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Advanced Takeout, Monday, June 12, 2017
"Today we're going to make a dish that's a lot harder than it seems like it should be," Steve began. "Microwave popcorn."
"Have you ever smelled burnt popcorn?" Tony asked, making such a face. "It's awful. Stinks up the room for hours. So, it's clearly a fine art."
Yes, the fine art of microwave cooking.
One that these two, despite being very smart, hadn't figured out. "The first thing to know is that the popcorn button on the microwave is not to be trusted," Steve said.
Tony nodded in full agreement. "It's a trick to ruin your entire evening. You have to stand there and wait for the moment the popping slow down and hope you times it right."
Or get distracted by something and come back to charred popcorn. Guess which happened a lot.
"You also have to make sure it wasn't just slowing down for a second and then speeding back up," Steve said. "Because then you just get a half-bag of popcorn and a lot of unpopped kernels."
Which was sad.
"And please remember this is for specifically microwave popcorn. The stovetop stuff isn't meant for this." Tony learned that after blowing up a microwave in college with Jiffy Pop. In his defense... he'd been sleep deprived.
Steve winced. "We've gone through a few microwaves," he admitted wryly.
"Today it's your turn," Tony said, clapping his hands together and smiling cheerfully. "If you succeed, you get popcorn."
"If you don't, you get drenched by the fire suppression systems," Steve said.
"Have you ever smelled burnt popcorn?" Tony asked, making such a face. "It's awful. Stinks up the room for hours. So, it's clearly a fine art."
Yes, the fine art of microwave cooking.
One that these two, despite being very smart, hadn't figured out. "The first thing to know is that the popcorn button on the microwave is not to be trusted," Steve said.
Tony nodded in full agreement. "It's a trick to ruin your entire evening. You have to stand there and wait for the moment the popping slow down and hope you times it right."
Or get distracted by something and come back to charred popcorn. Guess which happened a lot.
"You also have to make sure it wasn't just slowing down for a second and then speeding back up," Steve said. "Because then you just get a half-bag of popcorn and a lot of unpopped kernels."
Which was sad.
"And please remember this is for specifically microwave popcorn. The stovetop stuff isn't meant for this." Tony learned that after blowing up a microwave in college with Jiffy Pop. In his defense... he'd been sleep deprived.
Steve winced. "We've gone through a few microwaves," he admitted wryly.
"Today it's your turn," Tony said, clapping his hands together and smiling cheerfully. "If you succeed, you get popcorn."
"If you don't, you get drenched by the fire suppression systems," Steve said.
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