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You can bet your buns we were curious.
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Hands up, those of us who have always wondered why hot dogs and buns aren’t sold in the same number.
With some exceptions, frankfurters have long typically been sold in packs of 10 while their critical vessel — the bun — comes in bundles of eight.
It doesn’t take a mathematician to know that the ratio means at least two leftover dogs. Sans bun and not ideal.
There’s a “link” to be found in all the chaos. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council explains on its site that it all stems from convenience.
“Sandwich rolls, or hot dog buns, most often come eight to the pack because the buns are baked in clusters of four in pans designed to hold eight rolls,” the council said on its site, per the New York Post. “While baking pans now come in configurations that allow baking 10 and even 12 at a time, the eight-roll pan remains the most popular.”
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Thankfully, there’s a workaround to the glizzy dizzyness.
Those relishing the chance to have an equal dog-to-bun ratio need only buy five bags of eight-pack buns and four 10-packs of wieners.
While it’s not immediately known how many dogs Torontonians chow down, New York City buys $101 billion worth of dogs at retails outlets annually, per the Post, more than any other American city.
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