Get movie theater popcorn, minus the tummy ache

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June 4, 2026 7:05am EDT

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One of the cardinal rules of kitting out your kitchen (at least, according to our shopping editors) is to skip single-use doodads and gadgets and instead invest in tools that serve multiple purposes. Hey, counter space is precious! But every so often, we come across a thingamabob so clever, it makes us break our own rules.

Such was the case when BA’s research fellow Marisa Malanga discovered the Ecolution popcorn popper, which allows her to make movie-theater-style popcorn in her microwave without relying on those pre-seasoned-with-I-don’t-know-what tri-fold bags. “Fill the glass bowl with kernels, then place a slab of butter on top of the lid and pop in the microwave. The butter melts right through the grid,” she says. “The removable lid makes it easy to mix in salty or sweet—or both, if you want to get crazy!—ingredients post-pop.”

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