I usually buy the Jiffy pop, because I just have an electric stove. I have some bags of microwave popcorn. Can I put them on range and like shake it or something?

I don’t have a glass lid to keep popcorn from flying everywhere if I just dump it in a pan.

  • Libra00@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    11 days ago

    Don’t buy microwave popcorn. You can buy popcorn kernels that you can just pop in a covered skillet with some oil.

  • Jimmycakes@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    11 days ago

    Why do you need a lid to catch them? You just move your head around and try to catch them in your mouth as they are popping.

    If you don’t feel like having fun you can find a glass plate at dollar tree.

  • InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    11 days ago

    If you have a microwave, follow the instructions in the bag.

    I don’t have a glass lid

    I’ve used a dinner plate as a lid in a pinch.
    Careful it might get hot.

  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    10 days ago

    I used to open the bags, pour it in a pot and pop it like that with a grease guard over the top. Sometimes a little extra oil is needed depending on the brand but you don’t have to be too precise with it. Just make sure to keep those kernals moving and you’ll be golden.

    As an aside I really recommend people stop eating microwave popcorn, their packaging is can be a major source of PFA buildups in our bodies . Like highly significant especially if you consume it regularly. Literally any other method of making popcorn effectively eliminates this.

    • Hawke@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      10 days ago

      their packaging is a major source of PFA buildups in our bodies

      [citation needed]

      There’s no way that more than a few people eat enough microwave popcorn for that to be true.

      • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        10 days ago

        Here is a video about human consumption of PFAs made by Veritaserum. This is where I initially heard about how bad microwave popcorn is for you. Information about popcorn starts at around 40 minutes.

        Above is a chart comparing concentrations of different PFAs collected from common sources. You absolutely can consume enough bagged popcorn for it to directly affect your health unfortunately. I understand if you don’t consider youtube a reliable source though and I will be looking for better sources in the meantime.

        Edit: I should definitely have specified that it is not a major source for every human my bad, I only meant that it poses a significantly greater threat to your health than most other things we consume with PFAs in them. To be clear though, it wouldn’t take as much as you are thinking to affect you.

        Also here are more screencaptures that might be of assistance.

        • Hawke@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          10 days ago

          Thank you for sharing, that was an excellent video.

          Also appreciate the edit; it’s amazing how much of a difference those little words make.

          Biggest objection to that angle for me is “well I never eat microwave popcorn” makes it too easy to dismiss the problem.

          I’d still bet that “groundwater contamination” (or “drinking water contamination” from manufacturing is the single largest source for almost anyone, but it looks like microwave popcorn is shockingly high when it comes to food and food packaging.