For the rest of the time the popcorn is on the heat, you will need to constantly shake the pot. I like circular motions (clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter clockwise in the southern), but sometimes I change it up with a little side to side or even a figure eight.



Once you add the sugar, the popcorn will stop popping. It will take it about 30 seconds to 1 minute to start popping again. Once it starts again, you will need to listen carefully to it. The popping will get very rapid and then begin to slow. Once it slows to once every couple of seconds you will remove the pot from the heat and dump it into your bowl.



Just as a note here, you will notice that the popped corn lifts the lid off my pot. Feel free to use a pot with higher sides so this won't happen to you. I just happen to like this pot so much that I can overlook it's short sides.