I was once a popcorn purist: Salt, butter. Period. Kettle corn, at least in its early days, was too sweet, and often hard and too sticky. Popcorn was meant to be a salty snack. Caramel corn was OK, ...

In the 1800s, the most common method to make popcorn, according to "John Russell Bartlett's Dictionary of Americanisms," was to place the corn on a shovel and hold it over a fire until it started to ...

Microwave popcorn tends to be the go-to these days, but this nearly forgotten gadget can quickly pop those kernels without ...

After testing almost two dozen popcorn makers, this Ecolution Micro-Pop impressed me most. It not only pops like a champ ...

Step right up and check out the best popcorn makers, guaranteed to deliver a perfect pop every single time for all your movie nights. Rather than serving up the same old microwaveable popcorn at your ...

Microwavable packets and brimming machines at the cinema make popping corn seem like a simple undertaking, but there are number of factors that turn rock hard kernels into crunchy puffs of buttery ...

Whether on the stove or at the movie theater, popcorn kernels display three entertaining reactions when heated: They burst open, jump, and emit a popping sound. According to a fun new study published ...

Is popcorn a healthy snack? It can be! Popcorn is relatively high in fiber -- a cup of air-popped popcorn contains just over a gram of fiber. It also contains 1 gram of protein and 6 grams of ...

Editor’s note: As the Oscars approach, we’re celebrating America’s favorite movie snack by bringing back this story, first published in 2014. Popcorn is truly ancient. Archaeologists have uncovered ...