Here i am, home during a lockdown, drinking hot cocoa with chocolate toast while watching this glorious video

As someone who's been regularly using an almost identical bowl for years I'd like to add my personal tips. Raw popcorn is indeed painfully bland so flavoring is key to really enjoy this. I have no idea where the no oil recommendation comes from since the instructions that came with mine suggested cooking with oil and I never had an issue. Here's my best popcorn seasoning refined over the years: For one 1/4 or 1/3 cup of corn ( I personally always make the larger portion) - One table spoon of corn oil - One table spoon of Butter or Margarine - 1/4 tea spoon of salt powder Cooking with the seasoning makes for a drastically more convenient and enjoyable experience. It's not only easier but also does a much better job. I strongly recommend the salt powder as it flavors the kernels much more evenly and significantly improve the taste. I use corn oil as I find it enhances the popcorn flavor instead of dampening it. Happy popping

"A little bland without seasoning." Welcome to popcorn.

I still pop my popcorn on the stove, using coconut oil. Just a couple of unpopped kernels. It just taste better with oil.

I remember “Jiffy Pop”, the kind you put on the burner and shake back and forth and watch the popping raise the aluminum twist into a dome.

I'm 47 but you are so much more mature than me....at no time did you put it on your head like a hat.

Man watching this almost a year later is something else. You're such an honest good guy and it's so obvious that you love doing what you do. Thank you for all the content you create! I don't shop for products hardly ever but I watch your videos because of how rigorous you test them and how honest of a guy you are. Keep it up!!!

“A Seen On KZfaq” is what companies need to start putting on their packaging lol. I feel like you’re the online version of Ronco, Billy Mayes, Anthony Sullivan, etc... it’s nice watching you review these ASOT items.

I really appreciate the content! It certainly helps being at home all day.

When I was a kid we called the half open kernels "old maids "

I’m still working. Work in hospital billing. Considered essential in keeping hospital running. Just want to come home each day and shut my brain off. No social media. No news. These videos are really helping with my stress and anxiety. Thank you.

You're a good dude James. You're especially important to me because your videos are one of the few things the wife and I can watch together. Keeps me from Dr. Phil and Sister Wives.

The best part of popping your own popcorn in the microwave or in another type of popper is that you can put any kind of topping on it. My fave is some butter & Old Bay. Also we know Bailey runs that joint. Many of us are dog &/or cat slaves so we know how it goes.

I bought one of these, unopened and still in the packaging, at a thrift store for a couple bucks. I agree, this is a great product! Works great every time. Also, cleaning the popper is very easy. You can collapse it and put it in your dishwasher.

After watching your review, I decided to get one for myself. This works SOOO awesome! Please keep up the reviews. I look at your channel to see if you've reviewed an item before deciding on purchasing, and have found you to be spot on. You've also prevented me from getting things that I would have ordered if it hadn't been for your reviews. So - again - thank you! Keep up the great job!

Thank you James for the content! We will get through this and love the content you post as always. Even if the videos are shorter still enjoy watching them.

Thanks James! Those bowls are great. On my microwave 3:40 is the perfect time. The bowl cools off in a minute or two...I never transfer it to another bowl.

Since school's out I've got little to nothing to do but the minimal online work given but I love watching your videos, glad you're gonna pump them out during this epidemic!

I bought one about 8 months ago, this thing works fantastic I put Orville corn kernels up to the first line and put it in microwave for 2minutes 35 seconds. Works perfect every time. Use popcorn salt and theatre butter spray. Cleans up in dishwasher and collapsed for storage.

i wish i was stuck at home! Im stuck at work! Lunch break is still perfect for a freakin review though.

so glad to watch this. goodbye doom and gloom, hello freakin reviews!!

A few spoons of kernels in a paper bag, drizzle with oil, microwave for about 2 minutes or until popping slows. Season to taste. Great popcorn.

