hot pockets they help me concentrate
sounds fair you're hungry and need a quick snack so you turn to these microwavable pockets of
cheesy goodness that graze practically every freezer in north america but how much do you
really know about them you know nothing here are the top 10 untold truths of hot pockets were they
originally called chunk stuffers come on seriously yes this was a real rumor that was going around
and no unfortunately it is not true on platforms such as reddit and tumblr as well as informational
food websites people everywhere were claiming that the origins of hot pockets were called chunk
stuffers upon first glance this claim seems to be passably believable what are hot pockets if not
sleeves that are stuffed with chunks is the name hot pockets even accurate considering that most of
the time the middle of the pocket isn't even hot and what counts as a pocket really nugget pocket
as always the internet was quick to spread this rumor with many people commenting on how
unappetizing chunk stuffers sounded however in 2017 after an email inquiring about said rumors
an employee from the nestle pizza division yes this is apparently a real thing stated that
these claims were false the truce hot pockets were never named chunk stuffers as mentioned
while they were never named chunk stuffers hot pockets were named tasty witch based off of the
original crispy yummy sandwich concept that's true mascot herbie hot pockets met snoop dogg
hello in 2012 snoop dogg dropped a music video called pocket like it's hot a play
on drop it like it's hot the black and white and red music videos started with snoop dogg himself
placing a hot pocket inside a red microwave while spinning in the microwave the camera zooms in
and the hot pocket turns into you guessed it herbie hot pockets complete with an aluminum
foil cape and red sunglasses snoop dogg even changed the lyrics to be hot pockets themed
stating that he's checking applications for the hot pockets fan club that pepperoni pizza is much
better than some fish eggs and that beloved herbie is in the tub at the end of the music video snoop
dogg opens his microwave and picks up the hot pocket claiming that it's ready within the first
five days of the commercial being released the video had already racked up to two million views
who would have thought that hot pockets were that hot they were revamped multiple times new
is always better nestle believes in quality the company even has a quote about how in order to
make good quality meals you must first start with good quality ingredients this might sound
surprising to some these are hot pockets notorious for being unhealthy however in 2013 in an attempt
to appeal to the millennial demographic of people who cared about the quality of their food nestle
took another look at the hot pockets recipe it was part of their better taste better quality campaign
the changes they made included adding premium meats 100 angus beef hickory ham and white
meat chicken real cheese sourced from dairy farmers in wisconsin freshly baked bread and
sauce made from scratch i want some fancy sauce two years later nestle decided that they wanted
a healthier reputation for these nostalgic snacks and so they changed the recipe again they removed
all artificial flavors and cut the sodium by 10 percent though they promised that they wouldn't
change the actual taste of the beloved meal given that in 2015 it was reported that 88
of customers were willing to pay more money for healthier foods and that all demographics
preferred food with no artificial coloring or flavors this change in recipe made sense
really it's a win-win situation hot pockets gets happier customers and we feel less guilty about
stuffing our faces with hot pockets you're right there are currently 50 variations of hot pockets
let's count them down there are currently 50 varieties of traditional hot pockets out
in the world including breakfast lunch and dinner varieties this means that theoretically a customer
could survive off of hot pockets for their entire life and flavor variations isn't even a problem
that's right baby nestle also offers lean pockets pretzel bread hot pockets hot pockets croissant
crust hot pockets breakfast items hot pockets breakfast snack bites and hot pockets side shots
even though there are so many options to choose from the highest ranked hot pockets flavor is
the pepperoni pizza garlic buttery seasoned crust hot pocket surprisingly there were once even more
variations on this after school snack some of these variations included hot pie express hot
pockets pizza minis originally called hot pockets pizza snacks hot pocket subs hot pockets calzones
hot pockets panini and hot pockets breakfast fruit pastries really the reasoning behind some
of these discontinuations wasn't because they weren't selling it was because the dough used
in these side pockets was different than what was used in the original and more expensive to make
pockets there's a reason the temperature isn't consistent pizza patches
it's widely known that despite how amazing the susceptor is at making these pockets of gooey
goodness crispy the temperature of hot pockets is inconsistent either it's frozen in the middle
pooh left the fridge open but a good temperature everywhere else or the outside is scalding and
the inside is just warm enough to be detectable or the entire thing has just turned into molten
lava and it's impossible to eat everyone has experienced it waiting for the microwave to beep
rushing to open the door hungrily bringing that hot pocket to their mouths
only to have this delicious morsel scald their tongue but don't worry there's actually a
scientific explanation for this phenomenon and it's quite fascinating while the microwave is
great at heating up leftovers it doesn't heat up frozen water molecules also known as ice as
efficiently as it heats up regular water molecules imagine the hot pocket has layers of ice on it
when it's put in the microwave the outermost layers are melted off first and become free to
be heated up it keeps going like this after the outermost layer the next layer of ice gets melted
and so on and so on while the inner layers are just coming out of their icy phase the outermost
layers are just getting hotter and hotter resulting in the hot pockets owed to katy perry
hot and cold is everybody clear on that yes the hot pocket sleeve is called the susceptor this is
it's made me also to my stomach as anyone who's eaten hot pockets before knows the tasty snack
comes with a little sleeve that helps make the pocket extra crispy the perfectly fitted sleeve
called a susceptor is made out of cardboard and it's lined with metal it's job is simple make the
