Growing up, microwave popcorn was the norm in my household. We’d pop it as an after school snack, or make multiple bags for family movie night. I didn’t realize that microwave popcorn wasn’t the only ...

There is an art to homemade popcorn. It seems like nothing can compare to the mystical, magical movie theater popcorn machines that seemingly produce a constant flow of yellow, butter-coated kernels.

If you have a heavy gauge stainless steel bowl, you have the perfect popcorn popper, Alton Brown explains. The shape of the bowl helps the popped kernels rise away from the bottom of the bowl so they ...