Hi I just received my 2 jars of Ghee. On the label it says it makes the best popcorn ever. I am wondering if I use it the same way I do other oils?
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Gee has a higher smoke point than butter approx 450-475 deg. Because of its price I would not use it as an oil substitute. I would save for your favorite meals and substitute gee for butter in cooking. I use only three fats/oils for cooking. Coconut oil, gee and organic butter from grass fed cows. It is best to rotate these when cooking and you will find one may taste better with a particular food. I find that I get the best taste when I blend them together. When I cook I will use a spoon of coconut oil and a little butter or gee.
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Ghee holds up to high temps so you can use it the same as you would other oils. Either as oil to pop corn with or melt it and put it over popcorn.
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I know that coconut oil is a "good" oil compared to others. I didn't know movie theatres currently use it to pop corn as I thought, as you did, that movie theatre popcorn is a real killer. I just heard something on the radio about the dangers of movie popcorn, in fact. But the info was on a medium sized container of buttered popcorn. I wonder if the worst problems associated with theatre popcorn are related to what they put on it after it is popped....specifically the "butter" (is it really just butter?). I use coconut oil for cooking and for "pulling" each morning, so using it for popcorn will be great for me. I know that coconut oil is a "good" oil compared to others. I didn't know movie theatres currently use it to pop corn as I thought, as you did, that movie theatre popcorn is a real killer. I just heard something on the radio about the dangers of movie popcorn, in fact. But the info was on a medium sized container of buttered popcorn. I wonder if the worst problems associated with theatre popcorn are related to what they put on it after it is popped....specifically the "butter" (is it really just butter?). I use coconut oil for cooking and for "pulling" each... » Read More I know that coconut oil is a "good" oil compared to others. I didn't know movie theatres currently use it to pop corn as I thought, as you did, that movie theatre popcorn is a real killer. I just heard something on the radio about the dangers of movie popcorn, in fact. But the info was on a medium sized container of buttered popcorn. I wonder if the worst problems associated with theatre popcorn are related to what they put on it after it is popped....specifically the "butter" (is it really just butter?). I use coconut oil for cooking and for "pulling" each morning, so using it for popcorn will be great for me. « Show Less
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If its the same as ours, the popcorn & oil are packaged together, and you use one set per batch. If not, the basic "recipe" is 2 tbsp. oil and 1/2 cup popcorn. Put salt on AFTER popping, whether or not you add melted butter. For some different great tastes, use flavored oils, or put some herbs in with the oil; try seasoned salt; a little curry powder; black pepper with your salt. Great stuff.
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We've used the Great Northern Packets and regular popcorn kernels; both work well and taste great! This comes down to a personal preference and people eating it. We switch back and forth between the two different ways. Sometimes we use the packets if we all prefer the same flavor of popcorn. When we want a variety of flavors of popcorn or with and without butter, following the popper's directions we use about a 1/2 ounce of oil and put in 8 ounces of regular popcorn since we have an 8 ounce kettle. Once it's done popping, everyone fills their bags or buckets and eat it plain or put butter on it using a spray butter and adding more flavor by putting on one of the seasoned salts such as white cheddar cheese or just plain popcorn salt. Everyone has now seasoned their popcorn to their liking, it's all good !!!
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You can make "ghee" using a centrifuge, using raw butter...but that technically makes it butter oil, since it is almost a perfect method of seperation. and you also lose the nutty flavor from the traditional heating process used.
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To be honest it all dependa on how you like your popcorn. I use two or three tablespoons of butter oil and about 1/4 cup of popocorn. Best thing to do is try different ammounts of each until you find your sweet spot on making popcorn
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Funny you asked about the popcorn. We made a large batch of popcorn and used the butter powder on it. It was excellent! No oily fingers and is now a family favorite. I haven't tried it in cooking yet. Was planning on using it when baking bread for a buttery background. I don't think that you could use it as a film in a pan to keep the eggs from sticking, but if you're looking for a nice buttery flavor to mix in scrambled eggs... it would work.
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You are better off going to the store and buying a jar of Orville Redenbacher and regular oil. Otherwise the package is cut into 3rd or 4ths depending on how much you want to pop. When we tried to pop 1/3 alot of the kernels did not pop but 1/4 of the package worked fine but was very very messy so we managed through the popcorn and went and bought popcorn and measuring spoons/cup at the store and that worked best
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I was so surprised that for a full batch (16 cups of popped corn) you use only 1 tablespoon of oil...and you use any kind of oil you like. It pops perfect corn each and every time.
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You can use regular popcorn and popcorn oil. The unit comes with the measuring cups needed for the amount of oil and the amount of popcorn. This is a very good unit and I use it almost on a daily basis.
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you could sprinkle it on afterwords and then close the cover and give it a good shake. BUt how it works with the oil poppers, is it mixes with the coconut oil and spreads it on each kernel. Probably take some testing with the electric popper
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I have had excellent popcorn with no sticking using both the pre-measured packs and using my own. This is from another questions and answer site: "I use bulk corn and coconut oil. Start with a heaping tablespoon of (solid) oil and 1/3 cup or corn. Don't treat it as rocket science. Adjust to your liking from there." I suspect you are either trying to use some other oil than coconut, or your machine is faulty. Anyone that thinks they can substitute a healthier oil like canola oil and get great results should have their head examined. Coconut oil has been used for ages successfully.
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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.
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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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We bought the Orville Redenbaugher oil and kernels to use with the machine and we used the recipe provided with the oil and kernels. Also provided with the oil and kernels was an easy method for stove top popping. This turned out to be much more effective, easy, and quick, so we no longer use the popcorn maker. Maybe for an event in the future we may pull it out, but it was quite a bit of work just for some popcorn.
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We have used just the regular popcorn and oil. We just follow the directions on the glass of the maker and it turns out perfect every time.
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You can use any oil. I use vegetable oil in mine and it works great! Stores do sell popcorn oil as well, it just depends on your preference.