How to make popcorn in microwave

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Learn How to Make Popcorn on the Stove with step-by-step directions to help you go back to basics and make popcorn the way it should be made.

There is nothing better than stove popped popcorn.  It has been a family favorite for as long as I can remember.  I learned how to pop popcorn on the stove at the knee of my father, who learned from his father, and so forth and so on.  Okay, that’s not true, while my dad did teach me, I have no idea where he learned How to Make Popcorn on the Stove.

  All I know is that stove popped popcorn is the best.

Popcorn Kernel Guidelines

How many popcorn kernels to use depends on how big a pan you have and how much popcorn you want to make.

 Here are some guidelines:

• 1/4 cup Popcorn Kernels = approximately 7 cups of popped popcorn
• 1/3 cup Popcorn Kernels = approximately 10 cups of popped popcorn
• 1/2 cup Popcorn Kernels = approximately 15 cups of popped popcorn

(For comparison purposes 1 regular-sized bag of Microwave popcorn yields approximat

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