Microwave Popcorn Poppers
Eco-Friendly and Cost Saving
Although bagged and ready to pop microwave popcorn is convenient, it can get costly especially with a family. Individuals under 25 years old may not even remember making popcorn any other way. Instead of the ongoing expense of high priced microwave popcorn, why not try one of the Eco-Friendly microwave popcorn poppers that are available to help save on your grocery budget? Not only will you save money, but you will positively contribute to the environment because you will save on waste by no longer having the boxes and bags to dispose of in your trash. A one time cost for the apparatus will lead to a long term savings because a bag of popcorn kernels is far less expensive than the prepackaged bags of popcorn that we so often throw in our microwaves.
When making popcorn in microwave popcorn poppers, the seasoning is also left to your personal taste instead of what the manufacturer decides. Brand named and store brand microwave popcorn has less than desired ingredients such as hydrogenated oils. In addition, there are concerns that the coating used in microwaveable popcorn bags may contain a carcinogen. There is a recent Food and Drug Administration study which suggests this possibility.
The most important thing to determine when selecting microwave popcorn poppers is to make sure it will fit inside of your microwave. If you have a compact size microwave, pay close attention to the dimensions of the item you select. If you have a full size microwave any microwave popcorn popper will fit inside of your appliance.
NordicWare makes the most popular microwave popcorn popper. It completes about twelve cups of tasty and fluffy popcorn in roughly four minutes. No oil is needed, but butter and salt or another favorite seasoning can certainly be added to the hot popcorn when it is done. The bowl is part of the popcorn popper, so there are no additional dishes to get dirty. The recommended cleanup for this product is to handwash, but it can be cleaned in the dishwasher.
Presto is another very popular brand name and offers many kitchen products and appliances. Microwave popcorn poppers have not been ignored by this company. For around $20.00 you can purchase the Power Pop that they make which will make popcorn in approximately two and a half minutes. Consumer Reports had great reviews of this product when it was first launched back in 1994, and this model is dishwasher safe.
The Back to Basics Microwave Popcorn Popper allows popcorn to be microwaved with or without oil. The design on the bottom of this popper provides protection to countertops and tables so they will not be damaged by the heat of a freshly prepared batch of popcorn.
