We used to buy a plastic bag of general use corn for popcorn and then microwave it in a paper lunch bag – no salt, butter, flavoring added and the lunch bag cost more than the corn.
We had not made any in some years. We had to buy a new microwave and husband decided to make some popcorn – so we went out and bought a plastic bag of the corn. It killed the microwave. We got a different microwave – ditto.
Why can’t one still do this in a microwave? We had to buy a special bowl to make the popcorn – which we did once and now when husband wants to use the microwave (I never did except for defrosting and the popcorn and we figured out that the foods we defrosted in it were not right when cooked (other ways) due to how they defrosted) he has to figure out where to put the darn popcorn bowl while he uses for it for things like heating bread as it was in the fridge, so that the bread becomes (his term) inedible.
I pop corn on the stove. I use a heavy duty pan, a bit of olive oil (not extra virgin) and put some spices in the oil. Lid on the pot, heat on high and in a few moments, awesome popcorn! Microwave stuff cannot compare. For salt I use the Goya Adobo style. It is a finer grain and sticks to the kernels better. OH and Old Bay on popcorn is Yummy
M2MM over 5 years ago
Toby’s a Microwave Master (in his own mind, at least.)
mafastore over 5 years ago
We used to buy a plastic bag of general use corn for popcorn and then microwave it in a paper lunch bag – no salt, butter, flavoring added and the lunch bag cost more than the corn.
We had not made any in some years. We had to buy a new microwave and husband decided to make some popcorn – so we went out and bought a plastic bag of the corn. It killed the microwave. We got a different microwave – ditto.
Why can’t one still do this in a microwave? We had to buy a special bowl to make the popcorn – which we did once and now when husband wants to use the microwave (I never did except for defrosting and the popcorn and we figured out that the foods we defrosted in it were not right when cooked (other ways) due to how they defrosted) he has to figure out where to put the darn popcorn bowl while he uses for it for things like heating bread as it was in the fridge, so that the bread becomes (his term) inedible.
karmakat01 over 5 years ago
yeah ‘cooking show for desperate people’ at MINIMAL. or to watch all the BLOOPER SCENES hehe.
car2ner over 5 years ago
I pop corn on the stove. I use a heavy duty pan, a bit of olive oil (not extra virgin) and put some spices in the oil. Lid on the pot, heat on high and in a few moments, awesome popcorn! Microwave stuff cannot compare. For salt I use the Goya Adobo style. It is a finer grain and sticks to the kernels better. OH and Old Bay on popcorn is Yummy
Nuliajuk over 5 years ago
…And then the microwave exploded and caught fire.
cuzinron47 over 5 years ago
It’d be a cooking show for bachelors. Be sure to start the show with a demonstration of the proper use of a fire extinguisher.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 5 years ago
Cuisine a la teen.