POPCORN

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 08:34:27 -0400, Kevin wrote:


"Bob in CT" wrote in message
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:07:12 -0400, Sprgtime
wrote:


"KAYE" wrote in message
...
I AM CRAVING POPCORN SO. HAVE LOOKED IN ATKINS AND S.B. BOOK.
ABOUT READY TO ROB A BANK OR SOMETHING TO GET MY HANDS ON POPCORN..
IT
IS BAD.... HAHA

So eat some. It's not THAT high in carbs, so depending on where you
are
(as
long as you're not in induction) just fit the popcorn into your
daily
carb
count. I like making popcorn and then being able to pour melted
butter
onto
it. Yummy. Fitday lists 1 cup of oil-popped popcorn with 6g carbs.
When I
buy the kernels (I prefer to pop my own for the superior taste, also
it
seems that all microwave popcorn contains partially-hydrogenated
oil) I
look
on the nutrition info on the bag and select one that is lower in
carbs
(you
can subtract fiber).



All microwave popcorn I've seen has hydrogenated oils. You can pop it
in
the micro -- just buy regular popcorn, put in a paper bag, put two
staples
in the bag, and pop. When it comes out, add butter.

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Bob in CT
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Wouldn't the bag would catch fire first. I think there
must be popping oil in the bag too.

Have you tried this?



No, the bag doesn't catch fire. And, you don't need oil (it's the water
inside the kernel that actually gets hot and does the popping -- the oil
has nothing to do with it and in fact causes burning of the kernels). It
works well. This is an Alton Brown trick, and apparently he's been
deluged by people who believe their micro is going to blow up when they do
this, but no one's micro has been hurt. The manufacturers of micro
popcorn add oils for flavor.

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Bob in CT
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"Bob in CT" wrote in message
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 08:34:27 -0400, Kevin wrote:


"Bob in CT" wrote in message
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On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:07:12 -0400, Sprgtime
wrote:


"KAYE" wrote in message
...
I AM CRAVING POPCORN SO. HAVE LOOKED IN ATKINS AND S.B. BOOK.
ABOUT READY TO ROB A BANK OR SOMETHING TO GET MY HANDS ON POPCORN..
IT
IS BAD.... HAHA

So eat some. It's not THAT high in carbs, so depending on where you
are
(as
long as you're not in induction) just fit the popcorn into your
daily
carb
count. I like making popcorn and then being able to pour melted
butter
onto
it. Yummy. Fitday lists 1 cup of oil-popped popcorn with 6g carbs.
When I
buy the kernels (I prefer to pop my own for the superior taste, also
it
seems that all microwave popcorn contains partially-hydrogenated
oil) I
look
on the nutrition info on the bag and select one that is lower in
carbs
(you
can subtract fiber).



All microwave popcorn I've seen has hydrogenated oils. You can pop it
in
the micro -- just buy regular popcorn, put in a paper bag, put two
staples
in the bag, and pop. When it comes out, add butter.

--
Bob in CT
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Wouldn't the bag would catch fire first. I think there
must be popping oil in the bag too.

Have you tried this?



No, the bag doesn't catch fire. And, you don't need oil (it's the water
inside the kernel that actually gets hot and does the popping -- the oil
has nothing to do with it and in fact causes burning of the kernels). It
works well. This is an Alton Brown trick, and apparently he's been
deluged by people who believe their micro is going to blow up when they do
this, but no one's micro has been hurt. The manufacturers of micro
popcorn add oils for flavor.

--
Bob in CT
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What about the staples in the bag? I was always told you're not supposed to
put metal in a microwave.

In article ,
Bob in CT wrote:


All microwave popcorn I've seen has hydrogenated oils. You can pop it in
the micro -- just buy regular popcorn, put in a paper bag, put two staples
in the bag, and pop. When it comes out, add butter.

Hahaha. That's a great recipe for starting a fire. You can't put metal in
a microwave.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

In article ,
Bob in CT wrote:


All microwave popcorn I've seen has hydrogenated oils. You can pop it in
the micro -- just buy regular popcorn, put in a paper bag, put two staples
in the bag, and pop. When it comes out, add butter.

Hahaha. That's a great recipe for starting a fire. You can't put metal in
a microwave.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

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"BrightStar" wrote:

"Bob in CT" wrote in message
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 08:34:27 -0400, Kevin wrote:


"Bob in CT" wrote in message
news On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:07:12 -0400, Sprgtime
wrote:


"KAYE" wrote in message
...
I AM CRAVING POPCORN SO. HAVE LOOKED IN ATKINS AND S.B. BOOK.
ABOUT READY TO ROB A BANK OR SOMETHING TO GET MY HANDS ON POPCORN..
IT
IS BAD.... HAHA

So eat some. It's not THAT high in carbs, so depending on where you
are
(as
long as you're not in induction) just fit the popcorn into your
daily
carb
count. I like making popcorn and then being able to pour melted
butter
onto
it. Yummy. Fitday lists 1 cup of oil-popped popcorn with 6g carbs.
When I
buy the kernels (I prefer to pop my own for the superior taste, also
it
seems that all microwave popcorn contains partially-hydrogenated
oil) I
look
on the nutrition info on the bag and select one that is lower in
carbs
(you
can subtract fiber).



