Can you pop corn in it without oil or butter?
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Yes, you can. You have to keep a bit more of an eye (and ear and nose) out for scorching, but I've popped without butter or oil and it works just fine.
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Yes I have used it with out oil or butter, and it seems to work ok. I prefer to use some butter it seems to start popping sooner and more corn seems to pop for me.
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Absolutely! Personally I prefer butter but u can do either/or! Measure ur microwave tho as mine was too small for the container so that I "have" to buy a taller one. it was about 1/2" too tall. Enjoy! Terry M.
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Yes, you can use it without oil, but it would be quite bland. I've been using coconut oil to evenly distribute Flavacol Seasoning.
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No. You can melt butter in tray/scoop at the top but you still must dump it after you are finished popping the popcorn.
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Absolutely! Put 2 1/2 to 3 tablespoons in a paper bag o an Air Popper and set microwave to "high" for 3 minutes. The time may need adjusting, depending on your microwave power. I do not use oil, butter or anything else during the popping. After popping, I sometimes spray the non-calorie butter on the popped corn. Delicious. Eat it most days.
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According to a book I have, Beautiful Corn by Anthony Boutard, any corn is edible and this could be popped like any other Indian corn. I have not popped any of mine yet--this is my first year to grow it. It's so beautiful that I hate to pop any, but I may do one ear. Good luck Rebecca
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I have great success adding 1 or 2 teaspoons of oil (canola, or olive) to about 3 - 4 oz of corn in a small bowl, mixing to coat the corn, then spreading it out in the popper. Usually every kernal pops.
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I've used Orville Redenbacher's butter flavoured oil, and some shake-on stuff that I bought at WalMart, and it's fine. I haven't experimented much as I prefer just to pop the corn and add butter and salt after it's popped.
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Yes. I put the butter in first (with a little vegetable oil) then the popcorn and a little salt and it all pops together.
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No oil required, i just throw in the kernals and butter or salt afterwards.
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I LOVE IT! I don't put butter on top of it, I have it melted in the bowl that I dump the popcorn into. Remember, just like any microwave popcorn, make sure you stop it when the corn stops popping. There will always be some unpopped kernels. Oh, I do have to tip it slightly to get it in the oven on top of the turntable. Then I obviously have to tip it when I take it out too. That's the ONLY bad thing. It is tall.
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It can use any type of popping oil you can buy at a grocery store. Its usually in the same aisle as the popcorn seed. These oils are typically butter flavored in some way. You can also use vegetable oil, but you will get no butter flavor from that. If you arent happy with the color/flavor of your popcorn, use more oil. I have used as much as 6 spoonfulls of oil for one batch. If you use extra oil it will take longer to pop and need more time to dry once popped. If you eat it right after popping it will seem stale or slighly soggy. Let it sit under the heat lamp for a couple minutes before eating.
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We keep ours in a salt shaker, but add it to the butter/oil. It spreads evenly as the kernels pop.
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I would hope so! Did you wash and dry it well after each use? I know you can just move the pan back and forth over the burner and that will keep the corn popping and keep it from burning. That's what we did in "the old days". We put oil and corn in a heavy large pan that had a long handle and put the lid on it and put it on the burner and moved it back and forth quickly and it worked great. I just need to find a large heavy old pot like my grandmother had if my Great Northtern Popcorn Popper Poops out.
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This is not a topping. It is an oil similar to what the movie theater uses to pop the corn in. You use a couple of tablespoons instead if your regular oil.It will take a couple of times for you to figure out how much to use so it suits your taste.
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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.
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You can pop popcorn without grease in an air popper but it tastes like left-over cardboard. In the Waring I use a combination of 1-2 tablespoons of butter and approximately 1/3 cup (I never measure it) of canola oil per 1 cup of corn. Tastes great!
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Won't be dry without butter. We have a vegan that eats it dry and is very happy. Don't think you want to use butter as your oil for popping the corn. Someone better versed in this should answer though.