For 25 years, I’ve had a wonderful electric popcorn popper that made delicious popcorn. And I must say, much better than any microwave popcorn I ever tasted. But my machine broke and yesterday I bought a new one. To my chagrin it cost $40 (I think I paid only $25 for my old appliance) and on top of that the popcorn I popped in the new popper tastes awful. Well, maybe not awful, but certainly bland – like it has no taste at all. And I am so unhappy.
The recipe for the old popper called for two tablespoons of oil and the new one only allows one tablespoon. You would think that small amount wouldn’t matter, but it does produce a definite difference in the taste. The popcorn has far less flavor. I contemplated using more oil, but the instructions specifically state, “Do not exceed the specified amounts.”
The question now is what are my options. I can’t exchange it for another one, because all the other machines are “hot-air” poppers that don’t use any oil at all. You can tell, “I like my oil!” And of course I have already used the appliance, so they might not take it back anyway. On the other hand, my old and new poppers are so very similar, I’m thinking that it really might not hurt to use a little extra oil anyway. So that’s exactly what I intend to do and here’s hoping I don’t destroy my new popper.
By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.
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