ACT II

The kernel

ACT II is the value microwave Conagra still sells next to Orville. Amazon microwave search led with Xtreme Butter and the plain Butter 24-pack. Daily Herald / Washington Post tasters called the butter bag bland and cardboard. Eat This found an odd aftertaste on Extreme Butter.

The pot

The pot is a cheap bag in a cheap oven. Shelf-stable Act II dates to the mid-1980s under Golden Valley Microwave Foods. Conagra owns the name now. The kernel is not the point. The price is.

Hulls

Hulls are present, the way commodity yellow is present. Nobody is selling this as a dental intermission fix. It is the bag you grab when the other box costs more.

Company

The cheap microwave. Last in the WaPo/Daily Herald butter lineup.

Founder

Golden Valley Microwave Foods; bag work associated with James Watkins in later histories. Treat that as secondary until a primary page is opened.

Since

Act I 1981; Act II shelf-stable 1984.

Parent

Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG). Conagra lists ACT II among its brands.

Sources: Daily Herald / WaPo test · Eat This Not That microwave ranking

Where to buy

• actii.com
• Amazon search

• Grocery value slot. Amazon microwave search: Xtreme Butter and Butter bags. Meijer price in the Daily Herald test.

No affiliate hop. No Stripe. Official and search links only.

How we score

Directory listing. Unscored until Barron tastes it. Other testers' rankings are cited, not copied. Tiny But Mighty stays #01. Farm varieties outrank flavor labs. Read the method in the how we score guide and on the about page.

The record

Unscored. On the map because it is still in the aisle. Brand site: actii.com. Grocery value slot.

Directory listing. The cheap bag. Last in the 2026 WaPo/Daily Herald butter test. No Atlas score.

Brand site: actii.com.