I’ve used one of these silicone microwaveable popcorn poppers for years with the Orville popcorn kernels and have no complaints. The resulting popcorn is far superior to the bag kind, and the only fat is whatever you may choose to add for flavor. The floppiness allows you to tuck the lid inside and collapse the bowl for space-saving storage between uses. As you found, you wouldn’t want to put a hot bowl in your lap anyway.

1) Most wholesome KZfaqr. There should be a reward. Good-hearted dude. 2) Bailey for President!!!!

Thank you very much for giving us some entertainment in these hard times! I’m in quarantaine and KZfaq really pulls me through

I really love my Salbree and got several for gifts.

Yes, it works! We have one, and I love it! So easy to use, and just melt butter in a separate bowl, add Tabasco, and pour the mixture over popcorn. So good! The only negative, in my opinion, is the bowl does get a little hot, but so do a lot of bowls or plates in the microwave.

Me: 👀 Salbree: Put the lid in the bowl Me: but... Salbree: In...the...bowl

still like the old school popcorn makers that you add oil and shake on top of the stove...just taste better

Thank you for the extra content , always loved your channel and will always support you .

Another winner right here! Hubby saw this, mentioned it to me, I watched the review, and he bought it for me! I'm eating my second giant bowl with a spoon and it's glorious. I've used everything from a whirlypop to a bowl with a plate on it in the microwave and this has to be the easiest, fastest, cleanest way to make real popcorn I've ever encountered. Love it! Thank you for your review! Oh, and i got the 'clear' (more like frosted) one and it's so fun to watch it pop!

That was fun James!! I don’t have one.. but, i have seen them advertised on QVC... Hi Bailey!!! I’m sending you hugs!!!!!😃✌️

This is what I need. A break from the news, thank you. Please keep them coming

I love this thing! Thanks so much for telling me about it. I've been using paper bags to air pop popcorn in the microwave for years (Good Eats, don't you know) and this gives me the same results without wasting bags and staples.

I just use a microwavable glass mixing bowl and a corelle plate, works great. The microwave power/wattage does matter. I made it in a 700 watt and an 1100 watt microwave, and it would always burn in the 700 but not in the 1100 because it pops faster and the popped kernels have less chance to start burning. This bowl did have fewer unpopped kernels than mine but not a lot more

THANK YOU! You're helping keep me entertained while I'm stuck at home!

When someone asks if there were any positives from the coronavirus situation I'll say yes. James White put out videos more frequently

Thanks for the review, I really love this. I think it compares really well to air popped. I do add salt to the unposed corn, and seems you need to add a little more than you think as some ends up in the bottom with the unpopped kernels. It saves breaking up the kernals as when adding afterwards.

Bailey is beautiful. I miss my Golden so much. Best friend forever

When @Freakin' Reviews uploads it's a good day

Been using this for popcorn for 2 years now. Still works as good as new.

This guy put me in a good mood. Very good review excellent tempo and tone! Thanks my man

DUDE!! That was friggin awesome,,,,I just bought one after watchin you.....Gonna check out the rest of ur vids,,,,thanx for these reviews,

I love how he addressed the whole CV thing and is being awesome to all of us!

was literally about to start hw then I saw this video got uploaded.... it can wait 8 minutes lol

Yes! This is what I need to survive quarantine while binging Netflix and Hulu

I've used this popper for over a year or so and love it. I add a little coconut oil, maybe 2 tbs, and have not had a problem. Adding the coconut oil and salt makes it taste just like theater popcorn, IMO. I've also been known to add more than a 1/4 cup, as much as a rounded 1/2 cup causing the popcorn to pop over the bowl and the lid to go askew, my microwave is clean so I sweep the popped kernels into my bowl. I prefer this popcorn bowl over my real popcorn machine maker, less mess to clean and the popcorn tastes just as great!

These work good. Add some Redman Popcorn Salt. I’m glad Bailey can hang out with you on the couch!❤️

I love the humility, "Who am I to question their instructions?"

Love your videos bro! Always trying to be unbiased as much as possible!

