What's your preferred method for cooking popcorn?

[Eeezee]

Personally I like air popping and then pouring on the butter

 

[olds]

Air popping doesn't make the corn hot enough for my liking.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
Personally I like air popping and then pouring on the butter

same here. air popped, real melted butter, & sea salt, ftw.

 

[ponyo]

air popped. plain.

 

[TuxDave]

Microwave, do it by ear, never follow the directions on the package.

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: TuxDave
Microwave, do it by ear, never follow the directions on the package.

this

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Microwave here at college; popcorn machine at home. Home-popped kernels are the best by far.

 

[KillerCharlie]

I voted "on the stove" but I really meant "oil + frying pan." I hate the nasty artificial crap they put in microwave popcorn - it comes out so much better if you do it in a frying pan.

 

[sjwaste]

I haven't tried it yet, but I hear popping it with duck fat instead of oil is delicious.

 

[herm0016]

in a sauce pan w/ oil. a bit of salt.

 

[jme5343]

I use one of those machines that were all the rage 20 years ago. You know, the one that you turn the crank and it spins an agitator at the bottom. 2 1/2 tbs of oil, a sprinkling of ultra fine popcorn salt and 1/3 cup of popcorn. Nothing better.

If I'm in a pinch, I will throw a bag of ACT II microwave popcorn in, it's my fav brand.

 

[JohnCU]

how do you cook popcorn in a pan? it won't hold much will it? and doesn't the popcorn get get oily from... the oil?

 

[coldmeat]

The popcorn at my local theater is the best. The popcorn at large theaters sucks real bad, like the AMC.

If I make it at home, I use the microwave because it's so easy.

 

[quikah]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
how do you cook popcorn in a pan? it won't hold much will it? and doesn't the popcorn get get oily from... the oil?

Yeah, I am not sure how that works. I use a small stock pot I have when I do it. You don't use a lot of oil, a couple of tablespoons, so it doesn't really get too oily. One thing that is a little tricky, you really need to vent the steam, otherwise the popcorn gets a bit chewy.

 

[eplebnista]

Microwave :thumbsup:

 

[alkemyst]

find a chick to pop some.

 

[Finalnight]

Originally posted by: JohnCU

Originally posted by: TuxDave
Microwave, do it by ear, never follow the directions on the package.

this

QFT

Pop timing ftw.

 

[waffleironhead]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Eeezee
Personally I like air popping and then pouring on the butter

same here. air popped, real melted butter, & sea salt, ftw.

same +nutritional yeast

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: waffleironhead

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Eeezee
Personally I like air popping and then pouring on the butter

same here. air popped, real melted butter, & sea salt, ftw.

same +nutritional yeast

Nutritional Yeast FTW!!!!

& This method, outside of a movie theatre popper, is the best way to pop it.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: preslove

Originally posted by: waffleironhead

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Eeezee
Personally I like air popping and then pouring on the butter

same here. air popped, real melted butter, & sea salt, ftw.

same +nutritional yeast

Nutritional Yeast FTW!!!!

Air popping for health, uniformity and zero burnt kernels killer topped with nutritional yeast and tamari (soy) sauce -- OR -- garlic powder, parmesan, sea salt and cayenne . . . butter optional on the latter. :thumbsup:

 

[DrPizza]

In a kettle, corn oil & a bit of sugar added, with just a light pinch of salt.

Kettlecorn!

 

[Rudee]

Brought some Garretts popcorn back when I was in Chicago last week. Best popcorn I've ever had.

 

[Delita]

Cell Phone

 

[hclarkjr]

microwave

 

[jatwell]

How about this:

http://www.amazon.com/West-Ben...&qid=1225736686&sr=1-1

My wife swears by one and it is pretty good. I'm just lazy and use the microwave.