West Bend Stir Crazy Hot Oil Popcorn Popper, Popcorn Maker Machine with Large Serving Bowl Lid and Stirring Rod Perfect for Movie Night Snack Time or Parties, 6-Quart, Red

WoW! This is the best popcorn machine...ever. It's very easy to use. I followed the directions using fresh Orville Redenbacher's popcorn and popcorn oil. I did not use the butter well in the machine. I prefer to use real butter on popcorn that I melt in the mircowave and add later in a rather generous amount. I add a bit of Real Salt too. The machine quickly popped all of the corns and it was delicious. The machine was very easy to clean with having the non-stick surface. Washed the bowl by hand. I would not recommend washing in a dishwasher.

We received our first West Bend Sitr Crazy for a wedding gift - 38 years ago. Since then we have bought 2 more, the latest being the one I'm reviewing! I like the blue color of course and the shape of the popper. Bowl and bottom nest for easy storing. I don't get very many kernels of unpopped corn. Pops quite fast. Doesn't take much oil to pop a bowlful. I do wish the cord was removeable. It can get in the way when you turn the popper over. There is a place to wind the cord on the bottom, but I don't use it as it is resistant to go in the right direction! It is best to wear oven mitts when turning the bottom over to empty it into the top bowl as it can get quite hot. Price is relevant. West Bend still makes good quality poppers, and I wouldn't buy anything else!

My review in short: Great and affordable popcorn maker once you establish a working process! See my step by step process below! My Ingredients I use: White Kernels, Coconut Oil, PAM spray, and Powdered Salt (specifically Flavacol seasoning/popcorn salt). Disclaimer: This unit will make noise while it's heating up, but that is perfectly normal. My Process: At the time of writing this review I have cooked at least 32lbs of popcorn over the last 3 years and consistently have 95%-100% success rate of kernels popped, so I'd like to think that my process is pretty successful and hopefully will help you, too! - Step 1: I put 2 tablespoons (tbsp) of coconut oil in the popcorn maker (This is is MAXIMUM amount of any kind of oil you should ever use in one serving!!). Then I turn the popcorn maker on for no more than 30-50secs (without the kernels). Then I will turn the popcorn maker off. This step is simply to melt the coconut oil completely and make sure the oil spreads throughout the surface of the popcorn maker. - Step 2: I add a 1/2 cup of Kernels. This is the MAXIMUM amount of Kernels you should ever cook in one serving!! This serving size WILL fill up the bowl if 90%-100% of Kernels are popped. Then I will make sure all the Kernels are laid flat and then turn the popcorn maker on. - Step 3: I will cook the popcorn until popping sounds have either completely stopped or I hear a pop once every 30-45sec. At that point I will turn it off. If I wanted to make another batch immediately, I would simply pour the cooked popcorn into a serving bowl, add another 2 tablespoons of coconut oil (skip the warming up process as the popcorn maker is already HOT and the coconut oil will melt immediately) and repeat steps 2 and 3. - Step 4: In order to get salt to stick to fresh popcorn you NEED something to make it stick. What I have read/tried and seen success in is using PAM spray. I simply spray the popcorn and then add popcorn salt, which is salt in powdered form, so it's very fine. - Step 5: Enjoy filling my face with popcorn! Cleaning: I am one of those people who like to clean my dishes before I eat my meal. You have to be very careful with washing the clear plastic bowl as it is just that, plastic, and it can break quite easily given enough pressure. I wash this bowl, the top cap, the metal rod and the nut holding the rod all by hand once they cool down some. As for the actual unit, obviously don't pour water on it. Instead I will first wipe it down to get any Kernel shells/oil off it. Then I will take a soapy cloth and wipe it down, then with a clean cloth wipe down the soap and continue this process until the soap residue gone. I will then turn this unit upside down over a paper towel to dry and to allow any oil that may have seeped through the crevices to come out.

Works great, minimal unpopped kernels, and fast popping time. The only things that I don’t like are: The interior of the lid gets wet from the steam condensation so the popcorn on the container side is impacted by moisture. And, cleaning the lid container is tedious but it might be easier with a dishwasher. The vent holes and top can be difficult by hand washing. Overall I highly recommend!

