Why does popcorn pop? It has to do with a very study hull, a little bit of water inside your corn and high temperatures, causing moisture to evaporate
Popcorn kernels pop because water and starch are sealed tightly within the pericarp. When heated, the moisture inside becomes steam. As it expands, it increases the internal pressure and the solid starch transforms into a gel-like substance. The pressure finally overcomes the pericarp’s resistance...
@julies - That is funny, because the same thing happens in my office. We always keep several bags of popcorn in the room. If we are working on a project or can't grab lunch for some reason, we will take a break and do to the kitchen to pop a couple bags. By the time we're...
The Great Depression presented an excellent opportunity for both movies and popcorn. Looking for a cheap diversion, audiences flocked to the movies. And at 5 to 10 cents a bag, popcorn was a luxury that most people were able to afford. Popcorn kernels themselves were a cheap investment for ...
According to General Electric, the popcorn setting "provides a one-touch method of cooking your favorite microwave popcorn without having to guess the correct time needed." While every microwave is different, the overall purpose is to pop your corn kernels without requiring much brain power. ...
This way, you can make popcorn without anything but the corn if you like and no susceptors. Also can pop sorghum, which is so small that it scatters in an air popper. And you definitely can take unpopped kernels and run them through the process again to get more popped kernels. I won...
so sometimes in my mind ideas start flowing and I call it popcorning because when I get in this mode, when you're making popcorn that point where the kernels start popping really fast. That's kind of what it's like in my head, it's like an explosion of ideas, and I get really ...
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