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Homemade Microwave Popcorn

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Date: 11/28/2007 Topic: Food Tips & Info > Microwave Cooking  
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Microwaved popcorn in a brown lunch bag! It's so easy my 10 year can do it. Just take 1/4 popcorn, slap as much butter and salt as you want and microwave for 2 minutes and 15 seconds. We just tape the bag closed. Easy as pie!

By Kalen from Seattle
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By wong (Guest Post)
quoted text: "Microwaves are not healthy, most European countries have banned them. (02/14/2007)
By dotty lewis"

Actually, that's false. you're thinking of ionizing radiation (the sort you get from atom bombs and nuclear waste). The kind emitted from microwaves are non ionizing; other examples include the heat and light you get from the fireplace and the light/heat from the sun. Don't sit in front of a fire. It wouldn't be healthy, hm?

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By sbb1 (Guest Post)
Hey this works great! I actually used one of those microwave containers that has the dial on the lid to release pressure from steam/air. It worked great and tastes great. Definitely doing this as my hubby likes popcorn and its just way too costly to buy as often as we would like to enjoy it and way too fattening, this way I could top with my homemade butter and light salt. My search is over, glad I found this, thanks

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Tip: Homemade Microwave Popcorn

Archived on 11/28/2007

This is the easiest, cheapest, and healthiest microwave popcorn ever! Put 3 tablespoons of unpopped popcorn in a brown paper lunch bag. Roll down the top and put in the microwave for about two minutes. Every microwave is a little different so be careful it doesn't burn. If you want, you can put some butter spray on it after it is popped so the salt sticks better. Perfect popcorn!! By Cathy from Kihei, HI

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RE: Homemade Microwave Popcorn

I've heard that this could cause fires. Is that true? (02/14/2007)

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RE: Homemade Microwave Popcorn

Microwaves are not healthy, most European countries have banned them. (02/14/2007)

By dotty lewis

RE: Homemade Microwave Popcorn

Just tried this and it worked perfect for me! I put about 1 Tbsp. melted butter and 1 1/2 Tbsp. cinnamon/sugar mixture in the bag after it had popped. Shook it, and it came out beautifully. The kids LOVED it! (07/25/2007)

By mom2hhh

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Tip: Homemade Microwave Popcorn

Archived on 02/12/2007

My all time favorite advice that's thrifty and healthier: Make your own microwave popcorn. Stop spending oodles of money on prepackaged microwave popcorn that is loaded with salt and transfats, and just too darned expensive to boot. Make it at home, and know exactly what goes into it.

There are a couple of options for this, you can buy a microwave popcorn bowl, or even cheaper, use a paper lunch sack. The microwave popcorn bowls will come with instructions on them. Here is how I make popcorn in a paper bag- Put about 3 tbsp of kernels into a paper lunch bag, fold the top over by 1/4 of an inch 2 times, then fold the corners over about an inch, crease really tight to hold. Lay the bag flat on the turntable of your microwave (Don't do this if you have no turntable, it will burn, and maybe even catch fire) Set the timer for what you would normally set pop corn for, and then STAY AND WATCH IT. Look at it, listen to it and smell it. All microwaves are different, so you'll have to figure out what the timing is, and never leave it unattended. And that's it.

The really fun part is what you put on it. I like mixing some olive oil and curry powder for spicy popcorn, or try cocoa powder for chocolatey pop corn, or cinnamon and a little sugar, the possibilities are endless.

By Celeste from Florida

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RE: Homemade Microwave Popcorn

That's a great idea. We love popcorn but don't want the hydrogenated oils so this sounds convenient enough to actually do. My question is, have you tried putting any flavoring in the bag before popping like the store bought versions have or do you do all your seasoning after popping?

By tardev

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