It’s basically like the Hot Pocket’s little sister.

Also this was $5.99."

Reservations aside, I wanted to see for myself.

Two Lunchables Crispy Grilled Cheese kits on a table, one original and one pepperoni flavor

Like, I was probably more excited than I should be.

First I removed the grilled cheese from the wrapper.

After I twiddled my thumbs for a minute, the grilled cheese was done!

Summary of a Reddit post expressing disappointment in Lunchables' grilled cheese, aside from the buttery bread, noting its small size and price of $5.99

The cheese didn’t even tug.

I don’t know what happened, but the cheese was not cheesing!

It barely melted in the microwave, and it didn’t even cover the entirety of the bread.

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As for the crispiness, one side of the sandwich was toasted noticeably better than the other.

And there was A LOT of butter.

Moving on!

The author is holding a box of Lunchables Grilled Cheesies with a surprised expression

Well, here’s what the pepperoni pizza grilled cheese looked like cut open:

Hello?!

Is the cheese in the room with us right now?

And because of that, for some people, keeping a box in the freezer just might make sense.

A hand holding a Lunchables Grilled Cheesies box with instructions on how to prepare the meal

Do I prefer to make my own grilled cheese?

Hand holding a packaged Lunchables Grilled Cheesie Kit above a kitchen counter

Package of Lunchables Grilled Cheesies on microwave plate set for 60 seconds

Grilled cheese in the microwave compared with out of the microwave

Person holding a pan with the two grilled cheese sandwiches

Grilled cheese sandwich beside text "TASTE TEST"

Person holding a half-eaten grilled cheese sandwich, with not-so-melted cheese visible

Grilled cheese sandwich on a plate, cut open with only slightly melted cheese

Three sequential photos of the author biting into a grilled cheese

The author is holding the Lunchables Pepperoni Pizza Crispy Grilled Cheesie

A hand holding a slice of pepperoni pizza toast over a black plate with crumbs

Three-panel image of the writer eating a piece of bread and not looking too happy, showing different stages of a bite

Grilled cheese sandwiches cut in half on a plate, one with pepperoni

Two Lunchables Crispy Grilled Cheesies boxes featuring Original and Pepperoni Pizza flavors on an orange surface

The author is eating a grilled cheese with a satisfied expression, adjacent to an empty plate with crumbs and caption: "ate it all up! can't wait to bloat from all the cheese"