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Original Whirley-Pop Popcorn Popper Kit - Metal Gear - Stainless Steel - 1 Real Theater All Inclusive Popping Kit
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Brand | Wabash Valley Farms |
Color | Stainless Steel |
Capacity | 6 Quarts |
Special Feature | Manual |
Material | Stainless Steel |
About this item
- Authentic Theater Popcorn: Each Popper Kit comes with a real theater popping kit & our special recipe instructions. The kit also includes popping corn, our secret buttery seasoning, & popping oil.
- Metal Gear: Die-Cast Metal Gears combined with the patented stirring system in this stovetop popcorn popper by moving every kernel until it pops - up to 42 times its original size!
- Easy Clean Up: No need to worry about a big cleanup! This popcorn popper comes with a removable lid with quick release clips - just wipe with a paper towel and store for later use.
- Movie Night at Home: You no longer have to head to the theater for authentic movie theater popcorn - enjoy it within just 3 minutes at home on your comfy couch!
- A Popcorn Popper that Lasts: Backed by a 25-year warranty, with this stovetop popcorn popper, you can be sure you'll be enjoying delicious, perfectly cooked popcorn for many years to come!
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Flavor | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Easy to use | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Easy to clean | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Durability | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | — |
Heat distribution | 5.0 | — | 4.4 | — | 4.4 | — |
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capacity | 6 quarts | 5 quarts | 5.68 liters | 6 quarts | 6 quarts | 6 quarts |
electric | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
material | Stainless Steel | Aluminum | Aluminum | Stainless Steel, Metal | Aluminum | Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Wood |
weight | 1.54 pounds | 2 pounds | — | 5.5 ounces | 1.81 pounds | 4.29 pounds |
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Product information
Brand | Wabash Valley Farms |
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Color | Stainless Steel |
Capacity | 6 Quarts |
Special Feature | Manual |
Material | Stainless Steel |
Product Dimensions | 18"L x 10"W x 7"H |
Item Weight | 1.54 Pounds |
Included Components | Whirley Pop Stainless Steel Stovetop Popcorn Popper – Popcorn Set with Popping Kit - Perfect Popcorn in 3 Minutes, Makes a Great Gift |
Is Electric | No |
Item Weight | 1.54 pounds |
Manufacturer | Wabash Valley Farms |
ASIN | B00IRW15ES |
Item model number | 127513 |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #9,811 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining) #34 in Popcorn Poppers |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | February 24, 2014 |
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Does popcorn have an expiration date?
No, popcorn does not have an expiration date. As long as it stays in an airtight container, it will retain it's moisture and stay fresh.
Why is the Real Theater Oil a solid instead of a liquid?
The Real Theater Oil is coconut oil. A characteristic of coconut oil is that it changes it's consistency based on the temperatures it is in. If it's cold, it will be more of a solid, if it is warm, it will be more of a liquid.
Where is the best place to store my popping kernels prior to use?
The ideal place to store your popping kernels is in a dry, cool cupboard.
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Customers like the ease of cleaning and dumping out the popcorn popper. They mention that it's easy to use and clean, and the pan is light weight. They also appreciate the fact that it doesn't burn the popcorn. Customers also like the speed of the product, saying that it makes popcorn super fast.
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Customers like the quality of the popcorn popper. They say it's a fantastic appliance that makes delicious popcorn. They also say the gears keep jumping apart when turning, but it makes a lot of popcorn. Customers also mention that the popcorn comes out fluffy, crispy, and hot.
"...Very sturdy (think decent Wolfgang Puck/Emeril pots and pans quality – definitely not the lowest grade, but not $100 per piece either)...." Read more
"This popper does it's job reaaal good. Makes that popcorn real nice. Not the easiest to clean, but not the hardest...." Read more
"...They do make great popcorn. Easy. Here's how I do it. Pour canola oil in the bottom, enough to liberally cover the bottom. Add any salt, etc...." Read more
"...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..." Read more
Customers like the performance of the popcorn popper. They say it works wonderfully, produces superior results, and is easy to use. Some mention that it works better than any other method and is superior to an air popper with very few dud kernals.
