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Growing up, popcorn was generally a special occasion treat made on the stovetop, reserved for trips to the movie theater, or, if we were lucky, arrived in brightly decorated tins as a holiday gift.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The options for snacking are endless nowadays, with grocery store aisles riddled with chips, candies, sodas, trail mixes, crackers, cookies, ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. I eat a lot of popcorn. Sometimes I eat popcorn ...