Comments on: Popped Perfection: Preparation and Presentation

By: JD

JD — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 21:10:00 +0000

Don’t feel bad, Dee. Being a Popcorn Nazi is a great thing … no one else has ever worn that title! lol You know I’m ribbin’ ya. I went to Wal-Mart today…but .. was buying gifts for my newborn neice and forgot all about popcorn. I’ll work on it!

By: Sharon H

Sharon H — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:55:00 +0000

Dee, loved the Popcorn cooker reivew!

Did I ever tell you the sad story of how when I was in law school and we were having a party — got low on snacks, so I pulled out a pot and some corn and started popping it, and my fellow (younger) students gathered around to watch — because they had NEVER seen it popped before!!! Yikes!

And my friend was watching her grandnephew and he refused to eat stove popped corn — it was “supposed” to come from a microwave only!

By: Anthony Parker

Anthony Parker — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:58:00 +0000

I’ll have to admit that I’m not a popcorn connaisseur; only that I like it when my wife comes and sets a bowl on my desk while I’m working.

I just get amused when I hear young people today compare pre-packaged food to homemade, when pre-packed becomes the standard by which homemade has to measure up to. I’ve heard this especially in relation to popcorn — “Wow, that tastes as good as microwaved!” Duh …

I’m wondering if our preference for the pre-packaged, convenient, almost artificial says anything about our culture and our preferences in religion — or am I trying to see too much here?

By: Dee O'Neil Andrews

Dee O'Neil Andrews — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 03:47:00 +0000

JD & Steve -

You guys are making me feel really bad because I came down on pre-packaged microwave popcorn so badly. JD even called me a “popcorn nazi” in a comment over at TCS’s blog (check him out) this evening!?!

If I was in a real “crunch,” (ha!) I would be the first to reach for some pre-packaged microwave popcorn rather than do without, I’ll have to admit (since I’m making confessions today!)

And, if you are going to get a Presto Power Popper, by all means go to Wal-Mart and get it cheap (for about $12) to keep with the “frugality” theme. I was looking at them on the internet today at other places for as much as $20 something, which is totally appalling. I might as well be getting some Starbucks for that price!

Dee

By: Steve Duer

Steve Duer — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 03:16:00 +0000

Dee, I have to confess I have become a corn in a bag kinda guy. I have fond memories of icing my sholder down after shaking the pan over the gas burner at my parents house. But I prefer the way my microwave does it.
I put the bag in. Shut the door. Push the “Popcorn Button”. Push 1 for “Regular Size” (as opposed to individual size). And then wait for the beep. When it does beep, (now get this) the digital read out says “Enjoy Popcorn”. Convenient and polite. Can’t beat it.

By: BBB

BBB — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 21:19:00 +0000

You need to be on the Presto payroll. Or, are you? Made me hungry for popcorn, too. I’ll settle for the cheap store brand microwave variety. It’s quick, it’s easy, sticks in your teeth, and tastes just like popcorn to me…

By: TCS

TCS — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 19:33:00 +0000

Wow! Your kind of corney

had to say that. I’m not a big popcorn lover but my wife and kids are. I’ll have to keep and eye out for the Presto Popper!

By: JD

JD — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:18:00 +0000

I can’t believe you dissed the Act II 94% fat free kettle corn in a box!!! LOL

I will look for a Presto Power Popper … you sure made me want some popcorn.

And on Weight Watchers we are supposed to have 2-3 teaspoons of an approved oil a day (canola!).

That doesn’t mean I’ve been faithful to WW … don’t get me wrong!

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:45:00 +0000

Well done, Dee! I have never tried it the way you describe. We are still in the heat it on high in a pan and shake it stage.

How are you? What did the doctor say? The Lord ahs brought you to mind several times.