This is my second West Bend popcorn maker I have purchased. (the other is this one https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09PFFQGDX?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_2&th=1) Generally, the products are good when they work, but the problem is they last 1-2 years and die. The first product lasted a little less than 2 years. The second one which is the this item I am reviewing, lasted 6 months. Because it died so soon, I decided to submit a claim warranty to Legacy Companies (owner of many small appliance brands, of which West Bend happens to be one). This review will be in two parts, one for the actual appliance, and the other for the customer service/warranty process. Popcorn Maker Review: (4 stars) Pros: - Great when it works. Very even cooking, all kernels popped, and no burned popcorn. - Nice construction on the base. Screw top to hold the bar in place is solid. - Very easy to use. A trained monkey could figure this out. Cons: - The red topper never fit on the bowl, so I could never use it. I always had to use another bowl, created more dishes and essentially making the benefit of having an "all in one" useless. - Doesn't last. This version croaked in 6 months. - Replacement/warranty process required a $20 fee to process, which is 50% of the cost of new one. Given the hassle of the warranty process, it's cheap enough that it's probably better to just buy a new one and hope for a better outcome with the next version. Warranty Process Review: (2 Stars) Pros: - Reps were friendly and professional during the whole process when a call was needed. - Very on top of the process from a communication standpoint in terms of making sure things were moving. Mostly all through email, but they actually sent reminders about your ticket # and where you were in the process to get you to move through it (as opposed to ignoring you at all costs and hoping you would give up) Cons: - A TON of back and forth. They asked for my information, which was provided, and proceeded to ask for it at least 2 other times in the process when they already had it. I think the whole email exchange was at least 8-10 emails in each direction to push this thing through. - Similar to the con above, but honestly, it would probably be less costly to Legacy to just give you a freebie if you than to pay their customer service reps. I'm sure it cost these guys at least $100 to service my claim. - Pretty steep handling/freight charge for a replacement. The new unit is $45 and it cost me $20 to ship a replacement under the warranty. I give this process 2 stars solely for how arduous and time consuming it was. It wasn't the most horrific warranty process I've dealt with (you win Hamilton Beach!), but in the end it just isn't worth your time for what you get.

Ürün herşeyi ile harika, malzemesi kaliteli ve çok şık görünüyor ama sipariş verirken 110V olduğu bilgisini atlamışım, kutuyu görünce eşim burada kullanamayacağımızı söyledi. Çok çok üzülerek iade ettim. Umarım en kısa sürede 220V içinde üretilir ve satılır 🙏🏻😊

Been a fan of popcorn for years, but have been wanting to move away from the bagged microwave stuff, as they're all fairly garbage and tend to be much unhealthier. Looked into getting one of these StirCrazy units after watching several videos and learning about the ingredients needed to get that movie theatre style taste at home. Main ingredient you'll want is some Coconut Oil, particularly ones that include "beta-carotine" as part of its ingredients. That's what gives it the very "orange" texture within the oil, and helps add that "yellow" colouring onto the popcorn itself. It does give a slight buttery taste aswell, but nothing too significantly. Next ingredient is some seasoning salt, particularly "Flavacol". This is the key that gives that taste that pops out and really drives it close to the movie theatres. Its the same stuff they even use in the theatre! Apply about two tablespoons worth of Coconut Oil, a half teaspoon worth of Flavacol, and mix with around 1/3 or 1/2 a cup of Popcorn, and let it pop! The Stir Crazy does an excellent job at popping the popcorn within a span of a few minutes. I usually like to let it run first to melt the oil down into a liquid state, than stop to give it a bit to cool off before applying the kernels and seasoning salt. Turn back on, place the dome over the machine, and within just a couple minutes, perfectly popped corn! Cleaning can be a bit of a nuisance, especially the dome since it will be rather oily, but the base can easily be cleaned with a wet sponge. The stirring rod can be removed and screwed back into place with the plastic knob that houses it, which helps for cleaning up. Overall, highly satisfied. No more microwave popcorn for me!

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The popcorn popper works fine. I'm now in India and I have a voltage step-down device for using this machine: If you have a different voltage than in the USA (120) as in India (240), be sure to use a voltage regulator or the popper will die an instant death. If there is a power-cut (happens in India all the time), just wait and it will begin when power returns. Oh, the popcorn? It's great. I've used it a few times and really enjoy it.

Produto excelente....top \o/ =D