jacqui{JB} wrote:

> And the best popcorn popper isn't worth what you paid for it if you
> don't use the best popcorn. I'm an Orville Redenbacher fan, myself.

I'm not impressed with Orville Redenbacher. Before putting
the corn in the popper, I always spread the popcorn out
in a dish or something and inspect it for bad kernels. I pick
out all the bad kernels (especially the ones that are black
at the tip) and discard them. I do that because corn is the
second biggest source of cancer-causing aflatoxins in a
typical U.S. diet. (Peanuts are the #1 source.)

If you've ever noticed a piece of popcorn that had an
off taste, it was made from one of these bad kernels.
It's caused by a mold.

In doing these inspections, I've found no difference between
Orville Redenbacher and the cheaper brands. They all
contain about the same number of bad kernels.