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simple amazing popcorn recipe

cookiedough asked:


Hoe maak je de perfecte boter voor uw popcorn. Telkens wanneer ik maak popcorn, ik heb altijd willen meer boter op. Ik heb geprobeerd iets warmer wordt en smeltende boter vervolgens te gieten over bestaan, maar dan maakt het allemaal soggy.And ik echt het gevoel alsof dont uit te gaan naar de winkel koopt 1 freakin zak popcorn. Elke zelfgemaakte suggesties? Thanks so Much Luv Yas! ~ ~ cookiedough

If you have your own personal theater in your home then it may be missing the one thing that will make for a far more enjoyable experience for you and your guests when they are seated in it. That one thing is a nice hot bag of authentic theater style buttered popcorn. Not just any popcorn machine will do either, because what you need is a genuine, classic style, free standing serve yourself home theater popcorn machine.

Super Low Maintenance

They now are more affordable then ever! Also, they come fully featured with smaller home sized popcorn popping buckets in them. If you are concerned about maintenance, you don’t have to be because they  are now available in completely maintenance free models that can be used night after night without even touching them.

Home Theater Popcorn Vending Machine

If you really want to go all out, then the latest in home theater popcorn vending machines are well worth taking a good look at. Standing just over five feet tall and constructed from heavy gage steel, they are built to last a lifetime. They truly are works of art in their own right that will make a handsome addition to any home theater.

So Easy to Load and Use

The great thing about these machines is that they use the latest in hot air technology to pop and dispense each serving of popcorn individually as it is ordered. Simply load it with the twenty-six pounds of corn that it will hold and sit back and enjoy it use after use until it is emptied. What makes all this so simple and easy, is that all of these newer generation home theater popcorn machines and their authentic accessories are easily available online.



By: Jameson Levinston

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Popcorn maker that is also called popcorn machine is a device used to pop popcorn. It was usually found in movie theaters, amusement parks and carnivals.

During early years there were no popcorn makers, Indians made popcorn by heating sand in a pan and then they put the kernels on the heated sand. Many years later, Charles Creators was the first person to invent the mobile popcorn machine, which is also known as the popcorn maker cart in 1893 in Chicago, Illinois. This machine made it easy for the people to sell the popcorn on the streets and on the amusements parks, which spurred the popularity of popcorn.

The first popcorn maker was steam driven which The Food Service Equipment Division patented in 1885. It allowed the popcorn to be popped in oil, and then later, they had a gas powered popcorn vendors. People began selling popcorn using this machine on the streets, in front of the amusement parks, stores and theaters to attract people to buy popcorn. Percy Spencer from the Raytheon Manufacturing found a way to mass-produce magnetrons to produce microwaves and with this technology, it gave Spencer the idea to make a microwave oven and he used kernels for his experiments. In 1940’s, it allowed the people to make popcorn in their own homes using the microwave; you can enjoy eating popcorn even if you are not on the amusement parks or in cinemas. The Food Processing System divisions grant the exclusive right to market the hot air fluidized bed oven to produce high amounts of popcorn that in 1967.

Today, people are buying old-fashioned popcorn makers to cook delicious popcorn in social events or for one’s own pleasure at the comfort of one’s home. People want to purchase popcorn maker because they may need to make more than cooking a few bags of microwave popcorn. Owning a popcorn machine would be fun for a family and friends to spend some quality time together while watching your favorite programs on TV or movies. Popcorn makers have different types and brands but today, most popcorn makers were run by gas or electricity. Most people usually buy red popcorn machine because it gives out an old fashioned and traditional look to the first ones that were made in the late 1890’s and 1900’s. Popcorn makers have different range of prices depending on the amount of popcorn the machine can produce and if they have cart. There are two types of popcorn makers available for home use, hot air poppers that allow you to make fat and salt free popcorn that is the healthiest way of making popcorn and oil poppers that uses heated oil to cook the popcorn.

