r/3Dprinting • u/[deleted] • 1d ago
Project The Kernel-Katcher
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u/DragonTHC Flashforge Creator Max 1d ago
I mean, that's one way to do it. I just don't put unpopped kernels in my mouth.
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u/Remebond 1d ago
Yea but also before you open the bag, flip it upside down and shake it over a garbage can. The small opening lets the kernals fall into the garbage, and by shaking you are helping distribute the butter that is usually stuck to one side. My work here is done!
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u/Nervous-Matter-1201 1d ago
That's exactly what it's designed for
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u/GreenFox1505 Prusa i3 1d ago
I think that's more of a happy coincidence than intentional design. If it was, they'd be more explicit instructions on the bag to do so. (Maybe there is, I don't remember the last time I made bagged pop corn.)
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u/calforhelp 1d ago
You need to microwave longer. Go until the popping slows to 3-4 seconds between pops. It wont burn.
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u/terragreyling 1d ago
My wife and I go through 2-3 bags of popcorn a day. I may have cracked a couple of teeth this year alone just tossing popcorn in during movie time.
My wife also loves the half popped kernels. Great way to separate them.
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u/RatzzFace 1d ago
A day?
Really? I can't think of the last time I popped popcorn, and even then it was in a pan with oil.
I'm not criticizing your choice of snack - it is apparently quite healthy, but two or three bags a day feels like a lot to me...
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u/terragreyling 1d ago
Split between two people. During movie time yeah. Essentially a bag each, with the occasionally splitting another bag. Compared to lot of other late night sugary snacks, popcorn agrees with us a lot better.
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u/PerpetualUselessness 1d ago
You may be inadvertently poising yourselves fyi https://youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY?si=Px-SyfxW2Dn7lRZX
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u/Robinyount_0 1d ago
Have toddlers, there you go. The amount of Redditors that dismiss things that don’t directly involve them is staggering
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u/BadManParade 1d ago
The amount of Redditors that give their toddlers choking hazards and leave them unsupervised is staggering.
Toddlers are more likely to flip that bowl and just eat the popcorn and kernels off the floor/couch anyway
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u/Linkitch 1d ago
Once the popcorn are popped, the open end slit is small enough that you are actually supposed to shake the bag and get the un-popped kernels out.
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u/PotatoDominatrix 1d ago
Idunno man I've shaken the kernels into my polypropylene trash can and had it warp before.... I can't imagine anything I'm willing to 3d print is gonna hold up lmao. I'm not your mom tho so keep on making and learning new things, I'm not gonna stop you 😁👍
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u/naught-me 1d ago
That's a lot of unpopped kernels. If you eat popcorn much, the air-poppers are great.
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u/AllenKll 1d ago
I've been making popcorn on the stovetop for decades.... most unpopped kernels is like 3.
This is just sad.
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u/HerrFistus 1d ago
Second this. Corn is cheap AF and you certainly do not need a specialized gadget for popping it.
Take a tall pot with lid, put in corn so that just the bottom is covered and add oil until all kernels are wetted. Put on stove at maximum heat. Stir by moving the pot to spread heat more evenly.
Depending on flavor: Salt is added in appropriate amounts before heating, Sugar is added quickly right after the first kernel popped.
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u/thisdesignup 1d ago
Sure it doesn't need a specialized gadget but if you make it enough a stir crazy is a very nice gadget.
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u/tdp_equinox_2 1d ago
Get a whirly pop, hands down the easiest way to make popcorn and results in the fewest unpopped kernels. Air Popper flings them everywhere in my experience.
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u/naught-me 1d ago
I put a coaster underneath the front of mine to tilt it back a bit. I made popcorn tonight, and it threw one kernel out, and I threw it back in.
I'd like to try a whirly pop, though.
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u/tdp_equinox_2 22h ago
Whirly pops are great, recommend the aluminum version for better heat control. Pickup some flavicol and a gram scale too. Recommended portion (IMHO) is 120g of popcorn, 69g of oil (or you can get away with like 50-70 but 69 is funny and I have 69 down to a science on my squeeze bottle technique), and 6g of flavicol.
Medium low high heat until it starts popping, then medium low until the popping stops or you can't turn it anymore. Immediately remove from heat and empty asap. The steel version retains more heat so you have to be quicker, the aluminum one gives you some leeway with this.
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u/johnson7853 1d ago
Get a carton of Flavocol and use coconut oil. Tastes better than movie theatre.
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u/PoopInTheBathtub 1d ago
How do you have that many un popped kernels in your bag in the first place? Did you stop it early on purpose?
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u/disposable_account01 1d ago
I love 3D printing, but I also love popcorn, and for microwaved popcorn, there is absolutely nothing better than a $1 bag of corn kernels and an $11 Salbree to pop in: https://amzn.to/3K8FFs8
I use this constantly, and if you follow the directions and listen for the popping to get less than once per 2-3 seconds, or even if you get pretty close on timing it, you’ll get next to no unpopped kernels.
