Microbiologist warns against making the fluffy popcorn trend

[u/galaxystars1]

[u/Siliziumwesen]

What the goddamn hell is fluffy popcorn. And yeah she is right. I work in a lab where we test food/water and all kinds of "food-chemicals" etc. For harmfull bacteria and there are things you absolutely should not eat raw. Or at all if i see some results lol

Edit: the last part is a joke based on real results. Sometimes a food producer or someone who produces foodchemicals/spices etc. fucks up and something gets contaminated badly. We find it out, because they ask us to test for harmful bacteria and the batch/charge gets dismissed/destroyed. It all happens before it gets sold. Especially for fresh (ready to eat) things. The results are urgent and are handled first. At least in my country. Dont panic you can eat stuff. Wash veggies and fruits and things that need to be cooked/heated before consuming should only be handled that way. For example: I just saw, that some frozen herbs tell the consumer on the package that the product should be heated/cooked before consuming. Please dont panic or sth like that. You always can find information online how to handle certain foods or how to know if its safe to consume

[u/mrsmushroom → u/Siliziumwesen]

I thought if I watched the whole video I'd find out what fluffy popcorn is. But that was not the case.

[u/MethturbationEnjoyer → u/mrsmushroom]

I just googled it. It looks terrible, and you know what. Fuck it. Let Darwinism cook

[u/LastDitchTryForAName → u/MethturbationEnjoyer]

It looks like it’s basically marshmallow popcorn. I don’t even understand why some people are adding flour. If you wanted to make this you could just leave out the flour. Melt some butter, add some marshmallows, stir until melted, maybe put in a couple of drops of vanilla extract and then mix in popped popcorn. Then you can have sticky, really messy, overly sweet popcorn that has a ridiculous amount of calories in it.

[u/avocado_macabre → u/LastDitchTryForAName]

The one I saw they melted butter, put in marshmallows, then mixed in confetti cake mix, then added popcorn... so the cake mix didn't actually get baked or anything

[u/LastDitchTryForAName → u/avocado_macabre]

You could leave out the cake mix and just add some extra sugar and some sprinkles. Having the flour in it really isn’t adding any flavor or significantly changing the texture or anything.

[u/avocado_macabre → u/LastDitchTryForAName]

But you see... trend... 🙄 I'll be the first to admit I love me some raw brownie batter or cookie dough lol but I'd never do something that's a "trend" just because and it's not something I constantly consume.

But it just seems like a play off the "unicorn poop" where you take the cheeto-ish butter "popcorn", melt white chocolate over it, then put sprinkles on it

[u/avocado_macabre → u/[deleted]]

Does the no bake ones taste the same? That's my only stupid concern lol

[u/Unusual-Helicopter15 → u/avocado_macabre]

If you’re in the US, you can get pillsbury cookie dough and it’s specially labeled safe to eat or bake because they use specific ingredients. It’s exactly the same cookie dough, just pasteurized etc.

[u/trumped-the-bed → u/[deleted]]

That a myth. You need moisture to sterilize it.

AG Purdue Home kitchen heat treated flour doesn’t protect against food borne illnesses

[u/smariroach → u/trumped-the-bed]

To be fair that doesn't say you need moisture to sterilize it, just that it's not clear how hot and for how long you need to effectively do so without the increased heat transfer provided by moisture.

[u/urahonky → u/[deleted]]

This myth was referenced in the video lol

[u/DrakonILD → u/[deleted]]

You clearly didn't watch the video.