I have memories going back 70 years or so about that stovetop Jiffy Pop.
All my daughter knew was microwave popcorn - she got it as a semi-healthy snack. She didn’t really believe me when I told her you could make it in a saucepan on the stove top. So I had to demonstrate - vegetable oil, popcorn, salt and real butter. Even better than Jiffy Pop.
Same here. I was always the Jiffy Pop champ when it came to cooking it. There is a technique and I had it down. Wouldn’t burn one kernel.