You can also check it out your hand at the stovetop popper; this is the long-standing method of popping corn that is still used today and also the most complicated to use because most of the time it might overcook the popcorn you are cooking. There are other models that use electricity and sit on the counter top, which allow you to control the amount of toppings that go into a batch of popcorn, just as you can with an air popper. The popcorn and popcorn makers have become popular that there is a museum of popcorn. This museum is called Wyandot Popcorn Museum, which has many refurbished antique popcorn machines that was invented in the late 1890’s and 1900’s. The Wyandot Popcorn Museum is situated in Marion, Ohio, which unwrapped to the public in September of 1982. W. Hoover Brown and the only popcorn museum in the world founded the museum.

Presto popcorn makers are currently one of the most popular brands of popcorn makers in the market today. This popcorn maker varies depending on the users preferences, providing a healthier and convenient snack.

Most commercial popcorn makers are oil-popped types that give 45% of calories from fat. However, hot air popcorn poppers are for home usage. It started during the late 70’s.

These hot air popcorn poppers actually avoid oil usage and produces popcorn with 5% of calories, making it a healthier option. There are also different kinds of popcorn makers that can work in different ways. Presto product lines can provide a healthier eating of popcorn, without any mess.

Below are the Presto popcorn makers to choose from.

Presto Orville Redenbacher 4821 Popcorn Popper

Presto Orville Redenbacher 4821 is a faster and economical popcorn maker. It was created by Prestoý and Orville Redenbacher’sý. It pops with hot air, making 18 cups in less than 2 ½ minutes. The model 4821 can provide a healthy and low calorie free snack with no unpopped kernels. This model comes with a removable butter melter that acts as a handy measuring cup. It has no “on” and “off” button but it has a power strip button that can be used to turn the device “off” and “on”.

Other features:

Cook Type: Hot Air

Overall Color: White

Price Range: $21to $30

Power: 1400 watts

Presto Powerpop 4830 Popcorn Popper

Cook Type: Hot Air or Oil

Overall Color: Transparent

Price Range: $26.99

The Presto Powerpop 4830 pops with or even without popcorn. It is a great gift idea because it can pop a corn faster and easier. Aside from this, it has a free fat option. Hence, the model 4820 popcorn maker is easy to clean a dish cloth is best used when wiping its base.

Users tend to discover that the middle of the popcorn or small batches can become burnt even without being able to listen to the popping sound so as to slow it down.

Other features:

Cook Type: Hot Air or Oil

Overall Color: Transparent

Price Range: $26.99

Presto PopLite 4820 Popcorn Popper

Cook Type: Hot Air

Overall Color: White

Price Range: $24 to $25.17

Power: 1440 watts

Dimensions: 14 in. by 9 in. by 6.5 in.

Presto PopLite 4820 is a faster and economical choice. It uses a regular or gourmet popcorn. It can pop up to 18 cups having virtually no kernels that are un-popped. Poplite 4820 can make a huge bowl of popcorn for about 2 ½ minutes, making it 40 % faster than other leading popcorn makers. It is also easy to operate. Thus, it comes with a ½ measuring cup or butter melter.

Other features:

Cook Type: Hot Air

Overall Color: White

Price Range: from $24 to $25.17

Power: 1440 watts

Dimensions: 14 in. x 9 in. x 6.5 in.

Presto Caramel Corn’R, Popcorn/Caramel Corn Maker

Presto Caramel Corn’R heats popcorns in hot air for about 2 ½ minutes of a full bowl with no un-popped kernels. Its features are the same as the Presto’s Orville Redenbacher Hot Air Corn Popper excluding the logo and color. The plastic cover cup can be easily removed when cleaning it with the use of dishwashing soap and water only. Presto Caramel Corn’R includes an instruction and recipe book inside its box.

Other features:

Cook Type: Hot Air

Price: $4.99

Dimensions: 14 in. x 9 in. x 6-1/2 inches

Warranty: 2 years

Most popcorn makers vary in size, color and style. Presto Popcorn Makers feature the following benefits:

• A quick job

• A healthy option

• Easy cleaning

• Dishwasher-proof

• Cool handles

• A measuring cup

• And clear lids among others

xxkarii asked:

For delicious popcorn ingredients popcorn ingredients popcorn chili powder unless like it really is yummy dont ask about the popcorn chili powder.

