Z745812939054@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-218 days agoWhy does the microwave have a "popcorn" button when every microwave popcorn brand says "DO NOT USE THE POPCORN BUTTON"?message-squaremessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down13
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minus-squareLastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·18 days agoSome microwaves have a humidity sensor that determines if the popcorn is done and it works well. Some microwaves have a preset cooking schedule for microwave popcorn and it doesn’t work for all types. Personally if I’m making microwave popcorn, I just set it to 99:99 and wait for the popping to stop.
minus-squarespicy pancake@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days agoI would recommend setting it to something like 6–8 minutes instead so that if something prevents you from being there to take it out when done (bathroom emergency, etc.) you don’t potentially burn your home down
Some microwaves have a humidity sensor that determines if the popcorn is done and it works well.
Some microwaves have a preset cooking schedule for microwave popcorn and it doesn’t work for all types.
Personally if I’m making microwave popcorn, I just set it to 99:99 and wait for the popping to stop.
I would recommend setting it to something like 6–8 minutes instead so that if something prevents you from being there to take it out when done (bathroom emergency, etc.) you don’t potentially burn your home down