So what is an avid popcorn affactionado to do? He/She could sit and listen to the popping noises, waiting for the interval between pops to reach the point where it will start burning. But why waste your time? Put a chip in the microwave to time the interval and shut off the microwave when it is done. That way you could put in the popcorn bag, press a special "Popcorn Button" and come back to find the perfect bag of popcorn!
-- beretboy, Jun 20 2003

Halfbakery: "Microwave Popcorn Readiness Detector" http://www.halfbake...eadiness_20Detector
20 June 03 | From the HB, circa Oct 01. [bristolz, Oct 04 2004]

Perfect coffee roasting with TinyML sound sensing https://www.tinyml.org/event/emea-2021/
"During the roasting the coffee beans will pop like popcorn (“cracking”), and the sound of these cracks is a good indicator of the development stage of the coffee beans. By integrating MEMS microphones and on-edge analysis using machine learning (TinyML), the ROEST coffee roasters can use sound to automatically keep track of the roasting process. " [TonyDeaf, Oct 05 2021]

That would mean that every popcorn lover has to buy a new microwave. Would they do that? It would be simpler to pack a little explosive with the popcorn. When the grease gets too hot it sets off the explosive which blasts out the door of microwave and stops it.
-- kbecker, Jun 20 2003


//Bags of pop-corn take more/less time depending on many factors.//
Do we already know the time interval between pops that will declare the perfect popcorn propogation?
Please advise whether acoustic sensor is necessary.
sp. kernel
sp. aficionado
-- gnomethang, Jun 20 2003


[kbecker]
Obviously HBGC e++
I like your idea better.
-- gnomethang, Jun 20 2003


My microwave has a popcorn feature...Or do you mean something more spacific for different preferences of popcorn?
-- DarkRanger, Jun 21 2003


Maybe it's just me, but I find I can't time popcorn any better by acoustic analysis than my microwave's popcorn button.
-- Cedar Park, Jun 21 2003


A real popcorn ‘aficionado’ wouldn’t use a bag or a microwave unless they were preparing popcorn-on-the-cob. And they would never be seen in the company of store-bought microwave popcorn. It’s sacrilegious.
-- Shz, Jun 21 2003


This is one of the best HB ideas i've ever seen.
-- shazam, Jun 21 2003


Uhh dude ,,what you are talking about is a micro wave with a moisture sensor ,, we have one , and it has a popcorn button , it will nuke a bag of popcorn just right , you only have 10-15 unpoped kernals, every time ,, oh and it also has a baked potato , soup , Smart defrost , reheat , hard veg and soft veg , bacon , fish and ground beef buttons and is VERRRY progromable ,, it is a Frigidaire
-- zippyt, Jun 22 2003


Fellow bakers,
Please excuse [zippyt]. This ardent baker is suffering from severe overpunctuation. We will also recommend that [zippyt] purchase an over-the-counter pregnancy test, as we have yet to see a period.
-- Cedar Park, Jun 22 2003


While he may have poor punctuation he has a good microwave. I have one similar to it and it cooks popcorn perfectly, every time.
-- bristolz, Jun 22 2003


My microwave "popcorn" setting leaves quite a few unpopped kernels. If I follow the package directions and nuke on "high" until the popping noises get to be about 2 seconds apart, there are only a few kernels left. So, popcorny croissant for you!
-- TeaTotal, Jun 22 2003


an avid popcorn fan would be using a popcorn machine and not eating inferior microwave popcorn.
-- kaz, Jun 22 2003


Mmmhhh... burnt popcorn!
-- Pericles, Jun 22 2003


Multiple carbs make for a bad meal if you're not careful. So have this bun with a side of roast beef and a non-starchy vegetable.
-- Voice, Oct 05 2021


//It is a Frigidaire//

Isn't that weird? Our oven is a Frigidaire. Our fridge is a Whirlpool. And our washer is a Hotpoint. Did someone at some point pull the nametags off and shift them all clockwise?
-- RayfordSteele, Oct 05 2021



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