u/Competitive_Ask_6160

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Why doesn’t my homemade popcorn taste like the movie theater?

I bought the flavacol and the butter flavored coconut oil.

My process summarized is:

  1. Melt oil and mix in flavacol

  2. Turn up heat and add two tester kernels

  3. When tester kernels pop, add all kernels

  4. Shake/stir the pan so all kernels get coated

When i see people online use these ingredients their popcorn comes out looking super yellow and flavorful. Mine is pretty bland. I feel like i have to add more flavacol on top of it to get the flavor but other people aren’t doing that.

I feel like i maybe shouldn’t be mixing the flavacol in so early or i’ve got the wrong ratio of ingredients. The ratio i’ve tried is 1/2 cup kernels, 4 tablespoons oil, 1/2 tablespoon flavacol.

Welcoming any and all tips!

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u/Competitive_Ask_6160 — 22 hours ago