How to Make Delicious Homemade Popcorn

TLDRLearn how to make tasty homemade popcorn with unique flavors like nutritional yeast and furikake seasoning. Use a bowl instead of a popcorn popper for better results. Enjoy your homemade popcorn while streaming old episodes of Good Eats.

Key insights

🍿Using a bowl instead of a popcorn popper gives better results

🧀Sprinkling cheese powder on popcorn creates a delicious cheese flavor

🌿Nutritional yeast can add an earthy, beer-like flavor to popcorn

🍙Furikake seasoning, a Japanese rice seasoning, is a tasty topping for popcorn

🌽Choose high-quality popcorn kernels for the best results

Q&A

Can I use butter instead of ghee or oil?

Using butter can lead to burnt milk solids, so it's better to use ghee or oil.

How can I make cheese popcorn at home?

You can make cheese popcorn by sprinkling cheese powder on freshly popped popcorn.

Where can I buy furikake seasoning?

You can purchase furikake seasoning online from various websites.

What is nutritional yeast?

Nutritional yeast is a deactivated yeast that has a cheesy, nutty flavor and is popular among vegans.

What is the purpose of using a bowl instead of a popcorn popper?

Using a bowl allows the popcorn kernels to rise up the sides, while unpopped kernels sink to the bottom, resulting in better popcorn.

Timestamped Summary

00:01Alton Brown introduces making homemade popcorn and mentions the scarcity of popcorn due to the pandemic.

01:00Alton Brown explains the Good Eats method of making popcorn and mentions changes he made for this recipe.

05:12Alton Brown discusses the amount of fat used for popping popcorn and mentions using ghee instead of peanut oil.

06:05Alton Brown demonstrates adding salt to the popcorn before popping it for better flavor distribution.

08:32Alton Brown sprinkles nutritional yeast, furikake seasoning, and cheese powder on the popcorn for unique flavors.