Meat Smoothie | National Geographic

so how do you turn two tons of meat into

so how do you turn two tons of meat into a hot dog we do that over in the

a hot dog we do that over in the

a hot dog we do that over in the chopping room it’s right this way now if

chopping room it’s right this way now if

chopping room it’s right this way now if you’re a vegetarian

you’re a vegetarian

you’re a vegetarian you might want to look away

the meet arrives here in two thousand

the meet arrives here in two thousand pound bins so the first step in making a

pound bins so the first step in making a

pound bins so the first step in making a hot dog involves raking the meat into

hot dog involves raking the meat into

hot dog involves raking the meat into these smaller stainless steel carts next

these smaller stainless steel carts next

these smaller stainless steel carts next a worker dumps the bull meat into a

a worker dumps the bull meat into a

a worker dumps the bull meat into a giant mixing bowl called the chopper as

giant mixing bowl called the chopper as

giant mixing bowl called the chopper as the chopper spins a rotating stainless

the chopper spins a rotating stainless

the chopper spins a rotating stainless steel blade grinds to meat

to make sure the dogs taste like a hot

to make sure the dogs taste like a hot dog workers also add water salt a sugar

dog workers also add water salt a sugar

dog workers also add water salt a sugar substitute called sorbitol and something

substitute called sorbitol and something

substitute called sorbitol and something called liquid smoke so bread cooks its

called liquid smoke so bread cooks its

called liquid smoke so bread cooks its hotdogs in an oven but the liquid smoke

hotdogs in an oven but the liquid smoke

hotdogs in an oven but the liquid smoke makes them taste like they came out of a

makes them taste like they came out of a

makes them taste like they came out of a smokehouse next they add the beef

smokehouse next they add the beef

smokehouse next they add the beef trimmings along with a packet of blended

trimmings along with a packet of blended

trimmings along with a packet of blended spices what kind of spices do you guys I

spices what kind of spices do you guys I

spices what kind of spices do you guys I can’t tell you it’s our secret it’s our

can’t tell you it’s our secret it’s our

can’t tell you it’s our secret it’s our it’s our proprietary secret lab all

it’s our proprietary secret lab all

it’s our proprietary secret lab all right oregano I can tell you but I’d

right oregano I can tell you but I’d

right oregano I can tell you but I’d have to shoot you the last ingredients

have to shoot you the last ingredients

have to shoot you the last ingredients of bread ads has nothing to do with

of bread ads has nothing to do with

of bread ads has nothing to do with taste

taste

taste it’s called sodium nitrite sodium

it’s called sodium nitrite sodium

it’s called sodium nitrite sodium nitrite is a curing agent it helps to

nitrite is a curing agent it helps to

nitrite is a curing agent it helps to give us the color we’re looking for as

give us the color we’re looking for as

give us the color we’re looking for as well as extend our shelf life all right

well as extend our shelf life all right

well as extend our shelf life all right so what color are you looking for – hot

so what color are you looking for – hot

so what color are you looking for – hot dog we’re really looking for a nice dark

dog we’re really looking for a nice dark

dog we’re really looking for a nice dark reddish brown

reddish brown

reddish brown all right if we left out sodium nitrite

all right if we left out sodium nitrite

all right if we left out sodium nitrite what will we get we would have a gray

what will we get we would have a gray

what will we get we would have a gray hot dog very well don’t go for gray on

hot dog very well don’t go for gray on

hot dog very well don’t go for gray on no they don’t after the mixture spends

no they don’t after the mixture spends

no they don’t after the mixture spends another minute in the chopper

another minute in the chopper

another minute in the chopper a worker activates a large rotating

a worker activates a large rotating

a worker activates a large rotating blade called the dumper wheel

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this channel’s the beef slurry into a

this channel’s the beef slurry into a giant funnel which is the top of a

giant funnel which is the top of a

giant funnel which is the top of a machine called the emulsifier

down below four plates grind the meat

down below four plates grind the meat even more just like a mill when it comes

even more just like a mill when it comes

even more just like a mill when it comes out the other side it looks like a meat

out the other side it looks like a meat

out the other side it looks like a meat smoothie

and what happens next nothing at least

and what happens next nothing at least for the next 24 hours

for the next 24 hours

for the next 24 hours [Music]

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