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Just out of curiosity, you do know lids exist right?
Lids are a lie told by the Big Cookware industry to get you to spend more money. Also, Deep state uses lids to spy on you. The reflexion of the "lid" triggers your sleeper agent chip, resulting in you... Doing things.
Has anyone seen Frank Bennedetto? He might be able to help with the popcorn sitch. Also, he still owes me five bucks.
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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.
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.
A little bit of cooking oil to transfer the heat to the kernels without burning them is needed. Look up stovetop popcorn for more detail on how much to use.
I have also used the plate method, make sure it is large enough to hang off the side and it does get hot so use an oven mitt or something to get it off.
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!
In the future, buy loose kernels in jars. They're the cheapest popcorn in the store
Also the bags are full of PFAS.
That I didn't know!
One of the worst offenders for food transfer!
Research suggests that people who regularly consume microwave popcorn have markedly higher levels of PFAS in their bodies. A study published in 2019 analyzed a decade of data about the eating habits of 10,000 people, which was collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 2003 and 2014. Blood samples from the study participants were also collected. The researchers found that people who ate microwave popcorn every day over the course of a year had levels of PFAS that were up to 63% higher than average.
https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/eating-microwave-popcorn-increases-the-level-of-pfas-in-body
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Can I put them on range and like shake it or something?
Only if you promise to post the video.
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!
with your stove.
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.
Open it, throw the contents into a kettle, and do it the old fashioned way.
Careful: burning your popcorn is easy, and it doesn't taste very good.
I usually go at full blast until it sounds like I'm past the peak of pops-per-second, then I shake the kettle and give it five-ish more seconds before I empty it all into a bowl.
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.
They said they don’t have a microwave.
Nah they commented before I fixed it lol
i don’t currently own dinner plates tho, prob should get some but right now most of my stuff is paper and plastic
Did you not read the title?
Title was edited 10 minutes after original post to state they "didn't" have a microwave.
Yeah sorry tbh was drunk and put the words backwards at first. Apologies to the commenter.
That explains why you thought I'd be a good idea to put the paper bag onto the stove top xD
get a popcorn popper pan. They are not expensive and well worth it if you like popcorn. You can buy bulk popcorn kernels, choose you oil and salt thus paying for the special pan in weeks - all while getting much better popcorn.