As someone who's been regularly using an almost identical bowl for years I'd like to add my personal tips. Raw popcorn is indeed painfully bland so flavoring is key to really enjoy this. I have no idea where the no oil recommendation comes from since the instructions that came with mine suggested cooking with oil and I never had an issue. Here's my best popcorn seasoning refined over the years: For one 1/4 or 1/3 cup of corn ( I personally always make the larger portion) - One table spoon of corn oil - One table spoon of Butter or Margarine - 1/4 tea spoon of salt powder Cooking with the seasoning makes for a drastically more convenient and enjoyable experience. It's not only easier but also does a much better job. I strongly recommend the salt powder as it flavors the kernels much more evenly and significantly improve the taste. I use corn oil as I find it enhances the popcorn flavor instead of dampening it. Happy popping
I've been using one for a couple years also. I cook it plain and add Frank's red hot sauce and nutritional yeast to the serving bowl afterward. I just don't want the oil.
I have one of these silicone poppers (I think a different brand, but it is the same thing), and I use oil in mine. Coconut oil, in fact. Just put some in the bottom with the kernels and let er rip! Works perfectly, TONS easier than stovetop in my book. But you do you! Whatever works.
“A Seen On UA-cam” is what companies need to start putting on their packaging lol. I feel like you’re the online version of Ronco, Billy Mayes, Anthony Sullivan, etc... it’s nice watching you review these ASOT items.
I'm sure the rest of the video is great, but I love your attitude at the beginning about not caring about the youtube machine and its pesky behavior. Thank you for your content!
@@maxheadrum5452 That was uncalled for and very mean spirited. Your name...Max headrum...is correct because it sounds like you have no brains in there and lots of empty space..!! How 'bout putting some civility and manners in there and be nicer..!!
Man watching this almost a year later is something else. You're such an honest good guy and it's so obvious that you love doing what you do. Thank you for all the content you create! I don't shop for products hardly ever but I watch your videos because of how rigorous you test them and how honest of a guy you are. Keep it up!!!
@@adamwiggins8290 i think it could either be toast topped with chocolate spread (like nutella for example), or raisin/cinnamon bread with chocolate in it rather than cinnamon or raisins (like homemade bread with chocolate shavings). tl;dr: possibly toast with chocolate spread, or homemade bread with chocolate baked into it i hope this helped :)
I bought one of these, unopened and still in the packaging, at a thrift store for a couple bucks. I agree, this is a great product! Works great every time. Also, cleaning the popper is very easy. You can collapse it and put it in your dishwasher.
I’m still working. Work in hospital billing. Considered essential in keeping hospital running. Just want to come home each day and shut my brain off. No social media. No news. These videos are really helping with my stress and anxiety. Thank you.
The best part of popping your own popcorn in the microwave or in another type of popper is that you can put any kind of topping on it. My fave is some butter & Old Bay. Also we know Bailey runs that joint. Many of us are dog &/or cat slaves so we know how it goes.
Ok, microwave popcorn works because the kernels heat from the inside, but you don't need any gadgets. A simple kraft paper bag will work just as well. Just use 1/4 cup of kernels only, pop about 2min. After, add melted ghee and salt. The paper bag is only warm, does not need emptying, shake the ghee and salt within the bag, eat out of the bag. No mess, no washing and no toxic chemicals.
Thank you James for the content! We will get through this and love the content you post as always. Even if the videos are shorter still enjoy watching them.
I’ve used one of these silicone microwaveable popcorn poppers for years with the Orville popcorn kernels and have no complaints. The resulting popcorn is far superior to the bag kind, and the only fat is whatever you may choose to add for flavor. The floppiness allows you to tuck the lid inside and collapse the bowl for space-saving storage between uses. As you found, you wouldn’t want to put a hot bowl in your lap anyway.
@@shastastan1935 : Later I read the instructions more closely and found that no oil is necessary, and in fact there is a slight danger of fire from overheating, though that never happened for me. But you will need some kind of flavoring.
@@catherinehubbard1167 The Orville oil has flavor that I like. Yes, it works fine without oil, but since I can have very little salt, I like adding the oil.
Thanks James! Those bowls are great. On my microwave 3:40 is the perfect time. The bowl cools off in a minute or two...I never transfer it to another bowl.
After watching your review, I decided to get one for myself. This works SOOO awesome! Please keep up the reviews. I look at your channel to see if you've reviewed an item before deciding on purchasing, and have found you to be spot on. You've also prevented me from getting things that I would have ordered if it hadn't been for your reviews. So - again - thank you! Keep up the great job!
You're a good dude James. You're especially important to me because your videos are one of the few things the wife and I can watch together. Keeps me from Dr. Phil and Sister Wives.
I microwave popcorn in a GLASS BOWL. Preheat coconut oil/salt for a minute or so; add popcorn, cover (airtight and vented both work). FIVE minutes and done.
R.L. Dane actually Reviewbruh has already been given this title years ago! (Report of the Week, he does fast food reviews, since he was a kid). Even his comment sections are the sweetest on UA-cam!
I bought one about 8 months ago, this thing works fantastic I put Orville corn kernels up to the first line and put it in microwave for 2minutes 35 seconds. Works perfect every time. Use popcorn salt and theatre butter spray. Cleans up in dishwasher and collapsed for storage.
@@bostonrailfan2427 nope, but it does make bit of difference in taste. Actually, salt itself is made differently from most places that knows how to make salt.
Mr. Sandoval Yeah, when you got one that worked well, it was magical. We had one in the 80s that was like a heating bowl. You’d put kernels and oil in the bottom and it would pop it. Healthier than the microwave bags and tastier than the air poppers. The air poppers were super cool, though, and hardly ever need any kind of cleanup. Except the butter tray, if you used it.
I have a hot air popper that also has a little dish you can put butter on to liquefy it and spread on the popcorn. The hot air popper is way better than microwave crap, but you do have to season it. I think you're talking about jiffy-pop. They look like a frying pan with an aluminum foil lid that expands. They had them around when I was a kid in the 70s.
