When boiling hot dogs what is that white foam that forms on the top and how can it be prevented if at all?

Answer 1

Fat boiling off. Not much you can do

Answer 2

It's protein and fat that leeches out of the dogs when you boil them. Don't actually boil them, but keep the water just below the boiling point to minimize this. And don't overcook them either; hotdogs are virtually always fully cooked out of the package and only need to be fully heated.

Answer 3

It is urine that was still in the cow, pig, or whatever other animal happened to get in the way of the machine processing the hot dogs.
The same foam appears when people pee in a river.

Answer 4

Nonsense, some of the other answers. American hotdogs have a plastic sheen casement that must be cooked off. The original hotdog, like they used to have when baseball was only on a radio broadcast, you peeled the skin off.

Answer 5

It's fat,don't worry,this is a good thing.When grilling,the fat runs out of the dog and hisses on the charcoal,same difference!Sucking the excess fat is healthy anyway....TL

Answer 6

You can make them in a fry pan instead. Just a little water, then let the water evaporate and roll them around. They taste so much better this way.

Answer 7

save energy,use micro, 20 to 30 sec. and no foam

Answer 8

Its a tracking and spying device that is put in all our food by the government. Boil all your food

Answer 9

I usually warm them up in a skillet.

They don't get all waterlogged that way.

Answer 10

I always just thought it was grease, and there wasn't really anything you could do to stop it, but now I am doubting myself. LOL