So yesterday I discovered the fun of home popped popcorn. Now I just need to knpw how to add a flavour - say toffee or whatever. Any tips?
How did you pop your popcorn? I made some awesome kettle corn just be adding about a tablespoon of sugar to the oil.
But, really now, what flavor is better on popcorn than plain ol’ butter?
I have a friend who pops popcorn with leftover bacon grease. Fucking awesome!
Bacon salt.
The spice rack is your friend. Add just about anything to lightly buttered popcorn for a taste treat. I like oregano and red pepper flakes.
Greek seasoning mix?
I had a roommate who used to put two spices/herbs on popcorn, and it was really yummy. But I can’t recall what they were.
I just bought some fresh popcorn yesterday, so I will be watching this thread. I love homemade popcorn.
Don’t use olive oil to make it, though.
This!
If you want to cut back on butter consumption, we’ve used olive oil spray to great success. Spray, toss the popcorn, repeat a couple times, shake on the flavoring and toss again.
The stuff I bought, you just heat the kernels in a dry saucepan with the lid on, and after 7 minutes or so you got action.
What’s wrong with good ol’ salt and melted butter?
You can buy popcorn flavoring powders at the store. I’ve used Kraft Mac & Cheese flavor powder before, and I know there are others.
I don’t see why you couldn’t use any spice or spice mix you want just by shaking some over the popcorn.
I make mine with olive oil, then toss with garlic salt and monterey jack cheese. So good!
I have a Stir Crazy popcorn popper that can be used to make kettle corn, caramel corn, etc., or just regular oil-popped corn.
It’s a little on the big and potentially messy side (the oil and sugar can make everything sticky and hard to wash), so you have to really love kettle corn.
Curry powder, salt and butter. Don’t say you weren’t warned, it’s addictive.
Popcorn is just a good vehicle for butter and salt. But cheese is an acceptable addition.
Lowrys seasoned salt.
We happen to have about a quarter cup of bacon fat left over from the other day, and were just talking about sitting down for a movie and popcorn this evening. It had never occurred to me to pair the two, but I’m certainly going to give it a try
I know that I might have to give up my Doper Card for this, but I just can’t bring myself to try Bacon Salt. I was all for it at first (because “bacon” is always better than “no bacon”). There’s just one problem:
There is no Bacon in Bacon Salt.
I know, I shouldn’t be so closed minded, but I can’t help myself. So I guess I’ll just have to stick to actual bacon. Sucks to be me 
So if you don’t have a popcorn popper, and you aren’t microwaving it in a bag, how do you pop popcorn in a pan without it popping all over the kitchen?
Use a lid?
That wouldn’t allow steam to escape, so your popcorn could get soggy, couldn’t it?
Good Eats uses a piece of foil punched with knife slits. Plus, Alton uses a large steel bowl instead of a pan. That allows heat to more evenly warm the corn.
(PS: He also despises butter on popcorn, and I can’t say I don’t agree, at least to some extent. Butter as a popcorn “topping” is usually poured on by the bucketful, which makes it just gross, IMO.)
Well, that was my first thought, but wondered how you stir the stuff. I guess you just swish the pan around?
Best would be a wok with a foil covering, like above. Swish to stir.
Popcorn w/o butter might as well be packing peanuts.