Can you pop corn in it without oil or butter?
1755804
absolutely that is why we like it so much because we don't have to use anything no oil at all 1/3 of a cup of popcorn is all you need. Its super healthy we love it
1755805
well, then is it just a jar with a lid? so if I use a mason jar I can get the same affects of no oil popcorn popping?
1755806
I am uncertain. We have used ours for years and years and always add 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
1755807
We don't use butter or oil inside, we just add the popcorn and about a tablespoon of water. Less unpopped kernels with a little touch of water. We add butter afterwards.
1755808
You just add corn to container and microwave. You add butter on top and it melts down, but this is just to taste, no need for butter.
1755809
Yes, butter is optional. Make sure you measure the inside of your microwave though...mine is tight I have to remove the lazy susan to use this.
263764
I've never made kettle corn in the popper but I imagine you could. I looked on Allrecipes.com & they've got a recipe that has oil, popcorn & brown or white sugar. The nice thing about this popper is that no shaking required & you can even use on glass top stove. I've also used it in my camper. Also, this is US made. It doesn't have a nonstick coating but washes up fairly well. I didn't want the toxins that are found in non-stick poppers. Now I'll be trying the kettle corn recipe! Happy popping! :)
1294647
One cup of popcorn to one-half cup of oil. Add a level teaspoon(or a pinch less) of Flavoral salt with the oil before heating and then pop the corn. Comes out just like the machine at the movie theater.
1484742
Movie theater popcorn is fine if you don't have them add the butter/fake butter. The oil used for popping it isn't too bad. It only takes about 2 tablespoons of oil to pop a huge amount of popcorn, you might easily add 3 or 4 times that much butter adding it afterwards from the dispenser machine.
1302797
YES! The best way I have found is to put a small wire mesh strainer in the airpopper hole over the kernels until they start popping, then remove the strainer to let the corn pop into the bowl. According to the Tiny But Might site, a potholder can also be used to weigh down the kernels until they start popping, just maintain airflow around the potholder or the popper will shut off for a bit to cool down. Tilting the popper back til the corn starts popping also works, as another person answered.
973772
I'm using popcorn that comes in quart jar. Easy to use, just measure into the little cup they provided and it's enough for us two old folks. I'm wondering if I can use butter in place of the liquid oil ??
406898
Yes. Add it to the oil before the corn. Then fake liquid butter after. Yummy.
1217536
In our experience, not really. You might get away with trying to add the salt just as the popped corn leaves the popper to drop in the bowl since there may be a very slight bit of moisture present from the popping process (moisture escaping as the kernel pops) but, it is unlikely. We use an air popper, as well but, we always add some butter mixed with olive oil. Not so much for the salt, we just like the flavor. Responder " Franklin" makes a good point, though; the salt is very finely ground and could easily get lodged in nooks & crannies of a popped kernel. We just prefer more salt flavor than what we got without using a some oil.
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I haven't done so myself and am not sure that I would advise it. It does turn into pure, liquid oil as soon as you begin to handle it. I actually use it as oil for my pop corn when I cook on the stove. Adds a great flavor! It's certainly safe to eat, but eating it alone is going to depend on what you can stomach. Good luck!
543672
We keep ours in a salt shaker, but add it to the butter/oil. It spreads evenly as the kernels pop.
594057
I find this a great machine for popping corn with very little kernals left or none at all, I use corn oil as an oil, The Butter I will soften it up a bit in the microwave and only apply it to the top of the popper only after the corn starts popping, I find that if the butter is installed to early before the karnals start popping the butter tends to give off smoke and it gives the pop corn a burnt taste the machine is a good investment
1196364
Yes, you can use it without oil, but it would be quite bland. I've been using coconut oil to evenly distribute Flavacol Seasoning.
1433860
if its corn that can pop...yeah....wife loves it......remember it needs oil too
620310
You could do it without any oil or fat, but i use a half teaspoon of coconut oil because it's good for me and the eggs like it too
1358267
Yes it can, but the instructions prefers that vegetable oil be used. There are other recipes included in the manual like parmesan popcorn and kettle popcorn which I have not yet tried.
2004812
I think you could probably use any popcorn and oil combo. It's not a complicated machine and works just fine with the local popcorn/vegetable oil combo I've tried.
1419836
I put in the oil with three kernels , turn on the heater, and as soon as I hear a pop, I add the rest of the corn. Put a wooden clothes pin on the lid tab to add a little weight to the lid to keep un-popped kernels from escaping with the popped.