[yooper]

I'm sure AC has some popcorn experts lurking about.  I'm curious as to what you use to make your popcorn, as well as what you like on your popcorn.

Me....I have tried a lot of the bagged popcorn and prefer Pop Secret's Homestyle.  However, my wife bought me a Whirley Pop Popcorn Popper and their Real Theater popcorn kits from PopcornPopper.com and it is much better than any bagged popcorn I have had.

Anyone have any other suggestion for some great popcorn?  How about popcorn salt and butter, have you found something that is truly "special"?

No discussion of healthy popcorn allowed   cause I'm talking about "good" popcorn here 

Mark

[jazzcourier]

 After a long,devoted bout with Orville's high priced stuff,i was given "Jolly Time" without my knowledge.I must admit it was ALMOST as good and a quarter of the cost.It is all about the presentation,the brand name,and the "production" of the process of you thinking you are buying the best.Analogies abound in audio.How do you think Orville can afford all those bow ties? Just remember the word is PRODUCTion,like seduction,it's all in the show.Try some Jolly Time-light oil,no butter,or salt in a deep oval pan.Plus you get to say Jolly Time!

[satfrat]

Strickly microwaved popcorn, the more stuff on it, the better.  My favorite is Pop-Secret 1-step Cheddar. Real good stuff! 

BTW, I like your style yooper. 


Cheers,
Robin

[JimJ]

I make it on the stove, throw some real butter in there, salt...throw it all in a bowl that looks like a prop from 10,000 BC.

Not a fan of the microwaved stuff.

[soundbitten1]

My wife buys organic bulk popcorn from the local health food store . I can't taste any difference between that and Orville's . They both pop up about the same too . Flavorings used are just butter and salt . We usually designate one evening a week to popcorn and skip the regular meal .

[Woodsea]

It is much easier to nuke it.  But, we prefer on the stove.   I add butter, she likes salt.  The kids just like popcorn.

[rajacat]

Use organic popcorn, an air popper, Brewer's yeast, Parmesan, olive oil, Bragg Liquid Aminos and sea salt. aa

[Musicalmaniac]

Popcorn is good aa

[gitarretyp]

Black Jewell is by far the best microwave popcorn i've eaten. It's the closest in taste to stove top popcorn i've had.

[Bob in St. Louis]

Cousin Willie's 'Movie theater Extra Butter' is how I roll. MMmm YEA!
That's what the family eats on movie night.
Of course I can't stand finding old popcorn suprises under/in/on/around my Berline seating, so I put a blanket on the kids chair first, then the kid. That way they can drop all the popcorn they want and I don't have to worry about the greasy popcorn mess.

30 years ago, my Dad would make us popcorn on the stove. That was the best stuff I've ever had. He'd use butter (not margarine) and table salt. Now my memory could have improved the taste of Dad's popcorn, just to increase the sentimentality of it all, but that's the way I remember it.
I've tried to recreate this magic on the stove, but it never turns out right. Hell, most of the time it's not even edible. 
What it boils down to in my house; When we're about halfway through a movie the kids will yell at me to make the popcorn. It's all about the speed and convenience man, I put a microwave oven in my home theater so I don't even have to go upstairs anymore. I even have dedicated drawer in the bar for bowls, napkins, and salt.  aa
Two minutes exactly in the nuker and I'm done. I know it takes the romance out of it, but...........

Bob

[satfrat]

Cousin Willie's 'Movie theater Extra Butter' is how I roll. MMmm YEA!
That's what the family eats on movie night.
Of course I can't stand finding old popcorn suprises under/in/on/around my Berline seating, so I put a blanket on the kids chair first, then the kid. That way they can drop all the popcorn they want and I don't have to worry about the greasy popcorn mess.

30 years ago, my Dad would make us popcorn on the stove. That was the best stuff I've ever had. He'd use butter (not margarine) and table salt. Now my memory could have improved the taste of Dad's popcorn, just to increase the sentimentality of it all, but that's the way I remember it.
I've tried to recreate this magic on the stove, but it never turns out right. Hell, most of the time it's not even edible. 
What it boils down to in my house; When we're about halfway through a movie the kids will yell at me to make the popcorn. It's all about the speed and convenience man, I put a microwave oven in my home theater so I don't even have to go upstairs anymore. I even have dedicated drawer in the bar for bowls, napkins, and salt.  aa
Two minutes exactly in the nuker and I'm done. I know it takes the romance out of it, but...........

