WW's Tobasco Popcorn

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One of my least favorite smells and tastes is that of microwave popcorn with artificial butter.... *shiver* I like plain popcorn fine, maybe with just a slight toss of butter so that the parmesan cheese or cumin/paprika will stick....

I tend not to use the (built into the stove) microwave for much of anything, though it's useful for two specific things: thawing out frozen pesto cubes (10 seconds on high) and reheating day-old basmati rice (put in bowl, layer of plastic wrap, zap for 1 minute).