What causes hot dogs to split?
Chef's answer
If your dog has split down the middle, or is bulging out at any point, it means that it was cooked at too high a heat. ... As the fat in the hot dog cooks, it emits steam. Without any means for escape, the steam will find a way: that's the tell-tale broken casing.
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Why Do Sausages Split? Sausages split because pressure builds up on the inside as they cook (typically from vapor produced by the heat, but also from the expansion of the foody goodness inside). As the pressure increases, so does the stress in the casing of the sausage (the skin).
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Sausages split because pressure builds up on the inside as they cook (typically from vapor produced by the heat, but also from the expansion of the foody goodness inside). ... When the stress in the casing reaches a critical value, it fails catastrophically and the sausage bursts.
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Cut the top shell of the lobster tails lengthwise down the middle with kitchen shears. Then, using a knife, cut all the way through the tails to split into 2 pieces..
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When the filling (I hesitate to call it meat) heats up, it expands, and in addition it creates steam. This has to escape somewhere, and it causes the skin to split. You can see the same thing if you fry them in a pan. In the case of the microwave oven, it happens so fast that the sausage can explode..
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Even though I think that a whole packer give the best results, you can seprate it into it's parts and cook it. But if you already have a point or flat DO NOT cut it down any more. It will dry out too much.
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BAKESplit crab legs and lightly brush with Allen Brothers Seafood Butter, melted. Place in baking pan with ? inch water and cover with foil. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes or until hot. Serve with Allen Brothers Seafood Butter and fresh-cut lemons. .
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It is even fasting than boil them.Fill a large pot with about two inches of water. Place a steamer or colander over the water. ... Cover the pot and heat over high until the water is boiling. Place crab legs in the steamer or colander and cover with a lid. Remove them from the heat using tongs after six to eight minutes. .
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