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New use for wok -- popcorn popper
I was planning to make something in the wok after the game anyways, so
when my wife suggested making popcorn for the game I thought, why not use the wok? This is a thick steel Taylor and Ng wok I've had almost 40 years. Mine sits in a ring over a gas burner. I put in three tablespoons of peanut oil, and three kernels,put on the cover, then turned on the burner. Sure enough, after a little bit the kernels popped, so I poured in the rest of the half cup. Normally, I would shake a heavy pot over the burner. The wok, I rocked back and forth, and from side to side. The volume of popping increased, then decreased down to a pop every few seconds. At that point I shoveled the popped corn into a bowl, anointing it with salt and melted butter. There were about a half-dozen widows, about the same as with my usual method. |
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New use for wok -- popcorn popper
On Saturday, October 27, 2012 8:31:08 PM UTC-6, spamtrap1888 wrote:
> I was planning to make something in the wok after the game anyways, so > > when my wife suggested making popcorn for the game I thought, why not > > use the wok? This is a thick steel Taylor and Ng wok I've had almost > > 40 years. > > > > Mine sits in a ring over a gas burner. I put in three tablespoons of > > peanut oil, and three kernels,put on the cover, then turned on the > > burner. Sure enough, after a little bit the kernels popped, so I > > poured in the rest of the half cup. > > > > Normally, I would shake a heavy pot over the burner. The wok, I rocked > > back and forth, and from side to side. The volume of popping > > increased, then decreased down to a pop every few seconds. At that > > point I shoveled the popped corn into a bowl, anointing it with salt > > and melted butter. There were about a half-dozen widows, about the > > same as with my usual method. I presume this wok had a cover as some don't. I to have used a wok and it worked well. You do have to shake it forth and back as the corn pops...works okay on an electric stove but maybe have a problem with some older gas burners as the wok might catch and that would not be good. |
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New use for wok -- popcorn popper
spamtrap1888 wrote:
> Normally, I would shake a heavy pot over the burner. The wok, I rocked > back and forth, and from side to side. The volume of popping > increased, then decreased down to a pop every few seconds. At that > point I shoveled the popped corn into a bowl, anointing it with salt > and melted butter. There were about a half-dozen widows, about the > same as with my usual method. I always use a saltapasta like this, very similar to a wok: http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/4052/567133593149.jpg The only issue is the lid, it has no lid and no other lid I have is wide enough, so I use a testo like this: http://www.gmnovidea.com/art08.html It's the testo I use for piadine, sausage and onion, hamburger patties and lots of stuff -- Non so che ceppa mettere in firma |
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New use for wok -- popcorn popper
On Oct 30, 1:01*am, "ViLco" > wrote:
> spamtrap1888 wrote: > > Normally, I would shake a heavy pot over the burner. The wok, I rocked > > back and forth, and from side to side. The volume of popping > > increased, then decreased down to a pop every few seconds. At that > > point I shoveled the popped corn into a bowl, anointing it with salt > > and melted butter. There were about a half-dozen widows, about the > > same as with my usual method. > > I always use a saltapasta like this, very similar to a wok:http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/4052/567133593149.jpg Remarkably similar. I guess it's for tossing pasta, but how exactly is it used for that purpose? > The only issue is the lid, it has no lid and no other lid I have is wide > enough, so I use a testo like this:http://www.gmnovidea.com/art08.html > It's the testo I use for piadine, sausage and onion, hamburger patties and > lots of stuff I assume the testo has a flat bottom. The wok cover is an aluminum dome-shaped spinning, with a bit of thick dowel for a handle. |
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New use for wok -- popcorn popper
spamtrap1888 wrote:
>> I always use a saltapasta like this, very similar to a >> wok:http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/4052/567133593149.jpg > Remarkably similar. I guess it's for tossing pasta, but how exactly is > it used for that purpose? You prepare the dresssing in the saltapasta, then when the pasta is almost cooked you drain it and move it to the saltapasta: with its tall edges it helps a lot in sauteeing pasta, so that it adsorbs much more of the dressing. This is the motion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-J71tN67Kc >> The only issue is the lid, it has no lid and no other lid I have is >> wide >> enough, so I use a testo like >> this:http://www.gmnovidea.com/art08.html >> It's the testo I use for piadine, sausage and onion, hamburger >> patties and >> lots of stuff > I assume the testo has a flat bottom. Yes, all flat > The wok cover is an aluminum dome-shaped spinning, with a bit of thick > dowel for a handle. That could work with my saltapasta, too -- Non so che ceppa mettere in firma |
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