[Avodah] popcorn on Pesach

[Jonathan Baker]

So I gotta question.  I look at most online sites that talk about pesach,
and I note that popcorn is generally considered assur for Ashkenazim.

My question is why:  why should we outlaw air-popped popcorn, or microwave-
popped popcorn, if it takes way less than 18 minutes to pop the popcorn?
We don't outlaw all wheat products, for instance, just those that involve 
water being in contact with the wheat grains or flour.  Which is not the
case by popcorn.

Or is it just that most people don't think about it, or don't want to 
think about it, and it's easier to asser than to permit specific cases?
Which seems a silly excuse on Pesach, which is all about limited approved
cooking methods.

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