Popcorn Atlas

Ranked reviews

Atlas scores are editorial, 0.0 to 5.0. Nobody buys a ranking. Tiny But Mighty is #01 on every ranked list. New directory names stay unscored until we taste them. Filter is a courtesy, not a different scoreboard.

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  1. 08JOLLY TIME logoJOLLY TIMEIowa · company · Kernels · SavoryIowa family company that never left the crop.4.0
  2. 11Orville Redenbacher's logoOrville Redenbacher'sIndiana · microwave · Kernels · SavoryThe reference microwave. How millions learned the sound.3.8
  3. —365 by Whole Foods logo365 by Whole FoodsWhole Foods · store label · SavoryWhole Foods house popcorn.Pending review
  4. —ACT II logoACT IINational · microwave · SavoryThe first mass-market shelf-stable microwave bag.Pending review
  5. —AMC Theatres logoAMC TheatresNational · theater · SavoryConcession flavor in a grocery box.Pending review
  6. —Clancy's logoClancy'sAldi · store brand · SavoryAldi's movie-theater butter. A store label that can pop.Pending review
  7. —Cousin Willie's logoCousin Willie'sRamsey, Indiana · farm · Farms · SavorySouthern Indiana farm, loud butter bag.Pending review
  8. —Great Value logoGreat ValueWalmart · store brand · SavoryWalmart's cheap box. A store label that can pop.Pending review
  9. —Kirkland Signature logoKirkland SignatureCostco · store brand · SavoryCostco's warehouse box. Other testers keep putting it first.Pending review
  10. —Koepsell's logoKoepsell'sWaukesha · wagons · SavoryWisconsin wagon name. Taste of Home's mom-and-pop pick.Pending review
  11. —Market Pantry logoMarket PantryTarget · store brand · SavoryTarget's house butter bag. A control sample.Pending review
  12. —Newman's Own logoNewman's OwnWestport · foundation · SavoryA dressing company that also makes a microwave bag.Pending review
  13. —Pop Secret logoPop SecretNational · microwave · SavoryThe microwave brand that claimed every wattage.Pending review
  14. —Pop Weaver logoPop WeaverIndiana · grower · Farms · Kernels · SavoryIndiana grower. Pop Weaver is the grocery name.Pending review
  15. —Quinn logoQuinnBoulder · microwave · SavoryTaste of Home still named the bag. The official site sells pretzels.Pending review

How we score

Editorial, 0 to 5. We score the bowl and whether the pitch is true. Farm varieties outrank flavor labs. Read the how we score guide and the about page.