Popcorn in 6 Qt Instant Pot – Tips for Better Results

[iamacountnotasaint]

Popcorn is one of the most FAILED foods in the Instant Pot. I have seen more fails than successes posted here.

 

[sugarloaf9225]

@iamacountnotasaint I’m going to try 1 more time using some of the suggestions. If I fail again, I’ll go back to a tried & true way of making.

 

[iamacountnotasaint]

@sugarloaf9225 I've never even bothered to try it. I don't want to waste my time and popcorn on something that can easily be done in another way.

 

[verysad]

I have had very good success if I’ve used coconut oil and jolly time popcorn as well.

 

[algirl]

Is it possible your popcorn was old? I seem to get unpopped and tougher popped corn when the popcorn kernels are old.

 

[isheri]

@algirl was thinking the same thing!

 

[petr0s]

I tried popcorn in my IP and it didn’t work for me either.

 

[rdeol]

I tried to maybe a year ago in my Instant pot and I had also very tough and hardly anything popping. and if you I did taste, I didn’t care for the taste. So I went back to my power pop Orville Redenbacher microwave popper which I can use popcorn kernels in and that works so much better. I’ve had that for years.

 

[porphyrioskafsokalivitos]

The steam has to escape for popcorn to be light and crispy. I honestly wouldn’t even try it in the IP.

 

[revelations77]

Your popcorn might have been old.. that's happened to me afew times as well... and another website mentioned that..

 

[xneedhelp]

Some things are just not IP friendly. Glass microwave popper is my go to.

 

[soulcraving]

Not a cooking top, but we bought this flavored salt that will last a lifetime, but it's so delicious. It's called flavacol and a little goes a long way. It's what theaters use.

 

[lynq]

Didn't work for me either. Just burned

 

[eclipsewolfe]

Even leaving the lid ajar for the steam, my popcorn came out chewy and tough.

 

[unimportant]

Popcorn is not meant for the IP

 

[drmma618]

@unimportant

 

[rodneyj]

Good to know that the IP is really not a popcorn maker. I won’t try it! Thank you for your useful tips and experiments.

 

[billym]

I had similar results with the IP, came out tough and a lot of unpopped kernals. I coat the kernals in olive or coconut oil with salt, pour into paper bag, fold down the top a couple of times, pop in the microwave for about 2mins 20 seconds (depends on how powerful your microwave is). Turns out perfect and is easy!

 

[skyblue01]

Pan on a stove!

 

[kittynesh9]

Some people soak their kernels in water for an hour or so to make them fluffier.