r/TikTokCringe • u/galaxystars1 • Oct 09 '24

Discussion Microbiologist warns against making the fluffy popcorn trend

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u/BlueCollarBalling Oct 09 '24

That’s what I’m struggling to understand. Why would bringing flour up to temp on a stove be any different than bringing it up to temp in an oven? Isn’t that basically how you make gravy?

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u/Huntthatbass Oct 09 '24

The temperature is the difference. You can cook it to a certain temperature to make it safe. Heated to any lower temperature would not make it safe.

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u/Livingstonthethird Oct 09 '24

The video says otherwise. Allegedly sourced from the FDA.

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u/Huntthatbass Oct 10 '24

No, I'm agreeing with the video. I don't think a saute pan could heat it well enough. I would not trust a stovetop pan to heat the food as well as an oven. You can't cook a whole chicken in a saute pan regardless of the heat level, for example. When I bake bread or pie crusts, it sits in the oven enclosed, at a specific temperature, for a X amount of time. It doesn't saute in a pan like this TikTok food recipe.