hot pocket crispy and it does it surprisingly well though it seems like magic there's actually some
simple science behind it surprise the susceptor uses converted energy apparently the susceptor
converts microwave energy to radiant heat and allows the food to brown in other words it's
what gives hot pockets the crispiness that they're known for the first susceptor was patented in 1981
which was perfect timing for the mirage brothers the invention of the susceptor gave them that
well-needed boost to give their microwaveable tasty witches something that the country would
fall in love with and fall in love with them they did well with the eventual hot pockets anyway
because by the time the brothers sold their company to nestle they'd made 750 million
dollars in sales and had over 1800 employees nowadays nestle suggests that for the ultimate hot
pockets experience the customer should use a paper plate under their crisping sleeve sorry susceptor
this is because a ceramic plate would absorb some of the microwave energy the susceptor needs to
work its magic the invention of hot pockets what the hell happened an explosion of flavor brothers
paul and david mirage are the inventors of hot pockets and they immigrated from iran to the
united states as young adults in 1977 the brothers founded chef america inc the company started out
by selling belgian waffles to restaurants as they were difficult to cook the early days of
the company were rough on both brothers paul had to take out three mortgages on his home to
fund the business and when that money ran out the payer had to borrow cash from their parents well
you're a grown man with a steady job why wouldn't you spend all your father's money however things
quickly turned around for them because by the end of the year they had 12 million dollars in sales
and were the largest mass producer of belgian waffles in the country in 1983 paul noticed that
more women were entering the workplace and deduced that there was now a need for an easy to make
snack for children as soon as they got home from school this newly emerging need also coincided
with the growing popularity of the microwave oven and so the idea for hot pockets was born the
brothers wanted to create a microwavable sandwich whose dough would remain crispy and in 1980 they
released tasty witch the first incarnation of the hot pocket evidently that didn't last and
so after some tweaking and a change to the name hot pockets were born in 2002 the brothers sold
chef america inc to nestle for 2.6 billion dollars i'm rich hot pockets were recalled in 2014.
don't eat that many companies have had to recall their foods and hot pockets isn't exempt from that
list in 2014 nestle recalled 238 000 cases of hot pockets because they may have contaminated meat
from a massive recall of about 8.7 million pounds of beef from diseased and unsound animals
the two varieties of hot pockets affected by the recall were the philly steak flavors philly
steak and cheese and the croissant crust philly steak and cheese this raises the question what
do you do if you've eaten recalled food first off don't panic most recalls are due to issues at the
manufacturing or processing facility not because there's evidence that the food is causing sickness
however if you're feeling sick definitely go to a doctor or physician and let them know you've eaten
a recalled product luckily in this case no one reported getting sick all customers were refunded
for their purchase so no harm no foul right still hearing that hot pockets contained meat from
unsound animals is sure to throw some people off their products maybe for good the usda described
the food as unfit for humans though they never specified why it was unfit for humans which
leads the mind down some dark roads one can only imagine good morning you just bought hot pockets
the hot pocket heiress and the college admissions scandal what the hell are you talking about the
mirage family has been involved in many acts of philanthropy for example paul mirage donated 30
million dollars to the school of business at the university of california irvine as well as three
million dollars to his family's community center in orange county california i like money he's
also an active member of the business school's advisory board as well as a leading board member
and donor to the pacific symphony however it seems as though his philanthropic spirit
doesn't get passed down through blood in the 2019 college admissions scandal michelle janice
daughter of paul and lily mirage heiress to the hot pockets fortune was sentenced to five months
in jail after paying a total of three hundred thousand dollars to get her two daughters into
the university of southern california she paid 100 000 for someone to cheat on her daughter's a cts
and agreed to pay 200 000 to have one of her daughters admitted to the school as a fake
volleyball recruit her actions had a devastating effect on the very people she was trying to help
though in a misconstrued manner it should be set both her daughters who were in high school
at the time were banned from the campus they'd been attending her elder daughter enrolled in
a community college while her younger daughter enrolled in a different high school to complete
her final year that's not so hot no no no no no no no no a man has killed four hot pockets got scared
i dropped my hot pocket apparently these golden snacks are so good they've drive been murderous
on june 11 2016 nathaniel mathis sent his sister and her boyfriend richard benton out to buy him
some hot pockets however when they got there they realized that the store didn't carry any of his
preferred frozen snacks the pepperoni hot pockets upon seeing this his sister then decided to call
him to deliver the bad news and the siblings proceeded to have an argument about the hot
pockets as well as the ebt card like a debit card that mathis had given her to pay for the food when
the couple came home empty-handed nathaniel was still livid filled with rage he rushed out of his
house and approached the passenger side of the suv where his sister's boyfriend was sitting and shot
his gun eight times this killed benton immediately after the murder mathis ran off to a nearby park
he approached a woman and asked her to tell his sister that he just snapped and that he
loved her that he never meant for it to be like this officers later found him in a wooded area
shirtless with the gun pointed at himself after several hours of negotiations mathis was shot
with a beanbag gun and taken into custody he was arrested charged and sentenced to life in prison
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