Is it safe to eat hotdogs* that have air in the package? [UPDATED WITH PICTURES]

[bhanson]

[edit] Updated: I decided not to eat the hotdogs*, but I also neglected to expend the physical effort required to throw them away. Result:

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I have a brand new package of hotdogs* in the fridge but there appears to be a substantial amount of air in the package.

This is the type of package they're in:

Except instead of the package being firmly enclosed around the wieners there's enough room for them to slide around and I can even separate them. Normally the plastic is firmly securing the dogs. I cannot recall if I purchased them this way or not since I did not look.

There is no smell and I can find no apparent hole in the package. The expiration date is no where near.

Are these safe to eat?

*Soy Protein Veggie Links

 

[zerocool84]

Soy Protein Veggie Links

No, they are not safe to eat on that account alone.

 

[Newbian]

Nope... any food touching air is something you should never eat as it's a danger.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

What the fuck am I suppose to do now, everything I eat touches air before it reaches my mouth?

 

[Bill Brasky]

Are you planning to cook them before eating said hotdogs?

Yes, it's fine.

 

[0roo0roo]

hot dogs are preserved by default.

 

[brainhulk]

hot dogs are preserved by default.

since these are vegetable, do they still get the same amount of nitrates?

 

[Pardus]

cook hotdogs in oven at 375 deg for 20 mins, anything that was living on it is now dead and only adds to the flavor. add mustard, onions, relish and enjoy.

 

[bhanson]

My cooking involves sticking them in the microwave for 20 seconds.

This is about the extent of my cooking effort currently.

 

[thescreensavers]

 

[LTC8K6]

It's probably nitrogen anyway, but I wouldn't take the chance.

 

[sdifox]

Boil them them eat them.

 

[nanette1985]

I sure hope so. I've been eating them that way since I was little. If it's not okay, then I must have died.

Which answers the question, is there ATOT in the afterlife? Yup.

 

[bhanson]

Updated with pictures.

 

[Azraele]

No way would I eat those.

 

[thescreensavers]

oh now is the time to eat them, Nice and ripe!

 

[brainhulk]

if they packaged cabbage with those dogs, you would have sauerkraut now too

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Before you do decide to expend the physical effort to throw them away, poke the bag with a pin needle and report back on what the contents smell like.

 

[stag3]

wuss, eat it

 

[moshquerade]

Change title to just "Is it safe to eat hotdogs?" Air in package has no baring.

 

[PottedMeat]

i came in here thinking it was vacuum packed hot dogs and the air was due to the packaging being pierced... but that shit looks like bacteria partyin' down.

but it's lame ass veggie bacteria so it's A-OK to eat. :twisted:

 

[Possessed Freak]

Change title to just "Is it safe to eat hotdogs?" Air in package has no baring.

They ain't hotdogs, they are some vegetarian substitute. As such I don't think it is safe to eat vegetables so I vote no.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Before you do decide to expend the physical effort to throw them away, poke the bag with a pin needle and report back on what the contents smell like.

This. Oh please do this.

 

[twinrider1]

Did you heat the bag?

 

[alfa147x]

$3 hot dogs or possible $1000+ in medical crap