Popcorn is one of my all-time favorite snacks. It is healthy (tons of fiber), extremely low cost, fast, and SO versatile. If you've never tried popcorn cooked on the stove top then you are in for a real treat! Compared to microwave popcorn, stove popped corn is a whole different world. It brings to mind the first time I tried "natural" peanut butter... and enlightening experience for sure. As soon as that peanut butter hit my tongue, I didn't know how those other spreads could even use the word "peanut" in their title. The peanut flavor was so powerful and so fresh that there was no going back. Stove popped corn has the same effect compared to microwave popcorn. The intense corn flavor and aroma dwarfs that of the microwave variety. The toppings are endless; salty, sweet, savory... try anything.
Even better yet, popcorn made on the stove top costs cents on the dollar to the packaged microwave stuff. What are you paying for with the microwave bags? The packaging? Must be the packaging because it is almost as quick and simple to make as the "convenient" kind. Honestly, 3-5 minutes till it's done and I could almost do it with my eyes closed. So, push your fear aside and let's pop some corn!