I just use a microwavable glass mixing bowl and a corelle plate, works great. The microwave power/wattage does matter. I made it in a 700 watt and an 1100 watt microwave, and it would always burn in the 700 but not in the 1100 because it pops faster and the popped kernels have less chance to start burning. This bowl did have fewer unpopped kernels than mine but not a lot more
I have this, and it is amazing! 5.0 Couple of things. First, there is no comparing this to any air-popped pockorn I've ever had. Even with no oil or salt, it's pretty good. When you go and try to ad salt for more flavor, just like air-popped popcorn, with no oil, salt, even popcorn salt will not stick to it. I've found you can take salt or popcorn salt, put it into a blender and blend it till it is super-fine and it will stick to the popcorn popped with no oil. I just store the super-fine salt in a regular salt shaker. The instructions say you should never put salt or oil on the corn before popping, but I have done it and gotten GREAT results. YMMV. I would never advise anyone not to follow the manufacturer's directions, but here's what I do. I put the cupful of popcorn in the popper. Then I put salt on the popcorn. I had to experiment with it to find the correct amount. Then I put just a splash of popcorn oil on top of the corn. Finally I stir it with my finger till the popcorn is completely coated with oil and salt, then cook as normal. It is the best popcorn I've ever made, and I use significantly less oil and salt than with any other method I've tried.
Yes, it works! We have one, and I love it! So easy to use, and just melt butter in a separate bowl, add Tabasco, and pour the mixture over popcorn. So good! The only negative, in my opinion, is the bowl does get a little hot, but so do a lot of bowls or plates in the microwave.
@@2Timone7 I realize that's your failed attempt at a smart ass comment but that's EXACTLY why automakers are setting goals to have mostly electric fleets over the next 10 years so there's that.
I work at a call center so I've now become an at home rep, lol. So not much of a difference as I still have to take calls. But now I can do so in my pajamas! Actually, as I work overnight, I could do that anyways if I wanted because all the big wigs are gone for the day ;)
I'm biased for Orville Redenbacher (1907-95). I met him at a reception in college around 1980 that he attended because his granddaughter was in my dorm. The instant he found out that we had popcorn out for snacks he made a beeline for it, and examined it closely kernel by kernel until he declared that it was "his" popcorn and that we had cooked and seasoned it properly... and he was correct. What a guru! He was very interesting to talk to, knew positively everything there was to know about popcorn, and dressed and spoke exactly as you'd expect from his many TV commercials.
Just watched the video in May 2023. We've been using this product for about a year and it works great! To 1/4 cup pop corn, we add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and 1/2 teaspoon of Flavacol (this is what they use in movie theaters to season the pop corn). Microwave for 2:20 and you have movie theater quality pop corn. It's great!
Another winner right here! Hubby saw this, mentioned it to me, I watched the review, and he bought it for me! I'm eating my second giant bowl with a spoon and it's glorious. I've used everything from a whirlypop to a bowl with a plate on it in the microwave and this has to be the easiest, fastest, cleanest way to make real popcorn I've ever encountered. Love it! Thank you for your review! Oh, and i got the 'clear' (more like frosted) one and it's so fun to watch it pop!
I've used this popper for over a year or so and love it. I add a little coconut oil, maybe 2 tbs, and have not had a problem. Adding the coconut oil and salt makes it taste just like theater popcorn, IMO. I've also been known to add more than a 1/4 cup, as much as a rounded 1/2 cup causing the popcorn to pop over the bowl and the lid to go askew, my microwave is clean so I sweep the popped kernels into my bowl. I prefer this popcorn bowl over my real popcorn machine maker, less mess to clean and the popcorn tastes just as great!
@@Freakinreviews Us kids liked the partly browned kernels, too. My Grandmother had a huge bread bowl she filled up with popped corn for us. We 3 kids had it all gone in a flash. I went to a friend's house. Her mom made popcorn for us. I was utterly flabbergasted that she gave us each about a large tablespoon of popcorn on a cocktail napkin. Talk about a shocked and disappointed kid, I sure was one.
As someone who owns and uses this exact bowl regularly, let me give you some advice. The bowl company talks about no oil because they are wanting to present you with a HEALTHIER option. They say on their website it's "not required". However, for taste and for cooking purposes I put a spoonful of olive oil in there. (I just eyeball it) You also should season the popcorn. I use different things, such as salt, pepper and sometimes chicken flavor powder because I like that. Sometimes, I'll pop the corn with a little bit of butter. I'll be honest, I don't feel as though the butter is necessary. But if you absolutely love butter then I'd say slice a little bit of butter in there as well, and just lessen the amount of oil you put in. I've done that a couple times. This is a really nice product. It's good grade silicone and it's better than those little bags you get.
Love that your thinking of others during this time and look forward to more videos. The good thing about microwave popcorn is it’s buttery and salty. But I’ve seen this type of popper and they all work well. Stay healthy. Ps all my pets are allowed on the furniture 😀
You are essentially producing air popped popcorn which I intensely dislike because it can’t be seasoned. Seasoning does not stick unless you add butter, and it is pretty impossible to coat your popcorn uniformly. I pitched my air popper shortly after they hit the scene.
Ever watch a popcorn popper thing and there's the metal thing at the top that rises as more popcorn pops? It's like that I guess, builds heat and prevents the popped corn from flying everywhere.
The instructions with mine said to use no more than a tablespoon of oil. I use 1/2 tablespoon for 3 T of popcorn. I use popcorn setting and it works well. Just be very careful the lid doesn't create a vacuum!
Silver linings for me is no huge, loud, Mariachi parties at the house behind ours and no people parking and playing loud music or fighting the the parking lot of the park across the street from us.
I love this thing! Thanks so much for telling me about it. I've been using paper bags to air pop popcorn in the microwave for years (Good Eats, don't you know) and this gives me the same results without wasting bags and staples.
Since school's out I've got little to nothing to do but the minimal online work given but I love watching your videos, glad you're gonna pump them out during this epidemic!
Thanks for the review, I really love this. I think it compares really well to air popped. I do add salt to the unposed corn, and seems you need to add a little more than you think as some ends up in the bottom with the unpopped kernels. It saves breaking up the kernals as when adding afterwards.
That's a strong statement...Vivian will fight you on that! I do agree...they both are the best! Vivian is quite colorful in her language, which is entertaining...but here he plays it straight, and then drops the adorable Bailey on us...who can resist?
