The San Francisco Chronicle did a taste test of 9
store brands of prepopped, bagged popcorn that they found around the Bay Area. While microwave popcorn doesn't really
take that long to make, the bagged stuff offers even more convenience and instant gratification. Not to mention the
fact that opening a bag of it will not leave your kitchen smelling like popcorn for the next 24 hours. The Chronicle's
criteria? They looked for flavor and appearance, but the most important quality for the popcorn to have was crunch. If
it wasn't crispy, it wasn't worth eating, and not all the brands stacked up. Their top two picks were Whole Foods 365
Organic and O Organics, which is the Safeway store brand. Following the top brands were Erin's (from Andronico's
market), Bearitos Lite (from Rainbow) and Trader Joe's. The other four finishers? Let's just say that if the taste
tester didn't want them, neither do you.
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