Stovetop Popcorn
Cheaper by the kilo than any packet, and it takes four minutes.
Ingredients
- Popping corn120 g
- Vegetable oil30 ml
Method
- Put the oil and three kernels into a large pot with a tight lid and set it over medium-high heat.
- When those three kernels pop the oil is hot enough — tip in the rest and put the lid back on.
- Shake the pot every few seconds so the popped corn lifts off the base and does not scorch.
- Take the pot off the heat when the pops slow to one every few seconds; waiting for the last kernel burns the batch.
- Season lightly while it is still hot, cool completely, and only then put it in a container — warm popcorn steams itself soft.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
Pak'nSaveBest choiceno items missing · $1.00 of food
$6.18
84% spare
Woolworths NZno items missing · $1.05 of food · $0.05 more
$6.99
85% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
New World· $0.93 of food
$3.89
76% spare
No price at New World for:
- Vegetable oil
$0.17a serve
$0.17 a serve, cheapest at Pak'nSave
About $1.00 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
$6.59 across 2 shops · all 2 items priced · $0.41 more for bigger packs, 85% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$1.00
no items missing
you'll pay $6.18 · 84% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$1.05
no items missing · $0.05 more
you'll pay $6.99 · 85% of it spare
New World$0.93
missing 1 item
you'll pay $3.89 · 76% of it spare
Buy at Woolworths NZ$3.10
Vegetable oil
$3.10
need 30 mlWoolworths vegetable oil 750 ml
Woolworths NZ$3.10·Pak'nSave$0.54/100ml$2.69·New WorldN/A
Buy at Pak'nSave$3.49
Popping corn
$0.70/100g
need 120 gPop'n'Good Popping Corn 500 g$3.49
Pak'nSave$0.70/100g$3.49·Woolworths NZ$3.89·New World$0.78/100g$3.89