Original Whirley Pop Popcorn Maker- Silver 6 Qt Aluminum Popcorn Maker with Metal Gear, Wabash Family Farms, With Included Good Time Guide

I have been a Whirley-Pop owner for a while now, and if you like popcorn I'd say it's a must have. I used to do the Alton Brown technique of tinfoil over a big mixing bowl on the stove, but it was a lot of work, was time consuming, and used up a lot of foil, so I gave the Whirly-Pop a try and I've never looked back. The results are superior to an air popper with very few dud kernals, and that's one less electrical gizmo I have to keep in the kitchen. Sadly I do not have a gas stove so I do not get the advertised "popcorn in 3 minutes," but making popcorn with it is still easy and faster than any other stovetop method I've tried. One thing to consider is since it's made of aluminum, take good care of yours and don't go dropping it on the floor or cramming it into an overcrowded cabinet. It's not too difficult to straighten out if you have an accident though. Mine has gotten a few dings in it but nothing that keeps it from working correctly. Just about any time I have a movie night these days I bring out the Whirley-pop and start making popcorn. My personal recommended kernels are Orville Redenbacher because they pop big, give me very few duds and have great flavor-- I've yet to find any other kernels that pop quite as nicely. For popping oil I use Kernel Season's, although whatever your favorite oil is it will work fine, though I recommend always using something butter-flavored! My favorite topping is home-made ghee and salt, hands down.

I had one of the electric popcorn poppers that heats and turns the crank for you, but it quit reaching the right temperature and also was a hassle to clean. I tried doing regular stove-top popcorn shaking my own saucepan back and forth, and that just burned the popcorn every time. I was worried I would get similar results from this thing, but it's working really well. Just slowly turning the crank makes all the difference I guess. Either that or maybe the aluminum is distributing the heat better than the pot I was using. I use flavacol (extra fine salt with an artificial buttery flavor and color available here on Amazon) with refined coconut oil and a good brand of popcorn kernels and nearly every kernel pops and the popcorn comes out great. It's just important to absolutely turn off the stove as soon as the popping is slow but before it stops. The last few kernels will still pop after the heat is turned off, but nothing will burn. Dumping the popcorn out is a little tricky. The other flap that's clipped down keeps coming open and burning my hand while I hold the other flap open, but I feel like I'll get the hang of it. Cleaning it up isn't that bad. I figure I'll use this only for popcorn so I'm never going to try wash all the oil out with soap and water, I'll just rinse it and wipe it clean with a paper towel. All the salt in the flavacol will probably keep this kettle well seasoned. I also tried doing glazed popcorn with sugary glazes also found here on Amazon. These worked pretty good as well. The sugar combined with the oil and boiled into a very sticky concoction, but it all coated the popcorn and wiped right out of the this kettle. The lid has lots of crevices that made it a little more difficult to clean all the spots of sticky colored sugar, but it did all come off. I've popped 2 batches of sweet glazed popcorn and two batches of regular popcorn and there have no been no problems of burnt popcorn or burnt spots on the bottom of the kettle.

I’ve had one of these popcorn makers for many years. I love it. It really makes popcorn exactly like the ones in the movie theater do. It’s the same premise, it’s just that you do it on your stove top and you have to do the cranking. Anyhow, I recently bought this for one of my best friends for Christmas and she is absolutely delighted. She said it makes the best homemade popcorn yet! It heats up very quickly and your popcorn is done within two minutes. Also, this pan you don’t wash every time you use this. You take it apart and wipe it down with paper towels because they say the inside gets seasoned and you’re not really supposed to be washing it. They are right when they say that because really does end up making popcorn that taste delicious! You can buy pre-measured packets from the same company with different flavors. So far the only one that I’ve ever bought is the movie theater popcorn one. It’s delicious. They are kind of expensive for these kits, but worth it because I don’t eat popcorn every single day and a five pack of the popcorn kits last me for a couple of months anyway. You can also use your own popcorn and oil and still have delicious popcorn. I have invested in butter flavored coconut oil and Flavocol popcorn salt, along with a jar of Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn. The results are very much like a movie theater.

The stove top aluminum popper is easy to use. Since I have a glass top stove, this popper is perfect as you don't have to "shake" the popper as you would a regular pot n lid to keep the popped kernels from burning. This popper has a "sweeper" that you crank that keeps the popped kernels off the bottom while the un-popped kernels heat up to pop. Just be sure when done with the process and everything is cooled off that you throughly wash the popper pot and all sides of the aluminum lid. Oil has a tendency over time to accumulate and get harder to clean from the top gears of the lid. It's fairly easy to clean with a dish brush fortunately. The popper does a wonderful job of popping the kernels.

Great popcorn maker, I have used many kinds, and this style is the best!

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After using the stovetop method and a silicone microwaveable bowl for years, I bought this for my wife this Christmas. It works very well. Easy to clean, easy to use. The popcorn has an excellent texture, and when combined with some Flavacol it gives you the authentic movie theater popcorn you always want at home. Recipe: 1-2 tablespoons coconut oil 1/2-3/4 teaspoon Flavacol 1/2 cup of kernels 1. Heat the oil until it melts in the pan and covers the bottom 2. Add the flavacol salt / seasoning to the pan and swirl it around a bit to mix 3. Add the kernels (warm pan but not hot) and toss and swirl a bit to coat 4. Periodically swirl to keep coating the kernels until it starts popping ( a few minutes while it heats up ) 5. Once it starts popping, steadily swirl the popcorn until you encounter resistance, do not force the swirling handle. Done and delicious!

Love it!! It’s made from very thin aluminium (the base and the top), however it feels very well made, I’m guessing the material is so thin to help pop the popcorn quicker. This will not work with an induction cooktop, however Makes amazing popcorn! 🍿😍

love love love it! I'm pretty sure this will be my number one favorite product purchase of 2018. I would not normally buy aluminum cookware, but choose the aluminum version after reading comments by people who had problems with the stainless steel. If you like popcorn, this is a fantastic product, and it makes amazing kettle corn (I used the recipe from the Martha Stewart video on YouTube: 5 tablespoons oil, 1/4 cup sugar, and sprinkle with salt only AFTER popcorn is finished and has been poured into the bowl). It helps to have a really huge bowl to shake up your popcorn after it's cooked. I also ordered the Flavacol at the same time which gives the popcorn great salty flavour, but go easy, it's very salty.