Popcorn has become a must-have when watching TV shows at home or a movie at the theater.  However, it is the movie theater popcorn that draws many with its buttery aroma.

Have you tried to make movie butter popcorn at home without success? How is it that your microwave popcorn does not taste the same as the movie theaters?

Here are tips for making movie butter popcorn.

  1. Use Flavacol

There is a reason that movie butter popcorn smell and tastes so great. It is made using movie theater butter.  No, this is not the usual butter, but a butter-flavored salt called flavacol which comprises of yellow food coloring, very fine salt, and butter flavor.

The popcorn is popped using Flavacol seasoning and coconut oil. Sprinkle the seasoning before popping the kernels.

If flavacol sounds off to you, then you can go all-natural and use butter. However, not all butter is good. Use Clarified butter so that you can get the rich buttery flavor. Ordinary butter is not recommended since it contains milk solids and water, all which will make your popcorn to become soggy.

Once the kernels pop, add Clarified butter, cover the pot and shake so that it can spread to all the popcorn.

  1. Steam

Allow the steam to build by leaving the lid on when the kernels pop. Steam released by the popcorn makes them taste great. So, if you want your popcorn to taste great, keep the lid down until they are all done.

The steam is what makes the first batch of popcorn in the theatre to taste great since they are popped with the lid down while the rest are popped with the lid open.

The great thing is that when making your movie butter popcorn, you can leave the lid closed throughout to ensure the steam remains inside. Your popcorn will not dry and they will be the best.

  1. Use coconut oil

Some movie theaters make their popcorn using coconut oil. As such, if you want your theatre-style popcorn, then use coconut oil since it adds a good flavor.

Heat the coconut oil in the popcorn popper and then add the popcorn.

  1. Use suitable popper

A great popcorn popper is as good as the ingredients if you want the best popcorn. The market is full of different poppers that can help you to make movie theater popcorn at home.

There are different varieties of poppers, from the simple microwavable bowl to the commercial popcorn machine. All you need to do is to get the one that meets your needs.

In case you find selecting a popcorn popper overwhelming, you can try a bit of research such as reading online reviews. A good example is the review on Leelalicious.com where top nine poppers that can be used at home have been reviewed.

  1. Keep the kernels moist

To get the best popcorn, you need to use the best kernels. Moisture in the endosperm of the kernel is what causes the popcorn to pop once it turns to steam. Therefore, it is important to ensure your kernels remain moist by keeping them in airtight containers to prevent them from drying out.

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