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timeOday

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Jul 28, 2008, 12:20:12 AM7/28/08
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At Costco my wife got one of our regular items, a 32 pack of microwave
popcorn. I popped one and it seemed not to pop up, so I popped it until
it burned and I threw it away.

I popped a second one. When it came out, it was also puny, but then I
noticed the bag was fully puffed. They have decreased the size.
Besides being effectively a price hike, it's annoying because if I cook
the smaller ones for the normal amount of time they burn.

Dave

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Jul 27, 2008, 7:49:37 PM7/27/08
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Are you sure your wife bought the normal size? Most microwave popcorn
now is sold in two sizes. The bigger is large enough for two people to
share, but they also sell small bags, just right for a snack for one
person.

Oh, and you should get a microwave with a popcorn button, if you enjoy
microwave popcorn. Our microwave pops both sizes of popcorn,
perfectly. One button, no guessing at time. -Dave

timeOday

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Jul 28, 2008, 11:27:04 AM7/28/08
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How do those popcorn buttons work? Do they listen for popping?

Dave

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Jul 28, 2008, 12:05:20 PM7/28/08
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> > Are you sure your wife bought the normal size? Most microwave popcorn
> > now is sold in two sizes. The bigger is large enough for two people to
> > share, but they also sell small bags, just right for a snack for one
> > person.
> >
> > Oh, and you should get a microwave with a popcorn button, if you enjoy
> > microwave popcorn. Our microwave pops both sizes of popcorn,
> > perfectly. One button, no guessing at time. -Dave
>
> How do those popcorn buttons work? Do they listen for popping?

From expert reviews I've read of some microwaves, I gather that the
auto-cook functions have some kind of humidity sensor, which would make
sense. That is, the food gets warm, humidity level increases inside the
microwave...someone did the measurements and math and determined that X food
was just right at Y humidity level...

From experience of hundreds of bags of popcorn popped, I can tell you that
the popcorn button (if your microwave has one) should work great. Ours
does. It is a Kenmore brand microwave, manufactured by LG
Goldstar). -Dave


Al Bundy

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Jul 30, 2008, 10:52:53 AM7/30/08
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Popcorn just doesn't take long to cook anyway, about three minutes.
There are always variations in the size, amount of oil, age of the
corn and strength of the microwave.
I believe the surest and simplest way is to stand there and stop the
cooking when the popping mostly stops.

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