The popcorn maker.
I like popcorn.
Fresh, hot popcorn. Om nom nom.
I bought a hot air popcorn popper. Probably used it twice. It left more old maids than it popped kernels. The temperature at the popcorn exhaust could strip paint.
Back to the old big pan with lid, which does twice the volume in half the time with only half the unpopped kernel amount.
( moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 20:10, 9 replies)

Don't you own a microwave?

( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 21:48, closed)

Microwave popcorn is OK, but I prefer popping it on the cooker.
( moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 7:25, closed)

You must eat a lot of popcorn.
I bought a bag of kernels, popped a batch for the kids, and sealed up the bag. Opening it up again a couple of months later, all I was able to do was burn kernel-shaped, black marks onto the pan (top tip: soaking in vinegar will allow you to scrub these off).

Boxes of microwave popcorn, are so much more convenient for the casual consumer (although, the unprocessed stuff was nicer).
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 8:51, closed)

We get through a bag of kernels per month or so. The microwave stuff is OK, well, the salted is. The buttered is acceptable. All other flavours should be banned from sale.
( moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Mon 3 Oct 2011, 22:02, closed)

But they're not meant for popcorn
Use it for home-roasting your coffee (with a strong extractor fan) and Bob's your uncle.

(I've never done this myself, but there's lots of information on that new-fangled Internet I've been reading about).
( Ghoti Fingers, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 22:10, closed)

Slow motion popping
Have you seen this?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyISGVWueYY
(ubergeekian, Thu 29 Sep 2011, 22:45, closed)

Have you actually tried
using it to strip paint?
(bat_fudgie, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 8:25, closed)

I am very low-tech
I use a large, heavy-bottomed pot with a well-fitting lid. On goes the stove, into the pot goes a glug of olive oil, and when the oil starts smoking I add the corn kernels and close the lid. Near-perfect popcorn every time.
(louveciennes , Volvospotter, Sat 1 Oct 2011, 0:17, closed)

Is how I make popcorn.
Perfect every time.
( moonbadger Doesn't judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, Mon 3 Oct 2011, 22:00, closed)