There’s actually a reason hot dogs and buns aren’t sold in the same number

It’s a two-for-bun deal.

It would seem only natural that there be enough buns for the world’s tubesteaks. Unfortunately for hot-dog lovers, the sausage-to-roll ratio is skewed heavily in the bread’s favor.

With some exceptions, dogs are typically sold in packs of ten while meat sheaths come in bundles of eight.

This means that at nearly every BBQ, there are usually at least two leftover dogs, leaving less finicky frankfurter fans to gobble them with their hands or position them awkwardly in a hamburger bun.

This massive bun-equality is not because the sausage gods are cursing us; it was actually borne out of convenience, The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council explains on its site.

“Sandwich rolls, or hot dog buns, most often come eight to the pack because the buns are baked in clusters of four in pans designed to hold eight rolls,” they wrote. “While baking pans now come in configurations that allow baking 10 and even 12 at a time, the eight-roll pan remains the most popular.”

Not to mention that hot dog buns are made for harboring sausages and other cylindrical meats besides their namesake filling, per the site.

Fortunately, there’s one foolproof way that beef torpedo buffs can ensure they have enough places to put their wieners.

They simply need to buy five bags of eight-to-the-pack carb cradles and four 10-to-the-pack dogs, the NHDSC advises.

This hot dog tip might seem frivolous.

But it’s important in a city where residents buy $101 billion dollars worth of dogs at retail outlets — grocery stores, supermarkets, etc. —per year.

That’s more than any other city in the US.

Gotham also came off having the ultimate “brat” summer with hot dog-inspired creations ranging from ice cream to cocktails.

Not to mention that so-called “toxically masculine” 65-foot wiener installment was erected in Times Square this past Spring.