"This popper does it's job reaaal good. Makes that popcorn real nice. Not the easiest to clean, but not the hardest...." Read more
"...was worried I would get similar results from this thing, but it's working really well...." Read more
"...It works great, pops fast, and is the closest thing to movie theater popcorn...." Read more
"...We use this a lot and it works well. Like the metal gear mechanism, but sometimes it gets a little misaligned but not serious that affects the use...." Read more
Customers find the popcorn popper easy to use. They mention that it's fun, just as easy as microwaving, and quick. Customers also say that the thin and light popper makes it quick. Overall, customers are satisfied with the ease of use and recommend it to others.
"...With all the above said, this popper is actually very easy to use...." Read more
"...They do make great popcorn. Easy. Here's how I do it. Pour canola oil in the bottom, enough to liberally cover the bottom. Add any salt, etc...." Read more
"The stove top aluminum popper is easy to use...." Read more
"...Then I use my right hand to slowly turn the crank, which is very easy to do...." Read more
Customers like the cleanability of the popcorn popper. They mention that it's easy to use and clean, and that it is easy to empty.
"...The aluminum version is not as lovely, but is much easily to empty as it is light weight and has grooves for your fingers...." Read more
"...It's fairly easy to clean with a dish brush fortunately. The popper does a wonderful job of popping the kernels." Read more
"...Cleanup is super easy with just a wipe down with a paper towel.. the popcorn comes out fluffy crispy and hot!! Perfect for movie night!" Read more
"Oops corn quickly and it's easy to clean." Read more
Customers like the speed of the popcorn popper. Some say it makes popcorn quickly, while others say it really pops quickly. Some mention that it makes a nice batch within 5 minutes, while still others say that it cooks the popcorn in roughly 3 minutes. Overall, most are satisfied with the speed and ease of use of the product.
"...The whirley-pop is way easier and faster.Make sure you get this ~$40 whirley-pop and not the $80 one!..." Read more
"...this years ago, had been making popcorn in a big pop but this is so much faster and doesn’t ever get soggy" Read more
"...It works great, pops fast, and is the closest thing to movie theater popcorn...." Read more
"Oops corn quickly and it's easy to clean." Read more
Customers like the popcorn popper's ability to not burn the popcorn. They say that it's impossible to burn the kernels and that the popcorn comes out perfectly.
"...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." Read more
"Didn't burn and almost all the kernels popped." Read more
"...Crunchy butFluffy, easy to not burn anything and pops almost all the kernels without burning...." Read more
"...yield in the new microwave, we find almost 100% popped with no burnt popcorn...." Read more
Customers like the weight of the popcorn popper. Some mention it's a little heavier than their previous popper, while others say it'll be more than expected. The pot is made of aluminum, which is lighter than stainless steel, but durable enough. The popper is bigger and bulkier than their old one, but not larger than their room.
"...Light, fluffy popcorn and almost every kernel pops every time." Read more
"...We are amazed at how HEAVY this one is! It weighs considerably more than I expected...." Read more
"I love this popcorn maker! It is fun, light weight, is easy to operate and brings back fond memories of me being a kid!..." Read more
"The stainless steel version is gorgeous and well made, but it is heavy and hard to handle when emptying. The smooth handle does not help...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the gears of the popcorn popper. Some mention that the gear mechanism is totally metal, while others say that the metal gears no longer mesh.
"...We use this a lot and it works well. Like the metal gear mechanism, but sometimes it gets a little misaligned but not serious that affects the use...." Read more
"...The smooth handle does not help. The aluminum version is not as lovely, but is much easily to empty as it is light weight and has grooves for your..." Read more
"...The gear assembly is made of plastic, and right away I understood two themes in the reviews:1...." Read more
"...The top is made of thinner stainless steel and the gear mechanism is also stainless steel...." Read more
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I chose the stainless steel version as I am trying to get away from using aluminum cookware. The bottom part of this popper is a nice, heavy quality stainless steel. The top is kind of on the flimsy side and you have to really mess with the tabs that keep the top on the popper pan. It clips on fairly firmly, but the 2 sides can open and close. One side has a metal clip and that needs to be carefully bent so that it will keep that side closed when you go to dump out the popcorn into a big bowl. Otherwise that side of the lid will flop open and you will have popcorn all over the place!