Just put popcorn kernels in a brown paper lunch bag and roll it up two or three times and stick it in the microwave. It works great and is cheaper. Plus you're not heating up plastics into your food.
Looks cool. I've been doing this forever with paper bags in the microwave. Nobody needs that chemical-filled brand name microwave popcorn. Far cheaper and healthier this way. A lesson I've learned on adding butter though. After you melt the butter wait about 30 seconds or so before mixing it with the popcorn. If the butter is too hot it will just melt the popcorn. A spice mixture that I use quite often is garlic powder, dried dill and seasoning salt. If I find one of these silicone options on sale I may give it a try. Thanks for the video!
My coworkers loved this thing and used it everyday. They used no oil and it was a too dry for me. I bought one but never read the instructions and used a tablespoon peanut oil. What a disaster, it now looks like I rescued it from a fire. I use the red glass quart sized cooker with the plastic handle, My wife and I use it three to four times a week.
I just received this about an hour ago, washed it and tried it out, I used the Amish popcorn, and every kernel popped. Salt won't stick to it so now I have to find a way to do the butter. I did another batch and used one teaspoon of water and the salt still will not stick. I don't want to mess up the bowl using butter in it. We like it and it does what it says it will do.
I absolutely love this!!!! I bought it a couple years ago based on this video recommendation and I love it love it love it. I got a glass atomizer to put olive oil and I lightly Spritz the popcorn with it and sprinkle it with salt give it a toss and it's good to go it's so delicious that way. By the way I season in a separate bowl it's nice to keep the popcorn bowl clean and not have to constantly have to wash it. I use Iberian olive oil which is blended with sunflower oil it is very light and delicious. Also I use a fine grain of salt sprinkled on it.
I’ve owned several microwave popcorn poppers over the years. They’ve all worked well, The thing I like best about using them is the popcorn is very dry & crisp, probably because microwaves work by displacing moisture from the food it cooks (ever notice how food can dry out in the microwave?) Popcorn made on the stove & even packaged microwave popcorn traps a lot of steam & the popcorn isn’t as crisp. Just reconcile yourself to adding butter & seasonings. No big deal & you can control the amount.
I have an electric air popper, but I want to start making popcorn that is like movie theater popcorn, so I’m in the market for a new popper. Right now I am debating between buying a whirlypop stovetop popper, this silicone microwave popper, or possibly the “Stir Crazy” or Dash electric hot oil popper. Is there really a noticeable taste/texture difference between popcorn made with oil in this silicone bowl in the microwave and popcorn made in the whirlypop or electric oil popper? Besides any possible taste/texture difference, the other thing I’m worried about with the silicone bowls is that they seem to be all made in China (so I worry about the quality/healthiness of how it’s made), and they even have the California prop 65 cancer warning attached to them on their Amazon pages. What are your thoughts, if you don’r mind my asking?
Who's the smartest in an emergency? Bailey, who retroactively got the green card to get on the couch. Well, I'm sure there's plenty of pet hair removers our host can test in the future.
After watching him pop popcorn in 6 types of popping apparatus, I will keep popping my popcorn in the microwave oven or just use mom´s old pot we used when I was a child... That one is best... cooking fake butter, salt and corn in the bottom, the lid on the pot and cook at highest heat on the electric stove. It works every single time! and one does not have to stand over the stove at all...
We would take an ear of popping corn (dry on the ear), toss it into a paper bag, then microwave. Perfect and amazing. Miss that. Btw Orville is a special variety.
I've been using this thing for a while now. And this is how I salt the popcorn: I put salt in the bowl, mix it with four tablespoons of water and add the corn. The water evaporates first, and a thin layer of salt covers the corn kernels. Very simple. Sometimes I also add yeast flakes.
Got my Salbree in two days from Amazon and followed your directions. It worked! We used to eat popcorn all the time before I gave up oil and butter. Obviously this is not as tasty as the stove top version with oil I used to make but it is the first time after multiple different ways of making it was I able to get salt to stick. Thank you!
I have one, ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! Two measuring lines built in, use the 'popcorn' option on your micro. Always season in separate bowl. Crisp, crunchy perfect every single time. Well worth the purchase. 🏆🥇👌
For anyone who might be on a whole food plant based diet (~no butter or oil) like me: Two weeks ago Moritz W. posted a comment revealing a trick to use the Salbree and adding 4 tablespoons of water and some salt (I used 1/2 teaspoon which was probably too much) to the 1/4 cup of unpopped kernels in the bottom of the Salbree. I ordered a Salbree and gave it a try. What this accomplishes is getting the salt to stick to the popcorn without oil or butter. This is a big deal for me because I can eat the popcorn without oil or butter but not without salt. I had previously exhausted all other online tips for getting salt to stick to air popped popcorn with no success. It does lengthen the microwave cooking time but it works!
Love what you’re doing for us brother thank you. An I got to say an she might get mad at me. But my wife loves you. An I DO mean LOVES you 😂 to the point she makes it plainly clear every time she watches your videos with me what she thinks of you 😂. But it’s cool cause you’re an awesome person in my opinion.
You're the best to give us more "at home" entertainment...thank you. Enjoyed the video. Agree...Bailey's got a little grayer & she wants her belly rubbed. Luv that dog!
GREAT ITEM FOR RV/CAMPERS...light weight, easy to clean, reusable, use the same bowl, fits in your chair cup holder (not all though larger than a soda can size), solid...its worth the buy.
As much as I love popcorn, I can no longer stand the feeling of trying to get it out of my teeth. As a kid, long before they invented microwave popcorn, we used to make our own using paper grocery bags. I feel old remembering paper grocery bags and 2 liter glass Coke bottles. 😂
I love this Salbree Popcorn Popping Bowl. Thanks for the review. Adding a teaspoon of water to the bottom before adding the corn can prevent burning the corn.
As a lazy person, getting a pan out, warming oil, watching the pot, moving the pot, and placing it in a bowl is too much work. I tried another brand of plastic popper, ok until lid broke, tried it again, same thing, tried lunch bags (paper) and that was OK, and I could reuse the bags, but the outcome was less than I wanted. I hopped on to Amazon and there was that Salbree and I figured it is not too expensive so I got it. My instructions said add oil to popper if you want so I guess that changed, but I actually really like that popper, and you can read my whole review on Amazon. Popcorn may be my most favorite food ever.
