Making Bar-S hot dogs not taste nasty

[classicdrogn]

I know it can be done. The ones that have sat under a heat ;amp on the convenience store roller machine for a couple hours are usually pretty good, even. Alas, regardless of whdther I pan fry them, boil them, oil-fry them, boil then pan fry, or even bake them in an oven on low heat for an hour, I cannot get rid of the strong, harsh chemical taste of the things, and a well-meaning relative-of-uncertain-degree (about a third of the town has the same last name, after a while you just default to "cousin" or "auntie/uncle") has given me a case of the damn things. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Labster]

Is it possible that you got a bad batch? Maybe they were free because something was wrong with them? I know Bar-S is not exactly the highest quality maker - I do eat their bologna, but go to Costco for their Kirkland hot dogs.

I guess I'd try the old beanie-weenie: hot dogs cooked in baked beans, probably a can of Bush's original. The extra baking should dissolve some things in the sausage, while the beans have a strong flavor that covers up a lot.

If that doesn't work, may I suggest swallowing them really fast so you don't have to taste them?

[Dartz]

Soak 'em in water for a while like Marrowfats to get the shit out.

[robkelk]

Donate them to the local food cupboard?

[classicdrogn]

Labster - If it's a bad batch, so has every other batch of them I've ever tried - I 've bought a pack now and then over the years to see if my memory or tastes might have shifted, and they've always been like this, it's just that this time there's a lot of them. As for baenie-weenie, can't beans give me the runs, and anything but green bean pods taste foul enough on their own that it would be worse than the dags alone.

Dartz - eh, worth a try, though that's basically what I did with boil-then-fry, but maybe a longer soak with less/no heat....

Rob - If I donate food, it';s going to at least be good food. I can hold my nose and wolf them down if that's the only answer, and if that's the biggest challenge I face I can even find it in me to be grateful.