Why do most microwaves have a Popcorn button?

According to General Electric, the popcorn setting "provides a one-touch method of cooking your favorite microwave popcorn without having to guess the correct time needed." While every microwave is different, the overall purpose is to pop your corn kernels without requiring much brain power.

1. Should I use popcorn button on microwave?
2. Why does all popcorn say don't use popcorn button?
3. Who invented the popcorn button on the microwave?

Should I use popcorn button on microwave?

Microwaves do vary, but your popcorn button probably runs the microwave for around two minutes and 30 seconds or a little less. And the general consensus is that this is way too long to cook your popcorn. Using the popcorn button—or any timer—is one of the mistakes you're making while cooking popcorn.

Why does all popcorn say don't use popcorn button?

#1Don't Use the Popcorn Button

Even the popcorn bags have a warning on them telling you not to. The popcorn setting on many microwaves has only a preset time and no humidity sensor, which means that the microwave can't tell when something's burning.

Who invented the popcorn button on the microwave?

Microwave Popcorn Innovators

Andreas of General Mills led to the first microwave popping bag during the 70's. Their US patent #4,267,420 was granted in 1981.