stovetop? microwave? seasonings?

my new fav:

Plain popcorn in microwave + Ranch popcorn seasoning

8/12/2008 11:14:26 PM

microwave & powdered white cheddar

8/12/2008 11:14:52 PM

popcorn with old bay is surprisingly good

8/12/2008 11:19:24 PM

I cannot stand people who eat microwave popcorn out of the bag when I'm trying to watch a movie/game/show etc.

That rustling sound they make every time they reach in drives me insane

People who know me exploit this

8/12/2008 11:22:47 PM

I will never eat microwave popcorn again.

Started doing stovetop a couple months ago and it makes microwave popcorn taste like cardboard. Pretty easy too...only negative being a very small clean-up. But I think that's easily worth it for the savings in costs and much better taste.

Stovetop FTMFW!

5/4/2017 10:57:47 AM

microwave with m&m's tossed in the bowl with popcorn

[Edited on May 4, 2017 at 11:06 AM. Reason : have to toss them somewhere ]

5/4/2017 11:05:39 AM

5/4/2017 11:50:27 AM

stovetop in a metal mixing bowl covered in tin foil with some holes pricked in it.

5/4/2017 11:53:26 AM

I microwave it according to the directions, shake it well in the bag, and then eat it.

5/4/2017 11:54:50 AM

Popcorn isnt very good so I dont make it

5/4/2017 12:00:21 PM

i do not care for popcorn. gets all stuck in my teeth and i' pretty meh about it overall. i'll put up with it being all in my teeth for kettle corn cause that stuff is way better than regular popcorn.

[Edited on May 4, 2017 at 12:24 PM. Reason : f]

5/4/2017 12:24:19 PM

whirley pop with a couple drops of sunflower oil. Spray with olive oil and dust with salt. Yumm.

Although I would like a better way to get the salt to stick to the popcorn.

5/4/2017 1:37:47 PM

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"stovetop in a metal mixing bowl covered in tin foil with some holes pricked in it."

This. You gotta find a good bowl with the proper base to size ratio but it works great and as long as you shake it properly nothing ever get's burned.

5/4/2017 1:39:23 PM

I do stove top. Just use a pot and pour in canola oil to just coat the bottom of the pot (don't use too much!). Add a kernel or two to the pot and cover. Then turn the eye to HIGH and wait till you hear those 1 or 2 kernels pop. Then add the rest of the kernels to completely cover the bottom of the pot. I shake it a couple of times as it pops. Keep at it until the popping sounds begins to slow. Then just take it off the stove and pour it in whatever bowl you wanna use. Add whatever seasonings you want and go to town!

5/4/2017 1:52:36 PM

Stove top with coconut oil

5/5/2017 8:30:58 AM

I'll take a jumbo popcorn, a mega diet coke, and the king size reese's.
That will be $62.50.

5/5/2017 12:06:56 PM

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"Stove top with coconut oil "

Can you tell a difference? We use corn oil.

5/5/2017 3:39:42 PM

Last time someone around me made popcorn on the stovetop, the apartment almost burned down.

Good times, eh Beckers?

5/5/2017 3:42:03 PM

Air popped. Mix of melted butter and coconut oil drizzled on top.

5/5/2017 4:22:10 PM

I am clearly a popcorn philistine:

5/5/2017 4:27:26 PM

5/5/2017 5:10:41 PM

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"i do not care for popcorn. gets all stuck in my teeth and i' pretty meh about it overall."

and makes you thirsty as hell. pass

5/5/2017 5:25:09 PM

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"Can you tell a difference? We use corn oil."

I can. I've been told that movie theaters use coconut oil. Not sure if that's true, but it smells just like a movie theater. And if you use Flavacol it tastes just like it too.

5/5/2017 5:36:08 PM

My wife doesn't like it when I use coconut oil to make popcorn, so when I hear that movie theatres use it, I'm a little more skeptical about it.

I used to use an air popper but found out that popcorn sucks that way and spraying it down with oil after the fact to try and get some salt to stick on the thing doesn't work for me.

I usually use a mix of coconut and canola/veg oil and use the stovetop. Does make better popcorn than what comes out of the microwave. I salt the popcorn mid-pop and shake it around and it distributes pretty well. Just the other day, I decided to top off with melted butter. When I'm feeling particularly unhealthy, I'll go the butter route moving forward.

5/5/2017 9:09:01 PM

2 Tbsp Coconut Oil

1/4 cup popcorn

Medium-High Heat (6.5/10)

Cover

Cook until popping stops

Salt
Pepper
Old Bay

5/6/2017 11:01:48 AM