Reddit reviews West Bend 82505 Crazy Electric Hot Oil Popcorn Popper Machine with Stirring Rod Offers Large Lid for Serving Bowl and Convenient Storage, 6-Quart, Red
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CONVENIENT: Vented clear cover doubles as a 6-quart capacity popcorn bowlEASY CLEANUP: Plate is nonstick Coated for easy clean upIMPROVED POPPING: Stir rod is motorized and improves popping, get more popped corn, larger kernels per batchEASY TO STORE: Permanently attached cord wraps neatly under the unit for no-tangle storageAligning cover and heating base handles allow entire unit to be securely graspedConvenient nesting lid is ideal for small storage120 Volts
This model seems pretty nice, thank god for prime shipping!
Growing up, we had a popcorn machine like this. 20 bucks! And all my friends thought we were the biggest snobs for not making it in a bag in the microwave to get that authentic packing peanut taste. Never mind that a gallon of kernels and a machine like that will make you popcorn at a much lower cost than pre-packaged microwave brands. And you can butter to taste, rather than 90% dry sponge, 10% oily sludge.
I have worked it out... well I googled it and now my popcorn tastes like it was fresh popped in a theater.
You need to:
There is special coconut oil but I just use plain the special stuff is just colored.
I use a fancy schmancy popcorn popper that lets the steam out but you should get excellent results following this advice (but still add the Flavacol to the oil with the kernels)
I use a "stir crazy" style oil popper, like this one: https://www.amazon.ca/West-Bend-82505-Popcorn-6-Quart/dp/B00KL8SM92/
This one in particular, but they don't sell it anymore: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B003UV8L5C/
You don't need something like this, though, you'll get similar results by using a covered frying pan or a stainless steel mixing bowl such a described here: https://altonbrown.com/perfect-popcorn-recipe-2/
1/4 cup of kernels, 1/4 teaspoon of Flavacol, 2 teaspoons of refined coconut oil.