The entire process involves high-tech machinery, strict quality control checks, and surprising food science, ensuring every hot dog meets industry standards.

Less expensive types of hot dogs will have chemicals, fats and water binding agents added, and for many of these, the production process is simple: ...

We get to the bottom of what goes into hot dog production, and learn about all the ingredients. Hint: It's not mystery meat!

Hot dogs are one of the world's most popular snacks. If you enjoy eating hotdogs, we have a viral video that shows how sausages are made.

We're getting to the bottom of hot dog production to answer the question "What are hot dogs made of?" Hint: It's not mystery meat!

A camera crew from Discovery Channel's "How It's Made " stepped inside a John Morrell factory to reveal the process for how hot dogs are made. It isn't pretty, as the photo on the right illustrates.

Judging from this process, a hot dog could also be described as cured meat pâté. Oh, what are we eating? Definitely not a hot dog, it's something much fancier.

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Judging from this process, a hot dog could also be described as cured meat pâté. Oh, what are we eating? Definitely not a hot dog, it’s something much fancier.