Hi, my name is Justin. I'm a popcorn addict.
I actually go to the movie about once a week primarily to get popcorn. Hard to beat that nasty oil-butter that will probably kill me.
But at home, I eat popcorn almost every day. I used to be a
Pop Secret Homestyle microwave guy. This, IMO, is still the best microwaved popcorn.
However, because I sit all day for work and I'm married to a college professor in nutrition, I've made an effort to be a tad healthier. (Homestyle and most microwave stuff that tastes halfway good is pretty bad in the nutrition department.) I do have standards though! I now use
this presto air-popper (just like when I was a kid!) which makes very nice popcorn if you have good kernels. Finding good kernels has proven tricky for me... Orval Redenbocker at the grocery store is usually crap. But some of the stuff on Amazon is hit or miss too. (Suggestions?) But worse case, they get a tad stale... nothing really really bad. (I store them in an airtight container, and honestly eat them so fast that they don't sit there long anyway.)
If you eat the popcorn right out of the popper, it's wonderfully healthy. I actually don't mind it, but honestly salt and butter make the world go round. I lightly dust the popcorn with
this or sometimes a tad of normal salt. If my wife isn't looking, I melt about 3/4"-1" of a stick of real unsalted butter and drizzle. Then I do my magical toss move in my big popcorn bowl to evenly coat. If my wife IS looking, then I might lightly spray the popcorn with olive oil using my trusty
oil sprayer. It's good to add the oil or butter first, as to have something for the salt to stick to. Else, it all falls to the bottom and it's toooo healthy.
Don't judge me.
