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How to preserve coated popcorn?

I have an idea for making coated popcorn with caramel or marshmallow. I have not tried this yet. I do know popcorn gets hard and tasteless quite easy. Is there a different technique I can do or add a...

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Is there something wrong with the corn kernels that don't pop?

Usually, at the end of a bag of popcorn, or when you pop your own on the stove, there is a certain number of kernels left unpopped. Why is that? Is there something that changes in the kernels that...

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How to reduce microwave power to prevent burned popcorn?

I got a Nordic Ware "microwave popcorn bowl" for Christmas, that my dad and sister had been raving about. I usually make stovetop popcorn in my Whirley Pop popper, which does a great job, but wanted to...

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How to cook popcorn from frozen popcorn kernels?

I'm in a part of the tropics where weavels and other similar critters seem to get everywhere. Last time I bought popcorn kernels, they'd somehow got infested before I'd even opened the packet (same...

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How to make round popcorn?

In many high quality ready made popcorn, the popped grains are almost perfectly round, while home popped grains are the usual irregular shape.How is that lovely round shape achieved?

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How do you make popcorn with "indian corn"

I bought a couple ears of this corn at the farmers market and the woman at the stand said to throw it in the microwave. Does anybody know how long it should be in the microwave for?

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Is there a way to deliberately explode other food than corn kernels? [closed]

Since popcorn can be tasty, I started to think if other kinds of food could be modified to explode when rapidly heated.Corn explodes because of the water vapor pressure inside it finally exceeds the...

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Are poppers better than a paper bag for making popcorn in microwave?

I have been making popcorn in the microwave by putting popping corn in an ordinary brown paper bag, folding it closed, and cooking on full heat for 2 minutes or until popping stops, whichever comes...

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Make popcorn: Cover fully or not?

When making popcorn what is the best practice? Cover the pan lid completely? Leave a small vent to let the heat out?I have always got mixed responses to my query, where some say cover it completely and...

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Popping corn on an electric stove

I have twice popped corn on an electric stove and both times resulted in near disasters with nearly burned popcorn and what did pop was minimal and flat. I was used to a gas stove and always had...

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How do I flavor popcorn with a minimal amount of fat?

I have a popcorn machine that produces popcorn without using fat. It basically blows hot air over the kernels, and after 2 minutes they start popping.You're not supposed to add any flavoring agent...

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How do I replicate the taste of prepopped movie theater popcorn?

To clarify, I'm not asking how to make popcorn that tastes like movie theater popcorn (which typically comes from a popper), I want to know how to make the bad pre-popped popcorn that small theaters...

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How do I get my home-popped popcorn to be as dry as bagged popcorn?

When using an air popper to pop popcorn, it never seems fully dry as the healthier bagged popcorn from Smartfood, Skinny Pop, etc.Before putting any toppings on the air-popped corn, I taste some of the...

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Can you roast soybeans directly in a popcorn popper or microwave?

Howdy, I just wanted to ask if it was possible to roast this type of soybean directly in a microwave popper contraption or a dedicated popcorn popper without any prior water work, just straight out of...

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Popcorn with truffle oil/salt [closed]

I bought (and ate) popcorn made with truffle oil and truffle salt. I noticed one kernel had a small, moldy spot on it and I tossed it aside and continued eating because the rest of the popcorn looked...

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What do you call this Chinese Popcorn Cooking mechanism?

In this video they have this really cool popcorn pressure cooking thing,

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Can I make popcorn with any corn?

Up until today I only knew about one type of corn for popcorn. Searching for Peruvian food I found out that in Peru there are different "popcorn" varieties.So that made me think: is it possible to make...

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How do I get seasoning to stick to home-popped popcorn?

I've been popping my own corn and I want to season it with salt, but when I sprinkle it over the popcorn it just ends up at the bottom of the bowl without taking to the popcorn. How could I get the...

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Why is my microwave popcorn burned and undercooked at the same time?

I recently bought a new microwave, and started to experience a very bizarre phenomenon when trying to cook microwave popcorn.For clarification, the Popcorn I am using is pre-packaged and in a paper...

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What are the important traits of a good popcorn machine for home use?

I am aware that this question is somewhat subjective, so I did my best to ask a good subjective question, instead of "What popcorn machine should I buy?".I recently shared my popcorn-related troubles...

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