How Long Do You Cook Your Popcorn?

[Blue Moon 6,336]

Alright, for all you popcorn connoisseurs out there; I have a simple question. In order to get your popcorn to prime condition for nomming, how long do you cook it in your microwave/oven/cauldron/etc.?

 

Vote in the poll and post below!

 

I personally use 1:41 minutes most of the time. 1:40 generally cooks popcorn well without leaving a lot of kernels or burning it, but I tend to cook popcorn at night and I don't want to wake everyone else up with the beeping of the microwave, so I add another second so I can stop the microwave early without losing time.

Edited January 11, 2015 by Blue Moon

[N.W. 3,619]

well, my microwave takes 2:30 to actually get to the 1:31-1:50 category. Anyways I like mine light, burnt kernels always annoy me as they take away from the flavor (for me, butter or cheese, sometimes others).

Damn, now I could go for a bowl of popcorn at 3:30am.

[KiwiPony 125]

Alright so I have this down to an art! I have to always get the same type of microwave popcorn, its Gala Extra Butter because I have realized that my microwave needs 2.13 to normally be perfect with maximum amount of popped/least burnt! I spent way more time than I should have trying to figure out the best microwave time!

[Moonlight 7,279]

Mine tends to be anywhere from 1:31 to 2:05, I'm really picky and hate both uncooked and burnt popcorn. 

[Lisa 5,551]

UGH POPCORN.

Disgusting little spawns of Satan.

 

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I personally find popcorn to be really disgusting.

[Odyssey 5,713]

Mine tends to be from 1:15 to 2:10, but it's mostly around 1:15. Since I'm super picky about my popcorn I try to plan out a time for the best popcorn.

[Plume 922]

I like to have most of it popped, but still with some kernels and a couple of half-popped ones in there cause those have a nice crunch

[Life Giver 1,063]

Usually, whatsoever on the bag. Or for about 1:40.

[Hypn0ticD 1,213]

I try to stay with whatever's on the bag, which is usually the 1:30 - 1:40 range.

 

Who cares if there are a few survivors of the Great Kernel Apocalypse! I'll still munch on a few of 'em!

[VitalSpark 1,830]

Until the popping has died down to less than one pop every five seconds.

 

How long that takes depends on which saucepan I've used.

[EddG 554]

As quick as the Popcorn Duck vomits them

[Scrubbed user 3,415]

The most finicky thing I have ever cooked. Just a few couple of seconds too little, and you have little yellow-orange balls in the bag. 

 

Just a few seconds too many, and you have fluffy outside, but black and burnt as everything on the inside.

 

Right about 1:30 seems to work for me.

[spits 70]

Agreed with Couleur.  I'm not a popcorn fan at all.  Nuked popcorn.  yeaks!   

[VinylWubs 1,249]

I cook my popcorn for 2:00-1:35 minutes and every time I get them out I always burned them so yea

[ponylaces 1,869]

What a coincidence, I just had popcorn yesterday.

 

Anyways, I usually cook it for about 2 minutes or something around 1:45.

[Alex Z 848]

Usually about 2 minutes.

[Nit Pick 247]

It's really not that hard to cook popcorn if you have those pre-packaged popcorn bags like Orville Redenbacher (great popcorn btw).  My microwave is a little shit tier so doing 2:20 works for me.  If it takes 1 full second between pops like the bag says, it pops a large majority of the popcorn without burning it.

 

If I remember correctly, before I switched microwaves, it was only like a 1:30ish before the popping slowed down. Basically it all depends on what microwave you have and the megahertz it puts out.  My current one is 2450 MHz.

[VitalSpark 1,830]

My current one is 2450 MHz.

 

All modern domestic microwave ovens operate at 2450 MHz.

 

Cooking speed depends on the oven's power, not its frequency. Power is measured in Watts. A typical microwave oven might be between 600 W and 900 W.

Edited January 12, 2015 by Vital Spark

[Nit Pick 247]

All modern microwave ovens operate at 2450 MHz.

 

Cooking speed depends on the oven's power, not its frequency. Power is measured in Watts. A typical microwave oven might be between 600 W and 900 W.

 

Ah ok, I looked again and it says 700W.

[Christmasy Britty 2,553]

gotta have it be at a perfect consistency :3

[RainbowGlass 224]

[Popcorn Button]   That is usually around the two minute mark.

[Poetic Stone 1,040]

I myself put it in the microwave, then I apply my ears as a timer it might sound strange but hear me out then i listen for the pops to get down where they are 3 or 4 a second or so then take out and enjoy.

[SparklingSwirls 21,261]

I don't like microwave popcorn. I prefer air-popped popcorn. It takes a bit longer to cook, but I think it's worth it

[ChikaChan 7,320]

UGH POPCORN.

Disgusting little spawns of Satan.

 

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I personally find popcorn to be really disgusting.

hope that pinkie pie doesn't sees this xD

[Silver Letter 1,830]

I cook mine over a stove in a pot. I cook them over olive oil or perhaps coconut oil. It takes several minutes.