popping popcorn over or on woodstove

If there was teflon on it, I wouldn't be interested.

Never used one of those boxes, but with enough of them around, I'm guessing they worked. However, they were meant to be over an open flame or coals instead of a stove top I believe. Not sure how effect they'd be on a stove top since I can't see using oil in one of them.

I've made popcorn in a dutch oven with just enough oil in the bottom to coat, let it get hot but not burnt (test w/ a kernel or 2) then throw about a 1/4 to 1/3 cup of kernals in (depending on the size of your dutch oven) once they start popping it takes some movement of the dutch oven (ove gloves or welding gloves help here) to keep the unpopped kernels in the oil and the popped ones moving upwards in the dutch oven.

My concern with this would be the movement of dutch oven could mar up the stove surface. However, if the stove is hot enough it could be done in a trivet which may help protect the stove.

Here's a similar method using a metal bowl which may actually work even better/quicker and might not mar the stove surface since it's lighter, I've just never tried it. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/perfect-popcorn-recipe/index.html

When I make homemade popcorn, I like putting finely grated Parmesan cheese and melted butter. .

pen