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Post by withapea on Jul 20, 2015 19:33:35 GMT
I bought my youngest kid an air popper for Christmas on a whim a few years ago. it's been one of her favorite gifts. We use it all the time. My husband hates the smell of cooked popcorn so this it's less offensive and I like that it's an easy non-junk food snack. I love it with bit of nutritional yeast and olive oil spray. Everyone here has their own favorite way of doctoring it. The kids like it, the dog likes it too. Every now and again I do a batch of kettle corn in my cast iron dutch oven and it's really good too but we really enjoy the air popper for everyday.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Jul 20, 2015 19:34:06 GMT
We just bought an air popper a few months ago. I love it. I just add a little sea salt to it when it is hot. I love it. It is a nice healthy snack and it tastes like popcorn. I love butter on my popcorn but I also like it without.
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Post by georgiapea on Jul 20, 2015 19:42:22 GMT
We had an air popper and never liked the popcorn that came from it. I have the bowl portion of that Nordic microwave popper and eventually the top became too brittle. I still put my Orville's Simply Salted popcorn into that bowl!
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Post by ~KellyAnn~ on Jul 20, 2015 20:11:02 GMT
Ah, fond memories! I haven't used an air popper since college. Here's a tip from a former, poor college student. Instead of melted butter, use a clean mister to lightly spray water on the popcorn and sprinkle with salt. The water helps the salt stick, cuts down on calories, and tastes ok. Like I said, I was poor!
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Post by chrissypie on Jul 20, 2015 22:29:50 GMT
Thanks for the great ideas, everyone! I should have known better than to think that the Peas only had two methods of making popcorn. Now I've got lots of wonderful ideas!
It sounds to me like I don't need an air popper, but I will try the paper bag (and glass bowl) method, and I'll try using healthier oils!
Thank you!!
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Post by OntarioScrapper on Jul 21, 2015 0:54:17 GMT
I have an air popper and have never popped popcorn on the cooker top. The kernels do fly everywhere as a PP mentioned. I stand with a tea towel acting as guard so the popcorn falls in to the bowl and that works fine to control it. You probably add more oil after than you would putting a little oil in the bottom of a pan which would then pretty evenly coat the unpopped kernels. We like olive oil and black pepper flavour popcorn. As the extra virgin olive oil is a health food, I have no concerns using as much oil as needed or wanted. The first air popper we got had kernels fly everywhere. So I googled. Got a Rival and no more flying kernels! The kids add butter. Hubby and I add spinkles.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 21, 2015 1:01:26 GMT
Personally, I don't care for the air popped corn. It lacks flavor, IMO.
Had an air popper and sent it to the garage sale.
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Post by ctlover1 on Jul 21, 2015 2:36:26 GMT
I use my hot air popper every night! I bought a tall popcorn bucket that catches the popped corn and I seldom have any spills. Instead of melted butter, I spray the popcorn with Kernal Season's Butter Sprinkle and then shake on Kernel Season's Popcorn Seasoning (they're both with the popcorn in the store).
Kernel Season's makes several flavors of the seasoning--butter, cheddar, nacho, ranch, kettle corn and a few more. White Cheddar is our favorite! We're addicted to this stuff and your popcorn has practically no fat or calories when fixed like this.
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Post by LouWho on Jul 21, 2015 2:48:25 GMT
I used to have an air popcorn popper along time ago and it worked pretty well. The motor burned up and I did without one for many years. A couple of years ago I bought another one and it was awful- shot burning hot unpopped kernels all over. I got rid of that one right away. Now I either do coconut oil in a pot on the stove or a paper bag in the microwave depending on my mood. My kitchen is too small for bunches of gadgets anyway!
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Post by penny on Jul 21, 2015 2:53:59 GMT
I love the popcorn from an air popper I like it plain, but have also put butter on it as well... The don't seem to sell it around here any more, but I have even spritzed I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray on it... I've also misted with EVOO and flavoured oils, or different vinegars... I mist it as it falls out of the popper - every piece gets coated and it doesn't use too much... When it's still warm and misted I'll add a bit of salt, topping (white cheddar type stuff), spice (mango chipotle steak spice is great), or herbs... Mine is a small one that I got at Walmart for $15, and it was certainly worth that...
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Post by mom2samlibby on Jul 21, 2015 4:48:26 GMT
The last time we made popcorn here, we made it in our Ninja 4-in-1. It turned out really well. We'll be making it that way from now on.
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Post by scrapaddie on Jul 21, 2015 8:01:30 GMT
We just dug our old air popper out of the basement and tried it. Which is when I remembered why we never used it -- it shoots the popcorn halfway across the room. You have to stand there and try to block the popcorn with the bowl... very inconvenient. lol. We gave it to Goodwill and now use the brown paper bag method. Although, I need to try it on the stovetop with coconut oil. Maybe yours is the one I bought! I see them in goodwill and bought one... Used it for awhile, but it may be time to re donate.. ,
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2015 11:26:49 GMT
We have a Whirly Pop that we have had for probably 18 years. We use it multiple times a week and it only uses a very small amount of oil to pop the popcorn. We usually add a small amount of butter and salt but it is nit really needed. I got one of these a few years ago and I love it! I make the popcorn with coconut oil and I find that it has a "rich" taste where I don't even need to add butter, just salt. I agree with whoever said that the air popper makes the popcorn have a chewy texture.
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Post by elaine on Jul 21, 2015 12:06:40 GMT
Whirly Pop all the way. At first I was worried about it because the pot seemed so flimsy, but then discovered the reviews were right that the thin pot allows it to heat up quickly. Popcorn is done within 3-5 minutes from pouring it in. Really not any longer than using a hot air popper and much much more tasty.
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Post by bethany102399 on Jul 23, 2015 14:59:41 GMT
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