Having worked in concessions up at basketball and football games at the local university (with my son who is 11 so he could earn money for a singing tour earlier last year), I was constantly monitoring the temperature of the hotdogs I was heating. I was required by the health inspector to heat them to 165 degrees F (if my memory serves, and which I would confirm before each game) and keep them at a minimum of 145 degrees afterwords.
We would take the leftovers home to the dog afterwords (OK, so I would throw them in the freezer and eat them myself heated in the microwave. They are good with that clear mayonase found in the bottom of the jar next to the fridge).
I had times when we would be so busy that I would have to hold off serving the dogs because they were not up to temperature yet. I even kept and used sterile alcohol wipes to clean the thermometer after each use.
I hope that others would do the same.
Shane
