Movie Theatre Popcorn

From: Northern Cook

On Jul 21, 2008

I wouldn't say that this tastes exactly like movie theatre popcorn. However, it is a nice technique for crisping popcorn. If you've ever had popcorn that wasn't crisp enough, then this is the trick for solving that problem. It also works great for reviving stale popcorn. Thanks for posting!

From: Houseblend

On Jun 24, 2007

Sorry to be the deal breaker here, but I have to say that I didn't really notice enough of a difference to justify me spending this kind of time on popcorn again. The consistency was exactly the same after two hours, I think I'll pass on this recipe next time, but thank you for posting.

From: Roosie

On Feb 17, 2004

This was really very good. I have to admit, though, I used it a bit more as a technique for re-heating leftover popcorn rather than just crisping fresh. I had leftovers from popping corn in my Whirley-Pop (love the thing) and I'm not a tremendous fan of cold popcorn. So, we stuck it in the oven at 200* for about 2 hours (BH got really impatient and kept asking me "What in the world are you doing to that popcorn!?!" so I couldn't do it longer.) Crispity, crunchity- delightful. I really like this technique as well, because making popcorn with my Whirley-Pop is an active activity (redundant, I know). I have to stand there and turn the crank and be there. However, if I pop it earlier and then pop it in the oven, I can do whatever else I need to do and rely on the fact that I will have lovely hot, crunchy popcorn when I want it. Popcorn is also very high in fiber, making it a great snack for kids. I imagine that this would be a good technique to use to make popcorn earlier in the day, stick it in the oven and have a great hot snack all ready for your kids when they get home from school. Thanks for posting, Geema!

From: Chef #48136

On Feb 2, 2004

I was very impressed with this "recipe". I used air-popped popcorn and baked it for almost 2 hours. It was so much yummier and crispier than usual. I am going to use this technique regularly. The only drawback is that you have to be patient!