Aluminum 6 Qt Whirley-Pop Popcorn Popper

Two tablespoons EVOO, two tablespoons of kernels (Tiny but Mighty) and 3.5 minutes later: one great bowl of popcorn. This is fun to use. The directions are clear, concise and so easy to follow. Try it and I’ll bet you’ll be hooked.

I absolutely love this product. I love using it to make popcorn. It helps to mix the butter and the flavoring while allowing the popcorn to pop evenly and not burn. If you have popcorn, I highly recommend this item. I use it at least twice a week. Easy to clean.

This has got to be the best popcorn maker on the planet, or anywhere else for that matter. We love popcorn and used to drag out an old frying pan to pop it in, with mixed results. Seemed the only place to get good popcorn was at the theater but we watch all our favorite movies at home. We tried "air" poppers and healthy or not I'd rather eat an old newspaper. We contemplated an electric unit but didn't want yet another large appliance taking up counter or cupboard space and I don't like that some have teflon coating that eventually will flake off. Then came Whirley-Pop. Our first batch was made using the sample theater pack shipped with the unit. It was delicious and yes just like at the movies. For the second batch we used the usual Orville's brand popcorn and oil which produced the best results we have ever had with this brand. If you love popcorn don't waste your money and time on expensive electric poppers. Get a Whirley-Pop. It's easy to use, easy to clean and makes the best popcorn you've ever had. Just follow directions closely and do not use high heat. On our electric range we use #6 on a #1 through #10 knob scale, but I don't recommend going above #7. Begin using the stirring crank immediately and stir until the crank starts to show some resistance but do not force it ( I suspect this is how some people break the gear). By this time the popping will have begun to slow and you can remove the unit from the heat and it will finish with a few more pops. Pour out the popcorn into your favorite bowl and allow it to sit for a couple minutes. Simply wipe out the pan with a paper towel and store it for reuse. I usually wash the lid and crank mechanism using dish soap. Now making popcorn is fast, easy and delicious, I wish I had bought this a long time ago.

I felt compelled to write a review after owning this popcorn popper for more than four years and seeing it churn out a perfect batch time after time. The manufacturer deserves praise for this product. It works just as well -- indeed slightly better -- than the day I bought it. I use a half cup of kernels and a little oil, over a gas stovetop burner on high, and it consistently makes a fully-popped batch with zero waste. I have to hunt to find a single unpopped kernel. Nothing is burnt. It's fast, extremely economical, high-performing and durable. I can't ask for anything more. Although it is lightweight aluminum, it has proven perfectly durable, even though I was a bit skeptical of the thinness of the metal and the little stirring arms when I got it. The whole family, including kids, use it. It's been dropped once or twice, too! You don't really need the heat retention of thicker metal like cast iron for popping popcorn, as long as the bottom is hot enough, which I've never had trouble obtaining. I use oil only: olive oil most times, corn oil in a pinch. I followed a reviewer's advice not to wash it with soap and water or put it in the dishwasher. All I do is wipe it out after a batch. As with cast iron, it has developed a light seasoned coating on the bottom, which enhances the non-stick quality of the bottom surface. That's why I say it works slightly better now than it did the first day. Early on I would sometimes get a kernel stuck to the bottom; now that doesn't happen at all. All popped kernels rise to the top and the unpopped fall to the bottom till it's done. And I use cheap generic popcorn most times. The gears and stirring rod still work just fine. You don't have to crank it fast. A lazy one rotation a second always works for me. If you feel a kernel slip under the stirring rod at the bottom (you'll feel a slight drag), just reverse direction and it usually comes out from underneath. I don't know if other people crank it rapidly but perhaps that leads to more wear on the gears? That said, my kids still crank it fast and I've had no problems. The only maintenance I've done on it a couple times is to bend slightly the little metal clips that secure the cover's side flaps to the pot. After many openings and closings, these can get a little loose. It's just like the metal clip that keeps a typical mailbox shut. Just press it inward slightly and it secures tightly, good as new. I don't think I'll ever go back to electric poppers or microwave bag popcorn. Microwave bag popcorn tends to burn or waste a lot, it's relatively expensive, and it's got all kinds of fake flavors I don't enjoy. (If you like those, you can always buy "movie theater" flavored oil at the store.) Popping our own corn, everyone can add whatever amount of butter, salt, etc. they like. I've owned a few electric models, and besides being noisy, they're slower, they've failed after a few years, and while better than microwave bags, electrics still tend to spit unpopped kernels into the bowl. And if you have kids, you might know the drill with electric poppers: if the bowl gets bumped, the butter-melter is removed, the lid knocked accidentally, popcorn goes flying everywhere. Whirley-Pop is tidy. Of course you have to watch younger kids if they're novices using the stove. But compared to an electric popper, I've gotten a far better return on my investment with Whirley-Pop. It's simple, so there's far less to break: no switches to fail, fans to break down, or coils to burn out. Storing it is easier too. There's no parts to keep track of -- it stores as a unit under the cupboard. Again, a boon with kids. The only "pro tip" I've developed is to pour in the oil, then the kernels, crank it once or twice to spread them out and coat them with oil, then give it a little side-to-side shake. The stirring arm tends to push the kernels all to the outside initially. Shake it a little, and you get a nice even layer of kernels on the bottom. Then apply heat. I leave it heating like that, without stirring but giving an occasional little shake, for the first minute or two until the first pop -- all the kernels heat evenly and tend to pop more at one time. What really gets them all going, however, is that there's a cascade when the steam escaping from popping kernels creates more heat energy in the pot. This might be why electric poppers take so long -- they're blowing out all the heat energy they've generated in the bowl converting water to steam, whereas Whirley-Pop confines it as steam for cooking. Just take care to have your hand aside when dumping the batch out, since steam will escape if you dump it immediately, which I tend to do -- either because the gas stove burner grid still retains a lot of heat even when the burner is off or sometimes I'm overzealous in measuring a half-cup and it starts to get jam-packed. But in this case, just dump from the top and keep going, and everything turns out fine. All-in-all, this machine has been fabulous: works flawlessly, extremely economical, easy to maintain, and durable. If ever it breaks, which I don't expect, I'd buy another one immediately.

