brooklyn1 wrote:
> "George" > wrote in message
> ...
>> George wrote:
>>> Dan S. wrote:
>>>> I like microwave popcorn, but sometimes I just buy the bag of regular
>>>> corn and pop it in the wok.
>>>>
>>>> I use vegetable oil and it never comes out as crisp as the microwave
>>>> stuff. In fact, you could almost say it's stale or chewy tasting.
>>>>
>>>> How can I remedy this?
>>>>
>>> Buy a microwave popper. I think I paid $6 for ours and it is over 5 years
>>> old. Looks like a bowl with a loose fitting lid. No oil required and none
>>> of the acrid exploding chemical factory smell you get from the fake
>>> butter in bagged microwave popcorn.
>> Also here is a link for the one we have:
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Mi.../dp/B00004W4UP
>>
> I've been using this one regularly some 35 years... the butter melter is
> kind of small/shallow and can be messy if over filled (which is easy to do
> with solid butter) so I use a Pyrex cup in the microwave:
> http://lansing.craigslist.org/hsh/1077821720.html
>
> A trick to ensure more kernals pop and pop larger and crisper (regardless
> which popping method) is to add a tsp of water to each pound of kernals, and
> store in a tightly closed glass jar.... the corn that's sold in plastic bags
> is typically overly dehydrated because those cheap bags are not airtight.
>
>
Thats the unit we previously had. One thing I noticed is that hot air
poppers smell great but that is because they drive off the little bit of
flavor the corn has. The microwave bowl popcorn definitely tastes better.