Is My Popcorn Habit Hurting the Price of Corn for Everyone?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Is My Popcorn Habit Hurting the Price of Corn for Everyone?

Posted: 7/19/2008 6:27:59 AM EDT

I eat one $3 box of popcorn per week. I feel bad but will admit to taking from the global corn supply. I am man enough to take your judgement.

Posted: 7/19/2008 6:32:56 AM EDT

[#1]

Can't you just eat a $3 box of popcorn once a year?!?! Share some with those of us who have less!

Posted: 7/19/2008 6:42:54 AM EDT

[#2]

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Can't you just eat a $3 box of popcorn once a year?!?! Share some with those of us who have less!

are you a popcorn socialist?

Posted: 7/19/2008 8:33:18 AM EDT

[#3]

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Can't you just eat a $3 box of popcorn once a year?!?! Share some with those of us who have less!

are you a popcorn socialist?

They have arrived!

"From my cold dead fingers I tell ya!"

I eat a big box every week rather than chips and the like. Less fat.

Posted: 7/19/2008 8:35:05 AM EDT

[#4]

Jeez, that's a lot of shit stuck in your teeth all the time.

Those damn kernel pieces get between your teeth and your gums....I couldn't deal with that almost every day.

Posted: 7/19/2008 10:25:37 AM EDT

[#5]

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Jeez, that's a lot of shit stuck in your teeth all the time.

Those damn kernel pieces get between your teeth and your gums....I couldn't deal with that almost every day.

dental floss is your friend

Posted: 7/19/2008 10:30:45 AM EDT

[#6]

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Jeez, that's a lot of shit stuck in your teeth all the time.

Those damn kernel pieces get between your teeth and your gums....I couldn't deal with that almost every day.

dental floss is your friend

Sometimes that shit gets in places floss just won't help.

Posted: 7/19/2008 10:36:14 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Jeez, that's a lot of shit stuck in your teeth all the time.

Those damn kernel pieces get between your teeth and your gums....I couldn't deal with that almost every day.

dental floss is your friend

Sometimes that shit gets in places floss just won't help.

maybe you have too many teeth

Posted: 7/19/2008 10:39:27 AM EDT

[#8]

Get the unpopped pop corn and pop them yourself. You could save a lot of money. A 2lb bag is something like $2-$3. I only use about 1/2 cup of corn, when I am making pop corn for me and my 2 children.

Yep, the high cost of corn is causing real economic pain in Mississippi/Louisiana area when they farm catfish. They are also being hurt by cheap imports from Vietnam and the PRC.

Posted: 7/19/2008 10:44:06 AM EDT

[#9]

i would but i dont have room for it at work. at least i dont inhale

Posted: 7/19/2008 10:51:12 AM EDT

[#10]

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Get the unpopped pop corn and pop them yourself. You could save a lot of money. A 2lb bag is something like $2-$3. I only use about 1/2 cup of corn, when I am making pop corn for me and my 2 children.

Yep, the high cost of corn is causing real economic pain in Mississippi/Louisiana area when they farm catfish. They are also being hurt by cheap imports from Vietnam and the PRC.

I know this is gonna sound dumb, like 20 year old blonde girl dumb, but how do you pop popcorn other than in a microwave

I know they used to sell popcorn in those foil things you put on the stove, but how do you pop the corn you can buy loose in a jar

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:21:15 AM EDT

[#11]

Don't worry man, I don't eat that much popcorn in a year. Just think of me loaning my popcorn credits to you. Don't get too crazy or I'll start charging you!

(I'll take M193 ammo in payment if you decide to go too over board)

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:21:25 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Get the unpopped pop corn and pop them yourself. You could save a lot of money. A 2lb bag is something like $2-$3. I only use about 1/2 cup of corn, when I am making pop corn for me and my 2 children.

Yep, the high cost of corn is causing real economic pain in Mississippi/Louisiana area when they farm catfish. They are also being hurt by cheap imports from Vietnam and the PRC.

I know this is gonna sound dumb, like 20 year old blonde girl dumb, but how do you pop popcorn other than in a microwave

I know they used to sell popcorn in those foil things you put on the stove, but how do you pop the corn you can buy loose in a jar

pop corn machines

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:22:01 AM EDT

[#13]

Al Gore is gonna hunt you down.

