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| Plain Brown Popper Recipe courtesy Alton Brown Show: Good Eats Episode: Cable in the Classroom Overall User Rating:  |
Never buy microwave popcorn again!
12/24/2004 at 08:54am
User: BRITT from Lorton, VA User Rating:
This recipe is awesome. The whole family loves it including the kids. Be brave and experiment with different ingredients. My favorite is using chili oil instead of olive oil and adding garlic powder and fresh ground black pepper. We use the staples with no problem at all. Also, we just use the 'Popcorn' setting on our microwave. It may not pop as many kernels, but there's never a problem with overcooking. Using Alton's method, we had to be very careful not to overcook the popcorn. It works, you just have to pay attention while cooking. Great recipe!
Easy to do
10/23/2004 at 05:38pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
Instead of staples I used tape to keep the bag closed. Came out perfect and was very easy to do.
Great and Easy
08/07/2005 at 03:23pm
User: CLAUDIA from columbia, SC User Rating:
It tastes better than the microwavable stuff in the market and it is so much cheaper.
So Cool healthy popcorn!
06/04/2004 at 11:56am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I popped corn in the brown paper bag without any oil. It worked really well. This is a much healthier alternative than the microwave popcorn! I also thought it tasted better than air-popped corn and I don't need to buy an airpopper. I will never use microwave popcorn again!
be vewy vewy careful...
05/27/2008 at 12:50pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
4 star simply because it didn't work well the first time...I suspect success will be contingent on several factors...in MY case, LESS oil, LESS time in the micro (mine is 1000W) and MORE popcorn salt, LOL...TIP: skip the stapling, completely unnecessary...just fold over the bag opening TWICE, then lay with the folded side down!
Start a Popcorn Revolution
05/22/2004 at 04:45am
User: JOCELYN from Eugene, OR User Rating:
Man, I *hate* store bought, processed microwave popcorn. This recipe is a summons to excite the masses- don't put up with packaged food junk anymore. No excuses. However, the same sort of instructions really do apply- no popping for two seconds- yank that sucker. And for the obsessively complusive of you out there: you can save your unpopped kernals at the bottom of the bag, and repop them... just in case you were curious (don't ask, it was just one of those days). P.S.: I can attest that my microwave has not been harmed with the introduction of staples to its diet.
Love this!!!
03/23/2005 at 09:42am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
My family goes through some serious popcorn and this makes it so much more fun to make. I am teaching my children that in this world where every thing is prepackaged for you that you can still make it yourself for the same amount of time, less money and better quality.
Excellent! Beats store-bought
02/15/2008 at 06:57pm
User: Laurel from Quincy, IL User Rating:
Great recipe: cheap, easy and yummy! Two caveats though. Use peanut oil, canola, soybean, anything but the EVOO, it has too low a smoking point. And two, watch the bag in the micro. If it gets caught up and doesn't keep turning your popcorn will be a blackened mess.
it is...Good Eats!
01/26/2007 at 12:12pm
User: Kathie from houston, TX User Rating:
I admitt it, I sneek this into the movie theater, who want's the theater popcorn after trying Alton's popcorn!This is a great, healthy and easy alternative to the store bought microwave popcorn bags. I didn't have a stapler. I just folded the bag over twice and it stayed sealed while popping. I like to pop without the oil or salt but I add it after popping. Just shake well in the bag after adding EVOO and salt.
Poppers
01/26/2005 at 02:50pm
User: JENNA from bUFFALO, NY User Rating:
So easy- and quite a money saver. My sister is a micro corn addict and she loves this. It's great because you know what you add to it, and can control how much oil, salt, or other seasoning in in the corn. Most of those very expensive store bought brands have all kinds of fat and unpronouncable ingredients.
Amazing!
01/21/2007 at 09:51am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
Alton is a genius. Tastes worlds better than store-bought microwave popcorn.
So simple. So delicious.
01/13/2008 at 04:26pm
User: Kristin from Clarksburg, WV User Rating:
This recipe solved my dilemma about making a single serving of popcorn without getting the packaged stuff with artificial ingredients. I must say that extra-virgin olive oil is a bad idea. It burns very easily. I usually just use canola oil. It satisfies my craving for popcorn without dirtying any dishes!