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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 fullspectrumdev »

smallerfish wrote: post #235
m_mueller wrote: post #166

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wait, how can you differentiate the unpopped from the yet to pop? (tbh. so far I'm just a premade popcorn buyer, so ELI5...)

Ignore the snark from the sibling comments. You have to study the grain. Most kernels have a left to right grain, and they will pop between 140-150C, because the cell structure of the skin is weak in several places. A relatively rare genetic mutation leads to around 1-2% of kernels having a right to left grain, and because of this orientation the skin is actually more robust in the typical popping spots, meaning that…

This is probably the most interesting thing I’ve read all day. Now where did I leave the UV torch…

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

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Post by hutzlibu »

NovemberWhiskey wrote: post #216
hutzlibu wrote: post #162

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They are toxic. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_ferrocyanide The amount is small enough, that it is supposed to do no harm, but I just prefer my salt without cyanide.

> They are toxic. If you ate enough salt to reach a toxic dose of sodium ferrocyanide, you’d already be dead from hypernatremia though? The dose makes the poison.

"The dose makes the poison."

Yes it does and it all adds up. So why would I add more things, that are poisenous even at small doses, when I can easily avoid it?

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

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Post by lkbm »

randallsquared wrote: post #247
gpvos wrote: post #135

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

Uh, I think something went wrong with your conversion. 10 quarts is about 9.5 liters.

You're using US quarts; they're using Imperial quarts[0]. (But I expect the recipe was also using US quarts, so still a useful adjustment to note.)

[0] https://www.google.com/search?q=10+imperial+quarts+in+liters

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

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Post by hutzlibu »

smallerfish wrote: post #237
hutzlibu wrote: post #168

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As well as in any processed food I am buying, yes I am aware of that. But when I have the choice, I prefer the non toxic salt (and it is still mindblowing to me, how it became normal to add cyanide to salt in the first place).

I mean, table salt in general carries pollutants from its source, e.g. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/micro...

Yup, there are cheap salts with their own toxins and even expensive Himalaya salt can probably contain bad stuff. But at least here in germany, there are (non government) organisations that test food for their poisons and you can buy their test results, also for salt, in the shape of a magazine.

And even they can be wrong, sure, but I can still avoid poison where possible, so if I see no reason to voluntarily add cyanide on top of all the other shit for no good reason, I simply won't.

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Post by Hnrobert42 »

m_mueller wrote: post #166
sgtnoodle wrote: post #67

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That's why I take out a dozen or so unpopped kernels before popping the rest. It's easier to throw them right in the trash, rather than have to pick them out of the rest of the popped corn.

wait, how can you differentiate the unpopped from the yet to pop? (tbh. so far I'm just a premade popcorn buyer, so ELI5...)

It’s a joke.

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Post by throwaway173738 »

ClumsyPilot wrote: post #226
drdrey wrote: post #213

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In the US, butter is sold in sticks with 1/8 cup markings on the wrapper

Ehy would you measure butter in cups, you dont drink it

Most American cookbooks use volume measures for baking because most of us don’t own scales. It sometimes leads to wildly inconsistent results when an ingredient is compacted too much.

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

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Post by skipkey »

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,…

If you have time, or have pre-made it, using clarified butter results in a better final product. I keep some in the fridge all the time. Ghee would probably work similarly, but I have never tried it.
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