This is a great explainer on that topic. Turns out some are fine but most of them are just garbage which is why the warning
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Came here to mention this. The whole video is worth watching, but the short version is that some machines have a sensor that detects when steam releases from the bag and automatically stops then.
The problem is that there might be a difference of a few seconds depending on which way the popcorn bag is facing when it pops open. So you should still listen for when the popping slows down.
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Long ago, Popcorn Button dishonoured himself and his family by breaking his word. Popcorn challenged him to battle, but Popcorn Button was a coward, and fled. Popcorn pursued him across valleys and over mountains, to the edge of the sea. There, Popcorn fought Popcorn Button for twelve days and twelve nights. No clear victor emerged, and the feud continues to this day.
This might be controversial, but manual popped is better than microwave.
I can’t imagine that’s controversial (I hope). Microwave is simply more convenient.
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I use the popcorn button anyway and never have any problems. I think the popcorn makers just want to spite the microwave makers.
I think it's more that the popcorn maker can't guarantee that you won't burn their popcorn, or wind up with half a bag of un-popped kernels, by using your microwave's internal settings. The warning is, "we take no responsibility for the outcome, if you press that button".
Some microwaves have a humidity sensor that determines if the popcorn is done and it works well.
Some microwaves have a preset cooking schedule for microwave popcorn and it doesn't work for all types.
Personally if I'm making microwave popcorn, I just set it to 99:99 and wait for the popping to stop.
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I've never encountered a microwave with a popcorn button, that seems oddly specific...
american microwaves. mine just has a time knob and a power knob, as god intended.
I miss having one with knobs. I've never seen one with a power knob, but I usually microwave food twice as long at power, so that sounds convenient
really, never? the vast majority of them here have two. just looked it up, you have to go out of your way to get one with buttons.
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Because the original popcorn buttons weren’t very good. They mostly just ran normally and just used a questionable-determined time to run. This resulted in them usually burning the popcorn.
Modern popcorn buttons use a sensor to figure out when onto shut off, and they’re generally pretty good at not burning popcorn.
The warming remained, however because it takes money to change and they can’t know if you still use a dinosaur from like the 80’s anyways.
if it burns down your house they can say they told you to not to use it and not be held liable