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After finding out that microwave popcorn bags could contain potentially harmful PFOAs, I worried that it would be
some time before I was eating popcorn on a regular basis. It’s a little too much trouble to pop in on the stove
top all the time because of the cleanup required; I’m spoiled by having used the microwave for so many years.
Fortunately, I came across Alton Brown’s tip to use a brown paper bag
to pop popcorn in the microwave. Alton’s directions called for using a stapler to seal the paper bag, but I did
not want to take any chances by putting metal into my microwave. I used Scotch tape to seal my bag. By tossing kernels
in butter or oil and then sealing them in a brown paper bag with a bit of tape, the kernels will pop up just as usual
– with very little mess and a convenient eating container, to boot!
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3-01-2006 @9:36AM Aaron said... And if you have especially tasty kernels (heirloom purple or something), you don't even really need to use oil or butter--the moisture inside the kernel is what pops it, not the oil.
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3-01-2006 @9:45AM Punisher2k said... The staple is to small to become a conductor for the microwave. Now what IS a really good conductor is a CD. Try popping on of those in there for a little show.
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3-01-2006 @10:08AM Alex said... We did popcorn in the microwave just a few weeks ago - we just put the corn in a plastic (microwaveable) container, popped on its lid and let it go ... no fat, nothing. And it was ... GOOD!
I guess you could toss the popcorn in some melted butter when it finished if you really, really wanted to!
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3-01-2006 @10:23AM pat said... I do the paper bag trick all the time. I just fold over the top of the bag twice - no staples or tape. Works fine.
Then I douse the popcorn with melted butter, so any low-fat benefits pretty much go out the window. ;-)
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3-01-2006 @11:16AM Beth said... My roommate has an electric popcorn machine. We haven't had burned kernels in ages! It is just as quick as the microwave as well!
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3-01-2006 @9:37PM amyco said... Thank you for this tip, I had the same concerns myself. Now, where to get good quality popcorn?
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