Hey does any one eat popcorn that is a week old my son says it is very good but the thought of it makes the old gag factor kick in. Is it safe and does anyone else eat it?
2006-07-25 05:00:35 · 11 answers · asked by mystic 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I've done it before when I was younger. As far as I know, it's safe. If your son asks you to eat it with him, you could always try melting a bit of cheese on top to help it taste better.
2006-07-25 05:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by ☼Grace☼ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It'll probably be stale, but it's a grain, and not really much different from eating week-old bread or muffins. I worked at a movie theatre in high-school, and at the end of the night, when we were tossing all the leftover popcorn, sometimes we'd fill a bag for ourselves to take home. You can revive old popcorn by heating the oven to about 300, spreading the popcorn on a cookie sheet and baking it for 10-15 minutes or so. The popcorn gets soggy and stale because it absorbs moisture from the air, so "toasting" it in the oven helps draw out the moisture it has absorbed.
I'm sure at some point, popcorn becomes unsalvagable, but this trick works for day old popcorn!
2006-07-25 05:49:08 · answer #2 · answered by SugarPumpkin 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you buy popcorn from the snack aisle at the supermarket - I think it's a pretty safe bet that the popcorn is more than a week old.
I don't believe movie theaters pop popcorn fresh everyday - in fact, most of it is brought in in large bags - who knows how old it really is.
As previous answers have said - if it has been kept from contaminants, it is safe.
2006-07-25 05:10:56 · answer #3 · answered by me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is safe - like the other person said, if there aren't bugs. so i would only eat old popcorn that had been sealed.
it gets less crunchy and more chewy as it ages. 24 hours old is about my limit.
2006-07-25 05:04:27 · answer #4 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about a week old, but a day old, sure. It looses a lot of its crunch factor, but it's still ok. I think any longer and it would taste like soggy styrofoam.
2006-07-25 05:37:14 · answer #5 · answered by sleekfeline 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hate old popcorn even if its 2 hours old but my dad will eat it if its been sitting there a week. personal tastes i guess.
2006-07-25 05:04:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you keep it sealed it will be safe.
I don't like old popcorn because it just tastes like Styrofoam.
2006-07-25 05:03:21 · answer #7 · answered by pineapple_34_34 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Safe...sure. Soggy and stale tasting....sure. I'd pass.
2006-07-25 05:03:42 · answer #8 · answered by therego2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it would be ok as long as bugs haven't crawled on it.
2006-07-25 05:01:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what happens if it was a couple of months
2016-04-11 23:50:28 · answer #10 · answered by Rita W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