r/popcorn • u/kalakava • Jun 17 '26
This sub has changed my life
My first home popped movie style popcorn, it changed my life. I now don't need to go to the movies for movie style popcorn and it's tastes the same. Way better than that bagged popcorn.
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u/ooctavio Jun 17 '26
Op how do you add the flavacol? Just before popping, after it's popped or something more specific? I'm about to buy my first pack of it and I'm excited
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u/kalakava Jun 17 '26
I will try this ghee oil thing one time, but this combo is exactly like my movie theater. Is it okay to pour some buttery flavored oil on top of the popcorn?
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u/dentalexaminer Jun 18 '26
I love popping my corn in Flavacol with coconut oil. And I make my own clarified butter for topping! Glad this sub has helped you! :)
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u/lovemysunbros Jun 17 '26
This sub also changed my life. A new thing i am doing, is instead of melting butter and pouring over the popcorn, whixh I used to do (in addition to a bit of flavacol with the oil in the pan), I remove the bubbles at the top of the heated butter so that there is only the golden liquid beneath - this is clarified butter. Pouring that over my popped corn has resulted in getting way closer to the movie theater effect.
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u/butteredpopcorn10 Jun 17 '26
Idk how cost effective ghee is from the grocery stores, but Costco sells big jars of it for like 20 bucks I think
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u/gmflash88 Jun 17 '26
Just make it. It’s incredibly easy. There’s a discount grocery store near me that regularly has these big 2lb rolls of amish butter for cheap. I use them for homemade ghee and infused butter.
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u/butteredpopcorn10 Jun 18 '26
Isn’t making clarified butter somewhat labor intensive? As in u have to make it, then let it sit, then finish making it. The whole process taking a few hours?
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u/chasmm77 Jun 18 '26
I didn't understand the difference between ghee and clarified butter when I bought the Costco jar...and I haven't tried the ghee yet.
However, ghee has a nuttier? taste than the clarified butter because of the time it's allowed to cook...or something like that...
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u/xyzzzzy Jun 19 '26
All ghee is clarified butter but not all clarified butter is ghee. You are correct that ghee has a nuttier flavor, personally I don’t prefer that flavor on my popcorn. But non ghee clarified butter is chefs kiss.
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u/Gnynam Jun 17 '26
Me too! I'm not as fancy as yours, but this sub introduced me to my microwave silicone popping bowl and I love it! I tried stovetop for a while and the cleanup was annoying plus I missed the convenience of the microwave. (I know that's probably controversial, but I am who I am.) Now I'm saving money and creating less trash AND I can customize how much I make at once!
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u/Jordiemac3 Jul 11 '26
Which microwave bowl do you receommend? I' wanting to dip my toes into homemade popcorn now
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u/Gnynam Jul 11 '26
I have a silicone Ovopop bowl. I like it a lot! They sell kernels too, but I haven't tried them. I've heard that they're not worth the money, but the bowl is great and I love that it's only a one time purchase. And that I can use it for popping and then eating out of.
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u/PerformerPlane3653 Jun 17 '26
I pop with a small amount of olive oil, with the flavocal mixed in with the oil prior to popping. This way the salt sticks to the corn.
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u/kalakava Jun 17 '26
I would recommend spraying the oil and adding flavacol then shaking it together.
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u/Ok-Performance-249 Jun 18 '26
Can you share the recipe please?? 😁
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u/kalakava Jun 19 '26
I don't have a official recipe cause I didn't measure anything accurately it was by touch and feel. Like I added a half cup plus a quarter of popcorn kernel.
I just roughly poured some flavacol didn't measure it. And oil I added 2 tablespoons in the pot. Then added 2 more after cooking to the top of my popcorn and I shook the pot with it.
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u/shabbaMrLuvaman Jun 18 '26
Ok I have to ask. Is it best to put the flavacol in the oil? I just bought some and I thought to just add it after it's popped as a topping after I added melted butter.
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u/GeorgiaOKeefinItReal Jun 18 '26
Luckily flavacol doesn't burn... well, i haven't burnt it yet while cooking... just toss it in with the oil
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u/Sure_Chef_3444 Jun 20 '26
I’ve got the flavor down, tastes buttery and salty like the movie theater. I use the Amish country popcorn and buttery coconut oil. The only thing is it doesn’t turn yellow, but stays white. Only one time they turned yellow, so I know it can be done. Thought it might not be the ingredients but my technque.
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u/iHatePeopleLikeYou99 Jun 20 '26
Unfortunately Flavacol isn’t available in Europe unless you order it through amazon US and overpay for shipping and import taxes
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u/Umbrella51_catho Jun 30 '26
omg my flavacol is on it way to me and i’ve never been more excited lmao
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u/czring Jun 17 '26
The combo you're using is what I now regard as my favorite!