Just watched the video in May 2023. We've been using this product for about a year and it works great! To 1/4 cup pop corn, we add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and 1/2 teaspoon of Flavacol (this is what they use in movie theaters to season the pop corn). Microwave for 2:20 and you have movie theater quality pop corn. It's great!

Love your honest review videos!❤️

Who's the smartest in an emergency? Bailey, who retroactively got the green card to get on the couch. Well, I'm sure there's plenty of pet hair removers our host can test in the future.

I'm biased for Orville Redenbacher (1907-95). I met him at a reception in college around 1980 that he attended because his granddaughter was in my dorm. The instant he found out that we had popcorn out for snacks he made a beeline for it, and examined it closely kernel by kernel until he declared that it was "his" popcorn and that we had cooked and seasoned it properly... and he was correct. What a guru! He was very interesting to talk to, knew positively everything there was to know about popcorn, and dressed and spoke exactly as you'd expect from his many TV commercials.

Thank you, your videos make the time go by faster and more enjoyable.

BAILEY! (also, thank you for entertaining the bored quarantined masses - great idea)

Hope you stay safe as well Mr. White..... You and your family of course...

Hard to believe I got one of these as a gift recently and I remembered this review. I absolutely love this bowl and I have it perfectly mastered to where I only have 1 or 2 uncooked kernels every time.

I have this, and it is amazing! 5.0 Couple of things. First, there is no comparing this to any air-popped pockorn I've ever had. Even with no oil or salt, it's pretty good. When you go and try to ad salt for more flavor, just like air-popped popcorn, with no oil, salt, even popcorn salt will not stick to it. I've found you can take salt or popcorn salt, put it into a blender and blend it till it is super-fine and it will stick to the popcorn popped with no oil. I just store the super-fine salt in a regular salt shaker. The instructions say you should never put salt or oil on the corn before popping, but I have done it and gotten GREAT results. YMMV. I would never advise anyone not to follow the manufacturer's directions, but here's what I do. I put the cupful of popcorn in the popper. Then I put salt on the popcorn. I had to experiment with it to find the correct amount. Then I put just a splash of popcorn oil on top of the corn. Finally I stir it with my finger till the popcorn is completely coated with oil and salt, then cook as normal. It is the best popcorn I've ever made, and I use significantly less oil and salt than with any other method I've tried.

A break from the news sounds great.

Thanks for keeping our spirits up!

I absolutely love this!!!! I bought it a couple years ago based on this video recommendation and I love it love it love it. I got a glass atomizer to put olive oil and I lightly Spritz the popcorn with it and sprinkle it with salt give it a toss and it's good to go it's so delicious that way. By the way I season in a separate bowl it's nice to keep the popcorn bowl clean and not have to constantly have to wash it. I use Iberian olive oil which is blended with sunflower oil it is very light and delicious. Also I use a fine grain of salt sprinkled on it.

Seeing you goof around with this item is just so damn funny to me. I love it.

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Love what you’re doing for us brother thank you. An I got to say an she might get mad at me. But my wife loves you. An I DO mean LOVES you 😂 to the point she makes it plainly clear every time she watches your videos with me what she thinks of you 😂. But it’s cool cause you’re an awesome person in my opinion.

Love that pup. Good to see you. You are awesome! !!

Wahoo! More Freakin’ Reviews! I’m definitely up for that👍🏻👍🏻

You're the best to give us more "at home" entertainment...thank you. Enjoyed the video. Agree...Bailey's got a little grayer & she wants her belly rubbed. Luv that dog!

Awesome video. Stay safe in these worrying times x

Thank you so much for creating content to keep us distracted, it means alot to me and I am sure it means alot to others :) a spark of light in the darkness :)

I always binge watch your videos every couple months, a couple months will go buy and I'll literally watch 10+ videos and then forget about the channel and then come across again a few months later and boom another 10+ video night lol

I might have to try this. My current method is old school, a pan with a lid, some popcorn oil, and Orville's yellow popcorn. What I like best is as soon as the popcorn is done, I can toss some butter into the same pan and get a nice foamy butter to pour on top of the popcorn. But this looks like it might do a good job too. Thanks for sharing!

