Americans prepared popcorn on kitchen plates. At the end of the 19th century, a confectioner from Chicago, Charles Cretors, created a steam-powered machine for roasting corn kernels. He sold these ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Medha Imam: There's nothing more satisfying than the crispy, airy crunch of popcorn. And one Chicago spot does it better than anywhere else. Its name ...

But the first modern popcorn-making machine appeared in Chicago on Dec. 2 ... Pillsbury invented microwaveable popcorn in ...

the kernel-loving elder statesman of Popcorn, Indiana (yes, for real), and Thomas is Isiah Thomas, quondam NBA star and Chicago-born popcorn enthusiast. The unlikely duo teamed up with the tri ...

An curved arrow pointing right. No matter if it's popcorn you've ordered at the theaters or popcorn you've cooked in the microwave, there always seems to be leftover kernels that didn't turn into ...

Some other grains, such as quinoa and sorghum, can pop too; but popcorn is the biggest and best popper! This picture shows 200 kernels of popcorn in a 1000 mL graduated cylinder and 200 pieces of ...

But between monitoring the heat and shaking the pot to make sure no kernels stuck to the bottom, I too often ended up with acrid popcorn and a scorched pot. There had to be a better way.