Oil's a lubricant to keep the seeds from being burned in a pan before they reach popping temp. Popcorn makers are air poppers and don't need oil. So no - oil is not needed and no even if oil is needed you aren't frying the seed.
Oil's a lubricant to keep the seeds from being burned in a pan before they reach popping temp. Popcorn makers are air poppers and don't need oil. So no - oil is not needed and no even if oil is needed you aren't frying the seed.<<<
so if there was a way to immediately catch popped kernals in a secondary location that was not exposed to the oil, would popcorn theoretically be "oil free"?
"Popcorn balls (popped kernels stuck together with a sugary "glue") were hugely popular around the turn of the 20th century, but their popularity has since waned. Popcorn balls are still served in some places as a traditional Halloween treat."
Here's where I feel the reprimand... "Common Core" spread the news that 'There Are No Stupid Questions'.
Actually, there are many, many stupid questions.
One of them is the premise of this thread.
Popcorn is not a 'Fried Food'. Nick, find something better to do.
Fried Chicken is a Fried Food. Fried Shrimp, French Fries, Deep-Fried Cod. They are fried. Popcorn is not.
No matter how you attempt to analyze it, Popcorn is not and never has been a fried food.
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My tradition is to microwave
My tradition is to microwave it.
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"Fried food" usually means
"Fried food" usually means fried and battered or otherwise where the oil creates a crispy outer layer (like french fries). So no.
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But is the oil not at least
But is the oil not at least partially "infused" with popcorn to one extent or another?
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Excellent point, Ken.
Excellent point, Ken.
A "Fried Egg" is cooked the same way as a "Scrambled Egg": pan fried.
I think the batter + deep fry method results in what most refer to "Fried Food".
Popcorn? I've never had deep-fried popcorn.
Of course, there are exceptions, and I expect FOM to really dig deep into this topic.
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I expect FOM to really dig
I expect FOM to really dig deep<<<
Is not the "deepest" layer of popped popcorn sitting on top of / in oil?
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The oil’s primary purpose is
The oil’s primary purpose is to act as a lubricant, not as an actual ingredient.
Much in the same way one would grease a pan for preparing baked muffins.
Popcorn can be made without oil, if you really despise your cookware.
I say it’s baked.
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The actual cooking term is
The actual cooking term is explosify.....as in, cook til it explodes....
The rare but effective technique help bring on the term "that dish is the bomb."
It is also the technique usually first mastered by college sophmores.
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Popcorn is a food I like when
Popcorn is a food I like when I'm fried
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The actual cooking term is
The actual cooking term is explosify.....as in, cook til it explodes....<<<
^ this actually touches upon what I'm interested knowing ... whether the "explosive event" somehow infuses popcorn to an extent with oil?
Or, is oil just a lubricant to prevent it from being burnt?
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Oil's a lubricant to keep the
Oil's a lubricant to keep the seeds from being burned in a pan before they reach popping temp. Popcorn makers are air poppers and don't need oil. So no - oil is not needed and no even if oil is needed you aren't frying the seed.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn
Some popcorn trivia:
Archeologists have found remnants of popcorn in Mexico that date to around 3600 BC.
Sugar rationing during WWII increased consumption of popcorn in the US exponentially.
Popcorn consumption increased even further with the development of the first microwave popcorn bags in 1981.
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^ so if there was a way to
Oil's a lubricant to keep the seeds from being burned in a pan before they reach popping temp. Popcorn makers are air poppers and don't need oil. So no - oil is not needed and no even if oil is needed you aren't frying the seed.<<<
so if there was a way to immediately catch popped kernals in a secondary location that was not exposed to the oil, would popcorn theoretically be "oil free"?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
More from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn
"Popcorn balls (popped kernels stuck together with a sugary "glue") were hugely popular around the turn of the 20th century, but their popularity has since waned. Popcorn balls are still served in some places as a traditional Halloween treat."
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I ain't eating it no more-
I ain't eating it no more- gave me a gut ache last time.
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Be Very Scared of PoPCorn
Be Very Scared of PoPCorn from a 99 cent store
i agree it wrenches your stomach - i rarely have it.
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Those popcorn balls often
Those popcorn balls often come in colors that all but say, "Don't eat this."
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... it depends
... it depends
https://www.telluridenews.com/opinion/article_1b29d02c-0d5c-11ea-a7b0-3fcdaa760a76.html
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Here's where I feel the
Here's where I feel the reprimand... "Common Core" spread the news that 'There Are No Stupid Questions'.
Actually, there are many, many stupid questions.
One of them is the premise of this thread.
Popcorn is not a 'Fried Food'. Nick, find something better to do.
Fried Chicken is a Fried Food. Fried Shrimp, French Fries, Deep-Fried Cod. They are fried. Popcorn is not.
No matter how you attempt to analyze it, Popcorn is not and never has been a fried food.
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Weigh the oil before and
Weigh the oil before and after cooking. If it weighs less after being used for cooking popcorn, the rest of the oil is in/on the popcorn.
Does that make it a fried food?
Probably not.
Btw, I never eat popcorn - never liked it.
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Actually, there are many,
Actually, there are many, many stupid questions.
One of them is the premise of this thread<<<
Do you think it's a better premise than asking whether a husky is a wolf!
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Weigh the oil before and
Weigh the oil before and after cooking. If it weighs less after being used for cooking popcorn, the rest of the oil is in/on the popcorn<<<
Been trying to use the least amount of oil possible, so there's not really much (if any) oil "left over".