Where can I purchase movie theater popcorn butter/oil?

[Dari]

I've tried all the "movie theater" popcorns in the grocery store but none of them come close to matching the taste and smell of what you get in the theater. The only problem is the theater popcorn is so expensive. Anyone know where I can go to get similar butter/oil?

 

[SilentZero]

I also would like to know this...finding actual movie theater butter has proven difficult.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Why is movie theater popcorn so much worse than the supermarket variety?
Because it?s usually popped in highly saturated coconut oil, and because the servings are on steroids. The seven cups in a buttered small, for example, have 600 calories and 1 1/2 days? worth of saturated fat. A large (20 cups) with butter has 1,600 calories and nearly four days? sat fat. Some theaters pop in partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, which is better for your heart, and few use non-hydrogenated oil, which is best (though none are good for your waistline).

X Rated- AMC, Edwards, Hoyts, Regal, United Artists(Coconut oil)

R Rated- Carmike, CineMark, Cineplex Odeon, Loews, Multiplex, Muvico, Showcase
(Partially hydrogenated canola oil)

PG Rated- Century, GKC
(Non-hydrogenated canola or sunflower oil)

G Rated- Your Theater (assuming you can sneak some in)
(Air-Popped)

Movie Theater Popcorn (Popped in coconut oil) Calories Total Fat Saturated Fat
Kid?s (5 cups) 300 20 14
With Butter 470 37 22
Small (7 cups) 400 27 19
With Butter 630 50 29
Medium (11 cups) 650 43 31
With Butter 910 71 41
Medium (16 cups) 900 60 43
With Butter 1220 97 56
Large (20 cups) 1160 77 55
With Butter 1640 126 73


http://www.anderson.edu/wellness/facts.html

 

[Born2bwire]

Last I heard, they use coconut oil to cook the popcorn.

 

[DrPizza]

You can get it at restaurant supply stores.

 

[Chunkee]

Exxon

 

[Modelworks]

For butter topping, just use actual butter. Not the vegetable oil, healthy choice crap, the 100% high cholesterol , give me a heart attack butter.

 

[buttergirl]

Movie theatres either pop their popcorn in coconut oil, canola oil, or a blended oil (blended with coconut and canola, coconut and corn, or coconut and soybean oil). Occasionally you will find a theatre that uses sunflower oil. None of these oils are hydrogenated, all are trans fat free. The difference as far as health goes is the amount of saturated fat that is the oil. The key is enjoying movie theatre popcorn in moderation.

As for the butter, most theatres use a buttering topping. Some still use REAL Butter. It is the 100% natural and pure. It does differ from the butter you buy in the store because the moisture and milk products are removed, similar to clarified or drawn butter. This prevents the popcorn from getting soggy.

You can get all kinds of movie theatre quality popping products at, popntop.com.

 

[RKS]

Originally posted by: buttergirl
Movie theatres either pop their popcorn in coconut oil, canola oil, or a blended oil (blended with coconut and canola, coconut and corn, or coconut and soybean oil). Occasionally you will find a theatre that uses sunflower oil. None of these oils are hydrogenated, all are trans fat free. The difference as far as health goes is the amount of saturated fat that is the oil. The key is enjoying movie theatre popcorn in moderation.

As for the butter, most theatres use a buttering topping. Some still use REAL Butter. It is the 100% natural and pure. It does differ from the butter you buy in the store because the moisture and milk products are removed, similar to clarified or drawn butter. This prevents the popcorn from getting soggy.

You can get all kinds of movie theatre quality popping products at, popntop.com.

what a great 1st post about BUTTER. wwybywb?

 

[torpid]

Keep in mind, too, that popcorn does get stale. Part of the reason movie theater popcorn is good is because the corn kernels are fresher when popped than the stuff you have sitting in the back of your pantry for 8 years. Food dehydrators can help a bit, but not too much.

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: buttergirl
Movie theatres either pop their popcorn in coconut oil, canola oil, or a blended oil (blended with coconut and canola, coconut and corn, or coconut and soybean oil). Occasionally you will find a theatre that uses sunflower oil. None of these oils are hydrogenated, all are trans fat free. The difference as far as health goes is the amount of saturated fat that is the oil. The key is enjoying movie theatre popcorn in moderation.

As for the butter, most theatres use a buttering topping. Some still use REAL Butter. It is the 100% natural and pure. It does differ from the butter you buy in the store because the moisture and milk products are removed, similar to clarified or drawn butter. This prevents the popcorn from getting soggy.

You can get all kinds of movie theatre quality popping products at, popntop.com.

:laugh:

Fucking awesome.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: buttergirl
Movie theatres either pop their popcorn in coconut oil, canola oil, or a blended oil (blended with coconut and canola, coconut and corn, or coconut and soybean oil). Occasionally you will find a theatre that uses sunflower oil. None of these oils are hydrogenated, all are trans fat free. The difference as far as health goes is the amount of saturated fat that is the oil. The key is enjoying movie theatre popcorn in moderation.

As for the butter, most theatres use a buttering topping. Some still use REAL Butter. It is the 100% natural and pure. It does differ from the butter you buy in the store because the moisture and milk products are removed, similar to clarified or drawn butter. This prevents the popcorn from getting soggy.

You can get all kinds of movie theatre quality popping products at, popntop.com.

Welcome to Anandtech, buttergirl

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: torpid
Keep in mind, too, that popcorn does get stale. Part of the reason movie theater popcorn is good is because the corn kernels are fresher when popped than the stuff you have sitting in the back of your pantry for 8 years. Food dehydrators can help a bit, but not too much.

Any halfway competent theater rotates their stock so no corn sits around for more than a few weeks.

 

[shortylickens]

Actually, my local grocery store sells Orvel Redinbacker popcorn oil in bottles. I think its next to all the other cooking oils.
Here ya go:
http://www.amazon.com/Orville-...-Popping/dp/B0016865WM

I never knew about it until my mom showed me the stuff one day. Amazingly she does not use it for popcorn. She uses it to make garlic pretzels.

EDIT: I know the OP complained that he tried all the stuff from the grocery store and said it didnt work.
I think this oil is fine but the problem is the method in which you pop the corn and butter it.
I think you would need a proper corn popping machine to do it correctly.
http://www.acooksbestfriendblo...ds/2009/03/rkp-630.jpg

 

[Toasthead]

We used Promise butter and oil for our popcorn when I worked at the movies back in 1991. What gave it the great taste was the orange salt we mixed into the mix. Sometimes we would use one scoop...sometimes up to 4.

 

[Mary Rupe]

Harkins Theaters sells 10 dollar huge bags of freshly popped popcorn. We go pick a bag up all the time. So fresh!

Welcome to the Anandtech Forums Mary Rupe
Unfortunately since the thread you responded to is 8 years old
All the butter popcorn here is way past it's expiration date.
Usandthem

 

[OutHouse]

lol @ necro

funny how coconut oil was evil poison 8 years ago, now its everywhere and good for you.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

lol @ necro

funny how coconut oil was evil poison 8 years ago, now its everywhere and good for you.

It's still not good for you. Some people just slapped "organic" on it and people went nuts.

Also, it's apparently good beard/hair oil. That was what we bought it for.

There was a class-action lawsuit. I got a partial refund from Costco for the stuff we bought like two years ago as part of a settlement, since it had been marketed as "healthy" and totally wasn't.