For delicious popcorn ingredients popcorn ingredients popcorn chili powder italian seasoning minced garlic ground cinnamon pop the popcorn ingredients popcorn chili powder italian seasoning sprinkle over not too much chili powder italian seasoning.

The popcorn duh tiny bit of minced garlic pamlful of minced garlic pamlful of minced garlic ground cinnamon pop the popcorn duh tiny bit of minced garlic ground cinnamon pop the incident.

Everytime I make Microwave Popcorn, I used that “Popcorn Button” and everytime the popcorn turns out just great.

By: Toddacanda

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Popcorns contain more fiber as compared to other snacks made out of flour. There are many different delicious popcorn recipes for health conscious individuals.

Popcorns are fun and convenient whole grain snacks. It is an excellent source of fiber. It also helps steady one’s blood sugar levels. Aside from this, it can be incorporated as a low-fat snack, having a lot of nutritional benefits.

By experimenting with some healthful ingredients on your popcorn, one can achieve a healthy balanced diet without any risks. Below are some of healthy popcorn recipes that can meet your daily needs, for a delicious and quick snack mixture.

Peppy Popcorn

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 14 cups popcorn, air-popped

• 2 tbsp. parmesan cheese, grated

• 1/4 tsp. dried oregano

• 2 tsp. paprika

In a small bowl, mix oregano, paprika and cheese. Sprinkle these onto the popcorn and toss. It can yield up to 14 cups. You can also melt organic raw cheese with organic milk and pour this over the popcorn.

Nutrition Data for 1 cup serving: 30 calories/0.5 grams fat

Spicy Peanut Curry PopCorn

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Number of serving: 1

Ingredients:

• 8 cups air-popped popcorn( no oil or salt)

• 1 teaspoon chili paste (Sambal Oelek)

• 2 tablespoons Better than Peanut Butter

• 1 teaspoon curry powder

Air-pop about ½ cup of corn kernels. Put peanut butter on a microwave cup. Add sambal with small amounts of water. Stir in order to make out a creamy and thick peanut butter mixture. Microwave it approximately 30 seconds. Fold the peanut butter mixture onto the popcorn.

Praline Popcorn Crunch

Ingredients:

• 12 cups popped popcorn

• 1/2 cup margarine

• 1 cup firm-pack brown sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

• 1/4 cup honey

• 1 cup pecan halves

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Grease a 15×10 inch baking pan and place the popcorn on top. Combine sugar, honey and margarine in a 1 ½ quart saucepan. Cook and stir constantly with a wooden spoon. Place this in medium heat until it boils.

Cook this for about 5 minutes and then remove from the heat. Mix vanilla and baking soda then pour it over the popped corn. Next, add some pecans, stir until evenly coated and bake at 300 degrees for about 15 minutes. Stir gently for five more minutes and lay everything down on waxed paper. Lastly, allow to cool and break into chunks.

Popcorn Trail Mix

Full Recipe: 1 quart

Yield: 3 cups

Ingredients:

1 quart air-popped popcorn

8 ounces raisins

6 ounces dried fruit (apricots, apples, etc.), diced

Add diced fruit and raisins to a large bowl of popped corn. Combine and toss thoroughly.

Nutritional Information (based on 3-cup serving)

o Protein 8g; Calories 651; Carbohydrate 162g ; Fat 5g; Saturated Fat 3g; Fiber 15g; Sodium 420 mg.

Other nutritional ingredients that can be mix in popcorn are:

o 1 /3 cup chopped dried fruit provides iron and fiber

o 2 tbsp. soy nuts gives fiber and calcium

o 2 tbsp. whole almonds gives protein, iron and fiber

o 2 tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese gives protein and calcium

o 10 pretzel sticks gives B vitamins

o 2 tbsp. pumpkin seeds gives protein and fiber

o 1 /2 cup dry unsweetened cereal gives iron and B vitamins

While enjoying your favorite movies at home you can prepare popcorn in just a few minutes. There are many ways to include popcorn on one’s healthy diet.



