What new foods have you tried recently?

[gentlegreen]

Roasted beetroot as a veg for dinner is a great thing.

Perhaps not too far in the future I will be able to behave with a roasting / air-fry facility ...
I even grew mangel-wurzels once - don't recall tasting them ...

 

[Agrippa57]

Roasted veal with caramelized onions, tried in a Ligurian restaurant in Rome. Gorgeous.

 

[gentlegreen]

Microwave popcorn .

 

[Orang Utan]

Microwave popcorn .

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Popcorn is good for producing high-quality comedy farts, but little else.

 

[charlie mowbray]

Lebanese labneh cheese, both as it is and in a dip. Lovely!

 

[gentlegreen]

Quite a few don't pop so rather than risk overcooking the others I am leaving them to soak for a bit and adding them to the next batch.
It remains to be seen whether this daily 100kcals is a help or a hindrance to my diet.

 

[Epona]

Quite a few don't pop so rather than risk overcooking the others I am leaving them to soak for a bit and adding them to the next batch.
It remains to be seen whether this daily 100kcals is a help or a hindrance to my diet.

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You might be overfilling the container if that many are left unpopped - N had that issue when doing popcorn in the microwave, turned out he was being a bit greedy and the ones at the bottom weren't able to pop properly.
(We now have a dedicated hot air popcorn maker, which does a much better job)

 

[ouirdeaux]

I make popcorn in a frying pan with a lid. If I can do it, anyone can, because I'm an idiot.

Top tip: when you think it isn’t popping, do NOT take the lid off to see how it's going.

 

[Chz]

I make popcorn in a frying pan with a lid. If I can do it, anyone can, because I'm an idiot.

Top tip: when you think it isn’t popping, do NOT take the lid off to see how it's going.

If you angle the lid, you can fend off home invaders!

Top tip is that coconut oil (not extra virgin - too coconutty!) is the Best Oil to fry popcorn in, flavour-wise. It's what all the theatres used to use before saturated fat became The Devil.
And unpopped kernels can also just be if they're old. The popping action is water inside the kernel boiling, and they can dry out.

 

[gentlegreen]

You might be overfilling the container if that many are left unpopped - N had that issue when doing popcorn in the microwave, turned out he was being a bit greedy and the ones at the bottom weren't able to pop properly.
(We now have a dedicated hot air popcorn maker, which does a much better job)

I actually bought one once but to repurpose for something else that never got made....
I don't think I want to risk improvising with my hot air gun or hairdryer

I'm making mine in an oats bag and am trying to avoid fire - not least because I only have one spare...
no oil, no sugar ..I don't even have salt available..

 

[Epona]

I actually bought one once but to repurpose for something else that never got made....
I don't think I want to risk improvising with my hot air gun or hairdryer

I'm making mine in an oats bag and am trying to avoid fire - not least because I only have one spare...
no oil, no sugar ..I don't even have salt available..

It's just if you're doing it in the microwave and that's the amount left unpopped, you're overfilling the bag.
Try halving the amount of kernels you put in and see how that goes.
You'll get the same amount of edible popcorn from a smaller initial amount of kernels all popping.

 

[bellaozzydog]

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