You can cook microwave popcorn on the stove with a few slight adjustments to the recipe: 1. Reduce the amount of oil to 1 tablespoon. 2. Use 3 kernels from the bag of microwaveable popcorn to still do the heat test. 3. Make sure to pour all of the corn kernels and butter flavoring out of the bag and into the pot. Use a spoon to get it all out!