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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
well fire up the popcorn machine!
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I did just that! But then... I make popcorn almost every night. I usually just salt it though.
You can NOT know how tickled I am with my new popcorn pot. Of all the kitchen 'gadgets' that really work, this one certainly takes the cake!
A LITTLE HISTORY;
I have been using a heavy duty aluminum "Whirlypop" popcorn pot that I purchased from
"Lehman's Non-Electric Supply" for at least the last 25 years. Last year I accidentally burned it up... killed the poor thing. So I ordered a replacement from Amazon. They did send me a genuine 'Whirlypop' (
which Lehman's still sells, ) but it would seem that the company has gone through some cost cutting and the new pot was nothing short of trash; side wall so thin I had to be careful when washing it, crank paddle that was just a thin wire.... junk from top to bottom. And the popcorn came out of it feeling like rubber. There weren't enough vents to let the steam escape while popping so the kernels were soggy. For a dyed in the wool popper like me, this just would not do...
So I went back to "Lehman's" and ordered their stainless steel popper. At first glance they look about the same, but the differences are startling! It's twice the price of their aluminum one, but I'm worth it. And what I got was the Crown Jewel of Popcorn Making. I can hardly lift this one. It has a multi-layered bottom for better heat diffusion, a bomb-proof crank mechanism, a large flat rotating paddle inside, and solid latching clips to hold the top to the bottom. (On the junky one, I had to use two hands to hold the unit together while I emptied it! I learned THAT the hard way) With the old popper I'd use a fat 1/2 cup of kernels and that would fill the pot 3/4 full. With this new popper I have to use scant 1/2 cup and it fills the pot to the lid. Same size pot... Filled with tender, dry popcorn, virtually every kernel pops, and I am one VERY satisfied customer. I LUUUUVS mu
popper!
Stitchawl