When combined with the movie theater type popcorn that includes oil (coconut), salt and corn this makes a great batch of tasty popped corn. It looks and tastes just like the theater and it's a lot fresher than you may get at most movie concessions. A couple of comments here, if doing it without the pre-measured packets, make sure you use enough oil and enough salt. You can measure the free packet that comes with it for reference, try it with full salt first, if you don't like that adjust it later. You can use butter too, but don't cook that in the batch, add it after. The mechanics of this involve turning the crank very slowly, and with a full load it may bog down completely at the end of the pop, take care not to burn. If overloaded and a big bowl is handy, dump a little out quickly and put back on the heat and keep turning. Don't force this too much, the gears are not metal and I'm not sure how they would hold up under stress, my gut tells me they will break. Make sure one side is locked down when pouring out the contents or the corn will get spilled. The crossbar is normally latched, but on one side the two lids, one can be latched to the pot ridge and secured. Cleaning is easy, I suggest hot water a touch of soap early on after popping, I usually just fill the pot and let it soak till I've eaten the popcorn and returned later to finish the clean. I would not use the dishwasher, it may do damage. You might employ a little peanut oil or something edible to the crank gearing to keep it moving freely. Recommended for popcorn lovers who like their corn movie theater good.

Por fin palomitas buenísimas! Fàcil de hacer y limpiar. La pega es que no funciona en inducción... Por lo demás perfecto!

Fantastic. We’ve taken this on our weekly picnics in the park this summer (we used a gas camping stove we had with us) in our Covid bubble of 11 individuals. Can’t tell you how popular we were!! We began bringing paper lunch bags so we could safely share it with children who would approach our picnic area when they realized we were making fresh popcorn. It really is exceptional that even during Covid times, we could surprise and delight children in this manner. Don’t ask: we sanitized our hands and maintained social distancing by leaving the bags on a chair away from our table. :) This popcorn maker is the best because it is made with metal gears (just like the one I have owned for years). Don’t fall for the cheaper version with plastic gears. On a less important note, my old popper is a plain metal colour, whereas this one is a vibrant Ferrari red. It’s beautiful to look at too!! I have bought five of these this summer to gift. Two couples brought their poppers to Italy when they were finally able to travel home. It’s been a hit over there as well! By the way, I also had Flavacol (flavouring) to add to our batches. We also use coconut oil and Orvil R kernels. Perfect popcorn.

These really are as good as their reputation says. Buy one and see for yourself. It's easy to use, and results in better popcorn than I've ever manage through any other method. I did make one alteration to make it work even better: I drilled a bunch of small vent holes in the lid so steam could exact more easily. It's not necessary, but it makes the popcorn just a little more fluffy and airy, and less chewy that way.

Il segreto è nel coperchio, che grazie al suo meccanismo permette di non far aderire il mais al fondo della pentola e grazie all' apertura laterale permette di visionare lo stato di scoppio dei pop. Di negativo nonostante la pubblicità filo Usa, il prodotto è un made in china. Altra nota negativa che il pentolame di base è di alluminio. Il coperchio si potrebbe utilizzare su una pentola di acciaio inox, il tutto funziona benissimo producendo pop in 3 minuti. In definitiva lo consiglio per il solo utilissimo coperchio che non è, almeno di alluminio.

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