, five predominant HCAs [2-amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline (IQ), 2-amino-3,4-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinol… (MeIQ), 2-amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinox… (MeIQx), 2-amino-3,4,8-trimethylimidazo[4,5-f]qui… (DiMeIQx) and 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]p… (PhIP)] were measured in various pork products, cooked by different techniques and to varying doneness levels. Pork chops and ham slices were pan-fried and oven-broiled; bacon was pan-fried, oven-broiled or microwaved; hot dogs were pan-fried, oven-broiled, grilled/barbecued or boiled; sausage links and patties were pan-fried. All the products were cooked to three levels of doneness: just until done, well done or very well done. HCA type and level varied substantially by pork product, cooking method and doneness level. The highest PhIP levels were found in well done and very well done oven-broiled bacon; for very well done 30.3 and 4.0 ng per gram of meat of PhIP and MeIQx, respectively. Pan-fried very well done sausage patties contained 5.4 ng of MeIQx per gram of meat, while sausage links contained 1.3 ng per gram of meat. MeIQx was formed in well done and very well done pan-fried but not broiled pork chops. Hot dogs or ham slices had low or undetectable levels of HCAs. These results demonstrate that epidemiological studies investigating the relationship between HCA intake and cancer risk need to incorporate type of meat, cooking method and degree of doneness/surface browning into questions to assess adequately an individual's HCA exposure.

notice: "Hot dogs or ham slices had low or undetectable levels of HCAs."

Answer 4

The real question should be "Will EATING Hot Dogs Kill You?"
I think the only way frying hot dogs kill you is if you are holding the hot dog in your mouth while frying it.
Go ahead and enjoy your fried hot dog. (without guilt that it will contribute to an early demise)

Answer 5

i choose golden for best answer!!!!!!!! lol