A while ago there was a reddit post about how you don’t need bagged popcorn to pop popcorn. You don’t even need any of them there fancy air poppers. All you need is a glass container and the popcorn itself. And it’s true!
The only part that presented any trouble was finding a safe container with a safe lid - during the process of popping, an individual kernel is super warm, so if it hits a lid that can’t tolerate that it can melt pits into the lid.
Other than that (and making sure you don’t add too much popcorn, that stuff expands like crazy), just dump the kernels into your container, cover it up (don’t forget to vent as appropriate) and then microwave as you would the bagged stuff. Add your seasonings, shake up the container, and enjoy.
CucumberFetish@lemm.ee 21 hours ago
There’s an even more accessible way to pop popcorn. Add oil to a pot, heat it on the stove and dump in some kernels. Optionally cover with a lid.
wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 hours ago
It’s even better because you can pop in whatever fat you want. If you toss the salt in there while popping then it’ll evenly distribute across your popcorn as well.
CucumberFetish@lemm.ee 2 hours ago
This is the way
toynbee@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
That indeed is a functional method, but I’m not sure I’d call it more accessible. Unless you mean that more people probably own a pot than an appropriate microwave safe container, in which case, fair enough.
Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz 19 hours ago
That’s how I did it for years . Turn the heat down when it starts popping and take it off the heat when it slows down.