[chongli]

Commercial break? I can’t remember the last time I saw one of those!

For popcorn there’s a third option: get an air popper! They’re fast and convenient, make great popcorn, and allow you to precisely control how much fat you add (since they don’t use fat to pop)!

[Our_Benefactors]

But then I have a kitchen gadget ONLY for making popcorn. The microwave is multifunctuonal.

I don’t see many actual commercials anymore but I do value being able to get up during a movie with other people and make popcorn without asking them to pause or missing much context.

Maybe I’m weird in this way but pausing movies breaks my immersion, even if I miss a bit of context while I’m out of the room.

[chongli]

The key is to find the perfect moment to pause. Usually this is at the end of an act, during the fade-out.

Are you a fan of Alton Brown? He seems to be at the vanguard in the war against “unitaskers”. I would imagine he’d make his popcorn in a pot with oil, though!