Great Northern Popcorn Black Paducah 8 Ounce Bar Style Antique Popcorn Machine

Awesome Popcorn Machine!
I didn't want to purchase a popcorn popper with a cart since I didn't have room for the cart. I was unable to find reviews for this particular popper until I reviewed the Paducah Popper machine sold with the cart--see: http://www.amazon.com/Paducah-Eight-Antique-Popcorn-Machine/product-reviews/B000UDXQO4/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 --and boy am I glad I responded to the praises of this machine.

This machine is GREAT! It truly does its job incredibly well. A few years ago we'd purchased a smaller home popper that had something like a 2 oz kettle & found that we had to pop several batches to get the desired amount--and by the time we actually got to eat it, over 1/2 of the bowl had cold popcorn.

The Paducah Popper pops crisp, tasty popcorn quickly. We've found that we don't need to use butter to add flavor because the popcorn tastes great just popped in regular canola oil.

My husband loves this Christmas present & it makes a great...

Contradictory Instructions
First, let me say that this machine performs magnificently!! I tried their smaller version, the "Little Bambino", which had problems, but this one is GREAT.

The owner's manual states, "Add a suitable amount of butter or oil (Fig.1). While the amount is dependent upon your taste, please do not exceed 1/2 oz." (Based on the fact that they give you a measuring scoop rather than a scale, they apparently mean 1/8 of a cup (1 fl. oz.)and not 1 oz., which is 1/16 of a pound.)

The instructions on the door of the device states, "1 TBSP of oil for every 1/2 cup of popcorn". (For 1 cup of popcorn, this means 2 Tbs of oil, which is ONE fl. oz.)

Obviously you can't use 1 fl. oz. (as per the instruction on the door) without violating the first instruction's "do not exceed 1/2 oz."

So I emailed the manufacturer to find out which was right. The manufacturer (specifically, Randi, the Customer Service Manager) told me to use 1/3 the amount of oil as...

Love this machine after 1 year.
We bought this for Christmas last year (2011). Its been used quite a bit and works like a champ. There is a big difference in the popcorn you use the pre-made packets that have everything in one pouch simply do not taste as good as using coconut oil and flavocal. Do yourself a favor and learn how to make your popcorn that way and you will be much happier in the end.

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