NEVER Eat Canned Chili

3rd Eye · Post by **3rd Eye** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:40 pm

Seriously. Don't.

You'll pay for it.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:57 pm

I hope everyone got the Botulism (sp?) recall notice last week. 90%+ of it was canned chili.

No, home made chili, simmered for at least two days, is the only chili worth eating.
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:16 pm

3rd Eye wrote:
Seriously. Don't.

You'll pay for it.

Damn right. And don't eat canned dog food either!
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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:34 pm

Or spam. Unless it has a side of a side on a side of a side with an additional layer of the same.

gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:47 pm

Rhuvein wrote:
Damn right. And don't eat canned dog food either!

Why not? It already comes in gravy sauce. A bit of mash potatoes and some fry up.. num num
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Lurker · Post by **Lurker** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:53 pm

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Seriously. Don't.

You'll pay for it.

1.50 for a can of chili

running to the bathroom 30 min post chili...... priceless! especially for your friends watching the mad dash

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Or spam. Unless it has a side of a side on a side of a side with an additional layer of the same.

I prefer spam, spam, sapm eggs, & spam.
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slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:55 am

hmm.

I've had canned chilli that's been o.k.

But nothin' like homemade.

mmm chilli.

Omote · Post by **Omote** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:02 pm

I don't even know if I've ever eaten canned chilli? I guess it's not time to start I suppose.

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Julian Grimm · Post by **Julian Grimm** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:20 pm

I only used canned for Chili-dogs. I hate using the good home stuff on something as lowly as a hot dog.
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3rd Eye · Post by **3rd Eye** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:10 pm

Treebore wrote:
I hope everyone got the Botulism (sp?) recall notice last week. 90%+ of it was canned chili.

Yeah, that was Castleberry's. The stuff I ate was Hormel, in one of those little microwaveable bowl-shaped cans with the yellow plastic lids. (Is "microwaveable" a word?)
Nasty stuff, man. First of all, the beans-to-meat ratio was too high; secondly, it wasn't nearly spicy enough; and thirdly, it turned my ass into a friggin' trumpet.

That's what I get for thinking convenience and ease of preparation outweighed homemade Quality.

DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:14 pm

Julian Grimm wrote:
as lowly as a hot dog.

As...as....as...lowly as a hot dog?!?!?!?!

Blasphemy!

Hot dogs need more respect. They're full of tasty deliciousness, easy to prepare, you can get 'em at a ball game.

They're the best!

Deogolf · Post by **Deogolf** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:13 pm

I remember eating a can of cold Hormel Chili while sitting in a van in the parking lot of UW-Parkside during GenCon XIV while a thunderstorm was going on! Ah, the memories! My first GenCon ever and quite a memorable one.

Seeing that I'm still alive to talk about it, I must not have had any major side effects from the chili!!
It was also the year that the Fiend Folio was released!! Big news at the time!
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:46 pm

3rd Eye wrote:
Yeah, that was Castleberry's. The stuff I ate was Hormel, in one of those little microwaveable bowl-shaped cans with the yellow plastic lids. (Is "microwaveable" a word?)
Nasty stuff, man. First of all, the beans-to-meat ratio was too high; secondly, it wasn't nearly spicy enough; and thirdly, it turned my ass into a friggin' trumpet.

That's what I get for thinking convenience and ease of preparation outweighed homemade Quality.

There were several companies on the list I saw. I don't remember Hormel being on it. But there were a good half dozen or so companies on the list.

Hot Dogs SUCK! Unless they are the expensive high quality meat hot dogs. I don't like cow tongue and other crappy meat cuts to be in my HD's. Let alone the preservative crap they put in them.

I'll buy them because my kids like them, and I have graphically informed them of the basty meats used in them. Plus the probable health hazards fo the preservatives. So if it kills them they can't say I didn't warn them.

Even so I still limit them to one meal of hot dogs per month.

The left overs I feed to my chickens, which probably should disqualify them as "range fed".
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3rd Eye · Post by **3rd Eye** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:51 am

Treebore wrote:
Hot Dogs SUCK!

What's wrong with hot dogs? Don't you like dog lips and rat droppings?

Korgoth · Post by **Korgoth** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:55 pm

3rd Eye wrote:
Nasty stuff, man. First of all, the beans-to-meat ratio was too high; secondly, it wasn't nearly spicy enough; and thirdly, it turned my ass into a friggin' trumpet.

Aha! Now we see the real problem. You misidentified something containing beans as "chili" and have paid the price.
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Post by **Breakdaddy** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:28 pm

Dudes. Seriously. I'll not hear any further disparagements against the almighty hotdog which, to the best of my knowledge, is nature's perfect food.

DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:40 pm

Breakdaddy wrote:
Dudes. Seriously. I'll not hear any further disparagements against the almighty hotdog which, to the best of my knowledge, is nature's perfect food.

Exactly.

Julian Grimm · Post by **Julian Grimm** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 12:35 am

Hot dogs are made from Lips and Assholes. ST. John Candy and ST. Dan Ackroyd stated as much in their excellent film "The Great Outdoors".
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 6:06 am

Julian Grimm wrote:
Hot dogs are made from Lips and Assholes.

Then they need to put more lips and assholes in food.

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:41 pm

K -enough of this.

Time to run out for hotdogs and chili...

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 4:32 pm

slimykuotoan wrote:
K -enough of this.

Time to run out for hotdogs and chili...

Don't forget the cheesy garlic fries!!
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Dyne · Post by **Dyne** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:35 pm

DangerDwarf wrote:
As...as....as...lowly as a hot dog?!?!?!?!

Blasphemy!

