Air fryer seems like it would be good here
Raiderkev@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨day⊠ago
I noticed recently that Hot Pockets at some point in the last ~ 8 years removed the crisping sleeve for cooking them in the microwave (I hadnât bought them in a long time). They claim that it was done to reduce packaging waste. In reality, they just made the product shittier to save a few cents per unit. Now you have to cook it in the oven for 30 minutes to have it be crispy, or have a rubbery hot pocket if you use the microwave. It was the first time I bought them in ~ 8 years, and I wonât be buying them again.
morphballganon@mtgzone.com â¨1⊠â¨day⊠ago
IcedRaktajino@startrek.website â¨1⊠â¨day⊠ago
Havenât had those in forever but you could probably pop them in the air fryer or even the toaster oven for half that time.
The last time I recall eating a Hot Pocket was in like 2014 during a week-long power outage. Was using a propane heater to not freeze to death and put the hot pockets over top of that on a wire rack. They came out surprisingly good đ
Raiderkev@lemmy.world â¨1⊠â¨day⊠ago
I think they added an air fryer cook method to the instructions as well. I didnât want to deal with getting the air fryer out for a freaking hot pocket of all things.
IcedRaktajino@startrek.website â¨23⊠â¨hours⊠ago
My air fryer never leaves the counter, but itâs also a toaster oven and grill. I can easily cook for the two of us with that and havenât baked anything in the big oven in months.
The grill plate works great but itâs a PITA to clean up after grilling something that splatters a lot, so I donât use that much.
fishy@lemmy.today â¨21⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Hilariously there was minor backlash about this, they sent out silicone hot pocket holders as a gesture of goodwill if you requested it.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world â¨20⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Imma hit em up so Iâm prepared in 8 years for my next pocket.
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world â¨14⊠â¨hours⊠ago
First you said you wouldnât be buying a hot pocket ever again. Then you decided you will buy one every eight years?