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Posted: June 21 2008 at 7:51pm | IP Logged Quote SeaStar
We pop a lot... and our ratio of popped to non-popped kernels is about an even 50/50. On a good day maybe 75% will pop. I have tried different brands... what is the secret? Which brand is best? I store the popcorn in a glass jar on my pantry shelf. I get bummed throwing half the kernels each time in the compost bin.

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Posted: June 21 2008 at 8:00pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
could you be putting too much in regardless of what the directions say? it seems to me when I've had a child overfill ours some we end up with more unpopped kernels.. so maybe reducing the amount you put in?

Also could the popcorn be old before you get it? old popcorn has the water that's encased in the kernel reduced or totally gone and it won't pop that way.

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Posted: June 21 2008 at 9:34pm | IP Logged Quote MacBeth
The air popper we have tends to fling kernels out as it pops. I scoop them up (hot!!) with a spoon, and get them back in quickly, so they have more time to pop. There is much less waste, though it is a bit labor-intensive.

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