/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.15459187]

Why do people buy microwave oven popcorn?

[Anonymous No.15459229]

Convenience mostly, but it's also a failure to grasp the price differential of buying kernels directly and variable on how much you actually eat popcorn.

I'd say if you like popcorn and eat it a lot even if you're fairly lazy an air popper is a monotasker worth investing in. If you like it occasionally and are willing to make a relative mess, then you can pan cook it, and if you don't make popcorn a lot then the bag is really your best take.

[Anonymous No.15459230]

Tasty

[Anonymous No.15459244]

>>15459229
>make a relative mess
just get a lid bro.

[Anonymous No.15459909]

>>15459187
Prefer it actually

[Anonymous No.15460300]

>>15459909
Oh yes, can't beat that rancid butter artificial flavoring!

[Anonymous No.15460343]

>>15459187
kernals + air popper+ butter flavored cooking spray + aspartame+ salt = yum

[Anonymous No.15460357]

>>15459187
Difficult to find plain popcorn kernels in shops in my country, bongistan. We have entire shelves filled with microwave popcorn and bags of ready-made popcorn, but I have only been able to find the kernels once and it was hidden in the world foods section. You can always go on online/amazon, but I don't trust them with food and it's not exactly something you can just pick up on a whim.

[Anonymous No.15460503]

>>15460357
You should visit your local markets once in a while. You can stock up on all kinds of beans, grains and, of course, corn. I bought a bag of corn for 2.00 USD and I thought I used just enough for a large bowl but the saucepan ended up overflowing. I estimate I can get at least 20 more servings from that bag.

If you're shopping at supermarkets, you're paying too much.

[Anonymous No.15460615]

>>15459187
>Why do people buy microwave oven popcorn?
you mean popcorn. because they like popcorn. you do know you can make the popcorn in a pan you tard. just empty everything out of the package in to pan and voila.

[Anonymous No.15460628]

Because not everyone wants to break out an oil popper, order coconut oil and flavacol, make popcorn, and then have to clean the hardware afterward.

It’s quite simple, really.

[Anonymous No.15460635]

>>15459187
>Why do people buy microwave oven popcorn?
convenient and tasty.

[Anonymous No.15460663]

>>15459187
most people have never even attempted to make popcorn any other way
but personally popping 1/3rd of a cup of popcorn kernels in a big pot with a tablespoon or two of ghee and then coating it all in sea salt and nutritional yeast is so much better than microwave, don't think I'll eve go back

[Anonymous No.15461601]

1/2 software to success.

[Anonymous No.15461621]

>>15461601
2/2 hardware. Saucepan 3.5 - 4 at and a splatter screen. Then for the technique meit coconut oil. Put in 4 kernels. When they pop add the rest of the kernels and remove from heat for one minute. Return to heat and add popcorn and flavacol. pop corn and shake pan occasionally. When the kernel popping begins to slow to every few seconds kill fire and pour into a big bowl.

[Anonymous No.15461626]

>>15461621

[Anonymous No.15461763]

>>15460663
This guy gets it. A bit of oil, a bit of kernels, once it starts popping, give it a few shakes. I use coconut oil and it is amazing

[Anonymous No.15462156]

>>15460615
>expensive
>rancid oil
>artificial butter
>god knows how long it's been sitting on a shelf
no thank you.

[Anonymous No.15462164]

>>15461763
Make some caramel in a pan, roll the freshly popped corn in it, sprinkle with some salt, then stick in the fridge for 15 minutes. Un délice!

[Anonymous No.15462170]

>>15462164
Don't do this with ordinary popcorn though. you have to get the kind the pops into round heads for good results.

[Anonymous No.15462242]

>>15462170
This is good advice. Any popcorn will do in a pinch, but the type you suggest is the best for that.

[Anonymous No.15462252]

>>15459187
My air popper broke years ago and I haven't replaced it yet.

[Anonymous No.15463369]

>>15462252
A deep saucepan and two tablespoons of coconut oil will do just fine. Don't forget the lid!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzmpysD8Ql0

[Anonymous No.15463407]

>>15459187
Because they're not hipsters.

[Anonymous No.15463414]

>>15463407

popcorn is the only acceptable reason to own a microwave

[Anonymous No.15463433]

>>15463414
You can do fun stuff with vegetables by adding only a few drops of water and sealing it with film before cooking it for around a minute and a half. Basically the lazy way to steam vegetables. It always seems to cook them more evenly than other methods.

[Sage No.15463435]

>>15459187
I make microwave popcorn on a stovetop. Get on my level scrub

[Anonymous No.15463443]

>>15463435 refer to >>15462156

[Anonymous No.15463475]

>>15459229
>I'd say if you like popcorn and eat it a lot even if you're fairly lazy an air popper is a monotasker worth investing in
idiot shit
just use a fuckin pot
air popped popcorn is dogshit

[Anonymous No.15463526]

>>15459187
Stovetop is really easy to fuck up, and these mongoloids are able to fuck it up in the microwave.

[Anonymous No.15463564]

>>15459187
to eat it

[Anonymous No.15463626]

>>15463414
as a tool it is pretty useful, as a sole cooking device though it's heat is not able to be directed perfectly enough.
>melts cheese placed on fresh toast in 10 seconds without the toast losing its crunch
>reheats cold fries in 15 seconds to a point where the surfaces can be refried in the pan (with butter/oil) without losing any inner steam
that's about all I use it for.

[Anonymous No.15463637]

>>15461621
Popping in a big bowl like Alton Brown does also works very well.

