Hello! Looking to buy an automatic popcorn machine. I currently have a whirley pop and have loved it but am looking for something more hands off! I just want to set it and forget it! I’ve seen nostalgia machines but not sure if they last or are worth it! Willing to spend about $200

Also any popcorn kernel recommendations like the movie theater would be much appreciated !

Hi y’all - this stuff was my favorite/go to popcorn seasoning until it got discontinued last year, on the hunt for the next best thing. Anyone got a viable replacement?

When I was in high-school we had these little bags of popcorn in our snack machine and the brand was old mill. The flavor was called kickin cajun kettle corn. The brand was local in Georgia but they have since closed down and I haven't found anything similar. I was just wondering if anyone has ever had any popcorn similar to what I'm describing.. the popcorn was kind of sweet kind of spicy but not too much of either. It was like the perfect combination.

Is Flavacol different from other butter seasonings?

I'm making popcorn from kernels for the first time because I decided a big bag of kernels would be a better deal than buying microwave popcorn all the time. I want a sufficiently buttery flavor like movie theater popcorn and learned about Flavacol, but I can only find it in that big carton and I don't need that much. So I'm leaning towards the ones that come in a smaller container like Kernel Season's Butter Popcorn Seasoning, Orville Redenbacher's Movie Theater Butter Popcorn Seasoning, etc.

Initially i thought artificial butter salt powder is artificial butter salt powder, how different can they be? But people on here seem to really love flavacol so I'm wondering if there is actually a big difference in flavor between it and something like Kernel seasons butter seasoning?

Has anyone tried both (or multiple) and have any insight?

I am about to make a couple batches of rainbow popcorn balls with skittles... last time I made Rainbow Nerd popcorn balls... (WAY too sweet, but the kids loved them)

Then as I was enjoying (??) a pineapple fruit riot... and the thought hit me: Popcorn Riot!!

Sour Popcorn? Sour Popcorn Balls? Sour Skittle popcorn balls?

Has anyone tried making sour popcorn? Is this a terrible idea or a great idea?

Perhaps the "fruit riot copy cat" recipe could work. It starts with soaking fruit in Lemon Juice, coconut oil...

Toss fresh popcorn in some lemon-Juice/oil like I normally would do with butter? Or would that just give a soggy lemon juice popcorn, it starts out slightly oily from coconut oil...

Looks like everything else is pretty dry/flakey... then add the dry ingredients and toss in my normal mixing bowl:

Sugar, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Soluble Corn Fiber, Corn Starch?

I'll give a status update if I do this thing. Curious if anyone already knows if this is a terrible idea or brilliant!

Thanks to this group, I just tried the red and it is now my #1 pick! Perfect pop with ghee on the stovetop. Dug out my Whirly pop stainless thrift store find for my next batch. Beats out all the others I've tried. And..please give suggestions on what to do with this unopened 6lb ladyfinger from last year that is not my jam. The "hulless" is what interested me. Popcorn balls? Tree garland? 🤭 It's so tiny! I've tried and enjoyed the medium, mushroom, and baby white for reference.

The most consistent line was “tastes like Fall in your mouth”

Time well rewarded, these were sooo good, took about 2-3 hours to make (reducing the cider, making the caramel, and then baking).

Recipe: https://everydayannie.com/2014/11/17/apple-cider-caramel-corn/

From a calorie perspective, are air popped (no oil) kernels lower calorie than regular Doritos? I had assumed they were for ages, but when I did a comparison on weight I was surprised that there is barely a difference. Am I missing something here?

I’ve been toying with the idea of getting a special popcorn bowl but still haven’t found one that, to borrow a saying from Hotel Transylvania, “zings”. I thought I’d ask you all what your favorite bucket, bowl, bag, box, or popcorn conveyance device might be. Right now I’m using a red ceramic serving bowl ( think it’s about 1.5 qt) I bought ages ago from Target. It does the job but it’s not big enough. I also occasionally use one of those large serving bowls (I think it’s the 4qt) from Corelle in basic “winter white” which, while it sort of gets the job done, is boring as heck for my favorite snack.

I’m hoping someone out there has something that will spark my imagination or help me find my bowl!

I usually make a “savory herb” seasoning made of dried herbs spices and nutritional yeast

But today I went the fun route and made taco pop, combo of yellow cheddar powder and homemade taco seasoning. Purdy Yummy.

Bought Amish Mushroom Kernels. They don’t look right. I’m using a microwave air popper. Bad batch??

A little drizzle of clarified butter on top of your popcorn goes a long way. It adds so much flavor!

I can eat this in like 2 days! We regularly just have popcorn for dinner. Lol

We've made it another week... Buttery salty popcorn with cheese on the side it is!

(I do miss the purple and baby blue I used to buy though, import restrictions....)

Hey everyone! I have been trying to cut back on calories recently, and have successfully lost a lot of weight! I used to eat a ton of popcorn, but found that the oil and flavoring adds a lot of calories to it. Does anyone have any tips for making salt, or potentially flavacol since that seems to be pretty highly recommended, stick to popcorn popped in one of those silicone microwave poppers, without adding 100+ extra calories to everything? Thanks!

Just got it and is very easy to burn Amish Country Medium White kernels while leaving enough unpopped ones.

EDIT:

What a terrible product, this is the "popcorn anti-popper", no kidding, is like magic, but not in a good way.

Just used a glass bowl covered with paper towel and the kernel were popping like crazy. The taste was better, too.

I'm legit addicted to this shit. Butter in the sauce pan with sugar, coffee grounds, a little cinnamon and sprinkle more sugar after pouring the sauce onto the popcorn. Portion everything to taste and enjoy!

I've recently gotten obsessed with popcorn. I'm trying to decrease my sugar intake, I'm diabetic. The popcorn has been great with my diet and recent weight loss of 16 lbs. I just ordered one of those silicone microwave popping bowls. Occasionally I am still craving something sweet. Would these two topping ideas work?

1. Sugar free hot chocolate mix spinkled on top of the popcorn after a light spraying of olive oil?

2. Crushed (powdered in a mortar) hard werthers candy sprinkled as above?

Thanks for you help

Seems like Woodman's really does have the best selection of things I've never heard of.

Is it safe to eat popcorn powder (flavacol) and oil that has passed its expiration date/ best before date?

I still have a huge carton of popcorn powder and a box of oil and I feel like it's a waste to throw them out.

Does anyone use canola oil in their whirleypop? I’m trying to watch my cholesterol and want to stop using golden barrel butter flavored coconut oil, but not sure if canola will work/taste properly or not.

Thanks!

I bought rainbow kernels a month ago, and it always trips me up seeing the popped dark kernels because it makes me think I burned my kernels, but in fact it's just the colour of the kernels.

Am I alone in this? Lol

Help needed