Is it safe to add salt and butter with the raw kernels? Since it will probably cook at a much higher temperature than the kernels alone. And will it be safe to consume since it's silicone.
After years of using a hot-air popper I recently bought a Nordic Ware Pro Pop Popper. I can't say if it is better or worse than the Salbree, but I am totally satisfied with it. It has a mere 7,663 ratings and 4.4 stars vs 30,342 and 4.6 stars for the Salbree. It is not soft like the Salbree, and . Of course I add butter (half a bar, melted) and some salt (not a lot). I have another bowl for mixing and serving. I certainly prefer it to the hot air popper, which would occasionally send an unpopped kernel into the bowl, where it would then pop, sending already popped kernels flying.
You can't say "popcorn" and "plastic" in the same sentence. Those 2 things are INCOMPATIBLE. Popcorn needs to be fresh, hot, salty and BUTTERY. Without GMOs, Glyphisate or seed oils. Anyone who wants to shout me down needs to do their research before they open their mouth.
As someone who's been regularly using an almost identical bowl for years I'd like to add my personal tips.
Raw popcorn is indeed painfully bland so flavoring is key to really enjoy this.
I have no idea where the no oil recommendation comes from since the instructions that came with mine suggested cooking with oil and I never had an issue.
Here's my best popcorn seasoning refined over the years:
For one 1/4 or 1/3 cup of corn ( I personally always make the larger portion)
- One table spoon of corn oil
- One table spoon of Butter or Margarine
- 1/4 tea spoon of salt powder
Cooking with the seasoning makes for a drastically more convenient and enjoyable experience. It's not only easier but also does a much better job.
I strongly recommend the salt powder as it flavors the kernels much more evenly and significantly improve the taste.
I use corn oil as I find it enhances the popcorn flavor instead of dampening it.
Happy popping
I've been using one for a couple years also. I cook it plain and add Frank's red hot sauce and nutritional yeast to the serving bowl afterward. I just don't want the oil.
Franks is good. I like it with butter and parmesan cheese, u can also put Franks hot sauce with the parm cheese
Great ideas! We do butter, garlic powder, and parm cheese if we get tired of the Flavacol. Or want some variety.
Use coconut oil with this popper.. not sure where you got those no oil instructions.
If I were stranded on a desert island and could have one food, it would be popcorn with butter. TY for your recipe!
I still pop my popcorn on the stove, using coconut oil. Just a couple of unpopped kernels. It just taste better with oil.
I have one of these silicone poppers (I think a different brand, but it is the same thing), and I use oil in mine. Coconut oil, in fact. Just put some in the bottom with the kernels and let er rip! Works perfectly, TONS easier than stovetop in my book. But you do you! Whatever works.
@@judyd.8338 I've had the Stir Crazy popper for years. Add oil, popcorn, a little salt, the lid is the bowl. Its great.
Yup, and no microwaved plastic from china.
Coconut oil is the second best. I like ghee better but coconut oil popcorn is great. Also you have to use a wok and tin foil.
Me too! Also a big Stainless bowl is great for it. See Alton Brown.
“A Seen On UA-cam” is what companies need to start putting on their packaging lol. I feel like you’re the online version of Ronco, Billy Mayes, Anthony Sullivan, etc... it’s nice watching you review these ASOT items.
Yes! Couldn't agree more. Honestly before him there wasn't top many channels like this
I'm sure the rest of the video is great, but I love your attitude at the beginning about not caring about the youtube machine and its pesky behavior. Thank you for your content!
I remember “Jiffy Pop”, the kind you put on the burner and shake back and forth and watch the popping raise the aluminum twist into a dome.
Do they still make jiffy pop. .
I think you can still buy Jiffy Pop in some stores.
@@maxheadrum5452 That was extremely rude and uncalled for.
@@maxheadrum5452 is an a-hole
@@maxheadrum5452 That was uncalled for and very mean spirited. Your name...Max headrum...is correct because it sounds like you have no brains in there and lots of empty space..!! How 'bout putting some civility and manners in there and be nicer..!!
Man watching this almost a year later is something else. You're such an honest good guy and it's so obvious that you love doing what you do. Thank you for all the content you create! I don't shop for products hardly ever but I watch your videos because of how rigorous you test them and how honest of a guy you are. Keep it up!!!
Here i am, home during a lockdown, drinking hot cocoa with chocolate toast while watching this glorious video
I use a hot air popper. They are great.
Mmmmm hot choccy.
Wait...what is chocolate toast?! It sounds amazing.
@@adamwiggins8290 i think it could either be toast topped with chocolate spread (like nutella for example), or raisin/cinnamon bread with chocolate in it rather than cinnamon or raisins (like homemade bread with chocolate shavings).
tl;dr: possibly toast with chocolate spread, or homemade bread with chocolate baked into it
i hope this helped :)
I told you that we would love more content, James!!!
I bought one of these, unopened and still in the packaging, at a thrift store for a couple bucks. I agree, this is a great product! Works great every time. Also, cleaning the popper is very easy. You can collapse it and put it in your dishwasher.
I really appreciate the content! It certainly helps being at home all day.
I’m still working. Work in hospital billing. Considered essential in keeping hospital running. Just want to come home each day and shut my brain off. No social media. No news. These videos are really helping with my stress and anxiety. Thank you.
Thank you for your service.
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That sounds like a fun job. You still do it?
The best part of popping your own popcorn in the microwave or in another type of popper is that you can put any kind of topping on it. My fave is some butter & Old Bay.
Also we know Bailey runs that joint. Many of us are dog &/or cat slaves so we know how it goes.
Old Bay is a staple in my house. First thing I look for every time I go to a new grocery store.
I just don't eat popcorn.
Try putting parmesan cheese on it, after the butter so it sticks. It's mindblowing, but the smell will repel anyone who isn't eating it.
