popcorn storage ???

"Julie Bove" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I vaguely recall seeing actual microwave popcorn poppers available?
But pre-making my own to take to work in a bag would be more convenient.

I had a couple of kinds. One was a bowl with a ventilated lid. Nice
because you could eat it right out of the bowl. Had a couple of problems
though. The bowl quickly took on a burned look at the bottom and if you
dropped it, the bottom chipped off. I'm not sure what it was made of.
Some sort of weird plastic. I was always looking for new ones because
they'd only last a few months. The popcorn was good though. More moist
than air popped.

I then bought a different model (because I couldn't find the bowls) that I
didn't like so much. It had a brown raised base to it, then a yellow top
that fit on like an upside down bowl. I am thinking there were a couple
of other pieces to it that had to fit on in a certain way or it wouldn't
work. And for some reason there were some little filter thingies that had
to be purchased separately. You needed a new filter each time and they
weren't cheap. The only place I could find the filters was online. I
wound up buying a ton of them and then throwing them out because I didn't
like the way the thing popped. The popcorn itself was okay, but it was a
pain to use it and I think my husband lost a piece to it right away,
rendering it uslesss.

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REAL melted butter on popcorn!!!

Wish I could eat it. Danged dairy allergy. Used to pop it in olive oil
then pour melted butter over it. Those were the days.

My daughter has a dairy allergy too (not lactose intolerance), she loves
peanut oil or a mix of peanut and sesame oil on her popcorn. I had some hot
pepper infused oil once and gave it a try but it was a little to sharp for
me.
Are you casein free as well?

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I tried a brand of butter spray once, and it left the popcorn wet and
mushy in spots. Each bite was a little bit of torment ;-)

Yeah. The only one that worked for me was the Weight Watchers. I tried
some other brands and not only did they not spray evenly, they had a weird
taste to them. Maybe okay for baking, but not popcorn.

I don't use any of those sprays any more. They all seem to contain soy and
daughter is allergic.

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I'll have to look for "butter spray".
That's a new one on me. ;-)

You can get butter flavored sprays, like Weight Watcher's brand. They are
located by the baking sprays such as PAM. It's not really butter, but there
is a bit of butter in it for the flavor so no good if you have a dairy
allergy like I do. Only problem with those sprays is you wind up using like
1/2 the can to get enough on there to make the salt stick.

Buy Diamond Crystal brand popcorn salt. That's our choice for table
salt. Regular grind is too gritty for me tastes.

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And they're probably loaded with transfats.

My brother eats the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray. He says there's
no transfats in it, but it does have to be refrigerated.

[censored] companies put the words, "Zero grams transfat per serving" on
the labels*.
Less savvy people are thereby deceived. If you clarify the butter,
that will rid it of the small amounts of milk solids (proteins), and
from what I've gathered, no one is allergic to clarified butter.

* The CEOs of those companies should be executed by firing squad.

Dust to Dust

--Bryan

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Sheldon said:

Omelet said:

Knit Chic said:

My husband takes home made popcorn bags to work with no problem. You can
even take a small jar of corn and a few bags to work with you and store it
in your desk.
Butter spray does not have to be stored in the fridge. So that works well
too.

I'll have to look for "butter spray".
That's a new one on me. ;-)

Butter spray on you... butter basted Omelet... I could elaborate! hehe

Artificial: http://www.pam4you.com/pages/products/butter/index.jsp

All Natural: http://shop.nurturecenter.com/nanibu.html

^Sheldon^

Down boy! Down!
<wields riding crop>

This is better:

<http://www.drugstore.com/qxp69151_333181_sespider/kama_sutra/honey_dust.
htm>
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We used to warm leftovers on the stove, but I can control the
over-cooking issue with the microwave better. That is why I like it. ;-)

I was talking to James about this (no, of course we have nothing
more interesting in our lives than Usenet, why do you ask?) and he
pointed out that most of our leftovers end up being soup or salad,
since we usually make only what we're going to eat at dinner. Maybe
if we had more meat (which I dislike if it's overcooked) or
casseroles (which are hard to reheat on the stove), we'd feel more
of a need for a nuker.

Serene

I understand. :-)

Leftover meats do go very well in Salads!
I've even made thinly sliced rib-eye steak into salads. It's wonderful.
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Julie Bove said:

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I've used paper bags and it's been fine. More like air-popped in
consistency, but without that awful fake-butter smell and taste. Popcorn
is my number-one favorite food. I eat it at least a few times a week, but
I won't touch the microwave stuff.

I've done that a few times. Also gotten it on the cob and popped it that
way. My preferred method is in a pan with extra virgin coconut oil and
sprinkled with Real Salt. Yum!

I bought "on the cob" popcorn once as a novelty.
It was a lot of fun. :-)
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I vaguely recall seeing actual microwave popcorn poppers available?
But pre-making my own to take to work in a bag would be more convenient.

I had a couple of kinds. One was a bowl with a ventilated lid. Nice
because you could eat it right out of the bowl. Had a couple of problems
though. The bowl quickly took on a burned look at the bottom and if you
dropped it, the bottom chipped off. I'm not sure what it was made of. Some
sort of weird plastic. I was always looking for new ones because they'd
only last a few months. The popcorn was good though. More moist than air
popped.

