What is air popped corn & how do you make it? Do you need a machine for it? Where do you buy air popped corn?!
Answers: Also, what's the difference between air popped corn and microwave popcorn?
Air popped corn is just natural pop corn kernals. Microwave pop corn has chemicals for freshness and to help it pop in the mircowave. And unlike stove top popcorn, you don't need any oil. Just the heat and pressure of the air pops the corn.
You can get popcorn kernals at the grocery store, usually in the same aisle as microwave popcorn. It's very cheap.
There are lots of inexpensive popcorn poppers - check the kitchen section of any department store. You can get them for $20 or less.
Air popped popcorn is cooked without oil or butter. It is blown around in a popper that circulates heat with the air. Since no butter or oil is used it's better for you due to less fat and calories. It's also better for recipes as there is no oil to prevent flavorings from sticking to the popcorn. Yes you do need an air popper.
Microwave popcorn has oil added to make popping faster as the oil heats quickly and prevents sticking and burning. It has more calories and is not very good for recipes. As to buying air popped popcorn, most large popcorn stores prefer air popped as it makes better caramel corn, kettle corn, cheese corn, etc. So start with a retailer that specializes in flavored popcorn.
You can buy Popcorn at many supermarkets! It's an extremely cheap food that is good to give to your kids for lunch at school when you don't have enough money and you're mad at your kids and you're too lazy to cook them a home-cooked meal yourself mostly because you bought popcorn in the first place but you could afford seasoning because you bought the extra large box of popcorn and you don't work cause you got fired for pretending to be sick when you saw your boss buying the cheap kind of popcorn at 10:14 AM central October 9th 2004 :(
Oh yeah air popped is popped in a pot where it's open to fresh air.
Hot air popped corn is just that, popcorn that has been popped by hot air in a machine made for that purpose. They aren't very expensive. There is no oil involved like in a microwave oven.Air popped is healthier for you.
Air Popped Corn has NO FAT. Use must add all your own seasonings.
You use regular popping corn with a Air Pop Machine. They are very easy to use.
Yes, you need a machine any store like walmart..........
yes, I use mine almost daily.
Differences:
Cheaper
Less calories
Taste good
Can add any topping you want
I have lots of different toppings From cheddar to butter
Hot or sweet or both