Comments on: Sweet + Salty = Kettle Corn

By: GirlGriot

GirlGriot — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:07:17 +0000

Wish I'd read your post before my kettle corn initiation this past weekend! The first batch: way too much sugar. Second batch: still a little too much sugar but salt sprinkled on after popping made it gritty to eat. I like your less-sugar idea combined with your mortar and pestle step. I think tonight's batch might be just right!

By: craftapple

craftapple — Mon, 23 May 2011 22:16:10 +0000

Near us it’s $3 for a small bag and $5 for a large one. I think I made 10+ batches to get it just right and now I won’t be tempted to buy it!

By: nikol gianopoulos

nikol gianopoulos — Mon, 23 May 2011 19:29:09 +0000

I love this! We are kettle corn junkies at our house. It’s the only thing I’ll over pay for at the fairs. Now we can make our own. Thanks for the tip on using an electric stove.
Nikol

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 23 May 2011 04:06:37 +0000

Funny!

By: craftapple

craftapple — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:14:56 +0000

Oh I’m sorry! I find that if I stop the popping earlier to get it just right I end up with good results but also a lot of unpopped kernels. Burned sugar is bad, bad, bad.

By: anotheryarn

anotheryarn — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:23:22 +0000

We make stovetop popcorn all the time. But my last attempt at kettle corn had burnt bits all over the pan….

By: craftapple

craftapple — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:41:19 +0000

Stovetop IS the best, isn’t it? Fun school snack-makes me want to make more.

By: craftapple

craftapple — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:36:05 +0000

They really mess with our lives, don’t they? Popcorns not a huge loss, though. Now if I had lost the ability to eat chocolate, that would be sad. Or maybe it would have been a blessing in disguise.

By: craftapple

craftapple — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:24:57 +0000

I made 2 batches yesterday for chess club. Mmmm.

By: katie

katie — Thu, 19 May 2011 02:48:05 +0000

I just made some this way this morning for our school snack! Except I add the salt after cooking and I use a whirley pop. Stovetop popcorn is the best. We got rid of our microwave a month ago, so it has been old fashioned around here a lot lately!