After testing seven different popcorn makers, I found the best one for each type, whether you want a stovetop model or an air popper.

In the 1800s, the most common method to make popcorn, according to "John Russell Bartlett's Dictionary of Americanisms," was to place the corn on a shovel and hold it over a fire until it started to ...

A night out at the movies would be incomplete without popcorn. A bowl of freshly popped kernels can make a night curled up on the couch in front of the television feel special, too. This occurred to ...

Microwavable packets and brimming machines at the cinema make popping corn seem like a simple undertaking, but there are number of factors that turn rock hard kernels into crunchy puffs of buttery ...

I’m not much of an evening snacker—except when it comes to popcorn. Air-popped, stovetop, movie-theater style (with that ...

Editor’s note: As the Oscars approach, we’re celebrating America’s favorite movie snack by bringing back this story, first published in 2014. Popcorn is truly ancient. Archaeologists have uncovered ...