Popcorn Stovetop Popcorn Maker, Silver, 6.5 Quart

I have only used it a handful of times, but has been great. Some people say it’s faster than microwave bags, while I don’t think that’s true. It does taste a lot better. I use the orange coconut oil popping oil and flavacol and comes out just as good as movie theatre popcorn. It doesn’t take a lot longer to make than the bags, and may get to be just as fast with some practice, but taste way better and more fun to use and very easy to use. Overall quality seems okay. It’s not super heavy, not sure how long it’ll last, but if I can get a year out of it I’m happy.

If you love popcorn, you need this. The whirly pop is a life changing device. It's so easy to use, and it's basically impossible to make bad popcorn. Just 2 tablespoons of oil and 1/2 cup of popcorn and you're ready to rock and roll. This is one of the most used kitchen items in my house, and I frequently buy this as a gift for other popcorn lovers. This thing is worth every single penny.

My daughter and I adore this device--we bought it months ago, and we still use a few times a week, sometimes more. It takes less than five minutes from start to finish on the stovetop, and when we use coconut oil and Flavacol seasoning, we have hot, fresh, delicious theatre-style popcorn. I recommend this highly to anyone who loves popcorn and would like to spend less money on those gross microwave bags; the start up cost is a little high when you factor in the spinner here, the oil, the popcorn salt, and the seeds (I was about $35-$40 initially), but it lasts a long time and the overall cost is a small fraction of buying grocery store bags. We use 2 TBSP of oil, 1 TBSP of salt (in the cooker, though we sometimes add more after it's cooked), and 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup of seeds, and this ratio makes more popcorn than we can eat. (I would not recommend putting 1 cup of seeds in the cooker--it's not big enough, and the popcorn on the bottom will either burn or sort of fuse together.) I have only a couple of notes about things I'm not super hot about: --The small holes in the top of the lid (where the hinges are) allow enough space for hot oil spatters. Not very much, but once or twice while making a batch I'll feel it on my arm. It's only a minor annoyance to me, but those with more sensitive skin might want to wear a long oven mitt to protect from this. --The gears that came on mine are plastic and becoming slightly discolored, which also does not affect the performance. It does make it look perpetually dirty. --The kettle is a little thin, too, so dropping it on the floor or banging it on the counter may dent it. Due to its thinness, it gets VERY HOT, not only while you're applying stovetop heat, but while you're emptying the corn. Recommend use of oven mitts, especially for children. The wooden handle is not hot, but the kettle could do some damage to little (or larger) fingers. --If you get it too full, you might have some issues getting the popcorn that's crammed in the bottom to come out; we hold one side shut with an oven-mitted hand and dislodge the corn with a butter knife--just a small stir will help the rest come pouring out. We clean our spinner with paper towels normally, and occasionally by running all parts under the hot water tap, allowing to air dry, and then using paper towels again, and it's perfect. You'll want a big, big bowl if you use 1/2 or 3/4 cup of seeds (enough so that you can add seasonings and shake it around). We buy generic grocery-store seeds for about $1/lb and they work fine and taste great. I would not recommend children under eleven or twelve use this alone due to how hot it gets; they may injure themselves attempting to dump the kettle into bowls. I would also not recommend making kettle corn/adding sugar as it will clump in the bottom, but if you're up to cleaning it, you can definitely do so. This would be a great gift, too.

Easy and comfortable to use, wipes clean. The lid fits just right, the knob on the handle spins freely. The inside mechanism is a sturdy, thick wire (if I knew gauges, I’d tell you!) mounted to a heavy, central rod. Electric Popcorn Poppers produce bland results, same as the bag in microwave. The heavy pressure cooker I used to use is long gone (it made awesome popcorn!) and the big, stainless pot I have been using is just plain awkward to keep the lid on while shaking. This pot is lightweight, a big plus. The lid opens in two parts, one attached with a clip to hold it down and the other is free. I use 1-2 TB coconut oil, a heaping tsp of Flavovol, half cup of popcorn. That amount fills the pot so the temptation to add more is gone. If there were any unpopped kernels, they weren’t noticed! Maybe I’ll do buttered, or caramel popcorn in the future but after the corn is popped, in a different bowl. The one frustration for me is - I haven’t yet figured out how to get the popcorn into individual bags without it spilling all over or messing up a big bowl!

