Picked up one of these a couple years ago, now a family member is looking and spotted this - think it's a good price, with free popcorn boxes and you get a bag of Kernels - Not forgetting 2 years warranty :smiley:
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Krooner
13 May 173#8
A dry saucepan with the lid on will do this job. Don't waste your money.
937666
13 May 173#4
Thanks :smiley:
vassy4u
13 May 173#1
Thanks Gooner. Guess I'm going to be watching movies like this :stuck_out_tongue:
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aLV426
15 May 17#20
Popcorn kernels are sold in my local Home Bargains & Tescos...
Heat for the deal. Although I wouldn't personally bother (more kitchen clutter)...
moneychop
13 May 17#7
does this actually work
Trueogre to moneychop
14 May 17#18
I have a pop corn maker not this model. Had it for years. Didn't think it would be great but any how I threw in a few kernals and it was noisey. Sufficed to say the kernels popped quite well and as they're light they fall out the top very easily while any unpopped kernals remain at the base until they pop.
They work.
M1LFHunter to moneychop
15 May 171#19
No, they thought they'd make something that does nothing at all.
FoxForce5
14 May 17#17
You can buy kernels in larger Asda stores & Sainsbury's.
However these machines are awful imo. A dry pan on the hob does the same job but better.
No popcorn made without oil will taste nice though, to make popcorn perfectly use either groundnut oil or coconut oil in a large pan, heat oil with one kernel in. When it pops add kernels to just cover the base of the pan. Add salt to taste, or if you must, some of those sweet popcorn flavour packets. Keep spinning the pan to make them heat evenly & put lid on pan leaving a small gap to let out steam.
Takes less than five minutes & makes perfect popcorn for a fraction of the cost of either pre-popped or microwave popcorn, without the cost of a new machine!
wilson1973
14 May 171#13
Has anyone fonund a supermarket yet that sells the kernels? Which one?
alanrp123 to wilson1973
14 May 17#15
Bought some in Sainsburys 3 days ago!!
ereiamjh to wilson1973
14 May 17#16
Larger branches of Asda.
Failing that, there's always Holland and Bull-****.
carlbob
14 May 17#14
Doesn't taste as good, salt or sugar doesn't stick well.
lenus337
14 May 17#12
Just use a saucepan with a cover. I had one of these machines, and it wasn't great.
sparkeeh
13 May 171#11
The other issue with the hot air ones in my experience is anything you put on them (salt, sugar etc) doesnt stick to the popped kernels in the same way as when done with oil in a pan.
joedastudd
13 May 17#10
I've had a few of this type and they all failed pretty quickly.
The value of it will entirely be on how good the warranty actually turns out to be.
bonzobanana
13 May 171#9
I've got this one and its very good, fast and convenient to make the popcorn and you put the butter or whatever you want to coat them in the top cup after first using it to measure and drop in the right amount of seeds. It's a good system but like Krooner has said you can use a dry saucepan or better still use oil/butter in the saucepan and flavour how you want. Nothing water based of course has to be oil/fat based. Maybe a mixture of oil and treacle. I don't think the microwave is as good it tends to burn the popcorn more but this might vary with the microwave. Mine will pop some quickly and by the time the last seeds have popped the first popped one's are slightly singed.
Krooner
13 May 173#8
A dry saucepan with the lid on will do this job. Don't waste your money.
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Heat for the deal. Although I wouldn't personally bother (more kitchen clutter)...
They work.
However these machines are awful imo. A dry pan on the hob does the same job but better.
No popcorn made without oil will taste nice though, to make popcorn perfectly use either groundnut oil or coconut oil in a large pan, heat oil with one kernel in. When it pops add kernels to just cover the base of the pan. Add salt to taste, or if you must, some of those sweet popcorn flavour packets. Keep spinning the pan to make them heat evenly & put lid on pan leaving a small gap to let out steam.
Takes less than five minutes & makes perfect popcorn for a fraction of the cost of either pre-popped or microwave popcorn, without the cost of a new machine!
Failing that, there's always Holland and Bull-****.
The value of it will entirely be on how good the warranty actually turns out to be.
Probably better of getting this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Popcorn-Poppers/VonShef-Retro-Vintage-Maker-Boxes-Kernels-Warranty/B01LLH1QEE/ref=zg_bs_3538361031_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=GXGY7XNNHKCSQVEWKAPB doesn't seem to throw out as many kernels and is cheaper!
I prefer just putting the kernels into the microwave and nuking them for 1-2min. Once the popping slows down most the kernels have popped.