This post is sponsored by Westbend. All opinions expressed are my own. This Stir Crazy recipe makes perfect homemade kettle corn at home. Sweet, salty, and totally irresistible, it’s the ultimate ...

Kettle corn is the perfect compromise: It’s sweet, it’s salty, and it’s popcorn—check, check, and check. As I recently learned, kettle corn is also very easy to make.

Alton Brown's kettle corn hack is to add more kernels when popping slows. Another of Alton Brown's popcorn hacks is to use a metal bowl instead of a popcorn maker.

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Beyond that, the kettle-corn maker should select the right kind of popcorn, one that will make big, puffy kernels.

• To make kettle corn: Use the stove-top method. Heat 1/4 cup vegetable oil in a medium-size pan until hot; add 1/2 cup unpopped corn and 3 tablespoons white sugar.

If your nose doesn’t lead you straight to the kettle corn vendor at just about any state fair or festival, then your ears surely will. The aroma of lightly caramelized popcorn combined with the ...