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crazy_gambit t1_j208ax1 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Some day soon we might be making popcorn with infrared poppers | It's fast, energy efficient, environmentally friendly compared to conventional heating by chrisdh79

Nah, I'm serious about my popcorn. I have a professional machine at home and there's a significant difference in flavor. And I'm just talking about your regular sweet popcorn. The microwave can't get close. Sure, it can make an edible product in the same way it can make edible meat. I'd rather avoid it.

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BeeExpert t1_j20dsht wrote

Probably a stove top popper. Definitely produces better popcorn than microwave. It's not that it imparts a special flavor so much as it doesn't require a load of nasty "butter" to cook. I've never had a microwave popcorn that isn't wayyy too greasy (or "buttery").

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crazy_gambit t1_j20eov4 wrote

It's the same the use in theaters. It's a pot with a stirrer inside. So you add oil (I mostly use coconut oil) that coats the kernels and the sugar. The machine will stir while it cooks so every kernel gets a uniform coating. Cooking with oil vs just microwaving something is significantly different or do we need to debate this?

The final step, which is actually very important, is drying them with the light the machine has. It will heat the bottom of the machine and get the popcorn extra crispy as it comes out slightly wet from the pot.

I got the machine pretty cheap more than a decade ago, but I'm sure they're not hard to find nowadays.

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CEOofTwitter2 t1_j20gtk9 wrote

You do understand when you microwave a bag of popcorn it has oil and popcorn inside and acts in basically the same manner as your popcorn machine that takes up like 4-8 sq. Ft of space.

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crazy_gambit t1_j20hz39 wrote

It does not. For one it spreads pretty unevenly, but the way they pop is completely different. I don't think anyone would confuse them in a blind taste.

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sleeppyboii t1_j21o2sv wrote

I have made popcorn(n kettle corn) before sadly this dickhead arguing with you about popcorn is Slightly correct but the application of heat really isn't what matters. Also not all popcorn enthusiasts are like this dweeb

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Euphoric-Ask-9952 t1_j20ltuf wrote

I’m glad you’re having fun, but please understand that most people don’t care about or even notice the “difference.” A bag of microwave popcorn tastes about the same as the theatre’s.

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crazy_gambit t1_j21139u wrote

Some people might not care enough to go through the inconvenience of not using a microwave, and that's fair enough, but I'm pretty sure everyone can taste the difference.

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