why does popcorn melt?

Question

So if you make popcorn at home and melt butter, then pour the butter over the popcorn, the popcorn melts and gets soggy.
if you get butter on popcorn at the movies, the popcorn does not get soggy. Why is this?

Answer 1

When the movie theaters make the popcorn, they use artificle additives that coat the popcorn and make it less absorbant. Then they add a skimpy squirt of fake butter which isn't hot.

I would try two things. Make sure that the butter isn't too hot. And put a little on at a time mixing well to coat the popcorn. You can always add more but it you add it too quickly the popcorn will act as sponges.

Answer 2

Don't melt the butter, put some butter in the popped popcorn and shake.

Answer 3

maybe because the home melted butter is still warm, yet the movie theatre stuff may be room temperature (and likely fake as well).

Answer 4

They are using melted corn oil, not butter.