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Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body (2022)

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Re: Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body (2022)

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Post by FooBarWidget »

alvarezbjm-hn wrote: post #98
gretch wrote: post #79

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? You can show causation by having a test group and a control group. Just get N people. Have the control group eat pot cooked popcorn and have the experimental group eat microwave. You can’t get causation by just observing, but once you are willing to make someone do something, then it’s pretty easy to arrive at. I tried to verify the GP quote but actually couldn’t find it in the study - but if it’s true, people who…

Who is going to fund a study designed to find causation of high pfas blood levels? The corn producers, the microwave popcorn brands? If any of them ever does, be sure that the study will either find no proof of causation or not be published

The ministry of public health?

Re: Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body (2022)

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Post by rrrrrrrrrrrryan »

sgtnoodle wrote: post #118
Rebelgecko wrote: post #111

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IMO flavacol is essential. Oil type matters too, coconut oil gives more of a movie theater style flavor (OTOH maybe not as healthy as other options...)

Coconut oil is relatively healthy as far as consuming oil goes, isn't it?

You're probably thinking of the MCTs in coconut oil, which do seem to offer some health benefits, but coconut oil is also monstrously high in saturated fats (90% vs 14% for olive oil), and tons of studies show that saturated fat is relatively awful for the human body.

Re: Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body (2022)

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Post by toastal »

maxbond wrote: post #37
InvaderFizz wrote: post #33

Best popcorn you can make is cheap and easy cleanup. Take one large pot (the kind that holds like 10qts). Cover the bottom with kernels. Add a bit of oil, basically just enough to swirl and have everything covered in an oil sheen, not enough to have them submerged. Cover, put on high (I use gas). I like to suspend a paper towel between the lid and the rest of the pot, absorbs excess oil and water. Once popping slows,…

You can get pretty varied with the seasoning too. Parmesan is my favorite, but I like Italian herbs, nutritional yeast, garlic powder. You can throw a bunch of stuff on there together.

Sprayed with cooking spray, then dusted with flavored gelatin power & quickly popped in the oven, you will get something that resembles those flavored popcorns with a sucker-like candy shell.

Re: Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body (2022)

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Post by 2muchcoffeeman »

soperj wrote: post #129
askvictor wrote: post #89

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Out of interest, why do you prefer a salt grinder? I've never understood why these exist. Pepper grinders, absolutely - the aromatics are released on grinding. By not so with salt. Curious if I'm missing something.

pre-ground salt often contains sugar (as an ingredient, it's on the package).

What? They sell salt with added sugar in the US!?!?

Re: Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body (2022)

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Post by gpvos »

InvaderFizz wrote: post #33

Best popcorn you can make is cheap and easy cleanup. Take one large pot (the kind that holds like 10qts). Cover the bottom with kernels. Add a bit of oil, basically just enough to swirl and have everything covered in an oil sheen, not enough to have them submerged. Cover, put on high (I use gas). I like to suspend a paper towel between the lid and the rest of the pot, absorbs excess oil and water. Once popping slows,…

10 quarts = 11.3 l

I had no idea that a quart is about a litre.

Re: Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body (2022)

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Post by camhart »

sp332 wrote: post #18
handedness wrote: post #5

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That's quite the URL. Cooking in silicone is something I would probably also avoid, especially if one can't be certain of its composition: https://www.beuc.eu/sites/default/files/publications/BEUC-X-...

It's an affiliate link. (tag=hyprod-20) You can use https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z5SPRWM/ instead.

It's not an affiliate link... I just copied the URL my browser gave me.

Re: Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body (2022)

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Post by bboygravity »

vladvasiliu wrote: post #104
askvictor wrote: post #89

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Out of interest, why do you prefer a salt grinder? I've never understood why these exist. Pepper grinders, absolutely - the aromatics are released on grinding. By not so with salt. Curious if I'm missing something.

In my neck of the woods, unground salt is much, much cheaper than ground. Ground salt can basically be only found coming in a plastic dispenser. It could be argued that throwing all these plastic containers away isn't great for the environment. I only realize that I've never thought of comparing, but I've got the habit of using unground salt when cooking. My grandmother used to do this for some reason, so I picked it…

Portuguese kitching uses a lot of coarse salt.

A 1 kilo bag is like 0,23 EUR

Re: Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body (2022)

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Post by newqer »

InvaderFizz wrote: post #33

Best popcorn you can make is cheap and easy cleanup. Take one large pot (the kind that holds like 10qts). Cover the bottom with kernels. Add a bit of oil, basically just enough to swirl and have everything covered in an oil sheen, not enough to have them submerged. Cover, put on high (I use gas). I like to suspend a paper towel between the lid and the rest of the pot, absorbs excess oil and water. Once popping slows,…

Exactly this! But not with salt, but caramelized sugar. Maybe also pinch of salt just for the kick.

Can't be worse than the PFAS infused kind right?

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Post by autoexec »

gruez wrote: post #122
renw0rp wrote: post #119

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I've asked my mother the exact same question a couple of weeks ago. She said, that as salt is hygroscopic "table salt" comes with anti-cacking agents. Salt which comes as larger crystals doesn't need them.

What's wrong with the anti-caking agents?

I guess it'd depend on what the agent was, but either way, it means some amount of the salt you're pouring over your food isn't salt. Eliminate the non-salt from your salt and you never have to worry about what might be wrong with it or how much non-salt you're paying for. That's the reason I've switched to shredding my own parmesan cheese instead of just shaking it out of a can since the cans in some cases contain ~10% cellulose.

Re: Eating microwave popcorn increases the level of PFAS in body (2022)

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Post by newqer »

gpvos wrote: post #135
InvaderFizz wrote: post #33

Best popcorn you can make is cheap and easy cleanup. Take one large pot (the kind that holds like 10qts). Cover the bottom with kernels. Add a bit of oil, basically just enough to swirl and have everything covered in an oil sheen, not enough to have them submerged. Cover, put on high (I use gas). I like to suspend a paper towel between the lid and the rest of the pot, absorbs excess oil and water. Once popping slows,…

10 quarts = 11.3 l I had no idea that a quart is about a litre.

Me: Hey babe, your're almost a litre!

Her: Why?

Me: Because you're a qt!

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