I like how this is also a taste test between store brand and name brand.

I had to laugh when I saw this video pop up (no pun intended), as I mentioned it the last review I saw. I LOVE popcorn, may have to find this...thx James!! Hi Bailey girl!!

Anyone else think we'd STILL be in "lockdown" a year later? 🤔

"...more entertainment for those of you stuck at home..." And that proves I was right when I assumed you had a good channel to sub to

The instructions with mine said to use no more than a tablespoon of oil. I use 1/2 tablespoon for 3 T of popcorn. I use popcorn setting and it works well. Just be very careful the lid doesn't create a vacuum!

First time watching one of your videos. Really like your style. I'll be back for more, dude.

I love this Salbree Popcorn Popping Bowl. Thanks for the review. Adding a teaspoon of water to the bottom before adding the corn can prevent burning the corn.

As much as I love popcorn, I can no longer stand the feeling of trying to get it out of my teeth. As a kid, long before they invented microwave popcorn, we used to make our own using paper grocery bags. I feel old remembering paper grocery bags and 2 liter glass Coke bottles. 😂

"Pet me dad, Pet me dad."

Awe! You Re sweet to let her on the couch when she was scared😁💕

I don’t usually comment but I just want you to know that you are the best, most honest, most thorough, most elegant reviewer on the platform.

I've been using this thing for a while now. And this is how I salt the popcorn: I put salt in the bowl, mix it with four tablespoons of water and add the corn. The water evaporates first, and a thin layer of salt covers the corn kernels. Very simple. Sometimes I also add yeast flakes.

“I got the peak happening” gonna call it that from now on LOL

I have one, ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! Two measuring lines built in, use the 'popcorn' option on your micro. Always season in separate bowl. Crisp, crunchy perfect every single time. Well worth the purchase. 🏆🥇👌

LOVE! the half popped kernels!

Love that your thinking of others during this time and look forward to more videos. The good thing about microwave popcorn is it’s buttery and salty. But I’ve seen this type of popper and they all work well. Stay healthy. Ps all my pets are allowed on the furniture 😀

Half-popped kernels are the BEST.

Half the fun of popcorn is watching it transform from kernel to cloud.

@Freakin' Reviews After watching this video, I went and bought one of these silicone popcorn poppers. It works great! Thanks for the recommendation...

Thank you for the content! Stay safe! Greetings from Austria

We would take an ear of popping corn (dry on the ear), toss it into a paper bag, then microwave. Perfect and amazing. Miss that. Btw Orville is a special variety.

Looks cool. I've been doing this forever with paper bags in the microwave. Nobody needs that chemical-filled brand name microwave popcorn. Far cheaper and healthier this way. A lesson I've learned on adding butter though. After you melt the butter wait about 30 seconds or so before mixing it with the popcorn. If the butter is too hot it will just melt the popcorn. A spice mixture that I use quite often is garlic powder, dried dill and seasoning salt. If I find one of these silicone options on sale I may give it a try. Thanks for the video!

Based on your review I bought one of these. It is terrific! Super easy. Thanks so much.

I’ve owned several microwave popcorn poppers over the years. They’ve all worked well, The thing I like best about using them is the popcorn is very dry & crisp, probably because microwaves work by displacing moisture from the food it cooks (ever notice how food can dry out in the microwave?) Popcorn made on the stove & even packaged microwave popcorn traps a lot of steam & the popcorn isn’t as crisp. Just reconcile yourself to adding butter & seasonings. No big deal & you can control the amount.

haha Gotta love those Half Popped Kennels, until they get stuck in your teeth

Sweet vid. good job. Pass on the popcorn device-maker-thinga-ma-jig LOL

Thanks for the review, I was always curious about these, might switch over from my whirlypop as the sabre looks easy to clean,like dishwasher safe.

I'd love to see a second go of this with trying to add seasoning before popping, I've always wondered if that would work.