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I used to open the bags, pour it in a pot and pop it like that. Just make sure to keep those kernals moving and you’ll be golden.

As an aside I really recommend people stop eating microwave popcorn, their packaging is a major source of PFA buildups in our bodies. Like highly significant especially if you consume it regularly. Literally any other method of making popcorn effectively eliminates this.

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andros_rex@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
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This is the bottom of my pan right now. PFAS are the least of my concern.

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- sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
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- Alexstarfire@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  This is why I don’t buy non-stick anything.
  
  Your intestines must look squeaky clean though.
  
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- technomad@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
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Hawke@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

their packaging is a major source of PFA buildups in our bodies

[citation needed]

There’s no way that more than a few people eat enough microwave popcorn for that to be true.

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- sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Here is a video about human consumption of PFAs made by Veritaserum. This is where I initially heard about how bad microwave popcorn is for you. Information about popcorn starts at around 40 minutes.
  
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  Above is a chart comparing concentrations of different PFAs collected from common sources.
  
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  - Hawke@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Thank you for sharing, that was an excellent video.
    
    Also appreciate the edit; it’s amazing how much of a difference those little words make.
    
    Biggest objection to that angle for me is “well I never eat microwave popcorn” makes it too easy to dismiss the problem.
    
    I’d still bet that “groundwater contamination” (or “drinking water contamination” from manufacturing is the single largest source for almost anyone, but it looks like microwave popcorn is shockingly high when it comes to food and food packaging.
    
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Mongostein@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
You can also make your own microwave popcorn without the PFAs for a lot cheaper. Just toss some popcorn seeds in oil, put em in a plain paper bag and microwave.

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