How to Make a Popcorn Popper

If you don't have access to a conventional popcorn popper and you don't want to use the pre-packaged microwave stuff, you can make your own popper. Use the microwave or the stove to safely pop your own corn, control the salt and oil, and produce a delicious snack.

Things You'll Need

  • Popcorn
  • Vegetable oil
  • Salt
  • Brown paper sack
  • Microwave
  • Heavy pan with a handle and tight fitting lid
  • 2 oven mitts
  • Stove or hot plate
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Instructions

  1. Make a Microwave Popper

    • 1

      Insert 1/4 cup popcorn, 2 tsps. oil and 1/4 tsp. salt into a paper sack.

    • 2

      Fold the bag over several times and staple the top of it shut.

    • 3

      Put the bag into the microwave and cook on high for 2 to 3 minutes.

    • 4

      Remove the bag when the popping has slowed down to about once every 5 seconds.

    • 5

      Open the bag carefully. Watch out for the hot steam escaping from the bag. Pour the popped corn it into a bowl and add butter and extra salt, if desired.

    Make a Stovetop Popper

    • 6

      Heat 1/4 cup oil in the pan over a medium heat.

    • 7

      Place the 1 cup popcorn in the pan and place the lid on top.

    • 8

      Hold the top on with a gloved potholder while holding the handle with the other gloved hand. Move the pan continuously, shaking and jostling the kernels as they heat up.

    • 9

      Keep the pan moving while the corn continues to pop. It should take 2 to 4 minutes. Remove the pan form the heat when the popping begins to slow down, and there are about 5 seconds between pops.

    • 10

      Empty the popped corn into a bowl and add melted butter and salt if desired.

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