Originally posted by OKCGene: Toss that nasty microwave crap in the trash can.
It’s easy to make on the stovetop.
You need:
Good quality popcorn. As mentioned above, Amish is excellent and you can buy smaller bags from Amazon, no need for 50 pounds at a time.
You need Flavacol, also available on Amazon. This is super important!!!
A good quality popcorn oil, such as coconut oil.
A cooking pot with lid, of sufficient size.
Simple, easy peazy, quick, not expensive at all.
If you’ve never made it on the stovetop, there are tons of videos on YouTube.
******* GET SOME FLAVACOL !!!L *******
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You are correct, stovetop is absolutely the best way to go. I can do it on the stovetop and only have a few kernels that don’t pop, but I have gotten lazy and do it almost the stovetop way, but in the microwave.
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April 13, 2019, 07:18 PM
flesheatingvirus
Cooked on the stovetop in a large stainless bowl with coconut oil and salt. Brand of kernel doesn’t mater.
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April 13, 2019, 07:27 PM
gearhounds
Microwave popcorn has some pretty nasty stuff in it- specifically the inside coating of the bag it pops in. PFOA lines most of them. Also, butter flavoring is a chemical that has adverse affects.
I use a rotating agitator hot plate style with a bucket top and coconut oil to pop it. Light salt. Comes out great, light, and fresh.
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April 13, 2019, 07:29 PM
Maestro
Kettle corn or caramel corn speak to my sweet tooth.
April 13, 2019, 07:43 PM
Redhookbklyn
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April 13, 2019, 07:48 PM
maladat
It sounds super weird, I know, but I eat a lot of pickles and my wife bought me a shaker of dill pickle flavor popcorn seasoning as a joke. It's actually pretty good, and my kids (8 and 3) like it, too.This message has been edited. Last edited by: maladat,
April 13, 2019, 07:55 PM
Gustofer
Just enough salt and then more. And, enough butter that it's soggy.
That is the perfect popcorn.
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April 13, 2019, 07:58 PM
zoom6zoom
Microwave popcorn is nasty. And way too expensive for what you get. And the old school WhirlyPop will do a nice big batch on the stovetop in the same four minutes or so it takes to nuke, without getting that rubbery stuff.
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April 13, 2019, 08:06 PM
sig229-SAS
We like Great Northern popcorn. It has the oil, popcorn & salt in one packet. Our popper has an agitator in the bottom to stir popcorn. Almost as good as movie popcorn!
April 13, 2019, 08:19 PM
bald1
quote:
Originally posted by maladat: It sounds super weird, I know, but I eat a lot of pickles and my wife bought me a shaker of dill pickle flavor popcorn seasoning as a joke. It's actually pretty good, and my kids (8 and 3) like it, too.
Apparently you're not alone judging by how many brands of dill popcorn seasoning there are on Amazon.
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April 13, 2019, 08:20 PM
ZSMICHAEL
[quote]We like Great Northern popcorn. It has the oil, popcorn & salt in one packet. Our popper has an agitator in the bottom to stir popcorn. Almost as good as movie popcorn
