New feature on my blog! I'm going to review some products that I buy and those that I like (or don't like, I suppose...maybe I should review Boost Mobile).
Today's product is the NordicWare Microwave Popcorn Popper.
I came upon this popcorn popper on Amazon when I was looking at the price of unpopped popcorn. My girlfriend at the time had introduced me to a way that you could pop popcorn in the microwave using a paper bag, two staples, and a little bit of oil. While I liked this method, it was messy and I knew that I would have to continually buy paper bags. I like to maximize the value of my money, so continually buying bags was not a path I wanted to continue down. That's why the NordicWare Microwave Popcorn Popper struck a chord with me.
The concept of this bowl is simple: it's a microwave-safe, high-quality bowl designed for microwave cooking. You place the popcorn seeds in the bottom, throw it in the microwave, and in two minutes you have fresh, hot popcorn without the use of oil! I think the best part about this bowl is that popping corn this way is so much cheaper than buying microwave popcorn. You also don't need to buy an extra device, such as an air popper or something else. You can just pop the popcorn in the bowl, serve in the bowl, and that's it!
One downside of this popcorn popper is that it leaves many unpopped kernels left over. I tried using oil with popping, I tried using a slightly lower power setting, and I can't figure out a way to get all of the kernels popped without burning the popcorn.
Another downside is that you need to wait for the bowl to cool before popping another batch, so if you want a lot of popcorn, then you need to start early. I suppose you could buy two bowls, or hold the hot bowl in front of the air conditioner (something that I've totally done) and wait for it to cool down.
If you're a popcorn fan and a fan of saving money, then you might want to check this out. I recommend getting some Flavacol along with it so you can have a movie theater experience. I had popcorn last night with a friend using this bowl and Flavacol and she said it was better than the theater! I say it's better than the movie theater if only because you're not paying $6.00 per batch.
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