I usually buy the Jiffy pop, because I just have an electric stove. I have some bags of microwave popcorn. Can I put them on range and like shake it or something?

I don’t have a glass lid to keep popcorn from flying everywhere if I just dump it in a pan.

  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
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    I used to open the bags, pour it in a pot and pop it like that with a grease guard over the top. Sometimes a little extra oil is needed depending on the brand but you don’t have to be too precise with it. Just make sure to keep those kernals moving and you’ll be golden.

    As an aside I really recommend people stop eating microwave popcorn, their packaging is can be a major source of PFA buildups in our bodies . Like highly significant especially if you consume it regularly. Literally any other method of making popcorn effectively eliminates this.

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      19 days ago

      You can also make your own microwave popcorn without the PFAs for a lot cheaper. Just toss some popcorn seeds in oil, put em in a plain paper bag and microwave.

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      their packaging is a major source of PFA buildups in our bodies

      [citation needed]

      There’s no way that more than a few people eat enough microwave popcorn for that to be true.

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        Here is a video about human consumption of PFAs made by Veritaserum. This is where I initially heard about how bad microwave popcorn is for you. Information about popcorn starts at around 40 minutes.

        Above is a chart comparing concentrations of different PFAs collected from common sources. You absolutely can consume enough bagged popcorn for it to directly affect your health unfortunately. I understand if you don’t consider youtube a reliable source though and I will be looking for better sources in the meantime.

        Edit: I should definitely have specified that it is not a major source for every human my bad, I only meant that it poses a significantly greater threat to your health than most other things we consume with PFAs in them. To be clear though, it wouldn’t take as much as you are thinking to affect you.

        Also here are more screencaptures that might be of assistance.

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    Why do you need a lid to catch them? You just move your head around and try to catch them in your mouth as they are popping.

    If you don’t feel like having fun you can find a glass plate at dollar tree.

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    19 days ago

    Don’t buy microwave popcorn. You can buy popcorn kernels that you can just pop in a covered skillet with some oil.

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    Those bags are made for microwave popping and you pay a big premium for that, besides getting crappy popcorn. For stovetop popping, just buy loose kernels. Zillions of recipes online.

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    Squeeze it into a big pot. Stir somehow, or maybe not. Maybe pick it up and shake it while it heats up.

    For the future you can get loose popcorn kernels.

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    Dump it out and use it like any other popcorn. It’s pre-salted and the bag contains the oil you’d otherwise need to add.

    But don’t put it in an air popper; the oil is likely to catch fire or just cause the kernels to burn.

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    In the future, buy loose kernels in jars. They’re the cheapest popcorn in the store. For now you could just tear open the bags.

    I don’t think this is challenging enough to NEED a glass lid but it does help of course. A metal lid will do. You can just go by ear. Once the popping frequency dies off, stop.

    Avocado oil has a very high smoke point, you won’t reach it making popcorn. I’ll explain why. Add some to the pan. I use quite a bit, I like it better than butter so it’s the only fat I add.

    Optionally buy the salts/fake butter combo flavor cinemas use. Sift it over cold pan to taste. Otherwise, use what you like for seasoning.

    Turn the stove to max heat.

    Dump in kernels.

    Cover and wait until a small handful of kernels to start popping.

    TURN OFF THE STOVE. The residual heat in the stove/pan will fully pop all your kernels without burning the earliest kernels to pop. Shake your pan gently now and then to get the kernels stuck in the already popped corn to drop back down.

    That’s it!

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    Idk if it’d work the same for microwavable popcorn bags but a wok is a great popcorn preparation vessel. Just slap some tin foil on top to keep the popcorn in. I made pepcorn on a radiant stovetop with a flat bottom wok and it was great!

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    If you have a microwave, follow the instructions in the bag.

    I don’t have a glass lid

    I’ve used a dinner plate as a lid in a pinch.
    Careful it might get hot.