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Mom reveals ‘game-changing'’ hack for making homemade popcorn in just 2 minutes: ‘Why didn’t anyone tell me this?'
Yahoo News ^ | 2-8-2022 | Dillon Thompson

Posted on 02/10/2022 11:27:50 AM PST by Vendome

A mom is mystifying TikTok after sharing her easy life hack for making homemade popcorn.

The trick, which essentially recreates bagged, store-bought popcorn in just two minutes, comes courtesy of a user named Megan (@mmmorgan20). In her viral clip, she shows how she’s been making her kids homemade popcorn “for years.”

“Homemade popcorn the easy way,” she captioned her video.

Viewers were largely blown away, with many commenting that they’d always assumed there was some sort of “special ingredient” in store-bought popcorn that helped it pop in the bag.

However, as Megan’s video shows, that’s not the case. The mom starts by dumping a few spoonfuls of kernels into her paper bag, then adds butter and sea salt before microwaving the mix for just two minutes.

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To: Vendome

I just used the microwave popcorn method. I put my timer to 2 minutes and 20 seconds (rasy to punch in the time) on high for my 1,000 watt microwave. Not one un-popped kernel. I put the popcorn in a bowl and added the salt while it was still hot. The results were light, fully popped popcorn with a buttery taste you just can’t get on the stove or from that store-bought microwave junk.


61 posted on 02/10/2022 1:35:48 PM PST by jonrick46 (Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: pnut22

If I stopped after not hearing a pop for three seconds, the great majority of kernels would be unpopped. It was a very drawn out process in the microwave, not like the fusillade in the pot on the stove.


62 posted on 02/10/2022 2:36:28 PM PST by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

My wife bought them last time so I am not sure, She said they were not too bad in price. But I think she actually had to go to the Crafts department to find them. lol


63 posted on 02/10/2022 2:55:04 PM PST by Openurmind (The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
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To: Vendome

Wow Am I ahead of my time.


64 posted on 02/10/2022 3:14:48 PM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1 ( )
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To: Vendome

Somebody should tell democrats to use aluminum foil.


65 posted on 02/10/2022 3:15:50 PM PST by DeathBeforeDishonor1 ( )
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To: Vendome

Bagged popcorn or silicone popper in the microwave tends to burn, or you have to cut back on time and leave a lot of kernals unpopped. Air popper produces tough popcorn.

Stovetop is still the best method. Coconut oil is best. Corn oil or sunflower oil are okay.


66 posted on 02/10/2022 3:23:43 PM PST by FreedomForce
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To: FreedomForce

Great summary!


67 posted on 02/10/2022 3:26:12 PM PST by Golden Eagle (What's in YOUR injection? You really have no way of knowing.)
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To: duckman

movie theaters used coconut oil also until the health nazis got involved


68 posted on 02/10/2022 3:44:24 PM PST by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: chuck allen

Mine always needs to go slightly longer than the directions - but then, I like the little burned bits...


69 posted on 02/10/2022 4:42:00 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Great Redneck fire alarm picture. Just use a tack on a wall to hang.


70 posted on 02/10/2022 5:14:17 PM PST by YOMO
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To: Vendome

Bkmk


71 posted on 02/10/2022 8:33:55 PM PST by sauropod (Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. Life is risk, your highness.)
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To: Vendome

Years ago, we had a guy at work that put one of the microwave bags into the microwave and turned it on. He didn’t realize you were supposed to take off the plastic wrap from around the bag....


72 posted on 02/10/2022 9:08:35 PM PST by Old Forester
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To: Old Forester

That’s funny...


73 posted on 02/10/2022 9:38:35 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Vendome

The mom starts by dumping a few spoonfuls of kernels into her paper bag, then adds butter and sea salt before microwaving the mix for just two minutes.


Who did NOT know about this??

OLD news :-)


74 posted on 02/10/2022 9:41:40 PM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: mmichaels1970

“quest to figure out how to create, market, and sell “partially popped” kernels”.

Go to your local Mexican Carniceria store. Get a bag of whole yellow corn called Maiz Chulpa. It’s a slightly longer kernel. Put it in your iron skillet with just the smallest amount of oil you can find. One layer thick where each kernel is touching the pan. Have the heat just below popping temp. You’ll get a few that barely pop here and there but dont worry. Drop in a little butter to coat them and hit em with the salt. And you’ll have exactly those partially popped kernels. Only they are way softer, on the order of corn nuts rather than tooth breakers.

It’s a true staple to carry on road trips. Parched corn. You will thank me. You can try other exotic stuff like brown sugar also, but I never do. To me these are the unholy love child of a fritos, corn nut, and bottom of the popcorn bag threesome. Lord they are good.


75 posted on 02/11/2022 12:36:41 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
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To: DesertRhino

That’s awesome! Thanks!


76 posted on 02/11/2022 1:09:21 PM PST by mmichaels1970
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To: mmichaels1970

I stumbled on that when reading about explorers and Indian food in the old west. Stopped and looked up this parched corn thing and then tried it. Better than it has a right to be and super easy to make.


77 posted on 02/11/2022 2:19:09 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
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