If you love the salty, buttery popcorn you get at the movie ... cover the bowl with a plate to keep the kernels inside as they pop. Next, set your microwave for three to five minutes.

Commercially-produced ready-to-cook popcorn kernels are also available, sealed in bags that you just put in the microwave ... will swell and start to ‘pop’, bursting out of their skins.

(Getty) Popcorn is an American (pop) icon ... Just fill the bottom portion up with kernels to the measuring lines, cover it with the lid and microwave for 2-3 minutes. The bowl holds up to ...