Another thing to mention:
After popping the corn, that popper pan is extremely hot, hot, HOT! It will melt any plastic it touches, like a popcorn bowl! It also will burn any fabric potholder or towel you might decide to set it on. So just carefully pour your popcorn into a non-plastic bowl, or be sure not to bump the popper to a plastic bowl if that is what you are using. Then, place that very hot popper back on your turned off stove for it to safely cool down. The bottom of the popper is an extra thick stainless clad aluminum so it really does hold the heat, but that is what also makes the awesome popcorn too!
With all the above said, this popper is actually very easy to use. After I finally got the hang of using it, figuring out how long to pop, and how high to turn up my gas stove, I was able to make some very awesome popcorn!
Here is how I finally ended up making my Popcorn:
I use 1/2 cup of the Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popcorn Kernels, Original Yellow corn.
1 Tbs of good quality Coconut Oil.
1/2 Tbs of Nutiva USDA Certified Organic, non-GMO, Cold-Filtered, Unrefined, Fair Trade Ecuadorian Red Palm Oil.
1/4 Tsp of Flavacol Seasoning Popcorn Salt.
I put all this stuff into the popper BEFORE heating it, as recommended by the seller! I then turn on my gas stove to medium high and start turning the crank and I also quickly slide the popper back and forth too. Be sure to remove the popper from the heat as soon as the popping slows, as the bottom of the popper is very hot and stays hot for a while.
As far as ease of cleaning...
The bottom part of the popper washes out fairly easily, but the top is a pain to clean.
Since I use the flavocol in the popper, I like to actually wash the entire unit out so that the salt does not corrode the metal. That top part is not fun to wash, or to dry.
All in all, it is totally worth the extra trouble to have really awesome popcorn! I do recommend this popper!
Construction
I miss real Stainless Steel. Farberware is mostly crap now, and almost nothing you buy for under $20 is worth the trip to the store (I’m talking about one single chef’s knife, et cetera; not a set). The reason is because there are actually MANY grades of stainless steel (regardless of what you are making out of it) and you can CLAIM something is stainless in your advertising EVEN if you use the absolute cheapest grade available. There are items made of grades of stainless that will rust just sitting on a shelf in its packaging, or because of the humidity in the air. Wal-Mart sells a lot of them. However, one thing that Wal-mart does sell is a brand called Tramontina, that is actually a Brazilian Company, and they make their pots like they make their bikini models. Multi-layered bottom! REAL stainless Steel. I’ve soaked knives in soapy water for a week in one before (got busy/stuff came up). The knives were done, and the water was rust brown, but the POT was fine; just had to wash it out – it was like rust wouldn’t stick to it…THAT’S REAL STAINLESS STEEL!+
I wouldn’t doubt it at all if the pot portion of this was actually sublet to Tramontina for production; it’s built that well. I expected thin sheet metal. One layer; the kind that everything burns too. The thick bottomed pot you get alone is worth the item price. You can probably use it for a ton of different other things by itself, and it will probably outlast the top/mechanism (which I also suspect is actually made out of a good grade of Stainless – garbage stainless often comes out of the box with little rust specks in corners of parts, and this is pretty perfect so far).
Oh, and if you haven’t already heard, MAKE SURE YOU GET THE MODEL WITH METAL GEARS!!!
Delivery – Inside a week, and the item was very well packed.
Experience – First use.
I just popped 8 pots in this in a row; guys, it actually seems built to do exactly that. After “seasoning” the pot with olive oil, I used Orville Redenbacher 100% Natural Popcorn (Wal-Mart), Act II Buttery Popping & Topping Oil and Mighty Pop Popcorn Salt (both from Sam’s Club). Once everything warms up you can set your watch by that 5 minute time (per instructions). The first batch I measured everything out and poured it in (Kernels, Oil, and Salt in that order). I spun the handle a few times to mix it all up and waited. After about 3 minutes the first kernels start to pop (I actually timed it), and it’s done at right around 5 minutes (on medium heat). I then dumped it into a bowl and reloaded everything, EYEBALLING the ingredients every time after that. After the first batch I looked in the pot and thought for sure all the “stuff” left in the pot would burn on the next run. So I decided that I would keep reloading components by eye and run it until something burned. Nothing ever did.
