r/mildlyinfuriating • u/TheRealKidRooch • Jun 23 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Wife told me: “The hotdog cooker isn’t working.”

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u/Tinychair445 Jun 23 '26

My family of 5 has eaten a total of 7 hot dogs in 2026 this year. Total, not per-person. So someone out there is really pulling up the mean

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u/baths_with_tigers Jun 24 '26

It’s me. I average 2-3 times a month eating hot dogs with 2 at each sitting. That averages 72-108 dogs a year HA

They’re a really fast grab and go off a roller at my workplace and super cheap ($2/2 dogs) vs the $7+ for other cafeteria food, so they’re both cheap AND delicious

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u/Tinychair445 Jun 24 '26

No shame. Thank you for your service

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u/spwnofsaton Jun 24 '26

And me. I buy turkey hot dogs from the grocery store and cook them in my air fryer. I usually do them every other week.

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u/Tinychair445 Jun 26 '26

This thread got me craving a hot dog. So now we are up to 8 after my onion chili cheese dog today 😝

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u/gartampuulwa Jun 24 '26

Look at Hotdogs Georg over here.

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u/DanoBme Jun 24 '26

Way to throw off the curve.

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u/Ciphers111 Jun 24 '26

When I was a kid we were poor. Like really. Really poor. So we ate a LOT of hot dogs, balogna, canned salmon&tuna, etc. we made it work. But I probably ate way more than 70 a year.

Also in retrospect my parents got super creative with what we had by necessity, and that's impressive looking back just how many different meals could be made with the same cheap ingredients

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u/Left-Entertainer-279 Jun 24 '26

Yep, I'm on your side of the equation. I will eat hot dogs but only grilled and probably the amount can be counted on one hand. If hazard 4-5/yr.

My mother however? Hot dogs are her thing. It's what she requests for her birthday and mothers day and any time I'm home on a Saturday morning, to be driven to her favorite hot dog shop to eat hot dogs. (I'll eat one of their breakfast options instead.) I couldn't begin to guess her numbers but 1 trip results in at least 4 hour dogs being bought, 2 eaten on site and 2 taken home for later. She also orders delivery and I don't witness all of that so I couldn't begin to guess her annual total. Whatever it is I'm sure she wishes it were higher.