Acompañamiento perfecto de una noche de cine en casa y aperitivo sinónimo de salas de cine, las palomitas han sido populares entre los amantes del cine desde la Gran Depresión, cuando había vendedores de palomitas que vendían estos granos de maíz a la puerta de los cines, en la calle. Era una golosina barata que sigue vigente hoy en día.
There’s nothing like taking a handful of popcorn, whether sweet or salty (or both if you’re so inclined), and enjoying munching your way through it while watching the latest release or an old classic. But isn’t it annoying when you get to the bottom of the bag, or even worse, you encounter that crunching sound where for a second you wonder if you’ve broken a tooth, and realize you’ve come across the corn kernels that haven’t popped? All those popcorn kernels that could have become wonderfully light and fluffy but instead are rattling your teeth or are tossed into the bin with the wrapper. Why are some of these corn kernels missed, and what makes popcorn pop?
Palomitas de maíz
It’s all down to heat. That’s not as simple as it sounds, however. First, you need to make sure you’ve got the right sort of corn for popping! Not all corn is created equally. Popcorn is made from a type of flint corn with a hard exterior shell and a soft starchy center (remember this starchy center for later, it’s important). To get your popcorn popping temperature perfect, it depends on the amount of moisture in your corn kernel and that the rate of the heat is not too slow but not too quick, who knew popcorn has a Goldilocks complex? Optimal kernel moisture content is approximately 14%.
La mejor temperatura para hacer palomitas
The best popcorn popping temperature has been noted as being between 400-460 degrees Fahrenheit. At this temperature, the water inside the popcorn kernels turns to steam which builds pressure and stretches the starch cells, and turns them foamy. As it cools, the starch (told you the starch was important) turns back into a solid but in this foam state which is why popcorn is light and fluffy. This building up of pressure happens very quickly and when the hull can’t take any more, the popcorn pops! This is what makes popcorn pop. It is now the delicious treat we all love to enjoy.
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Those poor kernels at the bottom of the bag either didn’t have enough water in them or didn’t become hot enough to burst. Now you know what makes popcorn pop!
Con nuestra gama de equipos para concesiones, sus palomitas alcanzarán las temperaturas adecuadas para que todos esos pequeños granos de maíz exploten todo su esponjoso potencial y se conviertan en un delicioso tentempié que todos disfrutarán. Ofrecemos desde palomiteros pequeños hasta palomiteros grandes en una amplia gama de estilos, armarios para palomitas, suministros para palomitas como nuestras deliciosas pastas de sal y queso con sabor a mantequilla, así como todos los suministros de limpieza necesarios para mantener sus palomiteros en su mejor momento. Póngase en contacto con nosotros hoy mismo para comprar su palomitero para su negocio, cine en casa, zona de concesión o para obtener más información.