Making Popcorn

[JEBar]

what's your favorite way to pop corn .... any special tips ? ... favorite type of popper ? .... favorite type of corn ?

[ditto1958]

Sadly, due to the advent of microwave popcorn, I haven't made it any other way for years.

Before that, making popcorn was actually kind of a fun ritual involving shaking it in a big pot on the stove, melting butter to pour over it, watching a good movie...

[CT_Shooter]

I agree with ditto. Microwave is too easy and nearly perfect.

Recipe for Cracker Jacks:
http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=633

[Sir Henry]

I don't eat a lot of popcorn but when I do it's Jiffy and cooked over a campstove. I do have some Boy Scout microwave popcorn that is very good but I seldom ever pop it.

[ditto1958]

I agree with ditto. Microwave is too easy and nearly perfect.

Recipe for Cracker Jacks:
http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=633

It's one of the few foods that a microwave does better.

[daytime dave]

I heartily disagree with everyone so far. I do not like microwave popcorn at all.

I use a genuine stovetop Whirlypop, I use the best pop corn I can buy or some I picked and dried from dad's place. I only use coconut oil. Talk about a world of difference.

It's more work, but it's worth it.

By the way, I've used other similar systems than genuine Whirlypop. They pale in comparison. However, I seldom have popcorn anymore.

[Catherine]

I cook my old fashioned popcorn on the stove and use Orville R.'s or some other good brand. I used to have some from a farmer friend's corn when I lived back east.

I use a good brand of oil. That varies if my husband does the shopping (!) and oil lasts us a LONG time. We watch the date on small/medium bottles.

I melt real butter and top it off with salt.

We have some microwave popcorn here and sometimes my husband takes a bag of it to work. He likes the flavor of the old fashioned, stove cooked popcorn. He may not buy any more MW popcorn after he uses this box up.

I don't like the SMELL of microwave popcorn cooking even with a fan on and/or the window open.

I have tried a few MW brands over the years too. I do not eat MW popcorn any longer.

I cook/pop mine in a quality stainless steel pot on the stove.

I think that those old Whirlypop's like Dave mentioned worked very well too.

I gave away the AIR POPPER that I tried too.

I LOVE popcorn and eat it on and off. I love to have it when I watch a movie here at home.

I agree with Dave when it comes to the taste and quality of popcorn cooked the old fashioned way on top of the stove.

Cate

[John Ryan]

Save your bacon grease. Use a couple tablespoons in a pan that has a lid, sauté pan works well. Get the oil hot and toss in the kernels, put the lid on and keep them moving. Results are salty bacon flavored popcorn. Nice and easy!

[JEBar]

revisiting and oldie but goodie thread ===> for years now we've settled on white popcorn and Orville Redenbacher’s Popping & Topping Buttery Flavored Oil in a Presto PowerPop Microwave Popper consistently yields the best popped corn that we've found .... we do melt butter to pour over it .... outstanding

[JEBar]

revisiting and oldie but goodie thread ===> for years now we've settled on white popcorn and Orville Redenbacher’s Popping & Topping Buttery Flavored Oil ===> https://www.amazon.com/Orville-Redenbac ... 180&sr=8-6 in a Presto PowerPop Microwave Popper ===> https://www.amazon.com/Presto-04830-Pow ... 180&sr=8-4 consistently yields the best popped corn that we've found .... we do melt butter to pour over it .... outstanding

[markiver54]

Not sure how they prepare it, but our local grocery chain sells it pre-popped for $1.00 a bag. That usually lasts me two movies which is the only time I/we eat it. All I have to do is open the bag.

[RanchRoper]

I put a bag in the microwave one time years ago and hit 20 min instead of 2. The smell through the house got my attention at about 5 minutes...microwave was black inside and we just got rid of it. Don't do that.

[markiver54]

I put a bag in the microwave one time years ago and hit 20 min instead of 2. The smell through the house got my attention at about 5 minutes...microwave was black inside and we just got rid of it. Don't do that.

been there, done that!

[RanchRoper]

It is an odor from another world...

[BigAl52]

I put a bag in the microwave one time years ago and hit 20 min instead of 2. The smell through the house got my attention at about 5 minutes...microwave was black inside and we just got rid of it. Don't do that.

Sams club Smart Pop just open the bag and eat.

[Dahliathemeh]

It is an odor from another world...

And it never leaves...

[Dahliathemeh]

I use my whirley pop, and bacon grease for bacony taste. A teaspoon will do.

[JEBar]

I don't eat a lot of popcorn but when I do it's Jiffy and cooked over a campstove.

you are the first person I've ever heard of who has made Jiffy Pop work ..... during out last camping trip I watched a lady trying to do so over a campfire .... her pan popped a few kernels and the aroma of burnt popcorn made it very clear that the rest was toast .... very, very dark toast ..

[Sir Henry]

I don't eat a lot of popcorn but when I do it's Jiffy and cooked over a campstove.

you are the first person I've ever heard of who has made Jiffy Pop work ..... during out last camping trip I watched a lady trying to do so over a campfire .... her pan popped a few kernels and the aroma of burnt popcorn made it very clear that the rest was toast .... very, very dark toast ..

They are easy. Once started there is no stopping.

[JEBar]

those aluminum pan poppers came out in the late 50's .... I well remember watching the aluminum cover stretch as the popping corn could be heard .... I've never seen one work "as advertised" and would sure like to do so