25 Reviews of Movie Theatre Popcorn

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!

From: Claire de Luna

On Jan 25, 2004

This recipe has become my HOTTEST tip for 2004! I'm always on a quest for making great popcorn and had absolutely no idea that popcorn would get better after a little time in a slow oven. Like toasting nuts, the popcorn is crisper and the flavor really comes through. Thank You Geema, for sharing your family secret!

From: Linorama

On Feb 23, 2004

I can't say enough good about this! 1. It's given our microwave popper a new lease on life, so we're eating healthier popcorn now. 2. I can make popcorn in advance and not all at the last minute (nice because we usually go through 3 batches.) 3. The popcorn gets crisper and the flavor gets a bit nuttier. 4. I never thought of using olive oil on popcorn, but I found a very light olive oil and it's working great. I use butter salt for the seasoning and we are enjoying great tasting popcorn. 4. Unseasoned leftover popcorn still tastes fresh the next day. Just put it in a Ziploc and there's no stale taste. Thanks for this great method!

From: Fluffy

On Feb 12, 2004

This was really good, nice and crisp. I used Orville Redenbacher's smart pop low fat. I cooked it for about 2 hours. I just sprayed it with I can't believe it's not butter spray. It made for a nice low fat snack. Thanks

From: Sheila2

On Mar 10, 2004

Absolutely scrumptious. I made two microwave popcorns. 1 fat free and one with butter and then put them in 220 oven for 1 hour and put salt and butter on both and they were fantastic. I think next time I will keep the fat free one in the oven for an extra hour but they were both yummy! 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: Peggy Lynn

On Mar 13, 2004

How cool is this!Made it for "Survivor" night this past Thursday and it was awesome. What a neat idea. I made enough popcorn to fill a deep dish 13x9 pan cooked it for 2 hours @200 and used 1/2 cup melted butter, salt and seasoned salt. A keeper--PeggyLynn

From: LonghornMama

On Apr 27, 2005

Very tasty and a great way to keep popcorn fresh for serving later. I used this method of popping: Homemade Microwave Popcorn #71499 and put in the oven for about 4 hours. The olive oil suggestion was great. I found just a small amount of olive oil and salt added lots of flavor and was certainly more heart healthy. Thanks, Geema, for sharing your recipe!

From: Valerie in Florida

On Apr 15, 2004

What can I add that has not been said already? I used microwave low fat popcorn and used butter after 2-hrs in the oven. (I know, counter productive right?) But, it was just as good as movie popcorn and I am addicted to that. Now all I need is a purse big enough to house the popcorn for my next movie. No more 5$ popcorn !!!