[Anonymous No.15464586]

>>15462156
never once have I ever had rancid oil in microwave popcorn.

look on the best buy date to see how long it's been on the shelf.

strawman argument.

[Anonymous No.15464602]

>>15463475
I like both you little cunt.

[Anonymous No.15464626]

>>15461601
Any nigga who gots the flavocol is a nigga i fucks wit.

[Anonymous No.15464642]

>>15461763
if you're not popping it in ghee you're doing it wrong. try it out

[Anonymous No.15464661]

>>15464586
Processed food has rancid oil as is. You're just too used to it. I would not be surprised if you prefered margarine over butter.

[Anonymous No.15465031]

>>15460357
I just buy a big bag from my local turkish supermarket, lasts me over a year usually.

[Anonymous No.15465134]

>>15459229
>use a air popper
>making a mess
NO. PUT SOME OIL IN A FUCKING PAN AND THROW KERNELS IN IT AND CRANK IT UP.
FUCKING. DONE.
THATS IT. EASIER EVEN THAN MICROWAVE POPCORN.
FUCKING I HONESTLY BELIEVE RICE COOKER IS A VALUABLE KITCHEN TOOL BUT AIR POPPER IS RETARDED AND SO ARE YOU.

[Anonymous No.15465166]

>>15464586
best before date tells you nothing about how long it's been on a shelf. the company could give a best before date two years in the future if their marketing dept tells them their customer base won't notice the rancid taste.

[Anonymous No.15465249]

I make bagged popcorn for my wife that is literally seasoned popcorn with a wee bit of butter in a brown paper bag. You still just microwave them.

[Anonymous No.15465299]

>>15464626
I only ever eat popcorn at the movie theater so thats my yardstick on what popcorn should be. I tried the whole parmesan/rosemary experience but it lacked compared to good old Flavored Coconut oil and buttered salt.

[Anonymous No.15465310]

>>15465249
OP here. That's fine too. What I don't get about store-bought microwave popcorn is how much people spend for this stale crap. You literally paid someone to measure a portion, stick it in a bag, seal that bag and print some old guy's face on the bag.

[Anonymous No.15465321]

>>15461601
>this salt does not supply iodine, a necessary nutrient

[Anonymous No.15465346]

>>15460628
Yes, its all simple
People don't want to go out and find local kernels, buy seasoning and cook something delocious for themselves
All because they have to spend 2 minutes washing a pan
It is all really so simple!
I mean who wouldn't want to pay a heafty fee to do all that for them, with major quality sacrifices, and not to mention its gmo corn (100% bet) and its literally flooded with butter made from rat piss
Fucking brainlet

[Anonymous No.15465353]

>>15465321
>iodine in your salt
tastelet board tourist detected

[Anonymous No.15465367]

>>15462242
I think that kind is called Mushroom, while the regular split kind is called Butterfly

[Anonymous No.15465372]

>>15465353
Thyroid gland cancer detected.

[Anonymous No.15465444]

>>15465310
That is a huge part of packaged food. It seems to bank on people that are too busy or much more likely too lazy to actually do things like portion dried corn from a bag and heat it until it pops.

[Anonymous No.15465499]

>>15459187
Any of you cu/ck/s ever branch out your popcorn varieties? I've had a big jar of this purple kind for a while and it's pretty good. It pops pretty small and gets really crunchy which is nice. The purple hulls kinda make it look burnt though which is a bit unpleasent.

[Anonymous No.15465561]

>>15465321
>Not using enough iodized sea/kosher salt everywhere else to offset flavacol not having any
>Not eating/drinking enough dairy to make iodized salt a non issue
>Not eating enough seafood to make iodized salt a non issue
Improve your life choices, anon.

[Anonymous No.15465591]

>>15463414
>popcorn is the only acceptable reason to own a microwave
>not precooking your potatoes in the microwave before using them for home fries

[Anonymous No.15465612]

>>15465591
You know you can blanch (yes, that's the word) your taters in a pot of hot water? Sure, nuking 'em only takes a few seconds (instead of a few minutes) but I live in a small apartment. I enjoy cooking and I have a standard-size stove, but I couldn't find room for a microwave oven. I'd rather keep the toaster oven instead.

[Anonymous No.15466663]

>>15464661
>>15465166

I know what rancid oil smells like and have never had it in popcorn. also I prefer butter. thanks for asking.

[Anonymous No.15466771]

>>15459187
quick and easy. are you some sort of faggot or something?

[Anonymous No.15466786]

>>15466771
It takes literally the same time on the stove. Are you a retard or something?

[Anonymous No.15466807]

>>15466786
no, it does not. you've obviously never popped popcorn before.

[Anonymous No.15466811]

>>15466807
I posted this thread because I had just made some popcorn. I don't have a microwave oven.

[Anonymous No.15466813]

>>15466811
liar

[Anonymous No.15466818]

Microwave popcorn has been shit ever since they moved away from trans fat.
I miss it so much...

[Anonymous No.15466894]

>>15459187
Last time I had that stuff was when starting a new job and the company stocked the place for me knowing that I'd get in late at night so there was nothing else to eat except that and some oranges and stuff. I had to go out myself to get some beers. Sharing is caring.

[Anonymous No.15466907]

>>15466818
You can always use a chicken flavor packet from ramen noodles to help it out.

[Anonymous No.15467235]

>>15466907
thats msg, zoomer. learn your food additives before you comment.

[Anonymous No.15467927]

>>15461601
my hero