Picture of Popcorn Bowl - Tipnut.comToday’s feature is from The New York Times with Microwave Popcorn, Minus the Ripoff, plus there are a few more popcorn goodies included below:

All you do is take popcorn — say, 1/4 cup — and put it in a brown paper bag (preferably the large lunch bags sold in supermarkets ), then fold over the top a few times (some people recommend staples, but it seems the bags can catch fire that way and why risk it; the staple is unnecessary), then pop until the kernels stop, which is high heat for two minutes in many cases.

I also caught this in the comments section:

Why bother with the bag? You can pop the popcorn right in a bowl, covered with a plate. Just need a closed environment so that the water inside the kernels turns to steam and pops. . .You can put flavorings and oils at the bottom of the bowl, or season afterwards. And there’s no waste! Source

Check the site for full details. I also want to point out this Perfect Popcorn Recipe (from Simply Recipes) which is a step-by-step how to for making popcorn the old fashioned way (saucepan, peanut oil & on the stove). I haven’t made popcorn this way in ages, boy does this one bring back memories!

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