We tried a dozen brands of movie theater-style, buttery popcorn and found the good, the bad and the completely inedible. Here’s where your favorite — Orville Redenbacher? Act II? Jolly ...
Dried corn kernels are readily available from most supermarkets. Commercially-produced ready-to-cook popcorn kernels are also available, sealed in bags that you just put in the microwave.
Evaluating the popcorn contenders wasn’t difficult. We rated them on flavor, flake (the word for a popped kernel), appearance, freshness and crunch. While the bag itself wasn’t rated ...