Last week I was gifted with a new kitchen goodie: a new popcorn maker! And not just any popcorn maker, but a Pokemon popcorn maker! Chaching!
Lookit it! Isn't it cute?
Well, this set me to thinking. I have two other popcorn makers, both oil-based, but this new Poke-maker is an air-popper. I started to wonder if this air-popper popped better popcorn than the others. So, a taste test was formed! Which popcorn maker pops the tastiest kernel of corn.
Contender 1: The new Pokeball popcorn maker. An air popper with a cup on top for melting butter.
Contender 2: Theatre-style popcorn maker. An oil-based popper that looks like it belongs in a small theatre.
Contender 3: A more basic stove-top popper. Also an oil-based popper, this one sits on the stovetop and has a crank to keep the kernels moving so they don't burn.
The Rules
Each popper would pop the same type of corn kernel.
Each popper would pop according to the instructions provided.
No toppings would be used.
The stovetop popper uses three tablespoons of oil and 1/3 cup of kernels.
The theatre popper uses one tablespoon of oil and 1/3 cup of kernels.
The Poke-maker uses only 1/3 cup of kernels.
I happen to have a variety of popcorn kernels in the house, so the next step was to choose the particular variety to test against.
Ultimately I decided on a red kernel because, frankly, I had enough for all three poppers.
Now, let's fast forward to post-popping. The end result was, honestly, a great deal of popcorn.
Everyone in the house got to choose their favourite, and the overwhelming decision was that there was not really any difference. Meh. I was dissapointed. My personal favourite was the stove-top popper popcorn; with the three tablespoons of oil that went into it, it had a little more flavour than the others. For the most part, though... well... it all tasted like popcorn.
It was a whole lot tastier with some Kettle Corn seasoning on top! Mmmm.
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