Is it possible to make melted butter for the cinema popcorn

the_syco

Hey all,

I goto the cinema the odd time, but miss the butter on the popcorn. So was wondering; what is a good way to make the melted butter beforehand, and how to transport the butter to the cinema?

Has anyone been able to sort something like this out? Someone had mentioned ghee to me, but not sure where to get it.

emc2

Melt butter and put in a zip lock bag. Stick that in a flask of hot water to keep it melted.

pegasus1

I would say they stopped doing butter in popcorn as its too messy and greasy... imagine you go to the cinema, go to your allocated seat and sit down, put your hand on an arm rest only for it to be sticky etc...yeuch!!!

Bruthal

It was the best part of going to the cinema, the buttered popcorn.

hidinginthebush

Not helpful but Odeon cinemas still do butter on the popcorn if there are any near you

Speedwell

It's not really butter anyway; it's butter-flavored oil with lots of artificial flavorings. Try mixing clarified butter with some coconut oil instead, and keep it warm in a small coffee flask like the above poster recommends.

Kablamo!

The IMC also do buttered popcorn.

Mugatuu

Ghee would be your best bet! Tesco do large gold tube for around €8.
Holland and Barrett do a 300g jar of organic ghee for €10+, try any health food shop or asian cookery store!

Speedwell

Mugatuu wrote: »

Ghee would be your best bet! Tesco do large gold tube for around €8.
Holland and Barrett do a 300g jar of organic ghee for €10+, try any health food shop or asian cookery store!

No, I was serious about adding some coconut oil. It adds an essential, elusive flavor that you can't get any other way if what you're going for is halfway-authentic "movie popcorn" taste. Good idea about the ghee though.

Get a thermal coffee mug. Warm it up by filling it with boiling water.

Melt your butter. Empty the mug and wipe dry. Add the butter. Seal, and go to the cinema.

Bring wipes!