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Based on his video, I have given up eating microwave popcorn and have gone back to stove-top made. If his numbers are to be believed (and I do), the coating on

by chiph 1y ago

Based on his video, I have given up eating microwave popcorn and have gone back to stove-top made. If his numbers are to be believed (and I do), the coating on the inside of a microwave popcorn bag that is used to keep the cooking oils from soaking into the paper emit PFAS chemicals. Which leach into the popcorn oils - later to be consumed by you. In the chart comparing them with other coated papers such as fast food burger wrappers, they are far and away the leading source of PFAS. I still have questions - do the PFAS chemicals leach into the oils while sitting on the store shelf, or are they emitted when they get heated up in the microwave and exceed some temperature (like getting a Teflon pan too hot)? Not that this makes a difference in the end result, but I am curious. Video link: https://youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY?t=2375 https://youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY?t=2375

addaon 1y ago
> Based on his video, I have given up eating microwave popcorn and have gone back to stove-top made. You can also just put a few tablespoons of popcorn into an unlined plastic bag and throw that in the microwave. Way cheaper, more choice of popcorn kernels, and just as fast.
- consumer451 1y ago
  Cooking in plastic seems a bit nuts to me. Migrating plasticizers are a thing, and most are endocrine disruptors. > The heating power seemed to increase the migration processes (up to more than 30 times) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28735545/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28735545/
  - addaon 1y ago
    Er, I totally meant to say unlined paper bag. Not sure how I got that wrong. You know, sandwich bag, lunch bag, brown bag. Sorry, my bad.
    - consumer451 1y ago
      Ha, no worries. That makes a lot more sense. It's still crazy to me how much microwaving in plastic is done in the world. This is a huge problem.
justinrubek 1y ago
I can make stovetop popcorn in a similar amount of time as microwave and for a significantly cheaper price. Bonus points for being able to pick the variety such as small kernels. This is fine for me.

by chiph 1y ago

addaon 1y ago

> Based on his video, I have given up eating microwave popcorn and have gone back to stove-top made. You can also just put a few tablespoons of popcorn into an unlined plastic bag and throw that in the microwave. Way cheaper, more choice of popcorn kernels, and just as fast.

consumer451 1y ago
Cooking in plastic seems a bit nuts to me. Migrating plasticizers are a thing, and most are endocrine disruptors. > The heating power seemed to increase the migration processes (up to more than 30 times) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28735545/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28735545/
- addaon 1y ago
  Er, I totally meant to say unlined paper bag. Not sure how I got that wrong. You know, sandwich bag, lunch bag, brown bag. Sorry, my bad.
  - consumer451 1y ago
    Ha, no worries. That makes a lot more sense. It's still crazy to me how much microwaving in plastic is done in the world. This is a huge problem.

justinrubek 1y ago

I can make stovetop popcorn in a similar amount of time as microwave and for a significantly cheaper price. Bonus points for being able to pick the variety such as small kernels. This is fine for me.