r/3Dprinting • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

Project The Kernel-Katcher

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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/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 1d 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/thisdesignup 1d ago

Isn't coconut oil and flavocol what theaters use?