By: David H. Urmann

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Carnivals, stadiums, movie theaters… these are all places that you usually think of finding commercial popcorn poppers. However if you think outside of the box then you’ll discover that there are many other ideas for where, when, and how to use these machines in order to make a profitable addition to your business that might interest you. Keep in mind that depending on location and circumstances, the mark-up on selling a bag of popcorn can be several hundred times the cost of the ingredients and the minimal labor of preparation means that you will inevitably make a great profit. This can be an opportunity that is hard to pass up once you come up with your own individual creative ways to use these popcorn vending machines. Even if you decide to give the popcorn away, the benefits that return to you could be much more than any direct monetary compensation.

Starting up a business can be difficult, so finding any extra sources of income can be the difference between making it or breaking it. In fact, sometimes it’s better to begin a subordinate business for a short period of time in order to gain the capital to launch the business that you truly desire to pursue. If you can find a highly trafficked area and obtain the proper permits, then setting up a cart with a commercial popcorn machine can be a very lucrative pursuit.

If strict entrepeneurialship isn’t your interest, then perhaps you could try renting a popcorn vending machine to raise money for your school or hobby club. It’s even possible to order commercial popcorn poppers designed with custom colors and logos. Such a machine might make a nice addition to the lounge of your fraternity or sorority, representing both your association and your school with pride… and deliciousness!

Customer satisfaction is important as well for any business. One problem that many businesses face is customer complaints from long waits in lines or other inconveniences. What if while a customer was waiting in line they could help themselves not only to some free coffee, but a steaming fresh bag of authentic kettle cooked popcorn? Just seeing and hearing the popcorn pop in the popcorn vending machine may bring a smile of nostalgic satisfaction to their face and boost their morale enough to ignore any minor inconvenience. You know, come to think of it, if any of you happen to know someone that works for the Department of Motor Vehicles, could you please forward this idea to them?



By: Sydney Hornbrook

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Popcorn machines are a fantastic way to raise money for an event or non-profit organization. The tantalizing smell of fresh popcorn popping is fantastic advertising all on its own, attracting customers from a great distance. However, many other things can be done to bring people to the popcorn machine and increase the amount of donations to help meet fundraising goals and spread the word about your organization.

Advertising

Advertising before the start of the fundraiser works well for increasing the number of customers at your popcorn machine. Many fundraiser events suffer because many people today no longer carry anything other than plastic. Pre-event advertising will let everyone know about the cost of the popcorn beforehand so that they bring enough cash with them.

Even if it is outside of a local grocery store, posters in and around the local area will make people aware of the event. Local media such as newspapers, television stations, and radio stations will often provide free advertising for non-profit fundraisers and events as a public service. If your organization will be setting up at a local event, talk to the organizers about sharing advertising. This could be something as simple as sharing advertisement flyers and announcements.

Location

When setting up a fundraiser, location is the key to the success of the event. The best place to set up is anywhere that there are a large number people (and children) walking by while still having enough room to handle a large number of people. This is for two reasons: First, people will buy more if they do not have to go out of the way to get it. Secondly, if it is difficult to wait in line at the popcorn machine, people simply will not bother. Another great location is a place where people are already waiting like a ticket booth or play park. If there is no big event occurring in the local area that will be attracting customers, make one by holding a competition, festival, or outdoor movie event.

Give Customers A Bonus

Adding something for people to do or see while at your popcorn machine fundraiser not only works great for advertising and location, but also for the amount spent. Community fun sports days, a concert featuring a variety of local talent, or even a carnival will bring in considerably more people than a popcorn machine set up on its own at a local grocery store or mall. This is simply because it targets a larger audience that will spend more time at the event meaning there is more of a chance that each visitor will buy popcorn. The extra events can collect donations as well giving you more than one method of collecting donations. Fundraisers such as these also promote the closeness of the community and, in some cases, give kids in the community an opportunity to do things they might not have the chance to do otherwise.

Popcorn is one of the most popular snacks in America, so why not use this for a good cause. It is not only quick and easy to make, but it also requires very little cost to produce a large amount of product and can is easily made in several flavors. Best of all, popcorn machines can be used over and over again making it great as a repeat fundraiser for several events providing your organization with year around donations.



By: Christine Harrell

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