COOKING POPCORN

[twoboots]

for some reason i can't seem to do it anymore! our ceramic hob always seems to burn it. any tips?

microwave it?

shake it a lot, take it off the heat before it stops popping, just when the popping slows. leave it to stop, then serve into bowl immediately.

Do you need a bit more oil in the pan?

Make sure oil is at least fairly hot before you start?

keep pan moving. plenty oil.

get one of those duck air poppers.

the kids love 'em!

just figured out my malfunction- using olive oil. time for a bowl of buttered and an episode of twin peaks.

Use vegetable oil. Of course, you can use butter too but most packs rec veg oil.

i use olive oil, works fine

how do you microwave it?

I use olive oil
you need to keep shaking and moving the pan once it starts to pop

you can only microwave popcorn if it comes in 'microwavable packs'

That's what I thought.

I microwave regular popcorn in a pyrex casserole dish. Works fine. Tells you how long to do it for on the packet.

60g popping corn into lided dish cook for 2.5-3 mins
remove from m/wave and spinkle with either salt or sugar.

Ohhh thank you pinky, I love popcorn and don't get it right on the hob hence the curiosity. Will try it tomorrow.

we got mickey mouse popcorn machine-much easier.