Popcorn in a microwave oven!

I think that's the number for the large one. 3,000 calories is about right for 1 pound of buttered popcorn that's mostly butter or "butter".

Also, most of the calories are in the butter / "butter", not the popcorn. A pound of butter or fake butter has well over twice as many calories as a pound of dry popcorn - which is gallons of popcorn.

Farm animals raised for meat are fed and raised in ways to get the most muscle tissue for the least cost. Muscle tissue sells for more than fat does - ever pay attention at the meat section of supermarkets?

Meanwhile, corn farmers love it when people take on the attitudes of, "carbs are what food eats" and "grain is what food eats". Corn farmers sell more corn that way.

I find microwave popcorn to smell pleasant, though "real food" can beat cheap stuff with cheap flavoring chemicals.

My biggest complaint against microwaving popcorn is that "fully popping it" takes about 80-90% as much time as it takes to make it catch fire.

Microwave popcorn requires supervision, especially if you use a different microwave than the one you are used to, or if the package got downsized the way ice cream and yogurt packages got downsized.

In , Erik wrote in part:

Reason: Once the kernels are nearly all popped, temperature rises fast.

Microwaving of popcorn is a major cause of fires in college student housing.

Maybe you haven't considered that change of volume thing when you pop it?

We used to have one of those and the plastic housing finally self destructed. Couldn't find a replacement so I bought the microwave popper I linked to earlier in this thread. One thing we immediately noticed is that the popped corn had more flavor than the air popper version. If you think about it the air popper fills the room with "popcorn smell" when you use it which means there is a lot less remaining in the corn.

You should consider the volume you eat, paper bags full.

You are probably technically correct, but hot paper is of no real significance in this problem.

Not to any significant extent as long as it's dry. If your carousel gets hot under a paper plate it's mostly because of radiant heat from the popcorn passing through it, not the paper transmitting heat. Not that the difference between radiant heat and thermal conduction matters much to the carousel, but the point is that a simple paper plate will protect the carousel better than a glass one. As mentioned by others, a paper towel works well too, for the same reason.

re: "At any rate, there is a reason why paragraps developed."

I only ask this since you felt a need to comment on the OP's grammar skills:

What are "paragraps"?

I used to do warranty work on microwaves. Rule 1 should be "Always place your popcorn on a trivet. Never place it directly on the glass tray". Popcorn causes an extremely localized heating of the glass tray that results in a local expansion of the tray causing it to crack, very common. In this case it transferred the heat to the motor shaft that is not so common. Yepper GE will not sell directly to the consumer, only qualified techs.That is the same for the rest of the companies who make microwaves too. One less liability issue to worry about.

Jimmie

A friend used to own a bar and had a popcorn machine just like in the theaters. A yellow oil in a bottle was put in with the corn before popping. I said vegetable oil with "Butter Flavor" contained salt too. The idea was to make the popcorn with the least effort. No need to add salt or anything else when done. It did taste good despite the fake flavoring. After adding the oil and corn everything was automatic.

Of course now there are places that bring in pre-popped popcorn!

P&M