# Home made cheese popcorn? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 1, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295 "2009-06-01T00:30:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/1 "2009-06-01T00:30:35Z")
I used to date a woman who made cheese popcorn. It was amazing. Alas, I was young and thought that love would last forever and never asked her for the recipe. Has anyone made it at home? Share your experiences. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/2 "2009-06-01T00:32:46Z")
My daughter makes it from time to time. She pops a bag of microwave popcorn, then uses the cheeze packet from a box of macaroni and cheeze. We can still use the macaroni for macaroni salad or REAL mac ‘n’ cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/3 "2009-06-01T01:03:47Z")
You can get orange cheez popcorn powder at Target. When paired with the butter-flavor popping oil on the same shelf… let’s just say, yummm better living through chemistry! ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/4 "2009-06-01T02:04:05Z")
I use Brady Street Sprinkle from Penzeys. It’s very good. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/5 "2009-06-01T02:07:45Z")
Look by the popcorn an in the spices for popcorn toppings. There is a cheese popcorn topping. I like to use chili powder which also goes good with cheese popcorn. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/6 "2009-06-01T02:17:15Z")
I know that Cabot makes a “shaky cheese” that is great on popcorn. And since it’s from a reputable cheese company, it’s worlds better than the faker stuff. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/7 "2009-06-01T03:34:45Z")
Whatever you do, DON’T do what my dad used to do, and sprinkle Kraft parmesan cheese on freshly popped corn. Your entire house will smell like vomit. Yecchh! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/8 "2009-06-01T03:39:21Z")
> [@kath94](#): > > Whatever you do, DON’T do what my dad used to do, and sprinkle Kraft parmesan cheese on freshly popped corn. Your entire house will smell like vomit. Yecchh! Yeah, \*that \*doesn’t sound good! ---
**Author:** ![maladroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@maladroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maladroit)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/9 "2009-06-03T18:35:33Z")
huh, I love parmesan cheese on my popcorn, along with some garlic pepper. I never noticed a vomit smell, clearly ymmv. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/10 "2009-06-03T19:46:28Z")
I think my popcorn popper has a recipe included. I have one of the kind with the spinning arm and the dome lid. It makes incredible kettle corn, but I’ve never tried cheese corn. I shall report back. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/11 "2009-06-03T19:51:01Z")
I wish I had asked for the recipe. All I know is that she made it with real cheese and it was white, not yellow. I tried a bag of cheese microwave popcorn last night, it was not good. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/13 "2012-05-24T11:55:09Z")
Reported on principal. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/14 "2012-05-24T11:59:12Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Reported on principal. Also reported, but with reservations. PopcornFan’s links are actually useful and a good contribution to two related threads. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/15 "2012-05-24T12:00:54Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Also reported, but with reservations. PopcornFan’s links are actually useful and a good contribution to two related threads. Heh. Agree, which is why the “on principal” disclaimer! ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/16 "2012-05-24T12:15:57Z")
Kraft used to make a powdered cheddar(?) cheese. It used to be sold next to the grated parmesan. It came in a green tube with a shaker top. I haven’t seen it for a long time. Growing up we used that on spaghetti instead of parmesan because-- actually I don’t know why. I guess my parents just didn’t like parmesan. Anyway, I used to put that on popcorn. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/17 "2012-05-24T22:58:48Z")
[Here’s a supplier for various popcorn flavorings and machines to use them.](http://www.caramel-popcorn.com/cheese-corn.html) It looks like it is oriented towards small businesses rather than home use, and after viewing every single page, I can’t find ANY ordering or price information, so maybe it’s just a come-on or a front for drugs. Too bad; the pix make me awfully hungry for caramel corn. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/18 "2012-05-25T04:04:01Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > [Here’s a supplier for various popcorn flavorings and machines to use them.](http://www.caramel-popcorn.com/cheese-corn.html) It looks like it is oriented towards small businesses rather than home use, and after viewing every single page, I can’t find ANY ordering or price information, so maybe it’s just a come-on or a front for drugs. Too bad; the pix make me awfully hungry for caramel corn. Heh.😃 ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/19 "2012-05-25T12:07:19Z")
I used to buy [a can of powdered Kraft mac-and-cheese cheese](http://www.amazon.com/Kraft-Macaroni-Cheese-Topping/dp/B004OKYO5E) to use on my popcorn, but these days I just shred up some cheddar, toss it in and heat the bowl again for another 15 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![LaurenIpsum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@LaurenIpsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaurenIpsum)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-made-cheese-popcorn/498295/20 "2012-05-25T12:22:23Z")
King Arthur Flour makes a [cheddar cheese powder](http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/items/vermont-cheese-powder-6-oz), but it’s only available through their website. I haven’t tried it on popcorn yet, but I’ve sprinkled it over steamed vegetables and used it in egg dishes, and so far it’s been pretty good.