This comes with very good reviews great price for a healthy snack maker.
VonShef Popcorn Maker
This great kitchen gadgetis perfect for snacking with a film on, or as a healthy nibble, popcorn is always a tasty treat.
Healthy Popcorn
Our popcorn maker does not require the addition of oil, so the popcorn it produces is virtually fat free, and an excellent source of fibre. The hot-air circulation system eliminates the need to use butter or oil, reducing the calorie content.
Fast, Easy & Tasty
With the VonShef popcorn maker, popping your own corn kernels couldn't be simpler. Just a single scoop of kernels in the included measuring cup is enough to make a batch of delicious popcorn which you can flavour however you like. You can sprinkle with salt or sugar, or melt butter in the measuring pot at the top of the device while it is switched on and drizzle over the warm popcorn.
Endless Combinations
Flavourings don't have to be this simple however. You can let your imagination run wild with ingredients such as chocolate, marshmallows, maple syrup, vanilla, or lime juice, you can even experiment with savoury ingredients like herbs and spices, finely ground parmesan cheese or bacon!
• Cool-touch housing
• Measuring spoon included
• Power: 1200W
Supplied with 500g Kernels Pack and 4 Popcorn Boxes
Top comments
OB1
20 Apr 163#5
Clever how they turn a disadvantage (you can't use oil) into a marketing positive claim.
Time will come when people will look back at this stupidity, when people really believed low fat high carb food was 'healthy'.
I bought one of these years ago, but realised much better popcorn can be made really simply in a pan with a bit of salt and fat.
I tried using it to darken the roast on coffee beans (as grinnaslee recommends) but just melted the lid.....
All comments (29)
grinnaslee
20 Apr 161#1
great for roasting coffee beans
SunTzu to grinnaslee
20 Apr 161#6
Is it though? I've always wanted to try but apparently some popcorn makers aren't up to it
sickly sweet
20 Apr 161#2
I had one of these and whilst it worked brilliantly the popcorn wasn't great if you like butter popcorn as it just goes soggy when you add butter.
Fine if you like salt or sugar popcorn though!
orangewee
20 Apr 16#3
ordered. thanks op
2minutenoodles
20 Apr 16#4
Makes popcorn tasteless... would not recommend one of these... it takes a few minutes popping it in a microwave in a bowl with a plate on top... don't waste your money!!!
OB1
20 Apr 163#5
Clever how they turn a disadvantage (you can't use oil) into a marketing positive claim.
Time will come when people will look back at this stupidity, when people really believed low fat high carb food was 'healthy'.
I bought one of these years ago, but realised much better popcorn can be made really simply in a pan with a bit of salt and fat.
I tried using it to darken the roast on coffee beans (as grinnaslee recommends) but just melted the lid.....
louishayati to OB1
20 Apr 161#7
Each to their own I guess, I much prefer popcorn without anything added. It's actually a pretty healthy snack
Duelling Duck to OB1
20 Apr 16#8
Yes! They'll snigger at crap like coconut oil and gluten free faddism like the way we gasp at people that used to put phosphorus on their faces or sweeten their food with lead.
grinnaslee to OB1
20 Apr 16#9
Roast green beans, don't use the lid
OB1
20 Apr 16#10
And that gets hot enough? Without the beans coming out?
Interesting.
OB1
20 Apr 16#11
But healthier with some fat (lower GI).
OB1
20 Apr 16#12
What makes you think coconut oil will be considered dangerous in the future?
Duelling Duck
20 Apr 161#13
Because it's already been debunked as being bad. 90% fat and 90% of that fat is long chain saturated fat. Lauric acid turns out not to be a medium chain and hits your liver hard. Do a search for coconut oil deals on here and I've already done links to sites and a podcast that has a Professor of dietary medicine that hilariously says "Oh god!" when someones mentions coconut oil. It's another awful product that had turned into fad nonsense but of course people don't want to hear it and still think all the outdated info on the net about it is real because they've already been tricked. I don't give a monkey's whether people buy it, but don't be tricked into thinking it's a good thing. If you like it then eat it, just don't spread the myths.
OB1
21 Apr 16#14
I'll look into that. What fats/oils do you use?
