Not Everything is Good With Bacon

Bacon Dogs?

Yup … you read it and now ya see it:

Oscar Mayer now has “BACON” hot dogs.

I can’t even begin to tell you where my mind went when I saw them.

As usual, every other Friday is payday (yesterday the 9^th, next time 23^rd, etc), which means “shopping” day. So, when going by the meat aisle, mom suggested we get some hot dogs. We saw the bacon hot dogs, and of course we got them.

The hot dogs were in a “double” pack, 4 dogs per pack, so we froze one and kept one down in the refrigerator. That's what we do when we get OM's line of hot dogs.

Today for lunch, we decided to try them. We each had two, no potato chips or french fries, just two dogs.

As I normally have one (1) ketchup dog, and one (1) mustard dog … I decided to wait until I tasted them before adding condiments. That way I could really get the full-flavor. 

Let me say this … there was nothing really extraordinary about them. I’m sad to say that. I normally like OM's range of “dogs” like the cheese dogs, all beef, and the naturals. I was not really impressed, nor did I taste anything remotely close to “bacon”, and I've had their bacon before.

While they had an “enhanced” flavor (likely because of the bacon), they didn’t stand out. I added mustard and they were pretty good. I’ll eat the second pack later in the week … but I won’t buy them again (unless they’re dirt cheap say $1 or less). They're not so horrible I want to return them. 

But, for $1.50/8 pack, they were a decent value.

If you’re adventurous, I’d give them a try. You’d likely blow $1.50 on something insignificant. If you’re looking for a good quality hot dog, I’d pass. For those, I stick to Omaha Steaks (which are more of a “gourmet” dog), Nathan’s, or Hebrew National.