Does boiling hot dogs remove some of the salt?
Chef's answer
Boiling the wiener will leach out some of the salt, but not all. Boiling the bun (which is also considered part of the hot dog) will just produce a soggy mess..
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Of course it does. The two mediums will try to reach equilibrium with each other. This is no different than using marinades or more specifically in this case (but the opposite of what you are asking), brines, to flavor a medium like meat (so to increase salt content of meat internally in this case).
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