Microwave Popcorn

1.  There are alleged health risks in eating pop-in-the-bag microwave popcorn, though now it's been identified as the butter flavoring, one would think manufacturers will have changed the formula.  There are better reasons for avoiding that product:  too much trash is produced, and it's a waste of money!  The popcorn popper shown here produces popcorn as good or better at a fraction of the cost.

Popcorn Popper in 700 Watt Microwave Oven

2. Good news is, this microwave popcorn popper fits into the 700 watt oven and works fine! Mine is labelled "Orville Redenbacher" but I think it's made by Presto.   2 Tb. oil, 1/2 cup popcorn at 3 minutes 15 seconds popped it all with no scorching.

The popper will soon pay for itself in what you are not spending on those microwave bags.  The "concentrator" - a piece of glorified cardboard that fits in the bottom of the popper - can be used many times before it must be replaced.

To see a full set of photographs showing how this dish was made, go to this set on flickr.   (It will open in a new tab or window; to return to this page, just close it.) The small pictures are thumbnails; click on each one to see it full-size, and to read the comments under it.  If you prefer to use the slideshow feature, you won't see the captions unless you click on "show info" (top right).