All right. Welcome back everybody.
Now, before I get into the video, I want to say
that I want to be changing things up in my channel a little bit
while everybody's stuck at home for who know how long.
I'm gonna try to put out more videos more often.
They may not be quite as extensive as some
of the other videos I've done. They might be a little bit
wider variety of topics, but I'm not gonna worry about
the algorithm or creating a viral video. I don't care about that. I don't care if it gets
a lot of views or not. I'm gonna just try
to create some more entertainment for eveybody who's stuck at home, and wants a little bit
of break from the news. So, with that in mind, let's get started. All right. So you're stuck at home,
watching way too much television.
What are you gonna do, but have a nice big old bowl of popcorn. Now, a lot of people, they first, they'll reach
for something like this which is a microwave bag popcorn.
You don't want to- Get that out of here. (popping sound) You don't want that. That's old school. A lot of the popcorn purists that I know prefer the popcorn kernels. And, that leads me to today's item
which has been actually suggested more than once. And, that is the Salbree popcorn
popping bowl. Now, this thing has over 11,000 reviews on Amazon
and a 4.7 star rating which is unheard of
for that many reviews. Most of the reviews are really good. I've read a few negative ones,
some of those look like they might be some user error. But, maybe not all. So, I figured out try it out myself
and see how it works. (crinkling sound) Taking look at the instructions here! Step one is to wash
and expand to full height. (water running) All right. A fresh clean
Salbree bowl has been washed thoroughly in the sink. Now, I will say already that it seems
smaller to me in person than it looks
in the photo, and it seems a lot flimsier. I was thinking it was
a l ittle bit more solid than this, but it's a little bit floppy. I remember some of the comments,
people said you need to transfer it
to another bowl, even though it's technically, you're supposed
to be able to use this as the popcorn bowl. But, people were saying
it was kind of flimsy. Now, I understand
what they're talking about. That's, that's pretty floppy and flimsy. But, that doesn't mean
it won't work, though. So, let's see what number two is. Add one- Oh, we're getting right to it! Number two is already adding popcorn. So, add a quarter a cup
of popcorn kernels. And, very important here, because this reminds me of some
of the comments that's on Amazon.
We do not recommend adding oil or seasoning prior to cooking. Doing so may cause damage
to your popcorn and/or result in a fire. And, there was someone on there
that complained that there was a fire in the microwave, and he also admitted
he had used oil in there, so don't use oil in there. Now, I've got two brands
of popcorn here. I got the generic Kroger and I've got the brand name
Orville Redenbacher. I'm gonna make two batches
and see if there's much difference. Some people said that different brands might yield different results. These are both brand new packages. So, they're not old popcorn
that also suppose it makes a difference.
So, they measure up the first one. I'll go with Kroger and see if the cheapo bag
can hang with the brand name. This measuring cup is a quarter of a cup. Now that I went through all that,
I realized in the bottom of the cup, has a quarter of a cup measurement
in there. See right in there?
It says quarter of a cup. All right. Well, I'm just gonna measure it anyways, since I got this out. (scattering sound) All right. Well, that's it. Step number three. Gently place your lid on into the bowl? I think they mean onto the bowl. Do not press it down.
It will rise as the kernels pop. Oh, it is into the bowl! It is into the bowl! Wow! Look at that! It goes inside the bowl. I can't, I guess that's right! All right. Well, it's inside the bowl. Who am I to question
their instructions, right? If you have a popcorn preset button,
then we recommend trying it that first. Cook until kernels are two
to three seconds between pops. There we go. All right. Well, I do a popcorn preset. Let's do it! So, it said it's gonna take
about two to four minutes. Do I think that's gonna work well? I have no idea, but based
on the reviews I would say it probably will. I don't think the popcorn setting
is actually on high, so maybe some people
that are having a problem burning it we're just putting
on high to begin with, and their microwave was too strong?
I don't know. That's one theory, I guess. Because, they do say
if you have too many uncooked kernels, try again at a higher power level. You may need to cook
at the highest power level. I think this microwave is 1000W or 1100W, so it's a decent power microwave. And, get my first pops in there. I wish I could see
in the microwave better. All I could see is myself.
What's up, guys? Oh, it's happening! (popping sound) It's happening. And, it's definitely ramping up.
I got the peak happening right now. It's slowing down. Oh, it's slowing down. Oh, it's slowing down. See what we got here. Is it hot? It's a little warm. Oh, we have popcorn! All right. Let's take a look here. Looks like a nice batch of popcorn. Now, I- this is pretty hot.
You would not hold this on- You would not hold this
on the bottom. The bottom is very hot. Let me dump it in this bowl. So, we got a decent sized amount
of popcorn here. Let me see how many kernels
are unpopped here. That's all that's left. By the way, I should point out
when I was kid, these half pop kernels
were a delicacy between me and my brother.
We'd probably fight over these things. I'm sure I'm not the only one
out there that loves to have pop kernels. I think it did a pretty good job! What I'm gonna do now
is let this cool off, and I'm gonna try the
Orville Redenbacher and see what difference I have with that one. The popcorn setting we're great
at my microwave. Some microwaves it may not,
and you'll have to adjust the power, but I like when things
work right the first time. Doesn't always happen but right now, that's pretty good, and- And, this kernel popcorn
is way cheaper than buying those bags. Maybe something to save you a few bucks. It was no slower than doing the
bag of popcorn. You just dumped a quarter cup
in there and throw it in the microwave. So far, I'm already happy with it! Let's try Orville and then wrap it up. All right. Round one went really well with the cheap Kroger popcorn.
Now, let me grab the Orville Redenbacher
and see how that does. (scattering sound) All right. Round two. I have high hopes. Popcorn button. And, we're off, even though
you can't see it very well. There it is. At the first round,
it took about two minutes and fifteen seconds.
So, I think the Orville should be the same. Oh, Bailey smells food. She smells it. Is she getting grey around her face? She's only five years old!
She's getting grey already. Bailey! All right. here we go! It looks good. It looks full. They do say you're supposed
to use some sort of an oven mitt taking out of there, but this isn't that hot to me. Although, the rest of it is pretty warm. You definitely can't have
this in your lap or after coming out of the microwave. Ooh, that is hot! It looks very nice! Let me see how many unpopped kernels
we have from Orville. I'd say about the same as the Kroger. And, here we go. Kroger, Orville.
They both look really good. But, let's taste them. Kroger first. (munching noise) Needs salt. Needs salt and butter. (munching noise) They're both a little bit bland,
obviously without any salt or seasoning on there. The Orville Redenbacher
has a little bit better texture. I'm gonna salt these up,
add some seasoning, and I think they're both really good. I think the Salbree popcorn bowl
worked well! Surprisingly well.
So, I think the reviews are, are justified. This has a 4.7 star rating on there. I would say that's about accurate. But, now I've got all this popcorn to eat. What am I gonna do about that? I never used to let my pets
on the couch, but on New Year's, there was
fireworks going off and she was scared
so I let her up here and I couldn't stop her once that started. So, Bailey and I are gonna watch some TV now, and I'm pretty happy with the Salbree. Although, you do have to season
it afterwards. It's a little bland if you don't. But otherwise, I think it's pretty
good option to make some cheap popcorn. And, that's it for this video. I'll be back in a couple days
with something new. Hope everybody stays safe,
and I'll see you next time.
