I know there was a thread like this some where, but I can’t find it. So heres another.
I’ve got almost 100lbs of popcorn stored in ziplock bags. The past few times we’ve tried to pop it, about a third of what is put in the pot pops, the rest just sits there.
Hubbys says it’s cause the kernels have dried out and there wasn’t enough water in the kernels to explode and make them pop.
Anybody know for sure? And is there anyway to save it?
Possibly the popcorn was “past it’s prime” when you bought it? Who knows how long some things are warehoused or sit on the store shelves before we buy them. Guess it probably had a “use by” date though? I usually keep popcorn in the freezer, but hard to do with 100 lbs:-O
Several reason why it could have been too pooped to pop. <grin>
But you can grind popcorn kernels and use them like cornmeal if you don’t want to waste what you have.
I have no idea if this would work but if you used a air popper then I would try doing the old conventional away on the stove and see what happens. I’d give it a try.
In foods and grains there are different grades, it could be that your corn is a low grade for pop corn, but still sellable----just a thought. I would check with the company I bought it from.
I tried grinding popcorn to make corn flour one time. What I ended up with was something that could have been used in a sand blaster. That stuff was really hard to grind too.
I bought it from Sams brand name might be ACT II We normally pop it in oil in a stirring popcorn popper. I’m hoping it’s the popper and not the corn.
I was just wondering if soaking it in water, then letting it dry out again would do any good.
I sometimes put a couple of bags of popcorn in a Tupperware-type container with a damp paper towel and let it sit to absorb the moisture, the same as with brown sugar. (No guarantees about percentages, but it should help some.)
I have divided my bulk preps into small usable quanities and put them in small mylar bags. Put in moisture and oxygen absorbers, sealed the bags with heat.
My plan is to put these small sealed mylar bags into food grade (hpde triangle with a 2 inside the triangle) yellow 5 gallon buckets.
Question? Do I need to line the 5 gallon buckets with another larger mylar bag? Or can I just put the smaller sealed mylar bags directly into the 5 gallon bucket and seal with the lid (which has a gasket).
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
PS: I don’t need a tin foil hat…my kitchen is a sea of silver mylar bags!!!
no name, just the small mylar bags, well sealed, will be plenty of protection; that and storing in a moderate temperature & they should last you for years and years!
no name – at 21:24 - Note that not all plastics with the 2 inside the triangle and HDPE stamped on them are food-grade plastics. Usually the problem is with colored plastics where the dyes have not been certified as food grade. Best to check with the manufacturer. If you’re going to seal your food inside mylar bags, you’re probably OK anyway.
Thanks you. Thank you.
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