I’ve never fully understood how the ‘popcorn’ button on microwaves work (I’ve read different things that may or may not all be true depending on make/model), but my current one always runs for exactly 3 seconds too long and ever so slightly burns the popcorn.

It’s not burned enough to throw it out, but it does give a noticeable “burnt popcorn” smell that kind of ruins my day.

So instead of pressing “popcorn” and doing something else, I have to stand there and watch it to hit ‘cancel’ in time.

  • @[email protected]
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    912 hours ago

    It’s not quite as convenient, but I switched to making popcorn in a wok. It’s faster and way, WAY cheaper.

    • @SpaceNoodle
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      712 hours ago

      Where’s my air popper gang at

      • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCA
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        29 hours ago

        I’ve got that and a whirly pop. The whirly pop does better popcorn, but all I have to do to clean the air popper is shake it upside down. So we run about a cup of kernels through the air popper every night.

        • @Today
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          26 hours ago

          I have an air popper for work and I have a whirly pop at home. I love the ease of the air popper, but the whirly pop is far better and gives you a chance to play with different oil, temps, etc.

            • @SpaceNoodle
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              -17 hours ago

              I mean that I have a cabinet full of popcorn kernels at home