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Originally Posted by madmmac
You can just put some popcorn in a plain brown paper bag, roll the top closed and put it in the microwave. Set it on high and wait till the bag catches on fire. Zero oil. That's my wife's "healthy" way.
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THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.
For one serving (
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I use a large, wide (12"+) pasta pot. I heat about 3 TB of olive oil, seasoned with a slightly heaping 1/2 teaspoon of fine salt, with a few kernels in it. When the kernels pop, I add a heaping 1/3 cup of smallish white corn kernels and turn off the heat. When the first of those pops, on goes the heat on high. I cover the pot with a mesh screen to let any steam out. I shake the pot occasionally while popping. When the popping slows down, in goes 1 or 2 TB of butter and I use a large spoon to move the popcorn around in the pan, to keep it from burning and to mix the butter as it melts. Immediately into a bowl, eat in a couple minutes after the residual steam is essentially gone.
JR