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| Product Reviews from Amazon.com (Rating System 1 to 5) |
| Review | Rating | Last Updated | WARNING: READ BEFORE YOU BUY!
<br />A decade ago, I purchased one of these poppers. The combination of this machine, Orville popcorn & oil made for the best popcorn I have ever tasted. People that came over for surround movies raved. People at work raved. Everybody raved. Things are good, right?
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<br />Well, the bean-counters have been at a formerly-fabulous product, cost-cutting it into something that might even be dangerous. Let's step thru the odious changes:
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<br />It used to come in a sturdy box. Now it comes in a flimsy card board shell. Not a big deal.
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<br />It used to come with a three-foot electrical cord. That has been reduced to a 12" one. A not-so-small problem, because, as a custom cabinet maker friend of mine pointed out: You don't want the oil-laden steam that emanates from the top of the popper to coat the varnish on your overhead kitchen cabinet doors. It will eat the varnish and ruin your cabinet doors. So, not good; the shorter cord doesn't allow getting the popper out from under your cabinets. Only operate the unit in an open area.
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<br />However, here is the show-stopper:
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<br />Two years ago, we bought a 2nd unit. Within a year, the Teflon coating on the cooking surface of the popper began to FLAKE OFF.
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<br />So, oil & popcorn into popper, oil sticks to popcorn, Teflon flakes off, flakes stick to oil and popcorn, oil/popcorn/flakes get cooked, which you EAT.
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<br />I don't know about you, but digesting Teflon particles ain't on my agenda.
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<br />The 10-year old popper? NO FLAKING. Which means that somewhere along the way, whatever Chinese manufacturing plant that is churning these out either started coating the cooking surface with less Teflon, started using an inferior grade of Teflon, or substituted something cheaper than real Teflon.
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<br />Needless to say, the new popper went into the trash. The old one is still working like a charm.
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<br />BEWARE. | 1 | 770 days ago | great popcorn!
This is a really fun and easy popcorn popper. Makes terrific popcorn too! Gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because the nonstick surface doesn't last long but doesn't seem to affect the performance or taste. | 4 | 770 days ago | Great Popper!
This Stir Crazy was purchased to replace another one just like it that popped an average of 4-5 pans full each week for over 9 years. So far, this new one is working great! | 5 | 770 days ago | Great Popcorn Popper
The West Bend 82308 Stir Crazy 8-Quart Corn Popper is a great product. Satisfies a hungry popcorn lover well. Highly recommended if you like freshly cooked popcorn. | 5 | 770 days ago | Believe the hype! Passionately Perfect Popcorn.
Received my popper today. I carefully measured 3 tbls of peanut oil and 3/4 cup of gourmet popcorn. It actually yielded a full 8 quarts! (1-1/4 cup of regular popcorn for 8 qts.)
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<br />Left over kernals? Amazingly 2 unpopped, 3 partially popped. Thanks, Orville! Sure, your results will vary, but never again will you find all those wasted kernals. Gourmet popcorn isn't cheap and now I make more with LESS!
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<br />It rubbed off some of the non-stick coating, but I did try pulling the stirring wand back a little to keep it from touching. It does not come with a measuring cup, but that isn't a design defect, so I can't hold that against WestBend.
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<br />I spent $90 this past Christmas for one of those movie-type kettle poppers. It was more mess, wasted tons of popcorn, and MUCH harder to clean. Never again!
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<br />The "Crazy 8" is a closed system, so hot kernals do not fly out and pop in the bowl, causing popcorn to scatter. Just stay nearby to listen for the corn to stop popping, and it will be PERFECT. There is some moist popcorn near the bottom of the bowl, but you get delectable popcorn down to the crumbs.
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<br />Once the popper cools, unscrew and rinse the stiring wand, and wipe the plate clean with a damp cloth. Then clean the bowl with warm soapy water.
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<br />Sure, I could nit pick about the small things, but once you had the over salted bag popcorn, burned microwave popcorn, the dry air-popped corn, or wasted tons of corn in kettle poppers, you know this is the best. Corn would have to pop in nature to be any more perfect.
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<br />TIP: Don't put the dome on until the very first kernal pops. (It won't jump.) Then place the dome on, others follow quickly. This creates less condensation on the inside of the dome, making the popcorn drier when fully popped. | 5 | 770 days ago | Believe the hype! Passionately Perfect Popcorn.
Received mine on 3/14/06. I carefully measured 3 tbls of peanut oil and 3/4 cup of Orville Redenbacher gourmet popcorn. It actually yielded a full 8 quarts! So did Jolly Time, though the instructions say to use 1 cup of regular popcorn for 8 qts.
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<br />Left over kernals? Amazingly 2 unpopped, 3 partially popped. Thanks, Orville! Sure, your results will vary, but never again will you find all those wasted kernals. Gourmet popcorn isn't cheap and now I make more with LESS!
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<br />It rubbed off some of the non-stick coating, but I did try pulling the stirring wand back a little to keep it from touching. It does not come with a measuring cup, but that isn't a design defect, so I can't hold that against WestBend.
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<br />I spent $90 this past Christmas for one of those movie-type kettle poppers. It was more mess, wasted tons of popcorn, and MUCH harder to clean. Never again!
<br />
<br />The "Crazy 8" is a closed system, so hot kernals do not fly out and pop in the bowl, causing popcorn to scatter. Just stay nearby to listen for the corn to stop popping, and it will be PERFECT. There is some moist popcorn near the bottom of the bowl, but you get delectable popcorn down to the crumbs.
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<br />Once the popper cools, unscrew and rinse the stiring wand, and wipe the plate clean with a damp cloth. Then clean the bowl with warm soapy water.
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<br />Sure, I could nit pick about the small things, but once you had the over salted bag popcorn, burned microwave popcorn, the dry air-popped corn, or wasted tons of corn in kettle poppers, you know this is the best. Corn would have to pop in nature to be any more perfect.
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<br />TIP: Don't put the dome on until the very first kernal pops. (It won't jump.) Then place the dome on, others follow quickly. This creates less condensation on the inside of the dome, making the popcorn drier when fully popped.
<br /> | 5 | 752 days ago |
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