The important thing is that Nestlé saves a cent or two on each box of Hot Pockets they produce.
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ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
It is a ton of extra slow to degrade paper waste they are removing. Seems like a win to me. If they get crispy without the sleeve, who cares? Wrap it in a paper towel if you need to carry it out the door, that’s still less paper waste that degrades in the environment faster.
aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
TheFogan@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
I mean at best though, it’s admitting they had something wasteful and useless for the last several decades and only just now figured that out.
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I definitely recall reading an article on /r/Futurology about breakthroughs in Hot Pocket technology about a decade ago. Seems those advances have finally made their way to the production line and the sleeves are now no longer required.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Well yeah, it required a whole next level of Hot Pockets™ mastery!
terminhell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
They don’t crisp without the sleeve. Recently bought a box and was confused at first.
Oh well, just like most other things, to the little oven it goes.
andros_rex@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I don’t buy paper towels as my own means of disposing of paper waste. I end up putting these things in aluminum foil, which I think is more expensive for me (I don’t have a microwave or toaster oven.)
Contramuffin@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It doesn’t get crispy, but on the other hand, less microplastics on your food, so that’s a fine trade anyways.
Pro tip: microwave for half the microwave time, then bake for half the baking time. That reproduces the original crispiness without the sleeve
ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Yeah, I always preferred the toaster oven for those things. Microwaves ruin most foods.
Forester@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
Microwave to defrost toaster to cook