I pop my popcorn in a paper bag
I add Old Bay and parmesan cheese to popcorn I make using this bowl literally every time. 🧑🏼🍳
Cheddar cheese seasoning .... a shit load of it
Ok, microwave popcorn works because the kernels heat from the inside, but you don't need any gadgets. A simple kraft paper bag will work just as well. Just use 1/4 cup of kernels only, pop about 2min. After, add melted ghee and salt. The paper bag is only warm, does not need emptying, shake the ghee and salt within the bag, eat out of the bag. No mess, no washing and no toxic chemicals.
Thank you James for the content! We will get through this and love the content you post as always. Even if the videos are shorter still enjoy watching them.
I’ve used one of these silicone microwaveable popcorn poppers for years with the Orville popcorn kernels and have no complaints. The resulting popcorn is far superior to the bag kind, and the only fat is whatever you may choose to add for flavor. The floppiness allows you to tuck the lid inside and collapse the bowl for space-saving storage between uses. As you found, you wouldn’t want to put a hot bowl in your lap anyway.
Dittos to what Catherine said. I add the Orville oil to mine. I only use a small pinch of sale because I have kidney disease.
@@shastastan1935 : Later I read the instructions more closely and found that no oil is necessary, and in fact there is a slight danger of fire from overheating, though that never happened for me. But you will need some kind of flavoring.
@@catherinehubbard1167 The Orville oil has flavor that I like. Yes, it works fine without oil, but since I can have very little salt, I like adding the oil.
Thanks James! Those bowls are great. On my microwave 3:40 is the perfect time. The bowl cools off in a minute or two...I never transfer it to another bowl.
After watching your review, I decided to get one for myself. This works SOOO awesome! Please keep up the reviews. I look at your channel to see if you've reviewed an item before deciding on purchasing, and have found you to be spot on. You've also prevented me from getting things that I would have ordered if it hadn't been for your reviews.
So - again - thank you! Keep up the great job!
What is Kroger popcorn?
@@davidanderson8222 It’s just the store brand - Kroger is the name of the supermarket.
You're a good dude James. You're especially important to me because your videos are one of the few things the wife and I can watch together. Keeps me from Dr. Phil and Sister Wives.
Hey!!!! You can learn Alot from Dr. Phil and Sister Wives. 😄😄😄
My husband says the same thing. 😁
I'm 47 but you are so much more mature than me....at no time did you put it on your head like a hat.
I'm sure he just waited for the camera to stop rolling! =D
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Thank you very much for giving us some entertainment in these hard times! I’m in quarantaine and UA-cam really pulls me through
I microwave popcorn in a GLASS BOWL. Preheat coconut oil/salt for a minute or so; add popcorn, cover (airtight and vented both work). FIVE minutes and done.
1) Most wholesome UA-camr. There should be a reward. Good-hearted dude.
2) Bailey for President!!!!
R.L. Dane actually Reviewbruh has already been given this title years ago! (Report of the Week, he does fast food reviews, since he was a kid). Even his comment sections are the sweetest on UA-cam!
I bought one about 8 months ago, this thing works fantastic I put Orville corn kernels up to the first line and put it in microwave for 2minutes 35 seconds. Works perfect every time. Use popcorn salt and theatre butter spray. Cleans up in dishwasher and collapsed for storage.
That was fun James!! I don’t have one.. but, i have seen them advertised on QVC... Hi Bailey!!! I’m sending you hugs!!!!!😃✌️
"A little bland without seasoning." Welcome to popcorn.
@@bostonrailfan2427 nope, but it does make bit of difference in taste. Actually, salt itself is made differently from most places that knows how to make salt.
But you can eat until it makes you sick and not gain weight.
still like the old school popcorn makers that you add oil and shake on top of the stove...just taste better
Mr. Sandoval
Yeah, when you got one that worked well, it was magical.
We had one in the 80s that was like a heating bowl. You’d put kernels and oil in the bottom and it would pop it. Healthier than the microwave bags and tastier than the air poppers.
The air poppers were super cool, though, and hardly ever need any kind of cleanup. Except the butter tray, if you used it.
Yes!! And Jiffy-pop, the kind that comes in its own pan
Don't forget the old whirly pop! I bought a stainless steel one as my grandparents had one years ago. About 3 minutes and you've got hot popcorn.
I have a hot air popper that also has a little dish you can put butter on to liquefy it and spread on the popcorn. The hot air popper is way better than microwave crap, but you do have to season it.
I think you're talking about jiffy-pop. They look like a frying pan with an aluminum foil lid that expands. They had them around when I was a kid in the 70s.
Or butter. Boy, that's some good popcorn right there!
I just use a microwavable glass mixing bowl and a corelle plate, works great. The microwave power/wattage does matter. I made it in a 700 watt and an 1100 watt microwave, and it would always burn in the 700 but not in the 1100 because it pops faster and the popped kernels have less chance to start burning. This bowl did have fewer unpopped kernels than mine but not a lot more
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No one cares TROLL. And, everytime I see this SPAM, I'm reporting your troll account
I have this, and it is amazing! 5.0
Couple of things. First, there is no comparing this to any air-popped pockorn I've ever had. Even with no oil or salt, it's pretty good. When you go and try to ad salt for more flavor, just like air-popped popcorn, with no oil, salt, even popcorn salt will not stick to it. I've found you can take salt or popcorn salt, put it into a blender and blend it till it is super-fine and it will stick to the popcorn popped with no oil. I just store the super-fine salt in a regular salt shaker.
The instructions say you should never put salt or oil on the corn before popping, but I have done it and gotten GREAT results. YMMV. I would never advise anyone not to follow the manufacturer's directions, but here's what I do.
I put the cupful of popcorn in the popper.
Then I put salt on the popcorn. I had to experiment with it to find the correct amount.
Then I put just a splash of popcorn oil on top of the corn.
Finally I stir it with my finger till the popcorn is completely coated with oil and salt, then cook as normal.
It is the best popcorn I've ever made, and I use significantly less oil and salt than with any other method I've tried.
This is what I need. A break from the news, thank you. Please keep them coming
Yes, it works! We have one, and I love it! So easy to use, and just melt butter in a separate bowl, add Tabasco, and pour the mixture over popcorn. So good! The only negative, in my opinion, is the bowl does get a little hot, but so do a lot of bowls or plates in the microwave.
so glad to watch this. goodbye doom and gloom, hello freakin reviews!!
