I have one of those little metal popcorn poppers you plug in, got it brand new at a yard sale for $2. I was reading about how there is something not good for us in the microwave bags. I thought at my age it would probably take a heck of a lot of popcorn bags to really hurt me, but I look at my 9 year old and think, HIM, it could make a difference. But, we LOVE the fresh popped, and its not any more difficult to make than microwave. I was messing around in the kitchen tonight, after being gone all dang day, and DS came into the kitchen, and said, "hmmmmm Popcorn?" We are addicts!!!