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[Megalosaro]

I mean, every single brand of popcorn tells you explicitely NOT to use the button. In bold and underlined.

What the hell is the point of that button then? Why have it when microwaves are being designed?

 

[MIMIC]

I don't get it either. There are a lot of buttons no one uses.

I only use the reheat and defrost (when I don't feel like letting the bacon thaw)

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

IDK, to goose people who don't read instructions? Never underestimate what people can do!

Just get an air popper for popcorn.

 

[Irish]

I always hit the popcorn button. It does just fine.

 

[ZeroGravity]

Fuck them. I can use whatever button I want.

 

[plainr_]

I wish Apple designed microwaves.

 

[HUELEN10]

It's for non-microwaveble ready-packet popcorn. See for yourself in the enclosed instruction books of many microwaves.

 

[TacticalFox88]

Many microwaves nowadays, except for very basic models, will actually have a humidity sensor built into them. They measure the moisture content coming off of your food to determine when it's done, because microwaves work by exciting water molecules in your food. The different food buttons basically narrow down the expected range of humidity, because if you think about it, your popcorn has a much different moisture content than Grandma's turkey dinner. In microwaves that don't have a sensor, they're basically just ball-parking the cook time and power level.

There you go.

 

[jbug617]

I use the button.

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

I always hit the popcorn button. It does just fine.

Same. My 15-year old microwave makes great popcorn every time with that button.

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

That's the secret reheat pizza button.

 

[Extra Sauce]

Dude, you've never pressed the popcorn button? You've been missing out on free, infinite popcorn.

 

[Spike Spiegel]

I do what I want, bag of microwaveable popcorn. If I want to use the button, I'm going to use the damn button. I own you, I own the microwave, and I'll cook you however I like.

EDIT: I just cooked a bag with the "popcorn" button. Delicious.

 

[kick51]

"The popcorn conundrum," to use industry parlance, subtly aids in the making of executive decisions. They removed the popcorn button from all models produced in 2004 and found that car accidents in the u.s. increased by 5% as a result, so they put them back on the 2005 models.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

> 2 seconds between pops => popcorn finished is the only way to pop popcorn.

 

[sikkinixx]

I wish Apple designed microwaves.

One button

"Heat"

 

[UrokeJoe]

The popcorn button works great on my science oven.

 

[TheMan]

I always hit the popcorn button. It does just fine.

ditto. the popcorn button is wonderful.

 

[davepoobond]

I use the popcorn function to heat up my spaghetti. Am I doing it wrong

 

[terrisus]

Rule of thumb: No preset buttons on microwaves ever work for what they say they do.

 

[Palmer_v1]

It's a good way to test your dorm's fire alarms at 2am on a Sunday night in the middle of winter.

 

[Jedi2016]

The popcorn button on my microwave is perfectly timed for the popcorn I use. Why would I not use it? It's not like I'm outside mowing the grass while the popcorn is cooking, I'm usually standing right there next to the microwave anyway.

 

[MIMIC]

I just tried it for the first time.

Now my apartment is filled with the smell of burned popcorn xD

I knew it was gonna burn because there was a whole minute left after the last kernel popped.

 

[pompidu]

> 2 seconds between pops => popcorn finished is the only way to pop popcorn.

i cant be bothered to sit by microwave and count the time between pops. thats absurd

 

[ganon]

I always hit the popcorn button. It does just fine.

Yup.

 

[Allforce]

Ours has a billion buttons and all I ever do is press the "+30 seconds" button as many times as I need to. So I press it 5 times for popcorn (2:30). That seems to do the trick.

There's probably a billion different tricks and secrets to microwaves that I have no idea about, all I ever do is press that "+30 seconds" button for every single thing.

 

[MIMIC]

Ours has a billion buttons and all I ever do is press the "+30 seconds" button as many times as I need to. So I press it 5 times for popcorn (2:30). That seems to do the trick.

There's probably a billion different tricks and secrets to microwaves that I have no idea about, all I ever do is press that "+30 seconds" button for every single thing.

2:30?! Jesus! lol

 

[BTM]

I wish Apple designed microwaves.

