Has anyone tried popping popcorn in this pan? If so, how did it perform?
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I haven't (I've mostly used it for sauces and soups) but my bet is that it would work quite well. It's a really super pan.
571767
Yes. I purchased it mainly to pop popcorn, but we have used it to fry shrimp and fresh fries. We love it.
626102
I don't have alot of unpopped kernels ..use a better larger kernel popcorn. But I do put a dishcloth over the *top of the popper and bowl...when almost done popping ....use a large bowl! * only when not melting butter. And the popcorn that escapes my dog runs and eats before I can get to!
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Being stainless steel, there should be no problem as long as the bottom is flat. It will be slower than gas but just wait til the oil is hot before adding popcorn.
2244871
It cooks popcorn great with only 1 tsp. of oil. I've had my popper and done this for years. Peanut oil is another good oil to try. This is a great popcorn popper that pops corn like the movies do without all the added extra butter and sugar. I love drizzling some orange blossom honey and salt over mine. Salty and sweet!
903945
I have just used both the bagged popcorn as well as the popcorn in plastic containers and have had no problems with either kind popping.
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I would hope so! Did you wash and dry it well after each use? I know you can just move the pan back and forth over the burner and that will keep the corn popping and keep it from burning. That's what we did in "the old days". We put oil and corn in a heavy large pan that had a long handle and put the lid on it and put it on the burner and moved it back and forth quickly and it worked great. I just need to find a large heavy old pot like my grandmother had if my Great Northtern Popcorn Popper Poops out.
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Honestly, we've only tried Shop Rite brand popcorn in ours....It works just fine with our popper and is relatively inexpensive...We bought another one for a family member as a Christmas gift and the love theirs as well using Orville Redenbacher popping corn. The key is to not overload the unit...we use about 1/4 cup at a time and you have to adjust the cooking time for your microwave...enjoy if you decide to purchase one.
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I have not had this problem - I usually let it cool (while I am eating the popcorn) then use a wet dish cloth and let air dry. I love it!
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Robert, the popcorn is delicious. Moist but not soggy while still being crunchy. The vented top is great to add seasonings through when the corn starts popping. Remember to leave the cover cap open and you will have a great time with this popper.
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If you use the oils they recommend, the popcorn is not dry at all. You can put butter directly in with the kernels also, but you need to watch it more closely because butter has a tendency to burn.
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I never used oil instead I used smartbalance and put popcorn salt with that and it's delicious. You may want to put the butter on top just as it starts to pop. This popper doesn't get as hot as stir crazy. However because of that the popcorn isn't as hard. Good luck. Try using smartbalance and see if you like it. Use a lot.
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Yes I have used it with out oil or butter, and it seems to work ok. I prefer to use some butter it seems to start popping sooner and more corn seems to pop for me.
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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 ground hard Indiana popcorn for corn bread.... it grinds that pretty well, but is a lot of work hand cranking! I use the drill attachment and that helps a lot!
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No, in fact I put a plastic directly below where the popcorn comes out after popping and it was no problem. There was only 3-4 kernels that did not pop it does what it's supposed to do no problems .
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I just used mine for the first time and got a full bowl of perfectly popped corn in 3 minutes. I used Walmart's GV popcorn with 2 Tbsp of Canola oil.