Instead of using single-use microwaveable bags that cook unevenly or leave tons of unpopped kernels, having your own popcorn maker allows you more control over ingredients, flavor, and cooking level.

When the test kernels pop, remove the pot from heat and put in about 2/3 cup of popcorn kernels, just enough to coat the bottom in a single layer. Do not put in too much.

Eat your way to the bottom of almost any bag of popcorn and there they are: the rock-hard, jaw-rattling unpopped kernels known as old maids. The nuisance kernels have kept many a dentist busy, but ...

No matter what method you use to make popcorn, you always seem to end up with a few kernels that didn't pop. Soaking the kernels overnight in water can help them pop the second time around.

Q–When I pop microwave popcorn in the microwave, not all of it turns out; some kernels remain unpopped. The package directions warn me never to repop unpopped kernels. What`s going to happen … ...

Next time, just stick with the $9 soda. A Manhattan judge has thrown out an Upper West Side man’s lawsuit against a movie theater that sold him a bag of popcorn with an unpopped kernel inside ...

NEW YORK — A New York judge says popcorn purchasers worried about breaking a tooth on unpopped kernels should nibble carefully. Insurance broker Steve Kaplan said he encountered a double dud ...