Popcorn at home

[mtigges]

I'm generally not much of an alarmist, but in this case, I would feel remiss if I didn't speak up and note that flavacol contains two commonly used (and therefore difficult to avoid) food colourings, which it seems would be best to try to avoid.

E110 and E103 (both yellow lakes). E110 seems especially egregious.

But, these two were both included decades ago when the FDA first approved any food colourings, so you've likely consumed plenty of it.

Personally? I wouldn't touch that stuff, and not just because of the colourings. I think movie popcorn tastes like chemicals. I suspect the "artificial butter flavour" (popcorn supply company) is a derivative of diacetyl. Pretty much innocuous, but it's been implicated causing heath problems also; in massive doses. Yeast produce it naturally as a byproduct during fermentation, so it doesn't bother me too much.

Mark.

[sazji]

Garam masala.

[emannths]

Bumping an old thread here. I've been popping in my 4qt All-Clad saucepan, and I've been using my splatter screen to contain the popping kernels. It works great--it lets the steam out and allows you to see the action, and if you're a shaker (I am), you can easily hold it in place with your thumb.

Btw, I'm lazy when it comes to getting seasonings to stick. I just let them fall to the bottom of the bowl and get them to stick to the tips of my fingers as I eat the popcorn.

[phatj]

I was inspired by this thread to make some popcorn tonight. My go-to is butter with a little Sriracha sauce, and of course salt.

[Kouign Aman]

I've been out of the chili-infused oil for a while now, but have new one from the asian grocery store. I love popping corn using chili oil.