POPZ Microwave popcorn (Butter)

One small child and one on the way means that we haven’t seen the inside of a picture house for nearly 3 years! Someone even told me that they aren’t even called picture houses anymore… cinema is the new buzz word apparently. To recreate that big screen effect we sometimes watch a film on TV, sat really close to the screen, lights out, son stood to the side with tray of cornettos… and POPCORN! To be honest, a big bucket of salted, buttered popcorn was always a big part of going to the pictures (as well as a contributory factor to my waistline). Over the last few years we have usually had a bag ... more

I'm not one to encourage people to use the microwave. In fact I usually do the complete opposite, however there is one product I came across when I was at university that changed my world forever! You guessed it - it was Popz microwave popcorn! Having just started a new relationship at the time, I found myself staying in a lot and watching DVD's with the girlfriend. I always liked munching on popcorn during movies but the various methods I used over the years all meant either making a lot of mess or taking a long time to make. The great thing about Popz microwave popcorn is that it is the ... more

I hardly ever eat popcorn, but on a recent visit to a relative's house she had made some popcorn for her 4 year old son and I couldn't resist trying some... that then spurred me to look out for it on my next shopping trip, and when I spotted Popz Microwave Popcorn at 2 boxes for £1 in Waitrose it had to go in my trolley! Popz is probably the original microwave popcorn - indeed it seems to have been around for years. Packaged in cardboard boxes containing 3 folded microwavable bags, Popz is easily spotted on the supermarket shelf due to the bright blue, orange and yellow graphics. Popz also ... more

A about a week ago I was thinking back about the good old days when I was little, had very little responsibility and moderately large amount of puppy fat. This was when I was suddenly hit by the memory of microwaveable popcorn. I immediately sped down to the local supermarket (sped is pobably a slight exaggeration) to my horror all the Popz was sold out. But before you reach for the tissues, it was ok because, after a great deal of super sleuthing (again this is porbably a slight exageration as I merely looked in the next aisle) I managed to find some! Popz comes in a variety of different ... more

**THE SCENE** My friends and I, despite getting on in age, still have regular 'film-nights'- previously known as sleepovers. With the invention of Microwave popcorn, we have a convenient way of making cheap yummy snack-food that, despite the high/100g calorie value [the butter flavour is 504kcal/100g] a packet lasts a lot longer than a bag of crisps. **PRICE & FLAVOURS** You can get Popz popcorn at all the large supermarkets [I know for a fact that they are available at your local Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury, Budgens, Morrisons, Waitrose] The flavours I have come across are 1. Ready Salted 2 ... more