Bob

Never heard of no Cousin Willie's popcorn but lookiing online I see they have a white cheddar so I might just have to order some straight up. I'm usually good for 2-3 bags a day myself so I'm digging on all these unknown variaties. Anyone ever heard of a carmel mircowave popcorn? How about chocolate popcorn? 


Cheers,
Robin

[ctviggen]

After a long,devoted bout with Orville's high priced stuff,i was given "Jolly Time" without my knowledge.I must admit it was ALMOST as good and a quarter of the cost.It is all about the presentation,the brand name,and the "production" of the process of you thinking you are buying the best.Analogies abound in audio.How do you think Orville can afford all those bow ties? Just remember the word is PRODUCTion,like seduction,it's all in the show.Try some Jolly Time-light oil,no butter,or salt in a deep oval pan.Plus you get to say Jolly Time!

No butter or salt? Heresy! 

I think this is very good popcorn, plus you can try multiple varieties, which are shockingly different:

http://www.popcornlovers.com/

Put 1/3 cup popcorn in a small paper bag with a single (or two) staple, place in the microwave for around two minutes (depending on variety and strength of your oven; mine's powerful).  Open bag, put in a bowl, put topping on if you wish.  (I prefer butter and salt -- no butter reminds me of my low fat diet and eating rice cakes.) 

[Dan_ed]

I remember my Dad's popcorn waaaaayyyyyy back when. We had one of those tin pot looking things with the stirrer built into the lid. Drop in a teaspoon of veggy oil and popcorn and pop it up. It would take at least 2 batches to fill a good sized bowl. We'd have to melt the butter in a smaller pan on the side, then pour it on.

Being the adventurous, "I can do it myself" kind of kid, I started off making my own batch one day. I could just barely see over the top of the stove. Well, just about the time the oil got really hot I dumped it all over my chest and stomach. Only my t-shirt kept me from getting burned really, really bad but I was still blistered for a week. But I never lost my craving for popcorn! 

Now day's the wife and I have succumbed to the micro-wave and more specifically to Pop-Secret at home as a matter of just plain laziness. We get the good stuff at the local watering hole which has the theater style. They don't use butter but the taste of the oil and popcorn they use is really good. And it's free! Maybe that's why it tastes so good.  We usually have several bowls before ordering a meal. Goes great with beer, whiskey, wine, . . .

[Bob in St. Louis]

Never heard of no Cousin Willie's popcorn but lookiing online I see they have a white cheddar so I might just have to order some straight up.

Cousin Willie's is the only popcornophile approved microwave popcorn there is Robin. 

I've not tried any of the other flavors. I'm a little old school with popcorn.....butter and salt only.

Bob

[gitarretyp]

For a sure fire way to improve any popcorn stop using iodized table salt. Try sea salt for a few weeks. You'll think iodized salt tastes like iodine rather than salt.

Another tip if you're using microwave popcorn, stop it about 2/3 of the way through, give it a good shake, and restart the microwave. It distributes the topping better. (warning: this must be done quickly or you'll end up burning your popcorn because it will stop popping)

[WGH]

Back in college days we made popcorn in our dorm room. We didn't mind sharing a little, but one guy only visited when we made popcorn and we soon got tired of the freeloader. We decided to teach him a lesson and made a batch with a bunch of cayenne pepper added to the hot oil. That popcorn turned out so hot it was unbelievable, then we sat back and waited for the freeloader. After one handful he learned his lesson.

[Wind Chaser]

Can you believe some people actually think it stinks?  I used to nuke a bag everyday at work and everyone knew where and what I was doing.  The scent would carry far and wide through out the building.  That combined with an apple made a nice light lunch.

I use to have a blower, but I stopped making it that way because I'd drown it in too much butter. 

Got away from the microwave stuff because it's really not that healthy.  So I picked up one of those movie style poppers with the stirring rod.  Instead of using butter, now I spray it down using an atomizer filled with organic virgin cold pressed olive oil.  Sea salt it up pour a generous amount of enjivita yeast or nutritional yeast.

Now about overpriced popcorn at the movie theaters.  How many of you indulge and enjoy it?  And does anyone like me indulge but regret it, not just the cost but the sheer inferiority of it.  In most places it tends to be quite gross on account of that mysterious golden topping.  However it’s not too bad when they use real butter.

[nathanm]

Is it too early to suggest starting a Popcorn Circle?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXDstfD9eJ0

[Wind Chaser]

Good idea!  And how about a sex circle?

[satfrat]

How about a Popcorn after Sex Circle?