Food Fads

I should say "cooking fads"- have you ever read Kim Severson?

I especially liked her piece on gadgets that let you "cook with an index finger." I have always wondered about the popcorn button on my microwave. ...“The concern is that you push that popcorn button and you walk away with some false sense of security that it’s all taken care of,” she said. “But the popcorn bag is not one-size-fits-all. You need to stand there and listen. Every bag is going to be a little different. They are popcorn kernels. They are from nature.”