Very good! I love popcorn but like knowing what is in it instead of buying the prepackaged microwave stuff with all the preservatives and didn't want to take up more counter/cabinet space with an air popper. This recipe worked great. I used olive oil and stood the bag upright in the microwave. It came out perfectly.

Not only is this recipe easy and economical, it makes excellent popcorn! I've gotten many rave reviews from others who want to know my "secret". Additionaly, I feel good about serving this wholesome version of popcorn to my family and avoiding the chemicals in microwave store bought popcorn. Thanks so much for this wonderful recipe.

About fifteen minutes ago I almost burnt down my house making this recipe. I don't recommend it.

I had my doubts about this. I had to toss the first batch because it was overdone. I used just shy of 1/2 cup of popcorn and just over a tablespoon of oil. I used popcorn topping oil in the bag and popcorn salt for it's finer grain. Turned out really well. I'm always amazed at what I can find on the internet. Overall I give it a 5 because this is such a great find. I think next time I'll just do it in 2 batches so it gets done with out having the extra kernels or overdoneness. Thanks!

Amazing!!!! Didn't need anything less- not even butter.

It is amazing. We have been trying making our popcorn from popcorn popper and it never came out right. We live in Thailand and microwave popcorn are expensive here. My husband is about to give up making his own popcorn and ready to buy microwave one as our popcorn from popcorn popper always come out chewy. Then we found this recipe and gave it a try. We did not think it will work. But it works perfect. It is easy. No clean up like popcorn popper and it comes out great.

Really good, fast & easy! Way better then store bought micro popcorn. I put mine in the micro for 2 minutes and it was perfect. A little salt and butter and movie night was set!

I didn't use oil and cut a larger grocery size bag. I stayed at the microwave, and good thing. The bag started to burn. It would have caught on fire if I wasn't there. SO, I think I will buy smaller bags, and obviously put it on for a shorter period of time. About 2 minutes. I did not use oil. The kernels that didn't burn were good though! This will be fun to experiment with as far as flavor goes.

easy to make and healthy! i wanted popcorn and didn't have any box in the cabinet. i found the corn and thought i'd make some and surprised it came out so well. i added 1/2 tbl of margarine, 1tsp salt and 1tsp of oil. this also works on the stove.

Made this for the first time yesterday using olive oil but next time (and there will be many times) I will try without oil as some reviews state they have had success with that. I would rather add 1 tsp EVOO after it cooks for more flavor, if necessary. I will skip the salt in the bag as I had to add more afterward anyway. Lots of fiber, very filling, low fat (esp without the oil), made a ton, inexpensive, no chemicals or cardboard taste (like packaged micro popcorn), and no packaging in the landfill. No downside to this recipe! Total bag = 6 WW points made according to recipe

This is my new favorite snack. I found that it took 2 minutes to cook mine, all microwaves are different. At 2 minutes there are quite a few kernels left unpoped but any longer and the corn burns. You just have to adjust to your microwave. It beats the boughten kind hands down!!! We add garlic salt or lawreys seasoned salt to ours. A great use for those 200+ lunch sacks that I had to buy for 1 or 2 being used. Great recipe! I always love to find the homemade way to do something.

Outstanding recipe!!!!

We've been doing this for years with a couple minor changes. First, we've always use olive oil which is not only healthier but adds a wonderful flavor. Second, we fold the top of the bag over just once and put one staple in the middle. This allows steam to get out without the top popping open (pun intended). The staple is so small we've never had any problems with sparking or whatever. I've also experimented with adding in a fresh jalapano pepper or some chopped garlic so it is never blah. One last thing, get some popcorn salt, it is much finer than table salt and works so much better. I can't imagine buying MW popcorn with all the additives plus costing $1 per bag or more! Enjoy!!

I don't know why I've been buying it all these years this recipe worked PERFECTLY! Thanks!

I've been making popcorn this way for years. Be sure to sit the bag up, not down on its side. And if your microwave does not have a turntable, turn your bag every 30 seconds or so. If a lot of kernels have popped, I put them in my serving bowl and then continue microwaving the rest. Oh, and I use I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spray and Butter Buds for a low cal snack.

WOW! This is the coolest thing! I've heard for years that this could be done, but for some reason, never tried it. I used 1/3 c. unpopped corn with no oil, and seasoned to taste with salt afterward. There were literally NO unpopped kernels, and none were burnt! The bag was in for about 3 minutes, and the tip about listening for 2 seconds between pops was great! I've always heard 5, and part of my corn usually burns. I am so excited about this! I will never buy store-bought micro-corn again. Really versatile, too; this could be seasoned up with anything!