Microwave Manufacturers, Get Your Act Together!
In my travels, I have encountered many a microwave. While I was at first aversive to the popcorn preset, I eventually came to know and love it.
However, there has clearly been some major miscommunication between microwave manufacturers and popcorn packagers. You see, microwaves generally have more than one preset for popcorn, generally 3.5 oz and 1.7oz.
Now this makes sense, because half of 3.5 is 1.75, and most bags of popcorn are 3.5 ounces. However, all popcorn companies package their mini-bags as 1.6 oz, not 1.7 oz. While this difference is miniscule, it does make a difference of about 10 seconds cooking time.
Consistently, when using the popcorn preset of 1.7 oz on microwaves results in burnt or at least overcooked popcorn.
I recommend you microwave manufacturers do some consumer research before standardizing the entire industry to a non-existent package of popcorn.