A few spoons of kernels in a paper bag, drizzle with oil, microwave for about 2 minutes or until popping slows. Season to taste. Great popcorn.
@Deon Denis Yeah, ‘cause fresh-popped taste just like pre-packages. Got it. 😉
For some reason, this read like a Letterkenny line...great advice...but lol
That may work but in the long run this bowl will be cheaper and better for the environment than constantly having to buy paper bags.
Yeah, just like electric cars. Lol
@@2Timone7 I realize that's your failed attempt at a smart ass comment but that's EXACTLY why automakers are setting goals to have mostly electric fleets over the next 10 years so there's that.
I love how he addressed the whole CV thing and is being awesome to all of us!
When I was a kid we called the half open kernels "old maids "
Because they were never "popped". Never understood the phrase until I was adult
We called them PopNots.
Me too, old maids. I guess that's not politically correct any more
@@gvr39l ..and some things do get better with time.
Grannies lol
i wish i was stuck at home! Im stuck at work! Lunch break is still perfect for a freakin review though.
I appreciate it. Stay safe out there!
i’m watching it on lunch break too!! haha
I work at a call center so I've now become an at home rep, lol. So not much of a difference as I still have to take calls. But now I can do so in my pajamas! Actually, as I work overnight, I could do that anyways if I wanted because all the big wigs are gone for the day ;)
Same, I work retail, so we're deemed key workers 😅
I would rather be working i am no socialist, consider yourself Nicky, 1000s of Italiens is suiciding at this point from unemployment and fearporn.
I'm biased for Orville Redenbacher (1907-95). I met him at a reception in college around 1980 that he attended because his granddaughter was in my dorm. The instant he found out that we had popcorn out for snacks he made a beeline for it, and examined it closely kernel by kernel until he declared that it was "his" popcorn and that we had cooked and seasoned it properly... and he was correct. What a guru! He was very interesting to talk to, knew positively everything there was to know about popcorn, and dressed and spoke exactly as you'd expect from his many TV commercials.
Just watched the video in May 2023. We've been using this product for about a year and it works great! To 1/4 cup pop corn, we add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and 1/2 teaspoon of Flavacol (this is what they use in movie theaters to season the pop corn). Microwave for 2:20 and you have movie theater quality pop corn. It's great!
Another winner right here! Hubby saw this, mentioned it to me, I watched the review, and he bought it for me! I'm eating my second giant bowl with a spoon and it's glorious. I've used everything from a whirlypop to a bowl with a plate on it in the microwave and this has to be the easiest, fastest, cleanest way to make real popcorn I've ever encountered. Love it! Thank you for your review! Oh, and i got the 'clear' (more like frosted) one and it's so fun to watch it pop!
Just wipe it clean.
I've used this popper for over a year or so and love it. I add a little coconut oil, maybe 2 tbs, and have not had a problem. Adding the coconut oil and salt makes it taste just like theater popcorn, IMO. I've also been known to add more than a 1/4 cup, as much as a rounded 1/2 cup causing the popcorn to pop over the bowl and the lid to go askew, my microwave is clean so I sweep the popped kernels into my bowl. I prefer this popcorn bowl over my real popcorn machine maker, less mess to clean and the popcorn tastes just as great!
Just use ANY microwave safe bowl, keeping in mind that popcorn will expand as it pops! If you have no lid, use a big plate.
And I thought I was the only one who searched the bowl for half popped kernels. LOL
That's the best part!
Oh you are not the only one, for sure! Lol my mom and I have to split them ! Jiji
@@Freakinreviews Us kids liked the partly browned kernels, too.
My Grandmother had a huge bread bowl she filled up with popped corn for us. We 3 kids had it all gone in a flash.
I went to a friend's house. Her mom made popcorn for us. I was utterly flabbergasted that she gave us each about a large tablespoon of popcorn on a cocktail napkin. Talk about a shocked and disappointed kid, I sure was one.
I used to buy a product called half pops in aged cheddar flavor. So damn good. Broke my tooth tho & had to give those up. Major bummer.
I wonder if there is a good way of making more partly popped kernels?
As someone who owns and uses this exact bowl regularly, let me give you some advice.
The bowl company talks about no oil because they are wanting to present you with a HEALTHIER option. They say on their website it's "not required". However, for taste and for cooking purposes I put a spoonful of olive oil in there. (I just eyeball it)
You also should season the popcorn. I use different things, such as salt, pepper and sometimes chicken flavor powder because I like that.
Sometimes, I'll pop the corn with a little bit of butter. I'll be honest, I don't feel as though the butter is necessary. But if you absolutely love butter then I'd say slice a little bit of butter in there as well, and just lessen the amount of oil you put in. I've done that a couple times.
This is a really nice product. It's good grade silicone and it's better than those little bags you get.
Love that your thinking of others during this time and look forward to more videos.
The good thing about microwave popcorn is it’s buttery and salty. But I’ve seen this type of popper and they all work well. Stay healthy. Ps all my pets are allowed on the furniture 😀
Hope you stay safe as well Mr. White..... You and your family of course...
You are essentially producing air popped popcorn which I intensely dislike because it can’t be seasoned. Seasoning does not stick unless you add butter, and it is pretty impossible to coat your popcorn uniformly. I pitched my air popper shortly after they hit the scene.
Me: 👀
Salbree: Put the lid in the bowl
Me: but...
Salbree: In...the...bowl
you need the lid to build up heat inside the chamber and to prevent popcorn spillage. do it!
Ever watch a popcorn popper thing and there's the metal thing at the top that rises as more popcorn pops? It's like that I guess, builds heat and prevents the popped corn from flying everywhere.
elevate
Heating it up makes it rise; Giving you a big surprise
The instructions with mine said to use no more than a tablespoon of oil. I use 1/2 tablespoon for 3 T of popcorn. I use popcorn setting and it works well. Just be very careful the lid doesn't create a vacuum!
When someone asks if there were any positives from the coronavirus situation I'll say yes. James White put out videos more frequently
@Paul Racine wow, your mind went really dark really fast :(
Lol, someone got stabbed fighting over stuff in the supermarket and we aren’t even on lockdown yet here in Australia! What dickheads huh
Silver linings for me is no huge, loud, Mariachi parties at the house behind ours and no people parking and playing loud music or fighting the the parking lot of the park across the street from us.
