Let's Talk About Popcorn, The Wonderful Movie Food.

I don't believe in brand name. I just buy generic ones from farmer's market and cook them in butter. I avoid microwave popcorns because they are known to be cancerous.

 

I just purchase a big bag of unpopped kernels.

How to prepare:

1. Grab a cooking pot
2. Cover the bottom of the pot with cooking oil
3. Add salt to the cooking oil
4. Add kernels
5. Turn the flame up to medium
6. Cover the pot
7. Move the pot around to cover all the kernels with oil
8. Wait until it starts popping
9. Occasionally move the pot
10. Wait until they all pop while moving the kernels

Saves me a lot of money because 5% of a big bag can fill up a medium pot.

 

I rarely eat popcorn and am just content with buying them. But I find them really bland and would rather just eat junkfood, they are tastier and cheaper.

 

Do not buy Microwave pop corn. They are pretty much cancerous. Just buy regular pop corn and cook it in stove top. Microwave pop corn have additional chemicals that are very harmful to humans.

 

I have actually seen people being taken by the prospects of eating pop corn, especially when it comes to seeing a movie in cinema, they simply can't do without it. There are some that just enjoy eating it ordinarily, probably as a snack, I can't really say for sure.

But there are is this say that, "One man's food, is another man's poison". This is practically what pop corn is to me. I hate it with passion. Just the mere sight of it bugs my stomach. I actually tried eating it once and it was one of my worst eating experience, as particles of the corn got stuck in between my tooth and I really hate poking at my teeth.

 

I think the best popcorn I popped was the Orville Redenbacher brand of popcorn-and I had a hot-air popper(popper was made by redenbacher also) and it used no oil, just hot air-and you melt the butter on top while its popping. I am not sure though what happened to my popper though, but it made great popcorn-so you might want to try it(I think they still make these). Does anybody remember these commercials back in the mid-80s-It seems like yesterday,but anybody else like this brand of popcorn?

 

Lol, I never seen brand so far before eating. I mean in theaters here they sell popcorn in bucket directly and I don't think they have some brand on it, or may be I have never notice. Anyway, the price of popcorn in theater is too high, so I rarely go for it. Yes if I am with kids then it is hard to avoid, otherwise I would like to go to some restaurant and eat something than eating popcorn in theaters.

 

We eat popcorn made in the house, my wife makes them and she adds butter or cheese on them occasionally but not always. I know that the microwaves popcorn are dangerous and we avoid them as much as possible.

 

@TheKnight Good to know some persons do make there own popcorn. The first time I tried making my own popcorn, I made a mess of it. But now, am an expert in that area and sometimes made a little money by selling it.

 

Great movie, buttered popcorn, slush drink and a chocolate - a winning combination indeed. Cinema houses make a lot of money from this area as you are not allowed to bring in any type of food or drink. And it is so weird watching a movie without having something to munch on. If its a super exciting movie though, halfway through, I get so caught up in the movie that I usually end up neglecting my munchies.

 

I make my own popcorn on the stove with a medium pot to save money and besides it is healthier and still delicious. I buy a bag of kernels which usually costs me less than a dollar and season it with salt when I cook them. If I ever want to add butter I just melt some butter in a small pot and add it the popcorn when it is already made. You can pop the popcorn using oil or butter either works just fine.

 

If you're selling them, I think it's just best to purchase a popcorn machine since that produces more popcorn and will most likely save you more money in the long run as well as earn you more money. They're a good investment and especially since popcorn kernel bags aren't expensive at all.

 

What I have noticed is that popcorn is often expensive in a theater. So one can think of avoiding it some of the time. And even better the thing is that movie may or may not be always end up in the good theater. So you have to also consider about the hygiene part. And that seems to be the way to see about the food being served there. That's what I have noticed as well. Hope things change over a period of time.

 

I am the kind of person who has been purchasing already prepared popcorn then take it home to eat. I neither bother about the ingredients used nor the preparation method. I am never keen whether it is prepared in a microwave, stove or whatever. But I have learned from your discussion the importance of considering the method of cooking and the ingredients to be sure of quality and prevent negative health issues.