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> I tend to ignore the 1 star reviews because, in my experience, most are either from disgruntled people who wouldn't even try to open the manual first, or abso

> I tend to ignore the 1 star reviews because, in my experience, most are either from disgruntled people who wouldn't even try to open the manual first, or absolute binary thinkers. Eh, not always. I was once searching Amazon for a cheap popcorn maker. The cheapest one on page 1 of the Amazon search results had mostly five-star reviews, except for a lone one-star review that said the popcorn make emitted a "tongue of flame" when plugged in. That was sufficient for me to buy the second cheapest popcorn maker instead.

madcaptenor 3y ago
There's an xkcd for this: https://xkcd.com/937/ https://xkcd.com/937/
- AdmiralAsshat 3y ago
  Oh, so there is. I was expecting the one about the bobcat. https://xkcd.com/325/ https://xkcd.com/325/
gunapologist99 3y ago
OT, but for those still in the market, I absolutely love this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Z9LHAG https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Z9LHAG Along with the right proportions of Snappy popcorn oil (butter burst tastes slightly more movie-ish but coconut is obv better for you and almost as movie-theater-like) and Flavocol, my popcorn is now way better than the theater popcorn, and I didn't even think that was really possible after years of terrible microwave popcorn. oils: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003C4UDEY https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003C4UDEY and https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AXK9ROC https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AXK9ROC (we've switched entirely to coconut oil) salt: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W8LT10 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W8LT10 you can probably get these last two things at commercial supply companies as well (buy local where you can)
- AdmiralAsshat 3y ago
  These days I just make my popcorn in a covered wok on the stove, honestly. There's probably some argument about the extra fat I'm adding to fry the kernels vs an air popper, but, it works. I get about the same amount of unpopped kernels, and it's one less "unitasker" I have to find room for.

madcaptenor 3y ago

There's an xkcd for this: https://xkcd.com/937/ https://xkcd.com/937/

AdmiralAsshat 3y ago
Oh, so there is. I was expecting the one about the bobcat. https://xkcd.com/325/ https://xkcd.com/325/

gunapologist99 3y ago

OT, but for those still in the market, I absolutely love this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Z9LHAG https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Z9LHAG Along with the right proportions of Snappy popcorn oil (butter burst tastes slightly more movie-ish but coconut is obv better for you and almost as movie-theater-like) and Flavocol, my popcorn is now way better than the theater popcorn, and I didn't even think that was really possible after years of terrible microwave popcorn. oils: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003C4UDEY https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003C4UDEY and https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AXK9ROC https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AXK9ROC (we've switched entirely to coconut oil) salt: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W8LT10 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W8LT10 you can probably get these last two things at commercial supply companies as well (buy local where you can)

AdmiralAsshat 3y ago
These days I just make my popcorn in a covered wok on the stove, honestly. There's probably some argument about the extra fat I'm adding to fry the kernels vs an air popper, but, it works. I get about the same amount of unpopped kernels, and it's one less "unitasker" I have to find room for.