Make popcorn on the stove - General

I'm honestly surprised how many people don't know how to make popcorn on the stove. It's soooooo much better tasting than microwave popcorn, doesn't take much longer, and it's cheaper, too! Once you learn how to make it, you will never go back to microwave popcorn again. [img]http://webpages.csus.edu/~ah465/Popcorn.jpg[/img] You will need: *A big pot with a lid *About 1/3 cup of popcorn (like 80mL) *Some vegetable/canola oil *salt *Oven mitts Okay, here's what you do: [B]Step1: get ready[/B] Put your pot on the stove, and cover the bottom with oil. You only need enough to cover the bottom when you swirl it around. Measure out about 1/3 cup of popcorn. Place 3 or so kernels in the pot, and cover it with the lid. [B]Step 2: get cooking[/B] Turn on the stove, medium high should do it. Wait for the kernels in the oil to pop. When these have all popped, the oil is hot enough for the rest of the popcorn. Pour the rest of your popcorn into the pot, cover it again, and throw on your oven mitts. [B]Step 3: shake![/B] Shake your pot of popcorn horizontally and in circles, keeping it on the burner of your stove. The popping should start within 30 seconds. When the popcorn starts popping, keep going! The shaking motion makes the unpopped kernels fall to the bottom of the pot, and prevents the popcorn from burning. [B]Step 4: stop![/B] Know when to stop! The popping will slow down. When you hear about 3-5 seconds between pops, you're done. When in doubt, it's better to have some unpopped kernels than to burn your whole batch. [B]Step 5: Enjoy[/B] Pour the popcorn into a bowl for eating. Salt to taste!

Hell yes, I make my popcorn on the stove.

Can you use say, melted butter instead of oil? That way not only would you get butter throughout your popcorn but it'd also substitute the oil? I hate salt on my popcorn, just butter does it because it's a lil' salty by itself.

Butter will burn when you cook at a high enough temperature to pop corn. It's better to use something like coconut oil for heating the popcorn (theaters use a coconut oil blend for popcorn), and then throw a tiny bit of butter in and stir everything up immediately after you take it off the stove after the corn has popped.

I always buy microwave-popcorn plus its 2x easier to make. Haha sorry if i offended cooking forum by not cooking.

Does anyone know how sweet pop corn is made at the cinemas? Just adding sugar won't do it for me...

I use salt AND pepper in mine, and we use olive oil instead of regular oil. Comes out ORGASMICALLY well.

I like kettle corn, which is pretty simple - just add 1/4 cup of sugar ( more or less to taste ) to the pot per half cup of popcorn and melt the sugar while popping - but you need to be careful because now you don't want the sugar OR popcorn to burn, and liquid sugar is pretty much napalm so you don't want to get it on you. Salt to taste when done.

[QUOTE=-The_D-;29453009]Does anyone know how sweet pop corn is made at the cinemas? Just adding sugar won't do it for me...[/QUOTE] the best way i've found is to make a caramel in the pan then pop the corn in it

[QUOTE=-The_D-;29453009]Does anyone know how sweet pop corn is made at the cinemas? Just adding sugar won't do it for me...[/QUOTE] Kettlecorn?? [editline]28th April 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Dark207;29423210]Can you use say, melted butter instead of oil? That way not only would you get butter throughout your popcorn but it'd also substitute the oil? I hate salt on my popcorn, just butter does it because it's a lil' salty by itself.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=analrapist;29428078]Butter will burn when you cook at a high enough temperature to pop corn. It's better to use something like coconut oil for heating the popcorn (theaters use a coconut oil blend for popcorn), and then throw a tiny bit of butter in and stir everything up immediately after you take it off the stove after the corn has popped.[/QUOTE] Yes, but put in oil too, it increases the butter's burning point or something. It's what I do, I use olive oil + butter.

sugar in popcorn wow that's disgusting

Did you ever use jiffypop?

I'll try that kettlecorn thing someday. Probably tomorrow.

I usually air pop my popcorn. I decided to do this tonight (eating it right now) It's pretty damn good. I used a little bit too much vegetable oil and some of the kernels burned; otherwise I much prefer this over air popped. Tastes more like movie theatre popcorn. Would the oil make a significant difference in the taste? I only have veg. oil at my house, but I'd definitely go get something else if it would make an impact.

[QUOTE=rilez;29536822]I usually air pop my popcorn. I decided to do this tonight (eating it right now) It's pretty damn good. I used a little bit too much vegetable oil and some of the kernels burned; otherwise I much prefer this over air popped. Tastes more like movie theatre popcorn. Would the oil make a significant difference in the taste? I only have veg. oil at my house, but I'd definitely go get something else if it would make an impact.[/QUOTE] Today I made it with half veg oil and half butter, it didn't burn and has a light buttery taste, it was good.

I just made some kettle corn. The sugar, it's not supposed to caramelize, right? Mine did. I think I had it on way too hot.