Whirley-Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper
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Kitchen & Housewares : Whirley-Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper |
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Kitchen & Housewares : Whirley-Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper |
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Back Accessories:      see moreRelated Items:      see moreBinding: Kitchen Brand: Wabash Valley Farms Color: Silver EAN: 0019669000269 Label: Wabash Valley Farms Manufacturer: Wabash Valley Farms Model: 25008 Publisher: Wabash Valley Farms Studio: Wabash Valley Farms Features:
Rating:  - Perfect Popcorn Every TimeI received the Whirley Pop as a wedding gift in 1998. It lasted 10 years of semi-regular use until my 3-year old pushed it off the kitchen counter and the small rotating wheel broke. So I'm buying a new one because I can't live without fresh popcorn. As another reviewer said, use med-high heat, and less oil than you think, and you'll get big fluffy kernels, with almost none unpopped. I use corn and oil from Williams Sonoma. Add a little salt and enjoy! Rating: - popcorn popperWe've used this popper for over 5 years and LOVE it. It makes great-tasting popcorn without the chemicals and artificial smells of microwave popcorn. It is very easy to use. We makes lots on the weekends for our family. The only thing that I don't like about it is that after a while, oil builds up along the stirring rod on the lid and it is difficult to get into the nooks and crannies to clean. I have found that a toothbrush dedicated for this purpose does the job, however. Rating: - Popcorn fanThis was for my husband. He loves popcorn and the whirly pop is the only thing he likes to pop it in. Well while we were on vacation the older kids broke his. We sure don't know how because we have had it for ever and never any problem with it. Anyway we ordered one and it came in damaged. You could tell it was damaged in shipping. I got on line and they sent me out another one and we used the label to ship the damaged one back for free. Kodos to Amazon! Well my husband got his whirly pop a day later. They upgraded the shipping for free. Needless to say my husband is very happy with his whirly popper. Rating: - Easy to use for all agesGreat popper. My mom had one simular to this years ago. I'm sure it's not the same company but the results are the same. This is so easy to use, our grandkids enjoy helping me make the popcorn. It's easy for us grandparents to use too! Makes great popcorn. Rating: - Excellent popper!I am so glad I purchased this popper. It is ten times better than the air popper I used to own and 100 times better than microwave popcorn. The key thing to remember is that you must season it first with vegetable oil, which the instructions tell you how to do....very easy, just heat up the pan with oil for a few seconds then wipe it out. After that, you use canola oil when you pop the corn. Don't use too much popcorn as it will not pop properly. The book says 1/2 cup, but I prefer 1/3 cup. Stop turning the handle when it becomes difficult to move and remove from heat. Season the popcorn, after it's popped, any way you like. Wipe out the pan with a paper towel and you are finished with ... Read More |
Generally, when you think of a hot laser being pointed at your body, you'd expect it to create a hole rather than seal one up. And most of the time, you'd be right. But Abraham Katzir, a physicist at Tel Aviv University, has just begun human trials of healing lasers that promise less scarring, faster healing and less risk of infection when compared to traditional stiches.
As you can see from the photos to the left, the laser-healed cut on the bottom healed much better than the suture-sewn cut on top. So how do they keep the laser safe and prevent it from doing more damage than good?
To overcome this problem, Katzir and his colleagues developed a laser-based system with a feedback loop that prevents overheating. First, they had to determine the optimal temperature at which flesh melts but can still heal (about 65 degrees Celsius). Then the group created a pen-sized tool that incorporates optic fibers: one that channels a carbon dioxide-powered infrared laser to the wound with pinpoint precision, and another that leads from the pen to an infrared sensor, which measures the temperature and ensures that the heat remains within the ideal range, between 60 and 70 degrees. All a surgeon has to do is move the pen's tip along the cut, strengthening and sealing the weld with a solder of water-soluble protein.
Sounds awesome and scary. Bring on the laser sutures! [Technology Review]
Ted Shelton: "Frankly I felt that BlogOn was a waste of time and money."
I think the BlogOn conference was overproduced. In the name of professionalism the organizing firm turned off potential speakers, oversubscribed sponsors, etc.
I would have liked a debatable topic (aside from *blogging = journalism*. Two people slugging it out. Or a devil's advocate taking challenges from the floor.
I would have liked more hard numbers. Facts. Charts. Diagrams. We have the analytic tools to BS-check them; harder on vague opinions and single-points-of-observation.
I found it disturbing how much money was being commanded (from both attendees and sponsors) for a conference at a university. Maybe it was because it was at Berkeley? Maybe we should have taken over a community college or a Cal State or a DeVry. The facilities costs would have been cheaper at least. I heard an organizer apologize and say the next one would be at a hotel, like that would have been better.
Cost wasn't the whole problem. We're at a stage where early adopters are meeting folks who want to leap the chasm. Huge gaps in knowledge, experience, context, culture, vocabulary. It's the gap.
There are huge ideas to be explored, even in the world of applying blogs to media strategy and the enterprise. And most of the big ideas weren't even on the agenda at BlogOn. Probably because it was catering to those who want to commercialize, fund, and otherwise exploit (excuse me, "get in on") the emerging medium.
Let's fork these conferences so advanced topics on business and technology and culture fit the participants.