When comparing Hot Pockets vs IBC Cream Soda, the Slant community recommends IBC Cream Soda for most people. In the question“What are the best gaming snacks and beverages?” IBC Cream Soda is ranked 7th while Hot Pockets is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose IBC Cream Soda is:
A lot of specialty sodas are region specific but IBC is carried by Walmart and many other national stores meaning it is easy to find no matter where someone lives.
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Pros
Pro Different crust varieties
Hot Pockets now offers different crust varieties, so if one wants Pepperoni Pizza stuffing, they can get it in garlic buttery or crispy crust.
Pro Crisping sleeve
Hot Pockets come with a susceptor sleeve. This allows the Hot Pocket to get a more cripsy outer shell than it would if microwaved on its own.
Pro Widely available
A lot of specialty sodas are region specific but IBC is carried by Walmart and many other national stores meaning it is easy to find no matter where someone lives.
Pro Vanilla cream soda
Some cream sodas have a more cotton candy taste to them, IBC's cream soda is vanilla flavored and is definitely one of the better ones at that.
Cons
Con Either cold in the middle or boiling hot
Even when using the cooking sleeve, Hot Pockets never cook evenly. They are either cold in the middle or boiling hot.
Con Sweetened with high fructose corn syrup
Like most main stream sodas IBC uses high fructose corn syrup as its sweetener. Sadly IBC fits more in the market with specialty sodas where sugar is the preferred sweetener, which really keeps them out of the running when comparing to better sugar based sodas.