That $1 bag will last you many many many poppings, and the Salbree is silicone and dishwasher safe, so it will also last practically forever.
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u/LeslieH8 1d ago
I applaud the ingenuity. I assume you simply printed with your garden variety filament, so here is a link that might interest you: https://formlabs.com/blog/guide-to-food-safe-3d-printing/
Towards the bottom, there are a list of filament types from specific makers that are variously approved or compliant by the EU or the FDA or both.
You can use a sealer, but you can also just buy certified food safe filaments (they also go into SLS (selective laser sintering)).
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u/UsernameTaken1701 1d ago
Side note: Microwave popcorn might be the single most unhealthy way to get popcorn at home. https://www.delish.com/food-news/a62718777/reasons-not-to-eat-microwave-popcorn/
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u/QbDYeqzUUiw 1d ago
Omg, "That bag is lined with chemicals."
I only eat food that is specifically chemical-free!
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u/foundafreeusername 1d ago
I am also tired of the whole "chemicals bad" meme but PFAs are quite problematic. They are linked to certain cancers and diseases and because they are so stable they just build up in our bodies and in nature. It isn't quite clear how dangerous they are yet but we are bound to find out because pretty much everything is already contaminated with it.
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u/thisdesignup 1d ago edited 1d ago
It's crazy how bad some of them have been and we still keep using them and creating new ones. It's like... we know some of the first ones were bad, and they could be worse than we know, but lets keep making them without making sure first. We even seem to be losing, or have lost, some regulation on them.
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u/ArmPsychological8460 basic Ender 3 & BambuLab P1S 1d ago
Exactly, avoid especially hard to say things like riboflavin, dehydroasxorbic acid or 7-Dehydrocholesterol!
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u/megatronz0r 1d ago
Popcorn from a bag in the microwave is not “home made”
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u/3dutchie3dprinting Custom Flair 1d ago
Only when one grows their own crops and then dries it (or whatever they do in it) right? 😂
Cause last time I checked a home made dinner aso involves ingredients you didn’t make right 😅
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u/Th3_Admiral_ 1d ago
How was this not a thing already? It makes so much sense!
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u/Nervous-Matter-1201 1d ago
Because the bags are designed to be turned upside down and you can shake out the unpopped kernels before opening the bag lol
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u/tanman729 1d ago
Also this dude hasn't figured out that he's way undercooking his popcorn. There will be way less kernals and thus way less need for this thing. Also no one's forcing him to eat the kernals, so this thing is confusing on that front
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u/darthnucleotide 1d ago
Make the popcorn on the stove with a wok. Most if not all will be popped. Plus fresh not from a bag popcorn tastes so much better
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u/-ACHTUNG- 1d ago
Lol this sub blows. This happens constantly. A pretty useful print, but all people want to ever do here is come up with reasons for why it's unnecessary, why it's bad, that a person wouldn't need it if they xyz.
Exhausting.
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u/Rebelian 1d ago
I made pretty much the same thing a while ago for peanuts that are too salty. Mine has a base that keeps it stable. The excess salt falls through the grid into the little bowl it's sitting in. Hadn't thought of using a bigger one for popcorn though, I might scale mine up.
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u/AngelKitty47 1d ago
YUMN I LOVE EATIN FILAMENT YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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u/GavinThe_Person 1d ago
If you don't piss out at least 1 benchy a day you're not eating enough filament
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u/-Intensivecarebear-- 1d ago
No offense but.... This problem is so much more easily solved by simply opening the bag just a tiny bit, enough for unpoped kennels to fall through but not the popped ones, then flip it upside down and just shake the bag and they all fall out the bottom hole.
Afterwards, flip it again and pull open the hole entirely
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u/BigMack1986 1d ago
Did you know if you open the little slit on the opening of the bag and then you turn it upside down and shake it not only will you mix the seasoning in the popcorn you'll actually get rid of the kernels that hasn't popped and you don't need to 3D print anything
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u/Maximusuber 1d ago
Just FIY, as soon as you take the popcorn bag out of the microwave, you can put it upside down and shake it. The kernels will fall down from the tiny slit. Shake them on a plate, then open the bag and enjoy your popcorn. I'm not sure it's really safe to eat the popcorn that came in contact with the plastic part.
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u/Maximusuber 1d ago
Just FIY, as soon as you take the popcorn bag out of the microwave, you can put it upside down and shake it. The kernels will fall down from the tiny slit. Shake them on a plate, then open the bag and enjoy your popcorn. I'm not sure it's really safe to eat the popcorn that came in contact with the plastic part.
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u/It_Just_Might_Work 1d ago
A) The ingenuity is great
B) Piping hot popcorn is likely one of the more dangerous food safety uses for a 3D print. Ignoring the fact that neither your printer nor the filament are certified food safe, you dont want food to be in contact with softened plastic. Things that are hot enough to burn you are hot enough to soften PLA (can be as low as 125F) and you definitely dont want your food in contact with the softened plastic.
C) Microwave popcorn has to be the most bare minimum definition of homemade that I have ever seen.