pop corn

jerber160
jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
in Food and Nutrition
just a stupid observation but I finally realized it only takes 1 & 1/3 tablespoonfuls of oil ( 4 tsp) to pop 4 tablespoonfuls of pop corn. who knew? I used to use 3 tbsp.

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  • aliwhalen
    aliwhalen Posts: 150 Member
    I have a popper and use 1 tablespoon with a cup of kernels.
  • megsterella
    megsterella Posts: 69
    Lol! I have an air popper so no oil is needed. I'd only add oil (usually less than a tbsp to one cup of kernels) if I want to sprinkle on some salt. Mm. Yum.
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    a popper? I have an air popper I hate. 1 tbsp per cup of popcorn? wow.. and you make a CUP of pop corn at a time? i don't think I could eat that much at one sitting.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    Lol! I have an air popper so no oil is needed. I'd only add oil (usually less than a tbsp to one cup of kernels) if I want to sprinkle on some salt. Mm. Yum.

    Same here. No oil=fewer calories=I can haz MOAR POPKORNZ!
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    Lol! I have an air popper so no oil is needed. I'd only add oil (usually less than a tbsp to one cup of kernels) if I want to sprinkle on some salt. Mm. Yum.

    Same here. No oil=fewer calories=I can haz MOAR POPKORNZ!

    amazon doesn't show a listing for moar popkornz.. haz isn't a verb I know either.
    you're telling me If i want oil popped popcorn i should buy a popper that uses one tbsp of oil??? WHO WHERE WHAA?
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    now that I think about it, I had a pop corn popper in college. but i think i remember filling the bottom with oil.. if i'm remembering correctly, it took a LOT of oil, no?

    so which popcorn popper uses the least oil????????
  • gaelicstorm26
    gaelicstorm26 Posts: 589 Member
    You can pop it yourself using a large pot on the stove. No popper needed.
  • gaelicstorm26
    gaelicstorm26 Posts: 589 Member
    I have a popper and use 1 tablespoon with a cup of kernels.

    One CUP of kernels! How much popcorn does that make????
  • PLAID1977
    PLAID1977 Posts: 70 Member
    You can pop your own popcorn in a brown paper (lunch-style) bag in the microwave with no oil whatsoever. I use 1/4 cup of kernels. Fold down the top of the bag twice. Pop on your popcorn setting and wait to hear it slow down... a second or 2 in between pops...just like with pre-packaged microwave popcorn.

    Much healthier!!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    a popper? I have an air popper I hate. 1 tbsp per cup of popcorn? wow.. and you make a CUP of pop corn at a time? i don't think I could eat that much at one sitting.

    heh- I can eat two bags of it in less than 45 minutes.

    I LOVE popcorn.

    I have to go out of my way to eat other things though because it gets me all messed up LMAO.

    I could eat popcorn all damn day long. so delicious.
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    You can pop your own popcorn in a brown paper (lunch-style) bag in the microwave with no oil whatsoever. I use 1/4 cup of kernels. Fold down the top of the bag twice. Pop on your popcorn setting and wait to hear it slow down... a second or 2 in between pops...just like with pre-packaged microwave popcorn.

    Much healthier!!

    BUT DOES IT TASTE AS YUCKY AS AIR POPPED?
  • sjaplo
    sjaplo Posts: 974 Member
    Aaaannnnnd now I want popcorn - dang.

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