Best ways to cook popcorn on the stove top
Stove top popcorn popping is better then tossing a bag of popcorn in the microwave. Primarily, it can be healthier for you. In essence, you control what oil you use and how much seasoning you want. Plus, popping popcorn on the stove has a cool back to basics feeling.
Popping popcorn on the stove just requires a kettle and matching lid. Or you can purchase a popcorn popper designed for the stove top, like the Whirley Pop. For those wanting a vintage popping experience, you can often find a throwback popper from the 50s, like the Atom Popcorn Popper, for sale.
Here are tips if you’re using a kettle to pop popcorn on the stove:
- Use a thick-bottomed pan with a handle. Be sure to use the original lid for the kettle, so that it’s tight fitting.
- The bottom of the kettle should be completely covered with oil.
- Toss in a few popcorn kernels to test when the oil is heated.
- Once two or more kernels have popped, add half a cup of popcorn to the kettle and cover.
- Within a moment, you’ll feel the corn start popping, now hold the handle and shake the kettle back and forth until popping slows.
- Hold onto the lid to make sure hot oil doesn’t splatter out.
- Remove from the stove, add your favorite seasonings and enjoy.
Using a Whirley Pop Popcorn Popper, popping on the stove is much easier. You can rotate the handle of the popper, which helps to stir the popcorn kernels. This way you’re not shaking the pan to prevent popped popcorn from burning. And the lid latches to the pan, so you don’t have to hold the lid down while popping.
The Atom Pop Corn Popper is just like using the pan, just with no need to shake. The design of this vintage popcorn popper helps to keep popped kernels away from the unpopped kernels and heated bottom.
Popping popcorn on the stove requires a bit of common sense. The pan does get hot and oil can splatter if the lid is not held tight.
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