Cook N Home Stovetop Popcorn Popper with Crank, 6-Quart Aluminum Popcorn Pot, Black

The best popcorn pot ever ! Perfect, pops every cornel, easy to clean

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.

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

The media could not be loaded. For reference, I’m new to stove top popcorn and just recently became obsessed with cracking the movie theater popcorn recipe and I think I finally found it. Immediately ordered this after scouring the catacombs of Reddit and saw previous theater employees stating butter flavored coconut oil (orange one) along with flavacol popcorn seasoning are the vital ingredients in movie theater popcorn.As for the actual popcorn maker, these are my thoughts so far. I ordered it the same day I ordered the other ingredients for movie theater popcorn and this was scheduled to arrive a day later and I couldn’t wait that long. I pulled out a princess house pot to see if I could make the popcorn in that. It was a complete success and I seriously considered canceling my order for the popcorn maker. Popcorn popped perfectly and clean up was a breeze. Only thing was I had to shake my pot it’s a little heavy so that was the only hassle. When I finally got this popcorn maker I decided to immediately put it to the test. I gave it a good wash and dried everything completely. I kept the lid off and threw in the butter and popcorn seasoning to mix. I suddenly realized oh yea I have to put the lid back on and throw the kernels in. I because very anxious when I realized putting the lid on was harder than I thought it would be. The pot was very hot and you have to grab the sides of the pot to put the lid back on so it snaps into place. Clearly you’re supposed to have the lid already on and open the half opening to add all your ingredients but with the measuring cups it’s a little awkward and you’re afraid some kernels will go all over the place instead of in the pot. I absolutely hate this lid. Hate it. You have to snap it into place from two places and it doesn’t come off effortlessly. Which I get you want it to stay in place so it doesn’t fall off if the popcorn overflows but it’s almost too secure. A potential issue I see is the metal stirrers on the inside. They feel extremely flimsy and so far they’ve been fine but I have to wash it very carefully because I’m afraid it’ll break off, it looks so delicate. On a positive note, I love the stirrers because I don’t have to physically pick up my pot to move the popcorn around and make sure they all get seasoned evenly. I just turn the handle continuously and for even coating.My final thoughts, I’ve already used it two times and have a brown spot in the inside so I’m not returning it at this point. Nothing stuck to the pot as far as food but the brown stain will not come off, looks burnt. Taking the lid off to wash is a pain and I get nervous washing the stirrers. I don’t know that I absolutely need this popcorn maker but I’ll continue to use it. My recommendation is try making a batch in a pot at home before buying this. You may see that you don’t really need this. I bought the stainless steel one because I want it to last and be more durable and it definitely feels substantial. My sister in law commented that hers looks so flimsy compared to mine. I like the look of it and it fits in with the rest of my appliances. I wanted one that looked aesthetically pleasing if I decided to leave it on the stove. It’s a little bulky so I can’t find a space for it yet.On another note, I can’t even tell you how obsessed I am with making popcorn right now, the recipe I found is so good and tasted exactly like movie tester popcorn. I’ve only ever used bagged popcorn and I’ll never go back to that. If you’re curious on the recipe, 1/2 cup popcorn kernels, 1/2 tap to 3/4 tsp flavacol popcorn seasoning and 3 tbsp butter flavored coconut oil.

I love this popper… until my husband put it in the dishwasher! Please don’t do that! I grill use it but I will be ordering another one.