I'm new and your 50-post rule sucks! Please change it for my convenience.

[MikeDVB]

I do too. If it stops popping for more than a couple seconds I stop the microwave. i hate the smell of burnt popcorn.

I hate the taste of popcorn that goes into the trash due to being burnt... Because I can't taste it .

 

[X piller X]

I do too. If it stops popping for more than a couple seconds I stop the microwave. i hate the smell of burnt popcorn.

I try, but its so finicky. one second too long and you find half the popcorn burnt to a crisp... And i hate burnt popcorn.

My grandmother is the one who got me to love popcorn, with chilipowder sprinkled on it.

 

[X piller X]

Oh yeah, a couple years ago i got one of those popcorn blower machine thingies. Love it, you pour some butter in with kernals and the hot air heats it up and pops it out. they never burn, but instead they fly all over the counter when they come shooting out

 

[gungirl65]

Oh yeah, a couple years ago i got one of those popcorn blower machine thingies. Love it, you pour some butter in with kernals and the hot air heats it up and pops it out. they never burn, but instead they fly all over the counter when they come shooting out

We had one of these when I was a kid 30 + years ago. It revolutionized the frequency we got to have popcorn. Microwave popcorn made it even more frequent. Plus no cleanup required.

I think I still have one of the hot air poppers somewhere in a box.

 

[MikeDVB]

Hot air poppers are the best for quality popcorn. Pain to clean though.

 

[X piller X]

Hot air poppers are the best for quality popcorn. Pain to clean though.

I dont care so much about the mess of cleaning the machine, its picking up the stray popcorn it flings all over the place

 

[MikeDVB]

I dont care so much about the mess of cleaning the machine, its picking up the stray popcorn it flings all over the place

The one I had never did that - it put it all in the bowl .

 

[chezuki]

Awesome and healthy microwave popcorn at mere pennies per bag:

Place 1/4-1/3 cup popping corn in a paper bag, fold down and staple (don't worry, the staple is fine) and microwave 2-3 minutes (play it by ear!!)

Btw, those who are having issues with quickly going from unpopped to burnt, use medium-high. You'll have a bigger window between "hot enough to pop" and "burnt".

 

[SkinNFluff]

looks like i may be the only one here that don't own a microwave and cooks popcorn in a pan on the stove. guess some of us just don't need them new fangled gadgets to do simple things.

 

[nakinate]

And how!

 

[Snapdragon]

Awesome and healthy microwave popcorn at mere pennies per bag:

Place 1/4-1/3 cup popping corn in a paper bag, fold down and staple (don't worry, the staple is fine) and microwave 2-3 minutes (play it by ear!!)

Btw, those who are having issues with quickly going from unpopped to burnt, use medium-high. You'll have a bigger window between "hot enough to pop" and "burnt".

I do this also. When it's done, I put the butter and salt right in the bag and shake it up. (Yes, it does get the bag greasy, but it's easier than trying to mix it in the bowl.) Then I dump the bag into a bowl.

 

[chezuki]

looks like i may be the only one here that don't own a microwave and cooks popcorn in a pan on the stove. guess some of us just don't need them new fangled gadgets to do simple things.

I cook my popcorn in a tortoise shell over an open fire. I guess I just don't need them new fangled gadgets to do simple things.

 

[KLB]

Hot air poppers are the best for quality popcorn. Pain to clean though.

Pop it without the butter then add the butter once it is in the bowl. Nothing really needs cleaning that way.

My wife has a hot air popper that was made in the 70s. Still works fine.

 

[photoshooter]

Glad to see a return to quality posts in this thread

 

[X piller X]

Glad to see a return to quality posts in this thread

Tis a shame the op isnt around, if he was, im sure by now he would have 50 with our popcorn discussions

 

[MikeDVB]

Pop it without the butter then add the butter once it is in the bowl. Nothing really needs cleaning that way.

My wife has a hot air popper that was made in the 70s. Still works fine.

Brilliant...

 

[MikeDVB]

Bleh all of the air poppers I'm looking at have negative reviews saying they only lasted through 5~10 uses... Every single one of them.

Sure - there are more reviews where they've worked fine for people but my luck I'd get a weak one.

 

[chezuki]

There's one at Meijer for $10. Buy it and just keep exchanging it until you get a good one!

 

[X piller X]

There's one at Meijer for $10. Buy it and just keep exchanging it until you get a good one!

you could also buy it and keep exchanging it everytime it needs washed

 

[pudly]