By
eHow Hobbies, Games & Toys Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Popcorn
- Vegetable oil
- Salt
- Brown paper sack
- Microwave
- Popcorn
- Vegetable oil
- Heavy pan with a handle and tight fitting lid
- 2 oven mitts
- Stove or hot plate
Make a Microwave Popper
Step1
Insert 1/4 cup popcorn, 2 tsps. oil and 1/4 tsp. salt into a paper sack.
Step2
Fold the bag over several times and staple the top of it shut.
Step3
Put the bag into the microwave and cook on high for 2 to 3 minutes.
Step4
Remove the bag when the popping has slowed down to about once every 5 seconds.
Step5
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
Step1
Heat 1/4 cup oil in the pan over a medium heat.
Step2
Place the 1 cup popcorn in the pan and place the lid on top.
Step3
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.
Step4
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.
Step5
Empty the popped corn into a bowl and add melted butter and salt if desired.