Is this what makes movie theater popcorn so good?!

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[Jeanelleats]

What's your favorite movie snack? 🍿

[joshspinks]

Me: *gets pulled over
Officer: “what’s this?” *holds up five pound bag of powdered salt
Me: “I just really like popcorn”

[ZacharyCordova]

Well here’s the real secret ingredients that theaters use:
- Refined coconut oil that has been dyed yellow with beta carotene. This makes the popcorn look buttery.
- Flavacol popcorn seasoning. It is mostly super fine salt like you made, but also has some extra seasoning to give the popcorn a super buttery flavor.

I make it at home and it tastes identical. The only difference is that it isn’t a yellow because I don’t use coconut oil that has been colored. Just melt the coconut oil and add the kernels + Flavacol at the same time. You want to make sure that you stir it immediately to get the Flavacol evenly mixed into the oil. As it pops, it gets seasoned. You just need to keep it moving as it pops. Turns out great!

[Yesnog]

"What makes movie popcorn so frigging delicious?"

"Lies and tears of a minimum wage employee."
-My brother, who used to work at a movie theatre

[LisaNguyen]

Ooh I still need to watch that movie! How was it?

[chromeo]

Most movie theatres include a seasoning called "flavacol" in their popcorn recipe. It's like buttery msg powder. You'll never get closer to movie theatre popcorn than with that stuff!

[gamingchef]

Fun fact from a theater employee: The reason the popcorn at the theater is that orange-yellow is because of a dye added to the salt NOT because it’s butter or cheddar flavored.

[debstawecki]

I've been saying the same thing for decades. McDonald's salt packets used to be super fine salt granules. I would stash them away and only use them for fresh hot popcorn. Now, I smash kosher salt in a mortar and pestle to get a powdery consistency. Best popcorn is seasoned this way. ❤☝️

[neonice]

I was at the cinema yesterday to watch "free guy" but in Germany we only eat sweet popcorn! 😄

[ChrisbyChickenMan]

The actual secret ingredient is Flavacol and coconut oil. Melt 2 tbps of coconut oil under medium-high heat and add 1/2 cup of popcorn. Add 1/2 tsp of Flavacol and "shake" the pan until all kernels are evenly coated in oil and Flavacol. Cover and wait until all the kernels have popped and you will have actual movie theater popcorn and your kitchen will smell like the lobby of an AMC.

[mik-exe-]

Here in Australia, one of the cinema chains uses a very processed salt called 'butter salt' and it's super fine like this example. They also use a very yellow palm oil (no idea if it's ethically sourced, probs not 🙃) that is the main factor in the colour and flavour of the popcorn (an ex-cinema worker).

[ti]

imo the best result for homemade movie theatre popcorn was coconut oil to pop the kernels, powdered salt, and ghee instead of butter. tastes amazing

[annarehagen]

My brother works at a movie theater and always brings back extra popcorn it’s so good!

[coluurs]

I always wondered how every popcorn is salted perfectly, everytime I would salt my popcorn it never stuck to the popcorn and either stuck to the pan at the bottom or made its way to the bottom of the bowl. Now I know the secret

[blobbypub]

Me : *Clicks on the video*
*an Air freshener ad shows up*
Me : "Is this what makes popcorn good?"

[lorenzothepasta]

Use coconut oil - it'll make the popcorn even more movie theater like

EDIT: Holy crap this is the most likes Ive ever gotten on a comment

[ughgowonsscalpandcrunchyvo]

0:41 this is why I hate cooking, the food fights back 😭

[amybharadwaj]

I toss my homemade popcorn in some salt, sugar, a tiny bit of red chilli powder and melted clarified butter (ghee) - I think homemade popcorn is better than movie theatre popcorn as it stays crispy and fluffy for a longer time.

[MaddieFishblob]

As a kid my parents always smuggled in plastic bags of naked organic popcorn 😂😭 I was never allowed to try the theatre kind

but the first time I went to the movies with friends we bought a whole tub and 🤤 I didn’t even know fine salt was a thing! but makes sense now

[lu-qxgw]

as someone who works at a movie theater, it’s the oil and the flavoring.