I've used a Stir-Crazy type popper with oil for years. Is there anyone out there using this method who mixes the salt in w/ the oil prior to popping?
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You definitely don't need to buy this expensive, super finely granulated salt if you're going to dissolve it in the oil. Stick with a $1.50 box of salt for that.
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I do that all the time. In fact, I use olive oil, dump in some salt, stir it around, then add popcorn. Popcorn comes out nice and salted.
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No, you can't use this in an air popper because it has the oil and salt mixed in.
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I read some reviews on your popcorn popper.... one person said they use coconut oil and it made the lid hard to clean and eventually warped it, so I would not put this in your popcorn popper. also, it makes a lot of popcorn and would probably be too much for you popper. this popcorn is great.... you could try a pot on the stove, but still it is a lot of popcorn. Maybe try to find a 2 oz packet premixed. I always recommend when using this to pour out some salt so it wont come out too salty. Great thing is the coconut oil is healthy! for your popper I read that someone uses very little olive oil and then adds salt and black pepper.... that sounded good. Good luck!
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I have this corn popper and love it! This is my second, because I broke the first (my stupidity really) but I hope I am never without it!!! The popcorn is so much better than bagged microwave popcorn, and you know exactly what is in it. I have washed mine in the dishwasher many times and it has not affected the performance in any way. You can pop with or without oil!!!
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I have never tried, but my thought would be yes and no. I am sure that you could do it. However, I don't know how well it would clean up or if it would cause other "gunky" issues. Plus if you use a full 1/2 cup of kernels, the popper fills up completely. So I don't think it would be a good idea. But it wouldn't hurt to try it once.
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Hi Elizabeth, I haven't tried it with oil yet as I've had really good experience just popping it plain with salt.
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It's probably not a good idea to put salt in the popper. I can't see a reason for doing it while popping though. There is no warning for not doing it from the manufacturer.
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I haven't tried that. I really like the Stir Crazy popper! It has made the best popcorn. Then you can add 1/4 cup of Sugar to make Kettle Corn.
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Absolutely, I don't know how large your popper is so I can't recommend an exact amount, but I put a little bit inside of my popper with the oil and kernels, and then also sprinkle a little on after the corn is popped. Comes out perfect and taste like movie theater popcorn.
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I've had mine a couple of years now. I have not had any Teflon flake off. Keep in mind, you do not want to add salt or any other seasoning during the popping process. I suspect that is why people had issues with the teflon. The only thing that goes in during the popping process is popcorn and oil. Season it after it is popped.
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I've never made kettle corn in the popper but I imagine you could. I looked on Allrecipes.com & they've got a recipe that has oil, popcorn & brown or white sugar. The nice thing about this popper is that no shaking required & you can even use on glass top stove. I've also used it in my camper. Also, this is US made. It doesn't have a nonstick coating but washes up fairly well. I didn't want the toxins that are found in non-stick poppers. Now I'll be trying the kettle corn recipe! Happy popping! :)
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Yes the oil is supposed to be solid. I put contents of pck (oil, kernals, salt) in a small pitcher - nuke in microwave about 25 seconds, stir & pour in popper.
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We have used just the regular popcorn and oil. We just follow the directions on the glass of the maker and it turns out perfect every time.
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we use this machine with yellow coconut oil and a flavouring you can also buy at Amazon. But I have also made popcorn with just canola oil and it pops just fine, added butter and salt to taste. the pre-packaged popcorn we have never used. we use this machine regularly for fund raisers and buy the popcorn in bulk, flavouring from amazon and the coconut oil from amazon. Hope this helps you out.
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I tired it in a regular kettle and shook it a little but it wasn't enough to stir the oil and salt so the popcorn, although popped, was very bland. However, if you had a hand popcorn kettle with a turning lever on the bottom of the kettle and could stir it by hand it should turn out fine.
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I just made kettle corn with my Great Northern popper last week using the following recipe and it turned out fantastic; without the burning that many people complain about. 2 Tablespoons regular olive oil or vegetable oil, 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter, 1/2 cup corn kernels, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/3 cup sugar. Heat the oil, butter, salt and sugar over medium heat till hot then add the corn. When the kernels start to pop start turning the handle and continue until the popping stops. Pour into a large bowl and break up any large clumps. Be careful because the corn will remain very hot because of the sugar. Enjoy!
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NO! Just bought the Presto Air popper and Snappy White Popcorn(GMO free) and more kernals flew out of the popper than popped. I came back to Amazon to see if I could find out what works with the Popper as it had really good reviews...Can anyone answer this...looking for (GMO free) popcorn.