Comments on: The Mad Popper http://carpedurham.com/2008/10/22/the-mad-popper/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:48:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Britt B. http://carpedurham.com/2008/10/22/the-mad-popper/comment-page-1/#comment-3012 Britt B. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:40:02 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=1004#comment-3012 I really like their popcorn, when I stopped in they gave me a bag of their current expirement! My favorite is the Orange Cheddar, and the Candy Apple. I really like their popcorn, when I stopped in they gave me a bag of their current expirement! My favorite is the Orange Cheddar, and the Candy Apple.

]]> By: Kendra http://carpedurham.com/2008/10/22/the-mad-popper/comment-page-1/#comment-3011 Kendra Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:22:16 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=1004#comment-3011 Stopped in today after a recommendation from a friend. Absolutely delicious! My family plowed through my tin in a day. It was filled with caramel, cheddar and white cheddar... great mix, indeed!! Stopped in today after a recommendation from a friend. Absolutely delicious! My family plowed through my tin in a day. It was filled with caramel, cheddar and white cheddar… great mix, indeed!!

]]> By: mistercheap http://carpedurham.com/2008/10/22/the-mad-popper/comment-page-1/#comment-3010 mistercheap Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:20:35 +0000 http://carpedurham.wordpress.com/?p=1004#comment-3010 I'm kind of an expert on gourmet popcorn, having lived in chicago near that world famous place on michigan st. For years I've tried to duplicate their offerings in my kitchen and have had some happy successes along the way. My favorite store-bought flavors: -Frito-Lay's "flaming hot" popcorn, which I have only occasionally seen for sale in Durham (if you've had flaming hot cheetos you're halfway there). I'm going to Vegas tomorrow and will bring some back. -a cajun-spice brand sold in NOLA whose name escapes me, though I know the manufacturer is in Boutte, La. My favorite homemade flavours: -butter and lemon pepper, particularly the "cali style" made my McCormick with onion and garlic -butter and grated parmesan, or sometimes asiago -ghee and curry powder (trust me) -butter and dessicated lime peel with salt and cayenne, for a kind of mexican style lemon pepper. The hard part is grinding the lime peel yourself as I've been unable to find it in stores. Also, microwave popcorn is gross and unhealthy. Everyone should own an air popper, I saw two of them at Thrift World for $5 each. The only benefit of stovetop corn is that the residual oil makes it easy to coat the corn with your topping of choice. With the air popper I'm reduced to putting melted butter in my olive oil atomizer. I’m kind of an expert on gourmet popcorn, having lived in chicago near that world famous place on michigan st. For years I’ve tried to duplicate their offerings in my kitchen and have had some happy successes along the way.

My favorite store-bought flavors:
-Frito-Lay’s “flaming hot” popcorn, which I have only occasionally seen for sale in Durham (if you’ve had flaming hot cheetos you’re halfway there). I’m going to Vegas tomorrow and will bring some back.
-a cajun-spice brand sold in NOLA whose name escapes me, though I know the manufacturer is in Boutte, La.

My favorite homemade flavours:
-butter and lemon pepper, particularly the “cali style” made my McCormick with onion and garlic
-butter and grated parmesan, or sometimes asiago
-ghee and curry powder (trust me)
-butter and dessicated lime peel with salt and cayenne, for a kind of mexican style lemon pepper. The hard part is grinding the lime peel yourself as I’ve been unable to find it in stores.

Also, microwave popcorn is gross and unhealthy. Everyone should own an air popper, I saw two of them at Thrift World for $5 each.

The only benefit of stovetop corn is that the residual oil makes it easy to coat the corn with your topping of choice. With the air popper I’m reduced to putting melted butter in my olive oil atomizer.

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