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[Alphahawk]

Just recently started getting into these again.They are surprisingly tasty for how little they cost and pretty filling as well. I got the Pepperoni Pizza and the BBQ flavored and so far my favorites are the BBQs. Pepperoni is also good, but it's pretty much a mess, since for some reason the sauce upon cooking ends up splashing out of the crust.

So what's gaf's favorite flavor?

 

[Spinluck]

I swear these make me fart like crazy.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

I haven't burned my mouth on one in over a decade. Can't even remember how they taste.

 

[UnforgivenTwin]

The commercials are bullshit. You can't eat a hot pocket straight out of the microwave.

 

[bjork]

The cheeseburger panini ones they had for awhile were pretty cool. Haven't had any for awhile now though, I guess I'd say ham and cheddar?

 

[NoblesseOblige]

The commercials are bullshit. You can't eat a hot pocket straight out of the microwave.

Sure you can. I did it all the time. See my post above yours about burning my mouth on them.

 

[kris.]

most people microwave them and idk why. pop those fuckers in the oven for ~25 min and they're amazing

 

[Alphahawk]

The commercials are bullshit. You can't eat a hot pocket straight out of the microwave.

Gennerally I do, but like you do have to kind of peck at it....

 

[Orbis]

I think they were discontinued in the UK. Used to enjoy them when I was a teen, minus the mouth burning already mentioned.

 

[Princess Viola]

I like the meatball ones.

Unhealthy? Yes.

Will burn your mouth like fucking lava if you eat it right out of the microwave? Yes.

Delicious? Yes.

 

[mackattk]

The breakfast ones aren't that bad.

I don't get Hot Pockets that often, but when I do I prefer the Lean variety.

 

[The Chef]

nm

 

[UnforgivenTwin]

Gennerally I do, but like you do have to kind of peck at it....

Even then,it's still too hot for me

 

[sycam0re]

I used to get the lean pockets with the pretzel crust until I stopped eating meat

 

[Kisaya]

It's amazing. I haven't had one in a long time though (maybe I had a bite from my boyfriend's a few months back).

What a tragedy that delicious garbage food is so bad for you

 

[alr1ght]

Jalapeño chicken and cheddar Lean ones are great.

most people microwave them and idk why. pop those fuckers in the oven for ~25 min and they're amazing

3 mins vs 25. That's why.

 

[acheron_xl]

I've been considering deep frying a Hot Pocket. For science.

 

[Tubobutts]

most people microwave them and idk why. pop those fuckers in the oven for ~25 min and they're amazing

That's why.

I like pepperoni lean pockets.

 

[UFO]

I don't think the word great means what you think it means OP.

 

[kris.]

3 mins vs 25. That's why.

uneven temps and kinda soggy bread vs crunchy and thoroughly cooked. i'd much rather wait it out.

 

[StrangeTaco]

I can't think of hotpockets anymore without automatically thinking about Jim Gaffigan's skit on them. So good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-i9GXbptog

Pretty much sums up my opinion on them.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

most people microwave them and idk why. pop those fuckers in the oven for ~25 min and they're amazing

Generally when you lower yourself to eating garbage like hot pockets it's due to convenience and not wanting to wait 25 minutes. The idea of waiting half an hour to eat a hot pocket is laughable to me, like the difference between 'meh' and 'kinda meh'.

 

[dbztrk]

I used to live for the Chicken, Broccoli and Cheddar.

 

[Anoregon]

I haven't had a hot pocket in forever, but I used to really like the meatball & mozarella ones.

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

Generally when you lower yourself to eating garbage like hot pockets it's due to convenience and not wanting to wait 25 minutes. The idea of waiting half an hour to eat a hot pocket is laughable to me, like the difference between 'meh' and 'kinda meh'.

Seriously, what the hell, guy?

 

[sixteen-bit]

Hot pockets more like hot garbage

 

[kris.]

Generally when you lower yourself to eating garbage like hot pockets it's do out of convenience and not wanting to wait 25 minutes. The idea of waiting half an hour to eat a hot pocket is laughable to me, like the difference between 'meh' and 'kinda meh'.

when you're in college, you have to resort to things like this sometimes, man. that's life.

Spoiler

i still do it sometimes as an adult because i have very low standards when it comes to food.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

i used to be all up in these but moved on to Totinos Pizza Rolls

1:45 in the microwave then put them on a pan on the stove for crispness

 

[TheOfficeMut]

Fuck microwaving them. Bake them. Mmhmmm

 

[daveo42]

It's be a long while since I've had one, but the most recent ones I've eaten were some of the Lean Pocket ones. Not bad, but not all that good either. I remember the Spinach Chicken (?) being okay? In college we would actually save the crisping sleeves to cook other cylindrical foods in the microwave, included the larger hot pockets that never came with their own sleeve.