Is this a reference to a Mad TV skit from years ago?

 

[GK86]

I use the super secret setting that nobody knows about. Which is activated by pressing all the buttons on the microwave at once.

 

[lil smoke]

It depends on how old you are.

 

[Syf]

It's awful. I gave up and bought my own popcorn maker. Microwave popcorn is terrible.

 

[DrkSage]

2:30?! Jesus! lol

That's what I give my popcorn and since my microwave is kinda retarded it either:
1)pops 3/4 of the popcorn
Or
2)burn all the popcorn

 

[Allforce]

Ours has a billion buttons and all I ever do is press the "+30 seconds" button as many times as I need to. So I press it 5 times for popcorn (2:30). That seems to do the trick.

There's probably a billion different tricks and secrets to microwaves that I have no idea about, all I ever do is press that "+30 seconds" button for every single thing.

2:30?! Jesus! lol

I do the "listen for 2 seconds between pops" to ensure a perfect bag of popped corn with just enough kernels remaining to crack into.

But mostly we use a Whirly Popper anymore anyways, which is a way more chaotic and fun way to pop popcorn.

 

[Camp Lo]

I used the chicken button to cook my popcorn

 

[Broder Salsa]

Wait, you get popcorn buttons on your microwaves? Lucky fuckers.

 

[Amikami]

Fuck the popcorn authority. I use the button any way. It works fine.

 

[Koppai]

I use the popcorn button and it comes out perfect.

 

[freenudemacusers]

popcorn button is cool, but the baked potato button is even better.

 

[Chezzymann]

I've had like 3 different microwaves and they never had a popcorn button. Just a number pad, a timer, and a few settings.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

i cant be bothered to sit by microwave and count the time between pops. thats absurd

If you've ever tasted such a popcorn you'd change.

 

[DrkSage]

I used the chicken button to cook my popcorn

So... Popcorn chicken?

Spoiler

i laughed way to hard at my own post... I should probably go to sleep...

 

[Enduin]

Because College kids are morons and when they don't use the Popcorn button they burn their shit and set off dorm room fire alarms at 3am in the middle of winter forcing everyone outside for 30 minutes while security makes sure everything is OK.

 

[lil smoke]

So... Popcorn chicken?

Spoiler

i laughed way to hard at my own post... I should probably go to sleep...

No it was good, you got me.

 

[Zeppeli]

They're in cahoots with the life insurance people. They're trying to get you to burn your house down and yourself included.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Dude, you've never pressed the popcorn button? You've been missing out on free, infinite popcorn.

Ever since I found out that, I stopped going to movie theaters. Free popcorn is amazing!

 

[Goro Majima]

Look, maybe I don't want to "read" or put out effort. Who has time for that? I just want some popcorn.

Spoiler

The same people who use the button also microwave their Pop tarts instead of just toasting them

Edit: Anyone else notice that popcorn cooks faster now? I could almost swear it was 5-6 minutes as a kid.

 

[The Real Abed]

I too never had a problem with that button.

I always assumed (Newer higher-end) microwave technology was smart and had sensors that could tell when the popcorn was popped enough somehow and would stop it in time.

I mean, I don't know exactly how technology works completely. There are sensors out there that can do anything.

Microwaves have reheat features that can tell the inner temperature and make sure it's cooked right, so why not have one that can make perfect popcorn?

Whenever I DON'T use that button, that's when I end up burning it or undercooking it. The first time I used the Popcorn button it popped it perfectly with hardly any unpopped kernels. I assumed that was what it was for.

 

[DiscoJer]

That's the secret reheat pizza button.

Use the skillet for that instead (something I learned here). So, so , so much better (and even works with frozen pizza, cook it in an oven, then put it on a skillet for a minute or two to get the crust crisp)

 

[The Illiterati]

My popcorn button goes for 2:00 min. But if manually pop for 1:52 it is perfectly popped. Those eight seconds can lead to some overdone kernels.

 

[Camp Lo]

So... Popcorn chicken?

Spoiler

i laughed way to hard at my own post... I should probably go to sleep...

Knocked it out of the park, my man.