Homemade Popcorn Like the Movies

Thirty-odd years ago, I worked in a movie theater that was voted as having the best popcorn in our city. I made quite a bit of that popcorn. We had two simple tricks to great crunchy popcorn. The first was to use double the oil. The second was to let it dry out overnight and reheat it the next day. Busy weekends always drove down the quality as it never had the chance to dry out completely. At the concession stand, we were always asked how fresh the popcorn was. "Made it half an hour ago," was the standard response.