Thanks to Pop Secret for sponsoring today’s discussion. All opinions and my love for perfect popcorn are 100% my own!
Does your family enjoy family movie night as much as mine does? (We’re actually sitting here watching Days of Thunder as I write this.) Movies nights are special in our house because with busy work schedules, kids with extra-curricular activities, and very little down time, we are often in different places, eating at different times, and barely seeing each other in passing. Movie nights are a time that we can all just hang out together and relax and that makes it special.
Something else that makes movie night even more fun, is making a big ole bag of popcorn for everyone to enjoy. I mean what movie night is complete without popcorn? Exactly, it’s not! Unfortunately sometimes we get sidetracked, or let the kids make it and that awesome bag of popcorn ends up burning in the microwave. You know what that means right? That stinky burned popcorn smell – it kind of puts a damper on the whole shebang!
Pop Secret is going to make burned popcorn a thing of the past though with their new Perfect Pop app for iOS. Once you download, you just open the app and in a few simple steps, you have yourself some perfect popcorn! With your iPhone 5+ on iOS 7+, download Perfect Pop (“Perfect Popcorn”) for free on the App Store. Here’s how it works:
1. Put a bag of Pop Secret in the microwave and enter suggested cooking time from the packaging. Note: Perfect Pop is optimized for the deliciousness of Pop Secret popcorn only.
2. Turn up the volume on your iPhone. Point the phone’s speaker towards the microwave and keep within 3 feet.
3. Start the microwave, and then start the app.
No more relying on the popcorn button or guessing how many seconds in between pops. Pop Secret is serious about perfect popcorn, so the less you have to worry about, the more time you can spend enjoying movie night with your friends & family. Perfect Pop listens to the pops, waiting for the precise moment to let you know when your popcorn is perfect.
So to re-cap, how do you have a successful family movie night?
- Plan it so that the entire family is there. Depending on what your family’s schedule is, this may even be a few days in advance so that there are no scheduling conflicts.
- Make sure you have a couple movie choices that everyone will like – Disney is always a good choice, but around my place, you really can’t go wrong with a good horror flick either.
- Make sure you have Pop Secret popcorn on hand and download the Perfect Pop app.
- Sit, eat, and enjoy! Family movie night is now a smashing success!
Do you have family movie nights at your house? What’s your favorite movie or favorite type of movie to watch? Let me know in the comments below and thanks for reading!
Mercedes {Beyond Beauty Lounge} says
July 21, 2014 at 3:30 pmMovie nights are big at our house also, can’t have a movie night without popcorn.
Justina says
July 21, 2014 at 8:34 pmSuch a cute app! I will have to download it. I finally cleared out my storage on my iPhone so I can buy more apps and have space to run them lol
Erinn S says
July 22, 2014 at 9:15 amI can never time it right back to the microwave. This is clever.
tara pittman says
July 22, 2014 at 9:23 amThis App is so funny. How hard is it to make popcorn. I just dont get it.
Alison says
July 23, 2014 at 2:50 pmLol – it’s actually pretty cool – the kiddos love using it and they actually pay attention when they are so that helps a lot!
Libby's Library says
July 22, 2014 at 1:37 pmJust goes to show “Yep, there’s an app for that!”
I agree, the smell of burned popcorn is the worst, and I know because I am so guilty of sticking a bag in the microwave and walking off “just to switch a load of laundry”, and then coming back to gag-o-rama land, with smoke wafting through the air.
Rena (An Ordinary Housewife) says
July 22, 2014 at 7:26 pmIt’s kinda scary how advanced technology is getting! My family loves popcorn though!
Amber says
July 23, 2014 at 5:09 amInteresting app 🙂
Debbie @ Heartbeats Soul Stains says
July 23, 2014 at 1:12 pmI have never heard of this app! how awesome 🙂 Totally need to get it. My husband is a popcorn freak 🙂
Debbie @ Heartbeats Soul Stains says
July 31, 2014 at 11:45 amI tried the app and love it. Thank you for sharing it with me 🙂
Alaina Bullock says
August 7, 2014 at 5:01 amThis is exactly what I need! It never fails – I can set the microwave for any amount of time, and I will still burn the popcorn. It’s a curse! LOL! Downloading this to see if it’ll help!
Alison says
August 7, 2014 at 7:46 pmDefinitely let me know if you love it – we seriously use this app like every night now — my son runs for my phone every time he makes popcorn in the evening!