INDIANAPOLIS – Eat your way to the bottom of almost any bag of popcorn and there they are: the rock-hard, jaw-rattling unpopped kernels known as old maids.The nuisance kernels have kept many a dentist ...

Not shocking, once you think about it. Each kernel expands roughly 38 times its volume when it pops. Expecting salt at the ...

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 ...

I come from a family of serious popcorn makers. My memories of childhood are tied to the rattle of corn kernels hitting the pan. The ping-ping-ping of them bursting. The alluring fragrance of popped ...

Fans of Smartfood popcorn have claimed that the snack tastes differently these days, and they're right. A look at the ...

Brian is the author of two culinary based books published via his imprint Storkburger Press. A lifelong Californian, he has been consistently exposed to some of the best food in the world. With a deep ...

Gen Z is getting old school with everything from cassette tapes to Polaroid cameras, which means this vintage popcorn cooking ...

Popcorn is a universally adored snack, perfect for Friday nights at the movies, Saturday mornings at the theme park, or even Tuesday afternoons on a bowl of warm soup. We know through name alone that ...

The odds that all of your popcorn kernels will pop simultaneously aren’t zero. Maybe think instead of the multiple lotteries you’re more likely to win. By Randall Munroe What would happen if, while I ...

It's one of the most dramatic transformations in science, and it happens in your microwave. Most popcorn lovers take for granted that a simple kernel of corn can metamorphose into a fluffy treat. But ...

Popcorn is smokin’ hot. According to the Popcorn Board, Americans consume 16 billion quarts of popped popcorn annually. That’s 51 quarts each in a year. And while most of the popcorn we buy is for ...