Hot dogs need more respect. They're full of tasty deliciousness, easy to prepare, you can get 'em at a ball game.

They're the best!

Hot dogs make me ill. Like, literally ill. Never had any problems with canned chili, though.

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:54 pm

Dyne wrote:
Hot dogs make me ill. Like, literally ill. Never had any problems with canned chili, though.

Hot dogs can be good quality food. Like so many other products, it depends on where you get them.

In supermarkets, buy all beef kosher dogs. Hebrew National, Best, Vienna , Dave Berg and others.

In restaurants, look for vendors/establishments that specialize in dogs, not a place that serves every type of food, i.e. "Big Boy" style highway cafes.

Oh, and don't buy them at carnivals, Chinese restaurants & shrimp shacks!!
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:07 am

Apparently many people do not make an effort to see what actual meats are used in their Hot Dogs, even the "pure beef" ingredients can be nasty.

Not to mention the preservatives.

Find a local butcher, fi you can. I have one 4 miles up the road from me. Ask them to let you watch them make the Hot Dogs. Then watch. They will put in good pieces of beef and they will taste so incredibly awesome you never eat Armory, Oscar Meyer, or any other "crap" hot dogs again.

Just not having to add preservatives makes a huge difference in taste.

Like if you ever ate any of my chickens you'll probably never eat a store bought chicken again.

Its amazing how much difference preservatives and freshness makes.

Like I make my own home made jerky using my own spice recipe and a dehydrator. I can't eat any store jerky anymore. Makes me gag. I used to inhale the store bought stuff. Now I know how much of the taste is "preservative" and god knows what else, and how good real beef jerky tastes.

When my wife was in the Army I had Army personnel on my waiting list and paying me $25.00 per pound for my jerky. Which isn't bad considering that total dog trash jerky in the stores is about $24.00 per pound, some a lot more, some a bit less, and mine tasted anywhere from 50 to 100 times better (according to the people who bought my jerky).

I have found one jerky place, in Ohio, that makes jerky better than mine, and his is refrigerated. So he only ships to you if you buy 300 dollars worth at a time. It is very, very, very worth the money.
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:15 am

Treebore wrote:
Apparently many people do not make an effort to see what actual meats are used in their Hot Dogs, even the "pure beef" ingredients can be nasty.

Nope, it doesn't really matter to me.

I mean, we're already eating the cooked skin and muscle of animals. And eggs? Mmmmm, chicken menstruation is tasty.

So nah, I'm not too grossed out by the "lips and buttholes" that get thrown into hotdogs.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:32 am

DangerDwarf wrote:
[ And eggs? Mmmmm, chicken menstruation is tasty.

So nah, I'm not too grossed out by the "lips and buttholes" that get thrown into hotdogs.

Your right, fresh eggs are great!

I bet where you live you have a butcher near by. Have him make you some hot dogs like I describe up above.

Once I did that, and realized that most of the "taste difference" is because of preservatives, I couldn't eat store hot dogs anymore. Even just the meat quality makes a significant difference.

Like I normally hate sausage. Always have. Then when we butchered our own goats, bought some pork sausage meat from the butchers down the road (we did a 60/40 mix because goat meat is soooo lean, worse than deer) it is the best sausage I have ever tasted. Better than Brauts, just plain better than anything I bought in a store.

Better than the deer sausage people made for me up in Ohio. Now I think its because they only used deer meat, and since it is so lean, it loses the good taste fat can give a meat.

There are a lot of similarities between gaming and food, though. Perhaps the biggest being everyones tastes are different.
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:37 am

And honestly, with hot dogs I am pretty particular. Not of ingredients, just flavor. I looooove oscar meyer dogs, particularly the beef ones. Other brands...meh.

I know what you mean about fresh meat though. A friend of mine raise cattle, and when he has a cow slaughtered for personal consumption...even the burgers it makes are better.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:28 am

DangerDwarf wrote:
And honestly, with hot dogs I am pretty particular. Not of ingredients, just flavor. I looooove oscar meyer dogs, particularly the beef ones. Other brands...meh.

I know what you mean about fresh meat though. A friend of mine raise cattle, and when he has a cow slaughtered for personal consumption...even the burgers it makes are better.

See if your friend has a meat grinder and hot dog skins, and make your own hot dogs.

I get what you mean, I used to eat hot dogs. Sometimes I still will, just because nothing else gives you that taste you remember with dill relish, mustard, and onions. Oscar Meyer was my favorite too.

Just I now know how nasty the preservatives are (did you see the news about the studies two weeks ago about preservatives in soda?) and do my best to eat better quality foods, with no preservatives. Which is easier for me to do with my own orchard (apple butter, yum! Home made cinnamon applesauce, super-yum!), garden, goats, and chickens. Plus the nearby butcher.

Like I said beofre, I am not militant about it. Even with my own kids. They still eat lots of stuff with preservatives in them, and I buy it for them. I just remind them about the dangers of the preservatives, point out how much better the home made and home grown stuff is (plus we have an awesome local farmers market, where we essentially trade produce with our neighbors), and let them make their own choices.
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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:32 am

Some foods you just can't get on the farm, unless you're willing to spend an awful lot of money to purchase things to process them, or have the room to do it (which not everyone does.) Those things are the best.. the ones you can't just walk up and see somewhere growing on a tree but you know its all natural, like a granola bar (if you get the right kind, anyway.)

Damn thread has made me hungry for teppenyaki.

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:41 am

Mmm, I'm hungry for smoked herring, garlic stuffed olives and walnuts! Add a glass of Amontillado Sherry or a pitcher of Sake and I'm there!!
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