Hot dawg

I have another tutorial for you. As in the past, it turns out to be what not to do. I like to learn things the hard way. For Josh's work, they are raising money by selling doggie treats. He was drafted to make some, but since he is the newbie they gave him the "easiest" recipe - using hotdogs.

Step 1: Slice hotdogs lengthwise.

Step 2: Place slices on plate with paper towels.

Step 3: Microwave for 5 minutes.

Step 4: Let rest for 5 minutes.

Step 5: Microwave for another 5 minutes.

Step 6: Let cool.

Sounds simple enough, right?

Here they are after the first five minutes.


Note that we had not made these before and did not know what they were supposed to look like. But that seemed to be right.

Here they are after the second five minutes.

Burnt to a crisp. I don't even think a dog would have eaten them. They were just strips of charcoal.

So, I went to our friend google and found out that we were microwaving them too long (duh!). So, I told Josh that probably we should have just stopped after the first 5 mins. He put another batch in and for some reason they went straight to the charcoal stage as well.

And the best part - the smoke filled our whole apartment. I could smell them all the way upstairs. We were burning candles and spraying air freshener. Ironically, the smell was reminiscent of wet dog. Two days later the apartment still smelled when you open the door. I still catch wiffs of it when I am in the kitchen, especially when using the microwave.

Lesson learned: Dogs don't care if their hot dogs are cooked, just let them eat it raw!!!

And no, Josh did not have any doggie treats to take to work. They all ended up in the trash.