Duelling Duck
21 Apr 16#15
Olive oil, rapeseed - nothing fancy but just check the label on standard cooking oil to see if it's rapeseed. If I'm at my mother's she'll want to use dripping for roast potatoes. It's once a week so I don't care - do that with coconut oil if it's a treat. I don't even know if dripping is on the bad list anymore but if people were preaching that it was a superfood I'd do the research. To be fair I don't do that much frying. If I do meat I like to dry fry it in a wok so you get the scorched flavour like you do from a kebab place or barbeque. You increase your risk of cancer from this, but I'm fine with that because it's nothing compared to the reward and nobody has been lied to about it being healthy.
I'm not a health freak - I'm a fact freak.
grinnaslee
21 Apr 16#16
Search on you tube to see how.
clint thrust
21 Apr 16#17
Doesn't rapeseed oil become carcinogenic when heated?
B1gFatCat
21 Apr 16#18
I've used one of these things to roast green coffee before. They do run a bit hot but there are ways to reduce the output from the heating element to give a bit more roast time.
clint thrust
21 Apr 16#19
When you get to the payment page there's no padlock in view. Does this mean it's unsafe?
clint thrust
21 Apr 16#20
Placed my order and it said "the amount has changed". It's now £17.99!
Managed to get for £13.15 from rakuten using the RKTGDN8 voucher code :laughing:
clint thrust to mattster
21 Apr 16#25
£4.99 delivery! Do your research!
mattster
21 Apr 16#26
Already wrote that I previous message (above yours)
Should have gone to Specsavers mate :wink:
redmouse2
21 Apr 16#27
mine has shipped. got tracking no but no name of courier. wtf? it starts with 8... who do they use?
OB1
21 Apr 16#28
Nobody knows the facts.
I'm not sure any food scientists claim to know the 'facts' about which oils are healthy. Just most likely good options, depending on the recent research they've read. Or depending on who pays for their research.
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VonShef Popcorn Maker
This great kitchen gadgetis perfect for snacking with a film on, or as a healthy nibble, popcorn is always a tasty treat.
Healthy Popcorn
Our popcorn maker does not require the addition of oil, so the popcorn it produces is virtually fat free, and an excellent source of fibre. The hot-air circulation system eliminates the need to use butter or oil, reducing the calorie content.
Fast, Easy & Tasty
With the VonShef popcorn maker, popping your own corn kernels couldn't be simpler. Just a single scoop of kernels in the included measuring cup is enough to make a batch of delicious popcorn which you can flavour however you like. You can sprinkle with salt or sugar, or melt butter in the measuring pot at the top of the device while it is switched on and drizzle over the warm popcorn.
Endless Combinations
Flavourings don't have to be this simple however. You can let your imagination run wild with ingredients such as chocolate, marshmallows, maple syrup, vanilla, or lime juice, you can even experiment with savoury ingredients like herbs and spices, finely ground parmesan cheese or bacon!
• Cool-touch housing
• Measuring spoon included
• Power: 1200W
Supplied with 500g Kernels Pack and 4 Popcorn Boxes
Top comments
Time will come when people will look back at this stupidity, when people really believed low fat high carb food was 'healthy'.
I bought one of these years ago, but realised much better popcorn can be made really simply in a pan with a bit of salt and fat.
I tried using it to darken the roast on coffee beans (as grinnaslee recommends) but just melted the lid.....
All comments (29)
Fine if you like salt or sugar popcorn though!
Time will come when people will look back at this stupidity, when people really believed low fat high carb food was 'healthy'.
I bought one of these years ago, but realised much better popcorn can be made really simply in a pan with a bit of salt and fat.
I tried using it to darken the roast on coffee beans (as grinnaslee recommends) but just melted the lid.....
Interesting.
I'm not a health freak - I'm a fact freak.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/VonShef-Fat-Free-Popcorn-Warranty-Included/dp/B00DRFZ898?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
Managed to get for £13.15 from rakuten using the RKTGDN8 voucher code :laughing:
Should have gone to Specsavers mate :wink:
I'm not sure any food scientists claim to know the 'facts' about which oils are healthy. Just most likely good options, depending on the recent research they've read. Or depending on who pays for their research.