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Do you use the popcorn button? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 16 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The microwave that came with my house is the first time I’ve ever had a microwave that had perfectly working popcorn setting. It has never burnt a bag of microwave popcorn.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

I used to have a microwave that the popcorn button worked perfectly in and it was amazing.

After it died we replaced it with the same make and model and the new one’s popcorn button is crap. I’ve now timed how long the bags need to be in, so I just put that in instead. Never use the popcorn button anymore. It’s annoying but effectively it just is two extra buttons before starting so it’s not horrible.

Although now I have one of those electric kettle popcorn makers like the movie theater and pretty much only use that now. But it definitely can’t match microwave popcorn for convenience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

I never did until one of my kids used it and it did OK. Ours leaves a bit more unpopped kernels than timing it manually, but pretty minor difference.

So the button is being used, especially when the kids wanna do their popcorn.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

There's two popcorn buttons. One setting is just an average of time to pop the standard popcorn bag.

The other is a humidity sensor that stops the microwave once it senses a whiff of steam from the bag.

Great video on it below.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Limpr1L8Pss

If someone has a non YouTube link I'll edit my comment to post that one.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

Yeah, I don't have a piece of shit microwave, the button makes perfect bags every time, regardless of brand or type.

The quality of the button is almost directly proportional to the quality of the microwave. Basic ones just are a timer, which is useless. As you work your way up you get various sensors for things like humidity and even microphones to determine kernel pop timing.

The quality of all of those programmed buttons is directly related to those more advanced sensors.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

There are many buttons on my microwave. I have paid no attention to any of them but I know hitting the one at the bottom-right makes numbers go up by 30s per boop, while food go warm.

My microwave popcorn recipe is:

Put in
Boop liberally so you know it's over 5 mins, probably 4–5 days
When popcorn pops average about one every 3s, start counting to five
If you reach five, serve

[–] [email protected] 14 points 15 hours ago

I see we share the same brain cell.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Nope. 1,200 seconds for popcorn. No more, no less.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

No. I buy kernals dirt cheap and make it on the stove with ghee

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I hit a random number of minutes then pull it based on the sound

[–] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

How do you know the number you choose is truly random?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Do you not keep a 6-sided die next to your microwave? I thought everyone did that...