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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 MicropenisMike »

londons_explore wrote: post #63
sp332 wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Did OP make an affiliate link just to earn a few bucks from HN'ers? If so, I suspect there are better uses for their time...

I was curious so I googled the text "hyprod-20"

It let to a forum from 5 years ago with someone accusing someone else of doing the same thing!

In the end, it seems like it's something google appends to their search

Fun little read for you:

https://www.forestriverforums.com/forums/f218/50a-trailer-30...

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

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Post by AlbertCory »

+1 to all the old school recipes in here. Mine is slightly different, but no arguments. The dog gets excited because he knows he's getting some.

Microwave popcorn is an abomination, suitable only for annoying your fellow office workers. Especially if you burn it.

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

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Post by quickthrower2 »

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,…

I use an airpopper, cost maybe $6. Can in theory be used for coffee roasting too!

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

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Post by PaywallBuster »

londons_explore wrote: post #63
sp332 wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Did OP make an affiliate link just to earn a few bucks from HN'ers? If so, I suspect there are better uses for their time...

He could get commission from any sales in the next 30 days

not just this 11$ product

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

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Post by abrookewood »

petre wrote: post #65
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,…

There are Chinese popcorn cannons that require less work. Here is a video of a family of two operating such a popcorn booth in China: https://youtu.be/DZQNjZ1xNgE We have much to learn from their culture.

Wow, that is literally a cannon ... crazy.

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

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Post by coke12 »

xk_id wrote: post #64
soligern wrote: post #53

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That’s way too much work. Buy big bag of organic Amish baby corn. Buy a silicone popcorn maker. Toss a handful of popcorn in with some olive oil. Microwave for 3.5 minutes or until you hear only 2 pops a second. Sprinkle with salt. Done. Also a $20 bag will probably make more than a hundred bowls.

I was just about to post about the silicone popcorn makers. They’re amazingly practical, I’m super happy with mine, and I’m pretty sure it can’t get any easier than that. Some risk of burning your popcorn tho as the window between “most kernels popped” and “burnt” is relatively short, so until you figure out the correct timings for your microwave’s power, watch your fire alarms.

You can do this with brown paper lunch bags. Put some popcorn in a bag, fold the top so that it doesn't open when it expands, and hit the popcorn button.

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

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Post by joshu »

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.

for something absurdly decadent, try adding these:

* truffle zest (a powder, smells good, not much taste) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FDFL2RQ

* truffle sauce (it's bits of truffle and other mushrooms in oil) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V3M9VLI

* truffle salt (it's a very fine salt and very good for popcorn) https://www.amazon.com/Italian-Black-Truffle-Sea-Salt/dp/B00...

(or just do the truffle salt alone)

i like this combo because it's not as chemical smelling as the "white truffle oil" or whatever they sell that doesn't contain any truffle at all.

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

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Post by quickthrower2 »

gnicholas wrote: post #6

Once I learned you can just microwave plain kernels in a paper bag, I threw out all of our microwave popcorn. Even low-salt/low-fat is much saltier and richer than I prefer. Now with this PFAS news, it's yet another reason to ditch the prepackaged popcorn.

Also price difference is nuts. Kernels are as cheap as oats almost.

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

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Post by gretch »

hombre_fatal wrote: post #62
eadler wrote: post #12

The article does not cite or link to the study. > The researchers found that people who ate microwave popcorn every day over the course of a year had levels of PFAS that were up to 63% higher than average. As far as I could tell the relevant study [1] merely finds association rather than causation. This is often the best you can do in the nutrition field though. I have not yet read through the entire contents. [1] He…

Even double blinded randomized cross over trials only shows associations. That doesn’t mean you can’t make reasonable casual inferences after looking at the balance of evidence. Else we couldn’t even infer that smoking causes cancer, something most people have to bite the bullet on when they denounce nutrition science.

? 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 eat microwave popcorn every day for a year is an extreme population in all sorts of ways. I don’t eat anything every day for a year, much less popcorn.

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