Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Popcorn Makers Are A Fun Addition To Any Home

By Matthew Penrod

Since the start of the entertainment era, popcorn makers have been used to make a great munchie. Popcorn has been a great snack that was invented by the Native Americans. This creation most likely happened when kernels were accidentally thrown into an open fire. Then it was discovered that this popping sound had a great taste.

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.

Another method for making popcorn is using an already made disposable tin foil package that can be purchased in stores. All that a person has to do is open and remove the plastic packaging and heat a burner on the stove. Then place the aluminum container on the burner and wait for the popcorn to be heated to perfection. Simply open the top and enjoy. The butter and everything is already included. The empty container can be recycled.

The trouble with microwavable popcorn is when the popcorn gets burned. The smell can linger inside the home for days. Burning popcorn in the microwave happens easily because not all microwaves put out the same amount of heating power. Thus the time needed to cook the popcorn varies from appliance to appliance.

The least expensive method of having and making plenty of popcorn is to buy the kernels in bulk. These are available is one pound or larger bags. Then make sure there is plenty of butter available, and the family can enjoy popcorn anytime, regardless of which style of popping it is chosen. Also there are cheese powders available, and fat free butter in a powder form. These are supposed to be healthier, but definitely not better for the 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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