I dont have a microwave or a popcorn maker - is there still a way to male popcorn?

Question

What are my options?

The oven probably wouldn't work... what about a frying pan?

Yes! It worked - thank you so much everyone!

Answer 1

cook it on a stick over a fire

Answer 2

Of course. Use ordinary popcorn for this. I don't think microwave popcorn will work out using this method.
Take an ordinary pot (not a frying pan)& cover the bottom with ordinary popping corn in a single even layer of kernels. Then cover over the kernels with a layer of vegetable cooking oil at a depth that barely immerses the kernels of popping corn. Close on a tight lid & keep it there until the popping stops.
Put the pot on the stove at a high heat & watch over it constantly. There is a risk of a stove top fire if the pot is left unattended even for a second. Wait & listen. As soon as you hear the 1st kernel pop, then shake the pot vigorously back & forth over the burner until the popping comes to a stop. Shut down the burner & carefully remove the lid, it will be extremely hot inside. Pour the popcorn into a bowl, & then if you wish use the residual heat in the pot to melt some butter to pour over the popcorn in the bowl. Done! OR.

Go to the store & buy a package of Jiffy Pop. It looks like a small aluminum pie plate, with a wire handle. It works on the stove top just like the method above but it is like a popcorn kit, with the right amount of popcorn & oils already inside. Then you can use the pan it came in as the serving bowl. It's about the most expensive popcorn you will ever eat, next to the movie theatre though.

One of our favorite things is to make popcorn when camping. we have a special popcorn popper that is designed to be used right over a campfire, but we get the best results on the camp stove.

Are those enough options for you?

Answer 3

You want a large sauce pan. A fry pan would work, too. But if you have a large sauce pan, that works best. Sprinkle a layer of popcorn in the bottom of the pan, then pour in vegetable oil over the kernels until they are coated, about halfway up the side of the kernels (not too much so that they are floating in oil.) Shake the pan to thoroughly coat the kernels. Cover the pan. Cook over HIGH heat, shaking the pan gently nonstop. Keep shaking until the kernels are popping, and then the popping slows down to only a pop or two every couple seconeds. Remove from heat, sprinkle on salt and enjoy!! This is the good old fashioned way!!

Answer 4

Sure, a frying pan will work, but you'll need to use a domed lid to contain the popcorn as it pops. Follow the directions precisely, because that little bit of corn beomes a huge pile when it heats. Don't put in too much oil, either, and don't crank the burner too high. You have to constantly shake the pan, and when the popping stops, take the pan off the stove otherwise it will be a burned mess.

Answer 5

YES. lol! The only way my parent's ever made popcorn (and now me too since I always manage to burn the microwave stuff) is in a pot on the stove. It's really simple, actually, and you just have to stand there watching/listening to know when it's done.

1) Pick whatever size pot you want -- doesn't matter. Have a large metal bowl handy -- even the smallest pot holds a lot of corn.

2) Get some vegetable oil (or canola, whatever). Pour in JUST ENOUGH to coat the bottom -- not so much it pools when you tip the pot. Too much will burn you to death when you lift the lid.

3) Put in THREE kernels, put on the lid (!) and turn on the heat (med-high works for me). When they have popped (you'll hear them), you know the oil is at the right temperature.

4) Add ONLY ENOUGH popcorn to have ONE LAYER OF KERNELS on the bottom. A layer one-kernel thick on the bottom of a pot will yeild 6 inches of popped corn. Any kernels NOT in the bottom layer will not pop, and you'll just have hard duds to break your teeth on. So just one layer! (~1/4 cup will do for a regular-sized pot)

5) Replace the lid and listen to the corn pop. Just like in a microwave, you know it's done when there is a second or two between pops. You can shake the pan a little to make sure everything gets cooked, and even tip out some of the popped corn if the lid starts to raise off the pan. But be careful, the oil is really hot and there is scalding steam coming out of the kernels.

6) Throw on a little salt, and now you're good to go!

Answer 6

SURE.. do it the old fashioned way... put a little bit of oil in the bottom of a pot that has a lid (maybe about 3 or 4 table spoons). Add popcorn ..aboout 1/2 cup. Put on the stove on high ..after the oil starts to get hot the popcorn will pop ..don't leave on stove too long to avoid popcorn at the bottom from burning...enjoy!

Answer 7

Yes, get a covered sauce pan, heat some oil and put the popcorn kernels in. Cover the pan and shake it once in a while so the popcorns don't burn on the bottom. When the oil and air in the pan get hot enough, the kernels will pop.

Answer 8

I would take an old pan--put about 1/4--1/3 cup of oil in. Then put maybe 1/3 to 1/2 cup of corn in. Put over med heat. Shake pan at all times to keep the corn from burning. This all depends on your size of pan. If you get too much corn it will fill pan and push lid off. Have a lid over your pan. Good Luck.

Answer 9

A large pot will do the job.
Put the kernels in, making sure to leave rom for the expansion of the kernels. Turn the heat on low, and cover the pot with a lid. Then take a wooden large spoon, and stir the popcorn as it pops. This is important and will keep it from burning. Turn off the heat when the popping falls to one every 5 seconds or so.

Answer 10

you buy a bag of dry popping corn
you turn your stove on high
you line the bottom of a small pot with a tablespoon or so of oil (any oil will do, but my mom uses olive)
when it's hot (watch it cause it will catch on fire if too hot), you dump in about 1/2 cup of the popping corn and put a tight fitting lid on the pot
let it steep for a few minutes and, holding the lid to the pot, shake it.
repeat until you hear it begin to pop. continue holding the lid and shaking until the popping becomes more sporatic.
turn off the stove and remove the pot
pour the popcorn into a large bowl and spinkle a bit of salt on it.

my mom uses an old heavy aluminum pot that never fails.

Answer 11

yes, take a frying pan and put some oil in it(cooking oil that is) put on med heat until oil is hot, add popcorn but not too much. put a cover over pan and move back and forth on stove until done popping..