Cook N Home02626 6 Quart Aluminium Stovetop Popcorn Popper Silver

I love popcorn. Air-popped, stove popped, even microwave in a pinch, but most of all, I love movie theater popcorn. I go to the movies, not to sit next to strangers coughing and talking, but because that is where I can get the best popcorn. Then I discovered that Disney World sells it, and you can buy a reuseable bucket for $10, and refill it with delicious movie theater style popcorn for $1.50 forever after. We live in central Florida and have passes, so bye-bye movie theaters as I could now get my fix at Disney almost weekly! Then....Covid-19 arrived, and months have gone by with no end in sight to my craving for crunchy, salty, tasty movie theater popcorn. Ugh! So I began to think that there must be something I can do about this. Thank goodness for Amazon! With a little bit of research, my dilemma was solved, crisis averted, and I can now sit at home getting happily fat on as much movie theater popcorn as my heart desires! Check out my other reviews for the future Keto bars and shakes I'll be living on once I get my fill of popcorn! Ha!Seriously, I hunted around looking for what would be the best system for achieving perfect results and flavor for specifically movie theater style popcorn. I already own 2 air poppers, which I love, but it's a completely different result. I looked at several types of popping devices and decided on this one because it looked like good quality, being stainless steel and heavier than the aluminum ones. I don't like burned popcorn. This popper is heavy, sturdy, and pops perfect popcorn without any burning. It is extremely easy to clean, just wipe it out after using (and cooling down) with a cloth and it's good to go. It has 3 places on the lid where it snaps on to the pot securely, and this is fantastic because as soon as the popcorn is finished, you can pick up the pot by the wood handle without needing potholders, and with the one unsecured flap on the top, you can dump the fresh, hot popcorn into a bowl. The top also has 4 little vents that face in toward the center of the pot so that as steam and little droplets of oil escape, it is kept to a minimum and doesn't spray out onto the stove, or the person making the popcorn. The top also has all metal gears, and a stirring mechanism for the bottom of the pot to stir the popcorn around as it pops so that you can avoid burning it. This works great for moving the popcorn. I have made popcorn 3 times in 2 days, and every time I get almost every kernal popped, and no burning at all.So, here is my perfect recipe for popcorn that tastes even better than movie theater popcorn. Better because of the quality of the actual popcorn with no hulls attaching to your teeth, and in my case probably a bit more oil than normal because I have no pump for adding extra oil on after finishing, so it's all with the popped corn - but trust me, it's the perfect amount! I'm not saying it won't kill you eventually, but if you have to go, death by carb loaded fatty popcorn is my choice! Anyway...3 TBSP Butter Flavored Coconut Oil - I bought Golden Barrel Butter Flavored Coconut Oil ($9.97/amazon)scant 1/2 tsp Flavacol Popcorn Salt - This is necessary and the secret to perfect flavor - ($7.80/Amazon)1/4 cup good quality popcorn - I bought Amish Country 2-2lb bags Purple Popcorn Kernals ($12.99/Amazon)Turn stove on high, add oil, salt and popcorn. When it starts popping, slowly turn the crank to move popcorn around and when the popping slows to just a couple still popping, remove and keep stirring for about 20-30 seconds to make sure you get as many popped as possible, then carefully pour into a bowl and enjoy. 1/4 cup of popcorn makes a perfect amount for 2 people (or exactly enough for me). The pot makes 1/2 cup at a time and the instructions will tell you that, and to make it along with 3 tbsp oil. I did that the first time and it was a LOT of popcorn! Good for a family of 4 (but yeah, I did eat it all but it took me about an hour and a half, lol). the next time I decided to cut the popcorn amount in half but keep the 3 tbsp oil, and it is the perfect combination.Happy popping everyone!

Edit: After over a year of use, I'm still very impressed with the value and quality of this induction ready popcorn cooker. Not only does it make great popcorn, it is very versatile and is great for cooking other things as well like stews, pot roast and deep frying. Also I have had not sign of corrosion or other flaws, even cooking heavy acidic foods tomato sauces, the finish is still flawless after constant use. This pot has been very handy for me as when I first ordered this for my new induction hob, I had just transferred from a gas stove and most all my old pots and pans where rendered useless leaving me with one or two induction skillets and an old cumbersome heavy cast iron dutch oven to cook my meals, so this has made many stews, and batch's beans and cornbread.As for the almost instant popcorn, I figured out that avocado oil is able to get to a higher temperature before burning and causes the kernels to get much hotter faster then regular oil or ghee. The key is preheating the oil tell it just at it's smoking point before add the corn in. I have also used ghee and although it gives a much richer real butter flavor, the popping was not as constant with a lot more unpoped kernels and took longer compared to using quality avocado oil.In summery, I can 100% recommend this unit for anyone looking for a quality induction ready cooker. I can see this lasting me for centuries to come.Without question, this is the best popcorn cooker I've used! Outstanding quality! The stainless is magnetic and it worked extremely well on my induction hob. And I say extremely well, as the first time using this today, I followed the directions with 3 Tbs oil (Avocado oil), 1/2 cup corn(fresh Orville Redenbacher's), with a power lvl 7.5 of 10 on the hob, I heated the oil first with just 2 kernels of corn in to tell they popped, so dumped in the 1/2 cup of corn along with 1 Tbs popcorn seasoning salt and cranked away. The cranking was very smooth with the steel gears effectively rotating the staring wire at the bottom of the cooker. I briefly left the lid open before closing it up after dumping in the corn so I could watch the action of the staring wire, and I must say it was really neat watching it spin around keeping all the corn turning. I would say within less than a minute after dumping the corn in and constantly cranking away, I am quite sure that literally every kernel had to have simultaneously popped! It actually startled me it was so sudden, and the pot was completely filled like within 2 seconds to the point I could no longer turn the crank! I've been making popcorn for most my life, and have never seen anything like that! I will have to try and do a vid on the next batch and put up on here as I have never seen anything like that! If you have an portable induction hob like mine or true induction stove top range this is a must have for literally instant popcorn.

Works super well pops every kernel ! We had another brand, but like this one better, easier to assemble and clean. Gears felt a bit rough, but after 1 use are very smooth. Definitely recommend.

I love this product! Sturdy and works well. I had ordered this in January though. Shipping date was May 27th. I looked and the order and saw it was shipping next day. I cancelled my original order and reorded. Got the item in a few days.

This Cook N Home 6 quart popcorn popper is so easy to use. It creates delicious homemade popcorn in a matter of minutes on the stove. I think k it will hold up well. Easy to clean. I highly recommend

Love this product, Perfect popcorn every time.Add couple of drops to the gears for smooth operation.The parts inside used to spin the kernel did not reach the bottom of the cooker.Put the lid in place and push firmly down on the center of the lid. This what I did to solve that problem.

Used it yesterday and I like it! Make sure you follow the directions that comes with it, though. Like don't put butter in the pot, etc.