@@TheEmbersFromAshes some people are learning how to cut their own hair.
@Tony Wolf I hope that package of meat is frozen.
Can you add butter before microwaving?
"...more entertainment for those of you stuck at home..." And that proves I was right when I assumed you had a good channel to sub to
I love this thing! Thanks so much for telling me about it. I've been using paper bags to air pop popcorn in the microwave for years (Good Eats, don't you know) and this gives me the same results without wasting bags and staples.
These work good. Add some Redman Popcorn Salt.
I’m glad Bailey can hang out with you on the couch!❤️
Since school's out I've got little to nothing to do but the minimal online work given but I love watching your videos, glad you're gonna pump them out during this epidemic!
Been using this for popcorn for 2 years now. Still works as good as new.
Thanks for the review, I really love this. I think it compares really well to air popped. I do add salt to the unposed corn, and seems you need to add a little more than you think as some ends up in the bottom with the unpopped kernels. It saves breaking up the kernals as when adding afterwards.
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That's a strong statement...Vivian will fight you on that! I do agree...they both are the best! Vivian is quite colorful in her language, which is entertaining...but here he plays it straight, and then drops the adorable Bailey on us...who can resist?
@@claycassin8437 I give this comment 5 Vivian heads!
Just put popcorn kernels in a brown paper lunch bag and roll it up two or three times and stick it in the microwave. It works great and is cheaper. Plus you're not heating up plastics into your food.
Bailey is beautiful. I miss my Golden so much. Best friend forever
Looks cool. I've been doing this forever with paper bags in the microwave. Nobody needs that chemical-filled brand name microwave popcorn. Far cheaper and healthier this way. A lesson I've learned on adding butter though. After you melt the butter wait about 30 seconds or so before mixing it with the popcorn. If the butter is too hot it will just melt the popcorn. A spice mixture that I use quite often is garlic powder, dried dill and seasoning salt. If I find one of these silicone options on sale I may give it a try. Thanks for the video!
I love the humility, "Who am I to question their instructions?"
My coworkers loved this thing and used it everyday. They used no oil and it was a too dry for me. I bought one but never read the instructions and used a tablespoon peanut oil. What a disaster, it now looks like I rescued it from a fire. I use the red glass quart sized cooker with the plastic handle, My wife and I use it three to four times a week.
I really love my Salbree and got several for gifts.
That's a huge period cup!
😆😂😆 I didn’t realize I needed this lol moment until it happened 🤣
Awesome video. Stay safe in these worrying times x
I just ordered one of these off of Amazon and ordered the Amish popcorn to try. I will know how it does this weekend.
I just received this about an hour ago, washed it and tried it out, I used the Amish popcorn, and every kernel popped. Salt won't stick to it so now I have to find a way to do the butter. I did another batch and used one teaspoon of water and the salt still will not stick. I don't want to mess up the bowl using butter in it. We like it and it does what it says it will do.
A break from the news sounds great.
I absolutely love this!!!! I bought it a couple years ago based on this video recommendation and I love it love it love it.
I got a glass atomizer to put olive oil and I lightly Spritz the popcorn with it and sprinkle it with salt give it a toss and it's good to go it's so delicious that way.
By the way I season in a separate bowl it's nice to keep the popcorn bowl clean and not have to constantly have to wash it.
I use Iberian olive oil which is blended with sunflower oil it is very light and delicious. Also I use a fine grain of salt sprinkled on it.
was literally about to start hw then I saw this video got uploaded.... it can wait 8 minutes lol
Ok Ok ,home work
I’ve owned several microwave popcorn poppers over the years.
They’ve all worked well,
The thing I like best about using them is the popcorn is very dry & crisp, probably because microwaves work by displacing moisture from the food it cooks (ever notice how food can dry out in the microwave?)
Popcorn made on the stove & even packaged microwave popcorn traps a lot of steam & the popcorn isn’t as crisp.
Just reconcile yourself to adding butter & seasonings.
No big deal & you can control the amount.
I have an electric air popper, but I want to start making popcorn that is like movie theater popcorn, so I’m in the market for a new popper.
Right now I am debating between buying a whirlypop stovetop popper, this silicone microwave popper, or possibly the “Stir Crazy” or Dash electric hot oil popper.
Is there really a noticeable taste/texture difference between popcorn made with oil in this silicone bowl in the microwave and popcorn made in the whirlypop or electric oil popper?
Besides any possible taste/texture difference, the other thing I’m worried about with the silicone bowls is that they seem to be all made in China (so I worry about the quality/healthiness of how it’s made), and they even have the California prop 65 cancer warning attached to them on their Amazon pages.
What are your thoughts, if you don’r mind my asking?
I like how this is also a taste test between store brand and name brand.
Half the fun of popcorn is watching it transform from kernel to cloud.
Who's the smartest in an emergency? Bailey, who retroactively got the green card to get on the couch. Well, I'm sure there's plenty of pet hair removers our host can test in the future.
Good boys everywhere have been trying to crack the code for years on how to get their couch card, and Bailey, the absolute mad lad, he did it boys
He already tried them on his head.
@@SonofTheMorningStar666 😄😄😄😄😂😂😂😂
gunkyzip Bailey is a beautiful baby! Let him go anywhere he wants to go!! #BaileyforPrez
After watching him pop popcorn in 6 types of popping apparatus, I will keep popping my popcorn in the microwave oven or just use mom´s old pot we used when I was a child... That one is best... cooking fake butter, salt and corn in the bottom, the lid on the pot and cook at highest heat on the electric stove. It works every single time! and one does not have to stand over the stove at all...
BAILEY! (also, thank you for entertaining the bored quarantined masses - great idea)
Bailey is such a cutie!
@@sallyfields2385 so is James, according to Stevie Wevie's wife :-)
We would take an ear of popping corn (dry on the ear), toss it into a paper bag, then microwave. Perfect and amazing. Miss that.
Btw Orville is a special variety.
I've been using this thing for a while now. And this is how I salt the popcorn: I put salt in the bowl, mix it with four tablespoons of water and add the corn. The water evaporates first, and a thin layer of salt covers the corn kernels. Very simple. Sometimes I also add yeast flakes.