I kept the burner on medium, and just took the pot off to dump and reload. I kept pouring about the same amounts of kernels, then about the same oil/topping, and sprinkling the same amount of salt, then turning the handle to mix it up. CONSISTENTLY, I would wait 3 minutes and then hear the first pop (I might have spun the handle once after mixing just to move things around once). After the first pop I then moderately turned the handle until I couldn’t anymore (think 1 spin for every “One-one-thousand” count). DON’T FORCE THE HANDLE! Just take the whole thing off the stove, (I would hover it over the burner and movie it in circles as the last kernels popped; see the tip below) and let it stop popping. Then reload or shut-off the stove.
I could have kept going, but gave up after the eighth batch. After it cooled, I wiped the pot out with paper towels, wiped down the top and stirring mechanism real good, reassembled it and placed it in a brand new Kitchen garbage bag to help keep the dust out of it. I’m pretty retentive about cleanliness; I hand scrub my dirty dishes thoroughly before putting them in the dishwasher (use it as a sanitizer). But they claim that if you use this once a week you don’t have to clean it out, which makes sense since you are mostly talking about steam, oil, and hard kernel shells/skin (like an abrasive) ever touching the cooking surface. I plan to wash it monthly because oil does go rancid after a while, but the more the oil stays on it the less likely it is to ever rust. It’s like a cast Iron Skillet, you season it, and then you care for it a little differently than other pots & Pans.
A few tips
Try not to over fill it because it will bind up the handle once everything pops, but if you take it off the burner once the popcorn starts coming out the lid, you probably won’t burn anything, you just end up with more un-popped kernels (which you could probably actually save and try popping later, but I think that’s a little unsanitary myself.)
Don’t slide it back and forth across the burner like the old Jiffy Pop “pie pan with a handle” packs of popcorn you would make on the burner and that would expand into a big foil bubble as the popcorn popped. BUT, once the popcorn popping slows down, I make the same motion with the pot about an inch above the burner. This way, any kernels that were JUST about to pop, but might not have because the heat was removed, still get a little heat applied to them, but the popped popcorn doesn’t get burned.
I’m not excited about putting the top/mechanism through the dishwasher, but the bottom pot could basically LIVE there. Very sturdy (think decent Wolfgang Puck/Emeril pots and pans quality – definitely not the lowest grade, but not $100 per piece either).
One Complaint
My one minor, minor gripe; when you go to dump the popcorn, sometimes both flaps open unexpectedly and you make a mess. The bottom is heavy duty as I said above, and the first part of that is HEAVY. For its size, it takes a bit of wrist muscle to deal with this one handed, and when you go to shake out the popped popcorn you have to remember that the handle itself is attached to the TOP mechanism. The top is only attached to the bottom by two spring clips built onto the top mechanism. A third spring clip holds the one flap closed while the other flap is free to open, allowing the finished popcorn to come out and pour into a bowl. If you have to shake out the popcorn to pour it into a bowl, the bottom begins to slide off of the top. The spring clips appear to begin to slide off the bottom pan (though it is actually the weight of the bottom pan pulling it off the top), and the spring clip holding the other flap moves away from the bottom pot, allowing it to release.
The solution is simple – either take off the top and pour the popcorn into a bowl using oven mitts (it’s HOT!) OR just using one oven mitt/pot holder, support the side of the bottom pot with one hand as you shake it with the other (will probably better reduce wear and tear on the spring clips over time versus removing it every time). Not a big deal, but it could be called a flaw in the design I guess.
Final Word
I don’t do infomercials every time I buy something…In fact, I could probably make a living doing angry A-hole reviews of things that turn out to be crap. I bought this, it wasn’t sent to me for free to review. I just had to share my experience so far because I honestly haven’t bought anything for the kitchen in a VERY long time (at least a decade) that I was this pleased with!
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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!