Pastry Chef Attempts to Make Gourmet Hot Pockets | Gourmet Makes | Bon Appétit

Join Claire Saffitz in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she attempts to make a gourmet version of Hot Pockets!
Everybody remembers where they were on that day in 1983 when Hot Pockets first appeared. It was a giant leap into the future. A miracle some called it, for nobody could seem to say where the Hot Pockets came from. They just existed. Food, and therefore humanity, would never be the same again. The efficiency, the culinary explosion, a modern miracle that truly served as an evolutionary step for all of mankind. An entire meal in a pocket that you could hold in your hand. Joy in the streets was met by existential dread. Where could humanity go from here? Had we truly reached our civilizational zenith? Religions formed over night, some might even say cults. But then a second flavor appeared. And then a third. And now over fifty, each richer and more complex than the last. Since that day in 1983, humanity has been on the precipice of our next phase of being, but for one obstacle in the way. How are you supposed to eat a Hot Pocket without burning the hell out of the inside of your mouth? I mean, come on. It’s crazy hot, but it’s seriously impossible to wait just five minutes until it comes out of the microwave. No, I need it now. Give me that Hot Pocket.




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[athomas]

There’s something so cruel about watching her say she feels confident about how to do it and can finish easily and then seeing the video is over 40 minutes long

[kl-vtko]

18:38
Claire: "Chris look!"

Chris: *s m e l l s*

[stillbelieveinbruins]

Claire: ALEX DELANEY, what are you eating
Delaney: *starts chewing faster*

[Joe-hizw]

*uses 2 cheeses*
"Sohla should I make it 5 cheese?"
"I've been peer pressured into using 6 cheeses"
"OK so we're going for 7 cheese"
That was such a journey

[danielh.]

"Should I make it a five cheese?"
"Make it six cheese"
*does seven cheeses*

[emmasker]

Pastry chef finally gets to cook a pastry and does it too well

[southernbelle]

"I wasted one on Adam when I should have saved it for Sohla who actually appreciates what we've been doing here" Foreshadowing

[xXxIMNOTANGELxXx]

23:21 Hanging out with Brad
23:35 Claire: "Delaney"
Brad: "Oh Delaney" leaves
*sad music*

[personplacepaper]

Claire saying “Chris LOOK!” & then Chris aggressively smelling the hot pocket is the MOST Chris thing ever

[baby.goblin]

Brad: that happens though
Delaney: that happens though

Claire: *freaks out every time they leak*

[Sadmanmcgee]

Dude, Claire was finished on day 1. The whole deal with Gormet Makes, is to make it...gormet. I don't care if it looks or tastes like the original, the objective is to make a better version. Love you Claire, you always do a fantastic job and I'm proud of everything you do!!

[antheaholmes]

Claire acknowledging Sohla and dismissing Adam is EVERYTHING

[societycrumbles]

"This is the first time I said your version is better than the original."


*Claire will remember this*

[reann]

Claire sitting angrily to the side as Delaney and friends take over her station was the best part of the video

[jennasonico]

She killed it on the first one! PERIOD. She is so proud! It kills me that she has to almost dull her baking skills at times

[sah-zo]

did anybody else hear someone in the back say "a disgusting sandwich" when claire was asking delany what he was eating

[sickangel]

the first batch looks literally like if someone wanted to make a “gourmet” hot pocket and i thought it was perfect

[juliadealmeidamartins]

claire: "DELANEY!"
brad: *visibly feeling betrayed*

[juliapennington]

I really just want someone to make a montage of Chris coming up and sticking his face in food to confirm that's what he was smelling

[niancrouch]

I absolutely died of laughter when Claire said "I don't think I've gourmeted something so hard." 17:49 . I love how happy and excited she was at the first batch. She even impressed herself by making Hot Pockets beyond gourmet just on the first day.