Why Every Microwave Has a “Popcorn” Button, But Every Bag Warns You Not to Use It
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Executive Summary
[Hyperfixed] has a podcast episode that does a deep dive into exactly why bags of microwave popcorn advise against using your microwave’s popcorn setting (in North America, anyway.) The answer
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