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Z745812939054@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days ago

Why does the microwave have a "popcorn" button when every microwave popcorn brand says "DO NOT USE THE POPCORN BUTTON"?

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Why does the microwave have a "popcorn" button when every microwave popcorn brand says "DO NOT USE THE POPCORN BUTTON"?

Z745812939054@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 3 days ago
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  • Blibittyblah@futurology.today
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    Do you know a microwave with a legitimate pop button? I like to pop the corn.

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      Not sure about microwaves popping the corn, but there was this guy Jimmy who was cracking the corn, but honestly I couldn’t be bothered with it.

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        Not sure about guys named Jimmy cracking the corn, but there was this chicken in the corn so the corn cain’t grow nah-ah, but I don’t really know too much about it honestly

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      No. I ended up switching to this guy and has been awesome:

      https://a.co/d/06A84yWM

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        I have one that air pops into a bowl. It usually works but occasionally there will be one that pops really hard and blows some of them out of the bowl. If you were to stand by when this happens you would be hit by popped pop corn, and in your shock, you would likely scream like a small child who stubbed their toe or realized Santa wasn’t real and therefore neither was the American Dream or hope for Humanity at this scale.

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          Sounds like it’s time to bring out the big guns!

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            Those suck so much to deal with

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            Delicious!! Too messy though!

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          My dogs come running when I get out the air popper because there’s always a kernel or two that lands in the bowl before popping and sends a bunch flying. Yes I scream like a child every time which makes the dogs flinch, but not enough to stop them from hoovering up all the popcorn.

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          https://www.walmart.com/ip/Fountain-Air-Popper/38278478

          This guy right here fixes all the issues I had with the style of air popper you’re taking about.

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            Ahh, Dr. Redenbacher himself.

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      Nope. Someone got a patent on the idea in early days of microwave popcorn and they have effectively killed it by asking too high of a price to use.
      But there are phone apps that will listen to the pop rate and tell you when it’s done.

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        My god it does NOT need an app. It better be free.

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          If someone can’t count a few seconds to know when to stop I don’t think they should be making popcorn.

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            Deaf people don’t deserve popcorn.

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              Got me!

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          Free. (But with in-app purchases) ;-)

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            Well, as long as that’s a “tip” button.

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        Thanks, but I’ll just listen for 20 seconds instead of slopcorn.

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        Patents only last 20 years. I’d be more concerned about when it expires and they actually have a plausible reason to put a listening device in your microwave

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      I must just be lucky. My popcorn button just puts my microwave on for 2m40s and my Kirky Sig movie theater butter popcorn comes out great every single time. I’d say one in 50 bags has had an issue with it being slightly overdone, if that. I appreciate that the button does 2:40 because I would never hit 2:40, it would either be 2:30 or 3m.

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        The longest I have ever had a bag pop properly without starting to get the burning scent is 2:30 but most need stopped at 2:15. 2:40 would be burnt in the last three microwaves I have used.

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        TIL “Kirky Sig” 😂

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      I too like to pop corn but I can’t beat hot beef tallow on the stove with some melted butter or chicken salt tossed through post popping

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