Reddit reviews Nordic Ware Microwave Popcorn Popper, White, 12 Cup

Ok so this is ridiculous but my mother bought one of these in the 80's. A microwave popcorn bowl it just uses bulk popcorn. We never used the microwave bags.

I don't understand why but whenever one of my friends sees it for the first time they think it is amazing.
http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Microwaver-Popcorn-Popper/dp/B00004W4UP

Absolutely. Buy popcorn kernels in bulk. It's so cheap. Buy a microwave popcorn popper bowl thingamabob like this.

1/3 cup popcorn - no butter - 2 minutes

1/3 cup popcorn - 1 tbsp butter - 2:10

Top with nutritional yeast and maybe a bit of hot sauce.

Yum!

I have a special bowl for microwaved popcorn. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004W4UP/

Creates no garbage by using it. (Not sure about any packaging it comes in. Sorry.) Then you can use just plain popcorn seeds in it.

I recently purchased one of these

Microwave Popcorn Popper

I cook it without any oil and just put butter on afterwards and it works just fine. 3 T of unpopped popcorn (120 Cal) and 1 T melted butter (100 Cal) and you have a solid 220 Calorie snack. I generally like just salt, pepper and butter on top. I tried some of those cheese seasoning shakers that you can buy at the store but all of them taste terrible.

Alternatively http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004W4UP/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_at_ws_us?ie=UTF8

I bought a microwave popcorn bowl; you just put the kernels in (with or without oil) and pop it in the microwave. It's lasted for at least five years now. This is the one I have, but I bought it at Walmart:

http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-60120-Microwaver-Popcorn/dp/B00004W4UP

The Nordic Ware microwave Popcorn popper, and Flavacol is what we use. Excellent results every time, and SO easy.

I bought one of these back in 2015: https://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Microwave-Popcorn-Popper/dp/B00004W4UP/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_79_lp_t_3?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=034JDF1DJ8EV58Z5HHW9&th=1

And I use the bulk popcorn in a bag from Trader Joe's and it cooks amazing, no oil or butter or fat needed.

You can also use pretty much any microwaveable bowl with a lid. Melt the butter, add the kernels and salt, listen, wait, and enjoy. The bowl gets really hot but you don't have to worry about having paper bags around whenever you want popcorn.

I bought a "popcorn bowl" at Target for 8 bucks (you can get one on Amazon here. You can make it without oil or butter (but why?) and it works really well.

The best method to make popcorn is this $10 microwavable popcorn bowl.

Just put the kernels in the bowl, put the top on, microwave for 3 minutes, and you're done.

I eat the popcorn without butter--just some salt or other spices.

I've started using a specific popcorn container for the microwave. It doesn't use any oil, and it tastes the same as air popped to me. I use this one. I'm in Canada, so you might have to look around a bit, but I find the container a good alternative to an airpopper.

That seems like it might be a pain to wash out, since there are so many moving parts. Constantly juggling a lidded pot on the stove works fine, or if you want an oil-free method, microwave air poppers aren't bad either.

It's this one - https://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Microwave-Popcorn-Popper/dp/B00004W4UP

There are some that are made for it - I use this one. Works fine. I'm sure the paper bag works great too.

Just get one of these

http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-60120-Microwaver-Popcorn/dp/B00004W4UP/ref=pd_sbs_k_1

My favorite microwave corn popper. I have tried other methods of poppping corn in the microwave, but none works as well as this gadget (and generally I dislike single-function gadgets). Just add 1/3 cup of popcorn and press the "Popcorn" setting on the microwave. Butter after popping as needed.

I use something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Microwaver-Popcorn-Popper/dp/B00004W4UP

I used to put butter / salt in but recently I don't want to bother with cleanup. Straight popcorn is good enough for me.

http://www.amazon.ca/NordicWare-60120AMZ-Nordicware-Corn-Popper/dp/B00004W4UP/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1422545123&sr=1-1&keywords=nordic+ware+popcorn

I am not a huge popcorn eater. I used to make it on the stove where you'd put a little bit of oil in the pot (~1 or 2 tbsp, depending on how much popcorn), wait until the oil was hot, and then put a handful of kernels into the pot, put a lid on and shake until it was all popped. But we only have heavy-bottomed, non-stick pots, and now an electric stove top and it just always took so long to get popping.

But now that I have the above bowl I make popcorn all the time. You can make 'air popcorn' and not add any oil. Or you can add a little oil and salt when you make it in that thing too. This is used in the microwave, but you are using loose kernels just as you would with the Whirly Pop.

Fuck air popped. Give me https://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Microwave-Popcorn-Popper/dp/B00004W4UP + popcorn + coconut oil + flavicol.

Hello movie theatre popcorn!

Got one of these for Christmas years ago. I love it.

https://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Microwave-Popcorn-Popper/dp/B00004W4UP

I like popcorn.

Buy a microwaveable popcorn bowl for $15 and a big jug of popcorn for $15 at Sam's or Costco. The bowl is a one-time purchase and the popcorn comes out to 20 cents per bowl.

I add a touch of oil to the popcorn before microwaving, but it's not needed (and makes it a little tougher to clean). Otherwise add salt and/or seasoning and you're good to go.

It's the perfect "I'm hungry but don't want a whole meal" option or "It's 11pm and I need a snack to get me through the next few hours of studying" option.

I find smaller bags usually work better if you use the grocery stuff. One minor tip is I usually nuke the bag for ~20-25 seconds (just before any start to pop, whatever that time is for your popcorn / microwave) and then I shake / massage the bag so the heat / oil / salt is well distributed. I find it makes a minor to moderate difference in evenness, although I haven't exactly done a comparison so it could be a placebo.

Personally I've always felt the microwave does a better and easier job than either a stove top or air popper. If you want to try something better than the bags, I'd recommend something cheap like [this] (http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-60120-Microwaver-Popcorn/dp/B00004W4UP/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1368250102&sr=8-4&keywords=popcorn+popper) which allows you to use better popcorn and however much salt / fat you want to.