I eat a ton of popcorn and I hate all the salt and chemicals added to microwave popcorn. But I hate standing there and waiting for oil to heat in a pot and for the corn to pop via the age-old method of popcorn preparation. So for years I have air popped corn by putting the kernels in a paper lunch bag and microwaving on 80% power for 4 minutes. It worked, but 1/3 of my kernels didn't pop or were "fun kernels." (Fun kernels are the half-popped ones you eat as a bonus when the real stuff is gone.) This Christmas I was considering two corn poppers. One was the West Bend Stir Crazy 6-Quart Electric Popcorn Popper. My family had one of these as a kid and I remember it working very well and all-in-one. But it was 1/3 more in price than the Wabash Valley Farms Whirly-Pop, a product I'd never heard of, but which looked good in theory. So I tried out the Whirly-Pop. NOTE: My girlfriend also bought me a popcorn popper for Christmas. One was a Whirly-Pop, one was a Great Northern Original Spinner. They were exactly identical except for the name stamped onto the lid. I kept the Whirly-Pop because I liked the name better. The Whirly-Pop is AMAZING! First time I used it I turned the stove top on medium-high heat, plopped some oil through both sides of the lid, poured in 1/2 cup of kernels, closed the lid and stirred the corn every 30 seconds or so. In three minutes I had perfect popcorn and every kernel popped. I was incredulous. Certainly I'd mistaken the time, right? Nope. I've used the Whirly-Pop a dozen or more times since then and every time my whole process takes 3-4 minutes. Actually, I've never hit 4 minutes, but I've been over 3.5 minutes. That's my whole process - from the time I turn on the stove to popcorn in my bowl ready to be flavored or just eaten. By the time I get out the butter and put away the kernels my popcorn requires my attention and a minute later I'm eating it. Heaven! The metal on the bottom is thin enough that the oil heats fast, obviously. The crank turning the metal bars that stir the corn to keep it from burning/sticking on the bottom is solid. I've had no problem with the gear as some people mentioned. I'm wondering how hard they're cranking the the thing if they're actually breaking it! The only "complaint" I might have would be that the lid could be a little thicker. It doesn't need to be and doing so would just make the thing weigh more so this is purely a personal taste "complaint." The lid pops off for easy clean up of both bottom and lid assembly. And the lid clips securely back into place when finished cleaning. Seriously, if you like popcorn buy this thing. I'm kicking myself for all the time I wasted making my own air-popped microwave corn and a pre-bought microwave bag takes even longer! This is the fastest thing I've ever seen. And at $25 more or less you can't go wrong. The only downside is that the Whirly-Pop does such a fantastic job that I don't have any unpopped or fun-kernels left when the popcorn is gone!

This stovetop popcorn maker is my preferred method of cooking popcorn now. I've had it for a few months, and it's so easy to use. The 6-quart capacity is perfect for a party of 5-6 people. It's also super easy to clean, which is a huge plus. The hand crank is a great feature, too. You can use it to stir the seasoning around or stir the popcorn while it's popping so you don't burn the popcorn at the bottom. The only downside I have is that it takes a while to master this art and it is not easy like microwaving bags of popcorn but I would highly recommend this product if you like to cock popcorn the old fashion way!

I made my popcorn with no problem. Simple to use simple to clean.

I am not loving this popcorn popper. The first time I used it, the popcorn kernels left black marks on the pan. The arm that goes around to stir the popcorn is too flexible, so it goes over the kernels instead of pushing them along. I think that is why the kernels made those marks. They just sat there until they popped and got a little cooked in the meantime. I am sure within a few times the whole bottom will be black.

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Excelente producto, las palomitas quedan perfectas, solo tener cuidado con las superficie caliente

Excellent product, good quality as expected!

This is a good quality product with quick delivery. Perfect for use on our glass-top stove and makes great popcorn. Good value.

Fantastic popcorn maker This is our second one First lasted for years