Craft popcorn package sizes and specialty blends

Pop-to-order craft popcorn cooked at 1202 Main St, Cincinnati. Every size is sealed in food-grade barrier films to block humidity and preserve crunch for 3 to 4 weeks unopened.

240° Fahrenheit

Exact soft-crack sugar temperature target maintained inside our copper candy kettles before molten cane caramel coats popped flakes.

Sugar cooking requires exacting physical discipline. If caramel is pulled off the fire at 230 degrees, the glaze remains sticky and absorbs airborne moisture, turning soft within hours. If allowed to climb to 255 degrees, sugar chains scorch, yielding a bitter burnt astringency that masks corn sweetness.

We cook pure cane sugar, salted butter, sea salt, and Madagascar vanilla extract to exactly 240 degrees Fahrenheit. The molten syrup is poured directly over freshly popped mushroom corn inside the motorized flavor tumbler drum, coating each spherical kernel in a microscopic glass-like shell.

Mushroom vs Butterfly Corn
Mushroom kernels produce rounded, sturdy spheres that hold caramel glazes without shattering. Butterfly corn produces winged flakes ideal for holding dry savory cheeses.
Flake Sea Salt Finish
Hand-scattered sea salt crystals adhere to hot caramel seconds before cooling, providing alternating bursts of savory mineral crunch.
Close-up texture of caramel-glazed popcorn kernels coated with sea salt crystals
Macro surface detail of cane caramel glaze and flake sea salt adherence Heirloom Mushroom Kernels

All orders are popped to order in 1 to 2 business days. Calculate your exact guest portions and send your inquiry directly to our kitchen desk at 1202 Main St.

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Al’s Popcorns
Facility: 1202 Main St, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Phone: 513-993-7677
Lead time: 1–2 business days per batch