Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Popcorn Makers Add A Excitement To Any Movie Night

By Matthew Penrod

Evolution of popcorn makers have come a long way. For the most part, the original making of popcorn happened on an open fire. The hard kernels were heated until they popped in a metal container placed on an open flame. After the discovery of electricity, popcorn makers advanced greatly.

After the caveman style method of popping corn faded out. The next phase of popcorn making was by putting kernels into a pan and using the stove top. Some decided to drizzle butter over the finished batch of popcorn. Others allowed the kernels to be submerged in butter before popping. Innovative individuals even added cheese or caramel to the popcorn.

Another old method of making popcorn is by using an electric pop corn maker. Some of these are equipped with a small container on the top. This container adds butter while the kernels are popping. This type of maker ensures all the popcorn gets buttered evenly. These types of electric popcorn poppers are available in canister style. The material used to make these can be metal or plastic.

To introduce a new and quick way to make some popcorn for the family, is to purchase some microwavable popcorn. There are several competitors that make this style of popcorn in a variety of different flavors. This method is the easiest because a person simply tears off the plastic wrapper, places the package with the described side up, and sets the microwave for about three minutes. Some modern microwaves are equipped with a special button marked popcorn. A user just hits this button and in a few minutes there is some hot steamy popcorn.

When selecting the brand of popcorn maker that makes a lesser amount. Try to find one that has a separate container that will hold the butter. This way the amount of butter can differ, and the butter will be dripped on the kernels as they are being popped. This creates a taste that is very similar to the movie theater popcorn.

The bag kernels that are used in most popcorn makers can be bought in bags according to weight. In most cases, the kernels are packaged in one pound or greater bags. Storing the unpopped kernels does not become a problem, because the kernels take a long period of time to get stale. Unlike, the already popped popcorn.

Popcorn can be flavored by using many powders that are available now. There is a butter flavor, and also cheese flavors that can be purchased almost anywhere. These powders are supposed to be healthier for the human body. However, most of these products do not develop a strong flavor of cheese and butter. Real butter and cheese along with a good popcorn maker will satisfy the cravings of movie theater popcorn.

All in all, any kind of pop corn maker will pop corn. Typically, buy a popcorn maker that will pop enough corn at one time to save time making several batches. When you have a lot of popcorn to pop at one time, maybe buying an industrial popcorn maker is your best bet.

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