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I've never had a microwave where the popcorn button doesn't burn it, so no.

I do popcorn at 30% power until the first pop and then switch to full power until the popping is really slow; it really cuts down on unpopped kernels.

You can do 50% power, but I feel that the slower 30% power really helps to get every kernel up to a nice baseline before you go full power.

Mine has only 1 button, to open the door.

And I like it this way.

My wife prefers the popcorn button and I prefer to mash +30secs. You have to hit the popcorn button three times to get the right setting, but then they're both cooking for two minutes.

She gets there in four presses and it takes me five, but +30s is right next to Start so I'm not sure one is better than the other. I guess she's causing less wear on the button

Don't buy a microwave with just a dial. My last one had an actual keypad of buttons, I could just press 2 + Start and it was wonderful. Nowadays I have to scroll over hells creation to get the right setting, or change the clock, and it's awful

I try it to see if it works. Most of the time it's too long but sometimes there's that perfect microwave that has the steam sensor and it pops with no kernels.

I use an air popper

[My microwave is] full of esoteric lights and dials and meters that I would never understand.

The rare time I make microwave popcorn, I just hit the 3 for 3 minutes on high and then listen for the popping to have ~2 seconds between them and pull it out. Never had issues with this in every microwave I’ve used this for.

I use the popcorn butter.

I used to have a microwave that the popcorn button worked perfectly in and it was amazing.

After it died we replaced it with the same make and model and the new one’s popcorn button is crap. I’ve now timed how long the bags need to be in, so I just put that in instead. Never use the popcorn button anymore. It’s annoying but effectively it just is two extra buttons before starting so it’s not horrible.

Although now I have one of those electric kettle popcorn makers like the movie theater and pretty much only use that now. But it definitely can’t match microwave popcorn for convenience.

Yeah, I don't have a piece of shit microwave, the button makes perfect bags every time, regardless of brand or type.

The quality of the button is almost directly proportional to the quality of the microwave. Basic ones just are a timer, which is useless. As you work your way up you get various sensors for things like humidity and even microphones to determine kernel pop timing.

The quality of all of those programmed buttons is directly related to those more advanced sensors.

I try to, but it doesn't seem to work in any logical kind of manner. You just kind of have to push it and some other buttons randomly before it starts to do something.

I don't have a microwave oven.

Only when I’m out of real popcorn. A little interdimensional snack isn’t too dangerous as long as I eat it with plenty of salt.

Yes, but my microwave's popcorn button is customizable, so it's easier.

My LG microwave suffered a major malfunction and broke the magnetron. I replace it but the humidity sensor apparently broke also so my popcorn button and with other features dependant on that sensor don't work.

Just another example of the enshitification of consumer products. Now I have to cook my popcorn like a savage. I don't know how many bags of popcorn I ruined because my attention span is shorter than the 1-2 seconds between pops.

Yes, I do, however it is not perfect. Microwave popcorn is more art than science and it takes years of experience to know when to stop the cycle. Too short and you're left with a plethora of unpopped kernels. Too long and it burns.

Unfortunately my fiancée does not like pocorn

Yep, worked great.

Microwave popcorn is just nasty though...

Air-popper + microwave for the butter.

Sacrilege making popcorn in a microwave

Have a new ge with settings like that. nukes everything.

Have a LG at a different place with fancy settings and it sings to me and sometimes sends me texts. Works perfectly every time.

I never did until one of my kids used it and it did OK. Ours leaves a bit more unpopped kernels than timing it manually, but pretty minor difference.

So the button is being used, especially when the kids wanna do their popcorn.

No microwave, but my hot air popper gets it perfect every time.

Vast majority of bag instructions state "DO NOT USE POPCORN BUTTON" so no. Also I don't eat much popcorn.

Nope. 1,200 seconds for popcorn. No more, no less.