tonight....

Kazonline

Sounds lush - save some for me ;-) Please????

lynzpower

Oooh OK thanks all!!

2 fistfuls? Or is that too much? Pans not as big as a pressure cooker though....

henhog

lynzpower wrote:

Oooh OK thanks all!!

2 fistfuls? Or is that too much? Pans not as big as a pressure cooker though....

That sounds plenty (unless you've got big fists, that is!)
Actually - put in half amount and see what you get. You could always make two lots - one sweet and one salty!

simonts

We have what can only be described as a duck/Hairdryer..had it on clearance from comet..

You pop his hat off chuck corn in and turn on..theres some sort of element in the bottom and a fan that swirls it all around...before you know it theres popcorn flying out of his mouth into a bowl

nicki_2

simonts, thats similar to ours except ours isn't as fun, it's just plain chrome (it was a Christmas gift from an aunty & uncle which just about everybody received! ). We pop our corn and then pour melted butter/spread mixed with a little bit of icing sugar (which we do on the top of our maker in a little cup thats supplied as per the instructions...saves using the microwave ). Most delish and DD, who's 5, ate a HUGE bowl full of it yesterday while watching TV.

Edited to add: This is the one we have except ours is a chrome and black finish. There is a little cup that comes with it and sits ontop of the lid so the heat coming out of the vents melts your butter

Queenie

henhog wrote:

You can use icing sugar to make it sweet - but watch out as it gets very hot! You add it to the pan at the end when your pop corn has popped! ...

Instead of icing sugar, we mix a spoonful of cocoa powder with some cinnamon :drool:

But for a whole host of popcorn ideas/recipes to suit sweet and savoury tastes, try here:- Popcorn! (Grab a cuppa before you look, you may be a while reading through those recipes )

tru

simonts wrote:

We have what can only be described as a duck/Hairdryer..had it on clearance from comet..

You pop his hat off chuck corn in and turn on..theres some sort of element in the bottom and a fan that swirls it all around...before you know it theres popcorn flying out of his mouth into a bowl

We've got one of those, the first time we used it we forgot the bowl and used too much corn. There was perfect popcorn all over the place, the kids thought it was great :rotfl:

sarah0404

What sort of corn do you need for popping? I looked the other day and could only see microwaveable popcorn. I don't have a microwave. Where could I buy some?

Thanks!

tru

You need kernels, they look like this

sarah0404

Thanks Troo! Thats what I thought I was looking for. But where do you buy them? I looked in Asda and in Morrisons and didn't see them. What aisle would they be kept in?

I'm off to the Co-op in a few minutes. I doubt they'll have them as its a very small shop, but I will have a look.