I then bought a different model (because I couldn't find the bowls) that I
didn't like so much. It had a brown raised base to it, then a yellow top
that fit on like an upside down bowl. I am thinking there were a couple of
other pieces to it that had to fit on in a certain way or it wouldn't work.
And for some reason there were some little filter thingies that had to be
purchased separately. You needed a new filter each time and they weren't
cheap. The only place I could find the filters was online. I wound up
buying a ton of them and then throwing them out because I didn't like the
way the thing popped. The popcorn itself was okay, but it was a pain to use
it and I think my husband lost a piece to it right away, rendering it
uslesss.

I think I'll stick with paper bags. Less to wash. <G>

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REAL melted butter on popcorn!!!

Wish I could eat it. Danged dairy allergy. Used to pop it in olive oil
then pour melted butter over it. Those were the days.

I understand food allergies.
I'm tempted to try peanut oil.
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Julie Bove said:

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I'll have to look for "butter spray".
That's a new one on me. ;-)

You can get butter flavored sprays, like Weight Watcher's brand. They are
located by the baking sprays such as PAM. It's not really butter, but there
is a bit of butter in it for the flavor so no good if you have a dairy
allergy like I do. Only problem with those sprays is you wind up using like
1/2 the can to get enough on there to make the salt stick. And they're
probably loaded with transfats.

My brother eats the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray. He says there's
no transfats in it, but it does have to be refrigerated.

I used "Butter buds" many moons ago and they were pretty good. With some
oil on the popcorn, it sticks really well.
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Bobo Bonobo(R) said:

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My brother eats the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray. He says there's
no transfats in it, but it does have to be refrigerated.

[censored] companies put the words, "Zero grams transfat per serving" on
the labels*.
Less savvy people are thereby deceived. If you clarify the butter,
that will rid it of the small amounts of milk solids (proteins), and
from what I've gathered, no one is allergic to clarified butter.

* The CEOs of those companies should be executed by firing squad.

You mean like the do in China? ;-)

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Dust to Dust

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On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:28:59 -0700, Serene <[email hidden]>

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Same here, except at work and we've always just bought those pre-bagged.
I'd like to save money and make those bags myself which is why I asked
about it.

*nodnod* I have worked in offices where it's not okay to pop
microwave popcorn because so many people burn it and that smell is
the worst smell on the planet. :-)

even if the popcorn's not burned, that fake butter smells pretty vile
to me.

your pal,
blake

Becca said:

Omelet said:

We used to warm leftovers on the stove, but I can control the
over-cooking issue with the microwave better. That is why I like it. ;-)

For years, my mother refused to use a microwave. Her aunt used one, and
she believes it made all of her body hair fall out. Ah, family.

Becca

no, that's what happens from the chemo after the microwave gives you
cancer.

your pal,
amana

Omelet said:

Leftover meats do go very well in Salads!

Leftover meat? What's that? :-)

(We eat meat so seldom, and it's so expensive, that I usually buy
just what I need for the meal -- three sausages for the three of us,
for instance -- and then if someone else shows up for our
open-door-dinner-policy, I stretch it somehow (for example, by
cutting up the sausages into slices instead of serving them whole).)

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I've even made thinly sliced rib-eye steak into salads. It's wonderful.

Sounds yummy.

Yesterday, I was at Guy's, and at his house, there's *always*
leftover meat. :-) I took a steak, cut it thinly, warmed it in some
butter for just long enough to take the chill off it, salted it, and
served it to him that way. He ate it like there would never be
another piece of steak, ever. :-)

Serene
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On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:28:59 -0700, Serene <[email hidden]>

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Omelet said:

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Same here, except at work and we've always just bought those pre-bagged.
I'd like to save money and make those bags myself which is why I asked
about it.

*nodnod* I have worked in offices where it's not okay to pop
microwave popcorn because so many people burn it and that smell is
the worst smell on the planet. :-)

even if the popcorn's not burned, that fake butter smells pretty vile
to me.

To me, too, but some people seem to like it.

Serene

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blake murphy said:

Becca said:

Omelet said:

We used to warm leftovers on the stove, but I can control the
over-cooking issue with the microwave better. That is why I like it. ;-)

For years, my mother refused to use a microwave. Her aunt used one, and
she believes it made all of her body hair fall out. Ah, family.

Becca

no, that's what happens from the chemo after the microwave gives you
cancer.

your pal,
amana

Well, thanks for clearing that up.<g>

Becca

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My daughter has a dairy allergy too (not lactose intolerance), she loves
peanut oil or a mix of peanut and sesame oil on her popcorn. I had some
hot pepper infused oil once and gave it a try but it was a little to sharp
for me.
Are you casein free as well?

Yep. No dairy for me. Daughter is also allergic to peanuts, so can't have
that.

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Buy Diamond Crystal brand popcorn salt. That's our choice for table
salt. Regular grind is too gritty for me tastes.

I used to love popcorn salt until I discovered the Real Salt. I like the
flavor sooo much better!

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And they're probably loaded with transfats.

My brother eats the I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray. He says
there's
no transfats in it, but it does have to be refrigerated.

[censored] companies put the words, "Zero grams transfat per serving" on
the labels*.
Less savvy people are thereby deceived. If you clarify the butter,
that will rid it of the small amounts of milk solids (proteins), and
from what I've gathered, no one is allergic to clarified butter.

That's what I've heard, but I'm not taking the chance.

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* The CEOs of those companies should be executed by firing squad.

Dust to Dust

Yep.

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Serene said:

Yesterday, I was at Guy's, and at his house, there's *always*
leftover meat. :-) I took a steak, cut it thinly, warmed it in some
butter for just long enough to take the chill off it, salted it, and
served it to him that way. He ate it like there would never be
another piece of steak, ever. :-)

Serene

I love to serve steak with a little butter... ;-d
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