Popcorn Picker · From Farmer Bob
I grow three kernels on my farm in Princeton, Kansas. They pop into different shapes, and the shape decides how you pop it and what it's good for. Here's how to pick.
Non-GMO popcorn · Seed to Store™ · One Farmer, One Field™
Step 1
Tap your popper. The badges show how each kernel does in it.
Any kernel works on the stovetop, and it is the best way to pop Mushroom.
Step 2
Same farm, three different bowls. This is what each one looks like popped.
The famous one
Big, round, sturdy pops that hold up to caramel, kettle corn and heavy toppings.
Farmer Bob's pick
Small, tender, easy-eating kernels with thin, delicate hulls. The one Farmer Bob pops at home.
The classic
Traditional popcorn. Big, fluffy, golden pieces with wings that catch butter and salt.
The secret is the oil
It's what gives theater popcorn that golden, buttery taste. Coconut oil with beta-carotene for color and butter flavor, no dairy. One 30 oz jar pops roughly 40 small batches.
Swipe sideways to compare all three →
| Feature | Easy Pop™ Mushroom | Baby White | Large Yellow |
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| Shape | Round ball | Small butterfly | Big butterfly |
| Bite | Sturdy and dense | Tender and delicate | Light and fluffy |
| Hulls | Fewer hull pieces | Virtually no hulls | Traditional |
| Ease of popping | Needs high heat | Easiest | Easy |
| Stovetop | Best | Great | Great |
| Hot-air popper | Good | Good | Best |
| Microwave | Never | Best | Good |
| Best for | Caramel corn, kettle corn | Everyday snacking | Movie nights, heavy butter |
| 2 lb bag | $19.99 · Shop | $19.99 · Shop | $19.99 · Shop |
Baby White's small kernels can blow out of strong-fan air poppers. If yours does, use Large Yellow.
Whatever you pop in, you're done at 2 seconds between pops.
Popping Tips has exact amounts for 1 to 12 people, the best oils, and fixes for chewy popcorn and unpopped kernels.
The bigger the bag, the less you pay per pound.
Stock the pantry.
Big families and popcorn parties.
Can't decide?
Our Movie Theater Butter coconut oil plus one, two or three bags of popcorn. Pick easy-eating White Butterfly, big round Mushroom, or a mix.
Savings compared with buying the oil and 2 lb bags separately at today's prices. FREE embroidered Princeton Popcorn patch ($7.99 value) with your first kit order, while supplies last.
Shape. Mushroom popcorn pops into round, sturdy balls that are best for caramel and coatings. Butterfly popcorn pops into tender, winged pieces that catch butter and salt.
Mushroom popcorn. Its big, round, sturdy pops hold up to caramel, chocolate and kettle coatings without breaking. Pop it on the stovetop with oil over high heat.
Baby White. It opens easily on the stovetop, in most air poppers and in the microwave.
Large Yellow butterfly popcorn. Baby White also works in most air poppers, but its small kernels can blow out of strong-fan models.
Baby White. Put a quarter cup of kernels in a 3-quart microwave-safe glass bowl, cover it with a microwave-safe plate turned upside down, and stop when pops slow to about 2 seconds apart. Large Yellow also works. Never microwave mushroom kernels.
No. Mushroom kernels need fast, even, high heat, and a microwave gives you half-pops. Use butterfly kernels in the microwave.
Baby White. Every popcorn kernel has a hull, but Baby White's is thin and delicate and breaks into far fewer pieces.
Figure 2 tablespoons of kernels per person, which makes about 4 cups popped. A quarter cup of kernels makes about 7 to 8 cups.
Airtight, at room temperature in the pantry. Roll the resealable bag down tight after every scoop. Never store kernels in the fridge or freezer, because the fridge dries them out.
On Farmer Bob's farm in Princeton, Kansas. Bob Ralph is a first-generation farmer who plants, raises and harvests the popcorn himself.