 

[parrotbeak]

Ya, for some reason I got a craving for them last week and bought a box. Thought I would eat one and realize it was terrible, but they taste alright.

 

[Dishwalla]

You eat a lot of junk food OP. Do you wash those Hot Pockets down with some nice refreshing Sunny D?

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Fuck microwaving them. Bake them. Mmhmmm

im not spending 20 mins making pizza rolls broseph

 

[TheOfficeMut]

im not spending 20 mins making pizza rolls broseph

Unless I've been starving for 3 days with nothing but water, I think I can wait 20 minutes to bake pizza rolls or hot pockets if I made the conscious decision to eat them.

Not aimed at you, Barack, but I find it interesting how people try to disassociate themselves from "shitty food" by the amount of time they will spend cooking or waiting to order it. It's like people are ashamed to admit that they like something that isn't the highest quality food, but use the loophole of prep time or order time to justify eating it.

"I only eat McDonald's if it takes less than two minutes to get because otherwise I'd eat better shit."

No, mother fucker, you were still going to eat McDonald's you stupid son of a bitch. Who are you kidding

 

[Ensoul]

Hot pockets: Will your next bite be into a frozen tundra or molten lava?

 

[kris.]

Unless I've been starving for 3 days with nothing but water, I think I can wait 20 minutes to bake pizza rolls or hot pockets if I made the conscious decision to eat them.

my man. glad i'm not the only one.

 

[PAULINK]

these used to be a staple of my diet when working as a bagger, meatball mozzarella forever.

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

Hot pockets: Will your next bite be into a frozen tundra or molten lava?

This is also accurate.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Hot pockets: Will your next bite be into a frozen tundra or molten lava?

Usually both.

 

[Dereck]

most people microwave them and idk why. pop those fuckers in the oven for ~25 min and they're amazing

Yep

 

[Pinko Marx]

Unless I've been starving for 3 days with nothing but water, I think I can wait 20 minutes to bake pizza rolls or hot pockets if I made the conscious decision to eat them.

Usually when people make the decision to eat these kinds of foods it's for the speed and convenience of them.

 

[God Dayumm]

Unless I've been starving for 3 days with nothing but water, I think I can wait 20 minutes to bake pizza rolls or hot pockets if I made the conscious decision to eat them.

But it defeats the purpose. There is better stuff you can cook in 20 minutes. There is better stuff you can order in 20 minutes. Hot Pockets are really not that great compared to everything else to invest such amount of time in them.

EDIT: saw your edit. You are wrong. I order mcdonald's because it is right there inside the walmart I'm shopping at. If I had the patience at this very moment I would be at a much better restaurant or cooking my own, healthier, tastier, cheaper burgers.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

lol 25 minutes to cook pizza rolls and hot pockets....ive heard it all

 

[Princess Viola]

Usually when people make the decision to eat these kinds of foods it's for the speed and convenience of them.

Exactly, if I wanted to eat something that took more than 5 minutes to prepare, I'd cook actual food.

 

[Brazil]

Hot pockets are unhealthy, disgusting filth. You have no taste buds.

Fuck microwaves, man.

 

[QuantumZebra]

I haven't burned my mouth on one in over a decade. Can't even remember how they taste.

Like cardboard filled with mushy different flavored cardbord

 

[TheOfficeMut]

But it defeats the purpose. There is better stuff you can cook in 20 minutes. There is better stuff you can order in 20 minutes. Hot Pockets are really not that great compared to everything else to invest such amount of time in them.

This is what I mean. People can actually crave hot pockets or similarly less quality foods, you know. And while I admittedly do prefer to cook food as fast as possible, I may want it in the oven to make the hot pocket crispier. Oh, but I shouldn't do that because the food is shitty so might as well leave it as shitty as possible, because I must be doing something so much more important if I'm at home microwaving a fucking hot pocket, like jerking off or playing Call of Duty.

 

[radios shipping overview]

I practically lived on these in high school. I miss the pizza. The BBQ and ham & cheese can fuck off.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Fuck microwaves, man.

That's how you kill your sperm count.

 

[God Dayumm]

This is what I mean. People can actually crave hot pockets or similarly less quality foods, you know. And while I admittedly do prefer to cook food as fast as possible, I may want it in the oven to make the hot pocket crispier. Oh, but I shouldn't do that because the food is shitty so might as well leave it as shitty as possible, right?

Right!

But that is just me.