You are an absolute genius thank you very much
I am trying not to eat the butter or the oil and haven't been happy with anything. I will give your idea a try!
Got my Salbree in two days from Amazon and followed your directions. It worked! We used to eat popcorn all the time before I gave up oil and butter. Obviously this is not as tasty as the stove top version with oil I used to make but it is the first time after multiple different ways of making it was I able to get salt to stick. Thank you!
How long do you normally have it in for? I just tried for 3-4 mins and the kernels just weren't popping
Half-popped kernels are the BEST.
Indeed...but you risk also your teeth...so, careful!...😆
Growing up we called them old maids... yes extra crunch.
@Sean Wilkinson exactly!!!
When I read about eating half popped kernels, all I can think of is cracked teeth, pain and $$ dental bills.
I have one, ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! Two measuring lines built in, use the 'popcorn' option on your micro. Always season in separate bowl. Crisp, crunchy perfect every single time. Well worth the purchase. 🏆🥇👌
Yes! This is what I need to survive quarantine while binging Netflix and Hulu
For anyone who might be on a whole food plant based diet (~no butter or oil) like me: Two weeks ago Moritz W. posted a comment revealing a trick to use the Salbree and adding 4 tablespoons of water and some salt (I used 1/2 teaspoon which was probably too much) to the 1/4 cup of unpopped kernels in the bottom of the Salbree. I ordered a Salbree and gave it a try. What this accomplishes is getting the salt to stick to the popcorn without oil or butter. This is a big deal for me because I can eat the popcorn without oil or butter but not without salt. I had previously exhausted all other online tips for getting salt to stick to air popped popcorn with no success. It does lengthen the microwave cooking time but it works!
Love what you’re doing for us brother thank you. An I got to say an she might get mad at me. But my wife loves you. An I DO mean LOVES you 😂 to the point she makes it plainly clear every time she watches your videos with me what she thinks of you 😂. But it’s cool cause you’re an awesome person in my opinion.
Is it wrong to feel uncomfortable reading this? 😅
r/ihadastroke?
DarkFy - don’t use subreddits outside of reddit
hangman13 LOL 😂 I understand!
@@hangman13 Awareness is a skill...
I have been using this for two years and have put 1/2 tablespoon of solid butter in with kernels with no problems. Popcorn tastes like butter!
You're the best to give us more "at home" entertainment...thank you. Enjoyed the video.
Agree...Bailey's got a little grayer & she wants her belly rubbed. Luv that dog!
GREAT ITEM FOR RV/CAMPERS...light weight, easy to clean, reusable, use the same bowl, fits in your chair cup holder (not all though larger than a soda can size), solid...its worth the buy.
Microwave popcorn "old school"??????? I remember when the first household microwave came out.
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LOL me too! They were 4 times the size and so loud!! We used to put popcorn in brown paper bags to pop, that's how these companies got the idea
@@mszoomy John Stossel put out a video at Christmas showing people that they still can much cheaper than buying a package.
@@freethebirds3578 yepp, you sure can and it won't have all those chemicals in it that the store bought bags have plus a lit less waste
Love your videos bro! Always trying to be unbiased as much as possible!
As much as I love popcorn, I can no longer stand the feeling of trying to get it out of my teeth. As a kid, long before they invented microwave popcorn, we used to make our own using paper grocery bags. I feel old remembering paper grocery bags and 2 liter glass Coke bottles. 😂
2liter glass??? That's a lot of glass!
Wow really the 2 liter tho 🤯
Hot Soup get a water pick. Best $40 I’ve ever spent.
Hot Soup try a brand like Tiny but Mighty. Basically hull-less after popping.
Sorry, but I don't think they ever made 2 liter glass Coke bottles. In those days it would have been a half gallon or 2 quarts in the bottle.
I love this Salbree Popcorn Popping Bowl. Thanks for the review. Adding a teaspoon of water to the bottom before adding the corn can prevent burning the corn.
As a lazy person, getting a pan out, warming oil, watching the pot, moving the pot, and placing it in a bowl is too much work. I tried another brand of plastic popper, ok until lid broke, tried it again, same thing, tried lunch bags (paper) and that was OK, and I could reuse the bags, but the outcome was less than I wanted. I hopped on to Amazon and there was that Salbree and I figured it is not too expensive so I got it. My instructions said add oil to popper if you want so I guess that changed, but I actually really like that popper, and you can read my whole review on Amazon. Popcorn may be my most favorite food ever.
Is it safe to add salt and butter with the raw kernels? Since it will probably cook at a much higher temperature than the kernels alone. And will it be safe to consume since it's silicone.
Keep up the good work 👌
THANK YOU! You're helping keep me entertained while I'm stuck at home!
For as many items that you have reviewed, your kitchen looks good. No clutter!
I'd love to see a second go of this with trying to add seasoning before popping, I've always wondered if that would work.
Thank you for the extra content , always loved your channel and will always support you .
Try this out: quarter cup of kernels in a small paper bag, place on a microwave safe plate add a pat of salted butter and microwave. It works!
:) nice
I have done that several times
After years of using a hot-air popper I recently bought a Nordic Ware Pro Pop Popper. I can't say if it is better or worse than the Salbree, but I am totally satisfied with it. It has a mere 7,663 ratings and 4.4 stars vs 30,342 and 4.6 stars for the Salbree. It is not soft like the Salbree, and . Of course I add butter (half a bar, melted) and some salt (not a lot). I have another bowl for mixing and serving. I certainly prefer it to the hot air popper, which would occasionally send an unpopped kernel into the bowl, where it would then pop, sending already popped kernels flying.
haha Gotta love those Half Popped Kennels, until they get stuck in your teeth
You can't say "popcorn" and "plastic" in the same sentence. Those 2 things are INCOMPATIBLE.
Popcorn needs to be fresh, hot, salty and BUTTERY.
Without GMOs, Glyphisate or seed oils.
Anyone who wants to shout me down needs to do their research before they open their mouth.
Anyone else think we'd STILL be in "lockdown" a year later? 🤔
Only 15 days to slow the spread my dude! /s
@@CypherDNDHappy Anniversary!
I did!!!