When my wife first moved in she made me watch all of Little House on the Prairie. Ever since then popcorn has become a regular thing here. It’s a perfect low calorie snack.

My standard is peanut oil and popcorn and a little bit of koshi salt on top once it’s done. I just use a standard pot for making mine because I’m not about to deal with a popcorn maker.

Sometimes we’ll shave some red dark pepper chocolate just sprinkle on top. Sometimes my wife wants Raisinets in hers.

Rarely I’ll use Bacon fat instead of peanut oil. On extra rare occasion I might use duck fat.

We never put butter on it because we don’t tend to stock salted butter, although that is changing now that I’m making more sourdough. So maybe I will add some water to it in the near future.

What are you doing with your popcorn?

Cost per person: 38¢

  • manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml
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    11 days ago

    Yeah iirc the thing is superheated steam, oil and plastic

    But also its so easy to make on a stove, microwave popcorn is such a rip off

    • Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 days ago

      I was using paper bags and the microwave to make popcorn for a good while.

      Then I remembered I own a Dutch oven, and it dawned on my it’s easier and makes a larger batch. My husband calls me grandma when I’m making it lol

      I’m make my grandma popcorn okay?

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      11 days ago

      You can also pop it in the microwave in a brown paper bag. Super easy and no sketchy chemicals unless you put them there yourself.