Karen, thanks for the tip about the oven-cooked bacon -- I keep meaning to try that but wasn't too sure of the details... Definitely sounds like an advantage if you're making a bunch for a crowd or whatever (I guess "whatever" would be "because I really LOVE bacon"
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And I totally agree about the stovetop popcorn being the best -- I have a glass top stove so hadn't cooked "real" popcorn in a long time -- as my "method" involves a lot of sliding and shaking of the pan and I knew that wouldn't be a good thing with this stove -- but now I have a "Whirly Pop" pan (with a crank that turns a blade to keep the kernels moving) and it works perfectly!! SO much better than microwave
