# "Whole grain" pop corn **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861 "2014-04-24T13:33:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861/41 "2014-04-25T13:34:24Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > And you’re still not going far enough. Knapped stone is neolithic, not paleo. There is evidence of knapped stone tools in the late Paleolithic societies, albeit using fairly primitive techniques. Also, they had a giant interstellar iPhone in physical proportions of 1:4:9. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861/42 "2014-04-25T18:56:19Z")
The endosperm in a kernel of corn is NOT the embryo. Endosperm is the 3n starchy part of the kernel. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861/43 "2014-04-25T19:01:48Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > The bacon fat will amost certainly smoke for a second or two. Couldn’t you add a little vegetable oil to it to cut down on the smoking? Kind of like adding oil to butter when cooking so it doesn’t burn. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861/44 "2014-04-25T19:04:20Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > “Whole Grain” is used as the marketing attractor because popcorn cannot be referred to as “Gluten Free,” since the grain still contains the endosperm. > > The endosperm is the little part on a grain with a embryo type sprout that will become a new plant if the grain is watered and sprouts. This little bitty potential sprout is the dreaded gluten, which all media now refer to as some kind of bio-poison. > > Popcorn is a special kind of corn that has a hard external casing enclosing the entire seed. Once heated the moisture inside the tough shell boils and explodes the kernel. You man there’s no tiny demons inside the kernels that get mad when their home is heated, and their rage at being heated causes them to destroy their home? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861/45 "2014-04-25T19:15:08Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Couldn’t you add a little vegetable oil to it to cut down on the smoking? Kind of like adding oil to butter when cooking so it doesn’t burn. Probably, but I don’t think that fat/oil hitting the smoke point for a little bit is anything you need avoid. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861/46 "2014-04-25T19:33:16Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > No you really don’t need salt. > I just melt a little bacon grease and lightly coat the kernels then throw 'em in a paper bag and into the microwave. Wait, that works well with any old popping corn? I thought the prepackaged microwave popcorn bags with the laminated metallized film on the bottom were necessary. This changes _everything!_ ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861/47 "2014-04-25T19:52:46Z")
> [@Grestarian](#): > > At least it’s kosher. It wasn’t last week. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861/48 "2014-04-25T20:57:56Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > Wait, that works well with any old popping corn? I thought the prepackaged microwave popcorn bags with the laminated metallized film on the bottom were necessary. > > This changes _everything!_ Plain old brown paper lunch bag. Youtube has a bunch of videos if you want to check it out first. ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861/49 "2014-04-26T02:11:43Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Plain old brown paper lunch bag. > Youtube has a bunch of videos if you want to check it out first. Cretins. All of you. I buy popcorn only if it’s grass-fed. Zoid is correct. Throw in about a quarter cup, fold the top over 3 times. Set the timer for 3 minutes, then pull that puppy when the popping slows to only 1 or 2 every 5 seconds. Top according to your wont. Myself, I like a tablespoon each of melted butter and grated parmigiano reggiano cheese. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861/50 "2014-04-26T02:16:21Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Plain old brown paper lunch bag. > Youtube has a bunch of videos if you want to check it out first. Yup. You don’t need any oil or fat at all, just throw it in a paper bag and tape it closed. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861/51 "2014-04-26T04:22:58Z")
> [@Jungian\_Camisole](#): > > Cretins. All of you. I buy popcorn only if it’s grass-fed. I only buy popcorn that is beef fed. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861/52 "2014-04-26T04:34:11Z")
Label it “GMO free” and it’d actually say something. Well, not much more than “whole grain” but a teensy bit more. Prolly has GMO in it, but oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861/53 "2014-04-26T05:22:18Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > It wasn’t last week. I think that depends on whether you’re Ashkenazi or Sephardic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whole-grain-pop-corn/686861.md?page=2)