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Something I learned a few weeks ago: Put 1/3 cup kernels in a large brown paper lunch bag and fold the top down several times. Microwave as normal, bag standin
by leetrout 3y ago
Something I learned a few weeks ago:
Put 1/3 cup kernels in a large brown paper lunch bag and fold the top down several times. Microwave as normal, bag standing up, listening for pops to slow down. Air pops in the bag with no issues.
Salt (and ghee) after you dump it in the bowl.
I have stopped using my whirlypopper.
- vel0city 3y agoOther than cleaning and excess calories, what's wrong with the whirlypopper?
- gnicholas 3y agoNoise, and takes up space?
- leetrout 3y agoThe microwaved popcorn is much crisper. Really surprised me. Not that the whirlypopper is a lot of work but the microwave is even quicker since there is little mess.
- vel0city 3y agoCool, I was wondering if there were any similar health concerns I wasn't thinking of with the comment. Not that eating popcorn is exactly a healthy choice. I've been looking into alternative popcorn popping ideas and friends have given great reviews (and great samples over the years :) ) of the whirlypop so I've been considering that along with an airpopper. I'll give that paper bag trick a try sometime, thanks!
- mock-possum 3y agoActually might be healthier because it’s not fried in hot oil, only flavoured with warm oil at the end.
- tjr 3y agoYes, I've been using the paper bag method for a while. Tastes better than prepackaged microwave popcorn too!
- hackernudes 3y agoYou can even staple the bag closed. But now I'm a whirlypop convert. Coconut oil and flavacol popcorn salt. Yum.
- worthless-trash 3y agoI thought you were not meant to put metal into a microwave ?
- Larrikin 3y agoIt depends on the shape and size. Smooth metal spoon in the microwave will be fine, a fork in the microwave will get electrical arcs and possibly destroy your microwave. Personally I'd just use some kind of metal-free chip clamp instead of actual staples, just to be safe.
- ziml77 3y agoIt's not even very obvious what won't arc. FreshDirect sells pre-cooked turkey burgers. They come in a metal container with the edges bent over in a way to allow a plastic lid to snap on. Their official cooking instructions stay to just remove the lid and put the container in the microwave. It was surprising, but it doesn't have any arcing issues.
- leetrout 3y agoIndeed. That is the way. I measure a heaping tablespoon of solidified ghee and melt it and add 1 tsp flavacol and toss the popped corn with it to get a similar flavor.
- bschwindHN 3y ago> Coconut oil and flavacol popcorn salt I used to work at a movie theater, this is the way.
- atentaten 3y agoYep. This brings the movie theater flavor to your home.
- adrianmonk 3y agoI do this too. I also use a food scale to weigh out the popcorn within about a gram. I figured out the number of seconds required, so I no longer have to listen. The process is surprisingly reproducible. I get very few unpopped kernels, usually around 5 of them.
- rubslopes 3y agoWould you mind sharing your formula and also your microwave's wattage?
- adrianmonk 3y ago1200W Panasonic inverter microwave. 66g of popcorn (that's two servings, according to the label). 2 minutes and 8 seconds. After cooking, add oil/butter and popcorn salt, then toss. Popcorn salt likes to fall to the bottom, so after tossing, I put on the popper lid, carefully flip it upside down, and shake. Also, I use a silicone popper, not a paper bag. (Above, I meant to reply to a different comment.) I'm eating some right now, turns out. When I'm done, I'll edit this comment with a count of unpopped kernels. :-) --- EDIT: 2 unpopped kernels!
- leetrout 3y agoWhat popper are you using?
- adrianmonk 3y agoI'm using one called Salbree from Amazon. But looking at the pictures of the other ones, many brands of them look identical, like they're made in the same factory.
- zestyping 3y agoDoes it depend on the microwave having a turntable?
- elevaet 3y agoI came here to describe this method as well. Verified and PFAS free!
- autoexec 3y agoI'll give this try, although after reading about the problem with PFAS and microwave popcorn a few months ago I switched to Jiffy pop and it's pretty fun.
- Ekaros 3y agoAre we sure that paper bags sold and used like this are PFAS free?