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POP corn

Tonight I popped my own popcorn.  It was an experiment of sorts.  I wasn't exactly sure how it would go.  It turned out pretty well!

Ok.  So, lately I've been into snacks.  Or, ok, I've always been into snacks.  But lately I've been into popcorn.  But popcorn isn't cheap.  For the amount you get in that bag... I feel like the price per pop is a bit inflated when you buy pre-popped popcorn.

So, I decided to buy my own kernels and pop it myself!  How hard could it be?  Turns out... It wasn't hard.  Unlike the time I tried to give myself a buzz cut.  If you read back far enough there's a blog post about it.  That was WAAAAAY back in the day.

Yep, well, I made my own popcorn.  And it came out well.  Now, I decided to buy the slightly pricier organic popcorn kernels.  The bag still has enough to make like a whole entire room full of the fluffy fresh popped stuff.  I'll probably be set for months.  I went with a small container full tonight.

I started with some olive oil, also organic, in addition to the organic kernels.  I placed some of the oil in a little pot and put it on the stove... Then I put some kernels in.

Add heat and wait.  Bam!  Lots of popping.  I think I had one dud.  Which, I probably could have taken the rest of the popped corn out and just let that one simmer until it finally came to life.  I figure I could let one go.

So anyways, after that I lightly salted it.

It's super fresh and tasty.  And it's healthy too!  Can't beat it.  So for 4 bucks I still have at least a dozen other pops.  I'm not sure exactly how much popcorn I can make, but it seems like a lot.  Could be way more than a dozen.

It's pretty quick too, I was popping up some corn in just a few minutes.  The only downside is you have to wash the pot.  So there's that.  But I definitely feel like this is soooo much better than A) wasting a bag that the popcorn would need to come in since I just put it in a plastic container after it cooled to snack on at work through the day tomorrow B) It's definitely healthier because it's olive oil and it's organic popcorn and it's lightly salted, or however much salt I decide to put on it.  I decided on a light amount.

So, if you don't mind doing some prep work and cleaning up a little, I highly recommend popping your own popcorn.  It's also cool and exciting as the kernels start doing their little pop thing in the pot on the stove.

Yes... I've popped my own popcorn before... But never on the stove straight up with oil and kernels.  We used to pop our own when we would go to my dad's place when we were kids back in California.  Only he had a popcorn maker and we'd just put gobs of butter on it.  I'm pretty sure it was the most unhealthy thing ever.

So stovetop olive oil popped organic popcorn was what the whole "experimental" part to this experiment was.  Everyone kept telling me you can't pop popcorn that way, it just burns.  Well... It does indeed pop.  And I don't see a single burnt piece in the whole bunch either!  So there ya go.

I feel like I could be the third myth buster guy.