All microwave popcorn I've seen has hydrogenated oils. You can pop it
in
the micro -- just buy regular popcorn, put in a paper bag, put two
staples
in the bag, and pop. When it comes out, add butter.

--
Bob in CT
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Wouldn't the bag would catch fire first. I think there
must be popping oil in the bag too.

Have you tried this?



No, the bag doesn't catch fire. And, you don't need oil (it's the water
inside the kernel that actually gets hot and does the popping -- the oil
has nothing to do with it and in fact causes burning of the kernels). It
works well. This is an Alton Brown trick, and apparently he's been
deluged by people who believe their micro is going to blow up when they do
this, but no one's micro has been hurt. The manufacturers of micro
popcorn add oils for flavor.

--
Bob in CT
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What about the staples in the bag? I was always told you're not supposed to
put metal in a microwave.



You can't. We had some dishes once that had a decorative trim which we
thought was painted on. Turned out it wasn't metallic paint, it was
actually a thin band of metal. When we used one in the microwave, it
caught fire _and_ it sent sparks shooting around inside the microwave like
those ball thingies in science museums that you can touch and they make
your hair stand on end.

--
Michelle Levin
http://www.mindspring.com/~lunachick

I have only 3 flaws. My first flaw is thinking that I only have 3 flaws.

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:31:14 GMT, Luna
wrote:

In article ,
Bob in CT wrote:


All microwave popcorn I've seen has hydrogenated oils. You can pop it
in
the micro -- just buy regular popcorn, put in a paper bag, put two
staples
in the bag, and pop. When it comes out, add butter.

Hahaha. That's a great recipe for starting a fire. You can't put metal
in
a microwave.


You CAN put metal in a microwave. Seriously. Try it.

--
Bob in CT
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:31:14 GMT, Luna
wrote:

In article ,
Bob in CT wrote:


All microwave popcorn I've seen has hydrogenated oils. You can pop it
in
the micro -- just buy regular popcorn, put in a paper bag, put two
staples
in the bag, and pop. When it comes out, add butter.

Hahaha. That's a great recipe for starting a fire. You can't put metal
in
a microwave.


You CAN put metal in a microwave. Seriously. Try it.

--
Bob in CT
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What about the staples in the bag? I was always told you're not
supposed to
put metal in a microwave.



You can't. We had some dishes once that had a decorative trim which we
thought was painted on. Turned out it wasn't metallic paint, it was
actually a thin band of metal. When we used one in the microwave, it
caught fire _and_ it sent sparks shooting around inside the microwave
like
those ball thingies in science museums that you can touch and they make
your hair stand on end.


NO, NO, NO. The staples are smaller than the wavelength of the
microwaves; therefore, the microwaves don't "see" the metal. The
decorative was "gigantic" relative to the wavelength of the microwaves.
Seriously. You can do this. Next time I do it, I'll take pictures.

--
Bob in CT
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What about the staples in the bag? I was always told you're not
supposed to
put metal in a microwave.



You can't. We had some dishes once that had a decorative trim which we
thought was painted on. Turned out it wasn't metallic paint, it was
actually a thin band of metal. When we used one in the microwave, it
caught fire _and_ it sent sparks shooting around inside the microwave
like
those ball thingies in science museums that you can touch and they make
your hair stand on end.


NO, NO, NO. The staples are smaller than the wavelength of the
microwaves; therefore, the microwaves don't "see" the metal. The
decorative was "gigantic" relative to the wavelength of the microwaves.
Seriously. You can do this. Next time I do it, I'll take pictures.

--
Bob in CT
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Bob in CT wrote:

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:31:14 GMT, Luna
wrote:

In article ,
Bob in CT wrote:


All microwave popcorn I've seen has hydrogenated oils. You can pop it
in
the micro -- just buy regular popcorn, put in a paper bag, put two
staples
in the bag, and pop. When it comes out, add butter.

Hahaha. That's a great recipe for starting a fire. You can't put metal
in
a microwave.


You CAN put metal in a microwave. Seriously. Try it.


I can confirm this. My new microwave came with two stainless steel racks -
I think they're for defrosting, but they're also useful for putting things
at multiple levels in the microwave. I thought GE was trying to kill me,
but I tried it out and they worked fine. No arcing or fires, or other bad
things.

On the other hand, the turntable stopped working after the first week.

Martha

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