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:25:23 AM EDT

[#14]

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Al Gore is gonna hunt you down.

he might run out of gas on the way

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:30:52 AM EDT

[#15]

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:35:34 AM EDT

[#16]

Acutally the corn used for fuel and the corn used for popcorn are not the same. You cannot grow corn and sell it to any industry. It has to be planted specific for that industry. THere are differences in sugar content, shell thickness etc..

Posted: 7/19/2008 11:46:04 AM EDT

[#17]

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Acutally the corn used for fuel and the corn used for popcorn are not the same. You cannot grow corn and sell it to any industry. It has to be planted specific for that industry. THere are differences in sugar content, shell thickness etc..

i take it that the corn for ethanol has a high sugar content

Posted: 7/19/2008 12:02:01 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Get the unpopped pop corn and pop them yourself. You could save a lot of money. A 2lb bag is something like $2-$3. I only use about 1/2 cup of corn, when I am making pop corn for me and my 2 children.

Yep, the high cost of corn is causing real economic pain in Mississippi/Louisiana area when they farm catfish. They are also being hurt by cheap imports from Vietnam and the PRC.

I know this is gonna sound dumb, like 20 year old blonde girl dumb, but how do you pop popcorn other than in a microwave

I know they used to sell popcorn in those foil things you put on the stove, but how do you pop the corn you can buy loose in a jar

pop corn machines

I use the Whirley-Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper with 1 Real Theater Popcorn Kit- Silvertone Pan. I got it free from a neighbor who didn't want it anymore.

But in the old day prior to the Whirley-Pop, I just used an aluminum 12" frying, pour in half cup of pop corn seeds, heat on the stop until it start poping, pickup the pan and shake until no more popping.

Posted: 7/19/2008 12:54:43 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Get the unpopped pop corn and pop them yourself. You could save a lot of money. A 2lb bag is something like $2-$3. I only use about 1/2 cup of corn, when I am making pop corn for me and my 2 children.

Yep, the high cost of corn is causing real economic pain in Mississippi/Louisiana area when they farm catfish. They are also being hurt by cheap imports from Vietnam and the PRC.

I know this is gonna sound dumb, like 20 year old blonde girl dumb, but how do you pop popcorn other than in a microwave

I know they used to sell popcorn in those foil things you put on the stove, but how do you pop the corn you can buy loose in a jar

pop corn machines

I use the Whirley-Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper with 1 Real Theater Popcorn Kit- Silvertone Pan. I got it free from a neighbor who didn't want it anymore.

But in the old day prior to the Whirley-Pop, I just used an aluminum 12" frying, pour in half cup of pop corn seeds, heat on the stop until it start poping, pickup the pan and shake until no more popping.

Thanks, I need to get one of those whirley pop machines, I love popcorn but almost always mess it up in the microwave.

Posted: 7/19/2008 12:57:19 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Get the unpopped pop corn and pop them yourself. You could save a lot of money. A 2lb bag is something like $2-$3. I only use about 1/2 cup of corn, when I am making pop corn for me and my 2 children.

Yep, the high cost of corn is causing real economic pain in Mississippi/Louisiana area when they farm catfish. They are also being hurt by cheap imports from Vietnam and the PRC.

I know this is gonna sound dumb, like 20 year old blonde girl dumb, but how do you pop popcorn other than in a microwave

I know they used to sell popcorn in those foil things you put on the stove, but how do you pop the corn you can buy loose in a jar

pop corn machines

I use the Whirley-Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper with 1 Real Theater Popcorn Kit- Silvertone Pan. I got it free from a neighbor who didn't want it anymore.

But in the old day prior to the Whirley-Pop, I just used an aluminum 12" frying, pour in half cup of pop corn seeds, heat on the stop until it start poping, pickup the pan and shake until no more popping.

Thanks, I need to get one of those whirley pop machines, I love popcorn but almost always mess it up in the microwave.

i have found one brand and one mircowave that work perfect together. i get maybe 1 or 2 unpopped seeds and nothing burns.

Posted: 7/19/2008 1:00:31 PM EDT

[#21]

If only everyone could eat half that amount of popcorn, the carbon footprint of the popcorn industry would drop by 50%!!!!!

Posted: 7/19/2008 1:13:36 PM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Get the unpopped pop corn and pop them yourself. You could save a lot of money. A 2lb bag is something like $2-$3. I only use about 1/2 cup of corn, when I am making pop corn for me and my 2 children.

Yep, the high cost of corn is causing real economic pain in Mississippi/Louisiana area when they farm catfish. They are also being hurt by cheap imports from Vietnam and the PRC.

I know this is gonna sound dumb, like 20 year old blonde girl dumb, but how do you pop popcorn other than in a microwave

I know they used to sell popcorn in those foil things you put on the stove, but how do you pop the corn you can buy loose in a jar

pop corn machines

I use the Whirley-Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper with 1 Real Theater Popcorn Kit- Silvertone Pan. I got it free from a neighbor who didn't want it anymore.

But in the old day prior to the Whirley-Pop, I just used an aluminum 12" frying, pour in half cup of pop corn seeds, heat on the stop until it start poping, pickup the pan and shake until no more popping.

Thanks, I need to get one of those whirley pop machines, I love popcorn but almost always mess it up in the microwave.

I highly recommend the Whirley-Pop machine, you can pop about 2/3 cup of unpopped pop corn max, just be sure that you have enough bowl(s) that will hold all of those popped kernels.

I put the real deal butter on my pop corn. I hate that artificial butter crap, that stuff smells nasty, but more or less taste like butter, but Wikipedia - diacetyl has been implicated in causing respiratory ailments when heated and inhaled over a long period.

ETA: those hot air pop corn poppers aren't too good for me, they poop out after only a few uses, and they can't pop much either, only a handful of kernels.

Posted: 7/19/2008 1:21:31 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Jeez, that's a lot of shit stuck in your teeth all the time.

Those damn kernel pieces get between your teeth and your gums....I couldn't deal with that almost every day.

dental floss is your friend

Sometimes that shit gets in places floss just won't help.

I think you are one bag of microwave popcorn away from an epic emergency-room "honest, doctor, I fell on it" thread.

Posted: 7/19/2008 1:22:19 PM EDT

[#24]

For me, Orville Redenbacher kernels popped with safflower oil in a deep saucepan on the stove. Sea salt for the finish.

Yum.

Posted: 7/19/2008 1:43:41 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Get the unpopped pop corn and pop them yourself. You could save a lot of money. A 2lb bag is something like $2-$3. I only use about 1/2 cup of corn, when I am making pop corn for me and my 2 children.

Yep, the high cost of corn is causing real economic pain in Mississippi/Louisiana area when they farm catfish. They are also being hurt by cheap imports from Vietnam and the PRC.

I know this is gonna sound dumb, like 20 year old blonde girl dumb, but how do you pop popcorn other than in a microwave

I know they used to sell popcorn in those foil things you put on the stove, but how do you pop the corn you can buy loose in a jar

I have an electric corn popping machine that uses simple hot air. You just put some corn in it, turn it on and wait. It takes a little while to get hot enough to pop the corn and it's noisey as all hell.

The hard part about using the machine is that it's not deep enough to fit the whole cob into it.

Another method I've heard of it to use a saucepan with a lid. Put some cooking oil in the saucepan, enough to cover the entire bottom of the pan with a thin layer of oil. Put in the loose corn, put the lid on, heat it up on the stove top until it starts popping. Shake gently until the popping stops.

Posted: 7/21/2008 3:37:54 AM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Get the unpopped pop corn and pop them yourself. You could save a lot of money. A 2lb bag is something like $2-$3. I only use about 1/2 cup of corn, when I am making pop corn for me and my 2 children.

Yep, the high cost of corn is causing real economic pain in Mississippi/Louisiana area when they farm catfish. They are also being hurt by cheap imports from Vietnam and the PRC.

I know this is gonna sound dumb, like 20 year old blonde girl dumb, but how do you pop popcorn other than in a microwave

I know they used to sell popcorn in those foil things you put on the stove, but how do you pop the corn you can buy loose in a jar

I have an electric corn popping machine that uses simple hot air. You just put some corn in it, turn it on and wait. It takes a little while to get hot enough to pop the corn and it's noisey as all hell.

The hard part about using the machine is that it's not deep enough to fit the whole cob into it.

Another method I've heard of it to use a saucepan with a lid. Put some cooking oil in the saucepan, enough to cover the entire bottom of the pan with a thin layer of oil. Put in the loose corn, put the lid on, heat it up on the stove top until it starts popping. Shake gently until the popping stops.

i may have to try the saucepan method.

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