It is now 2022. My cleaning lady uses and recommended the Whirly Popper to me for making great popcorn and I purchased one with the metal gears from Amazon. Followed the initial instructions and then made some Movie Theater popcorn the first day I got Whirly Popper. The popcorn tasted great and will continue to use the Whirly Popper for having this delicious treat when watching movies at home. Though your video was made in 2008, Thanks for the video and take care.
We have had ours for 8 months now and this makes the best popcorn ever....we use coconut oil and flavacol popcorn salt. So good, awesome popcorn maker!
My gf got me a whirley Pop kit last year for christmas and It is one of the best gifts I have ever received in my life. I am a self proclaimed popcorn fanatic and this thing has made my favorite snack so much easier to enjoy! I have given up on microwave popcorn for 6 months already and I am NEVER going back. I love stove top popcorn but man, this thing takes it to the next level. I just picked up some coconut oil yesterday and I CANNOT wait to make some theater style corn tonight!
I bought a Whirley Pop 12 years ago, and I use it at least twice weekly since my favorite snack is popcorn. I appreciate Dani's information but through trial and error I find use the following steps for great theater-style popcorn: 1) add 2 tablespoons of Coconut oil, 1/2 teaspoon of Flavacol and three "test kernels" into the Whirley Pop. 2) set aside 1/2 cut of fresh popcorn kernels, (I just use a regular paper cup) 3) Put the Whirley Pop with the above ingredients on Medium heat.-Don't add the measured popcorn yet! 4) Once one of the test kernels pops quickly empty the measured popcorn kernels into the Whirley pop. 5) turn the whirley pop slowly and after the popping is done empty into a bowl. *you usually know it's finished if you can count to three between pops at the end of the cycle. I know it sounds complicated but once you do it a few times you don't forget and the popcorn is delicious. The test kernel idea is that it indicates optimum temperature for the kernels to soak up the coconut oil which provides the flavor! Medium heat is best, high heat will make the popcorn without as much flavor and low heat will burn it (duh) The best coconut oil I've tasted (so far) is Great Western, Wabash Farms doesn't sell it but available in some specialty stores and the internet. Wabash Farms sells the best seasonings and salts...I always add a little more Flavacol to taste!
Nice presentation, Dani! I’m on my third popper because I make LOTS of popcorn for my friends and family. I buy kernels in 50-pound bags, and I used to buy coconut oil in 50-buckets until some genius in Michigan deemed our popcorn store “non-essential” early in 2020. I found a source for 4.6-gallon jugs of peanut oil, and that’s working fine. I’ve determined that the cleanup for 20 batches is exactly the same as for one batch, so when I get popping, get out of my kitchen! I bag the corn in gallon storage bags, and today, I made 21 bags of regular corn and 13 bags of kettle corn! I’ll be taking some to my dentist tomorrow, and of course, I’ll remind them to floss! Thanks for a superior product!
Reminds me of when my Grandpa use to grow popcorn, he would give it to us in a gallon glass jug. We would cook it on top of the stove, shaking back and forth. Melt some real butter and pour on top. Wow, that was some really good popcorn. We are also from Indiana. Thanks, JohnnyG
I'm SOOOOOO late to the party. For whatever reason I never thought to look for a popcorn popper. Just did it in a pot. Though, I hated scrapping the bottom of my pots. But I was never interested in those upright heater kind. This I just happen to stumble on from a news article on popcorn today. And this popper was the one used. I'm hooked and will be ordering this week! I'm trippin' this is a 2008 video! Love it! The good ol' RU-vid days!
I just ordered a whirly pop from Amazon. I can't wait to try it. I can't stand microwave popcorn. I'd love to get that theatre popcorn taste at home. Heck, movie theatre popcorn is like $7 bucks where I live. I'll just make my own and sneak it into the movie.
I have been using mine for about 8 or 9 years now. I use the Flavacol because that is what they used in the movie theater. Amazon sells it in a quart container. And I use the Snappy popcorn oil. That is also what they used in the movie theater. You cannot get it tasting more like movie theater popcorn than that. And since popcorn is one of my 4 food groups this is important.
@@natureboy6410 You know I really don't measure. I do use a 1/2 cup of popcorn. then the rest I just splashed in as needed. Maybe a tablespoon of oil. I keep my snappy oil in a plastic squirt bottle. It's very convenient that way. And I like putting my salt in, when I add the oil.
used one for the first time tonight - what survived was very good - I say survived because I picked it up off the burner and the pot fell on the floor - while the lid stayed in my hand - LOL - a few cups stayed in the pan and I sprinkled it with Nutritional Yeast - it was very good and crunchy - I used Organic Popcorn and Organic Coconut Oil over medium high heat
We've had our Whirley Popper since 2007 & have made hundreds of pans of popcorn, using Jolly Time white popcorn, Jolly Time buttery seasoning, and Bertolli olive oil.
So did I, but the lid on the other side would pop open when I tried to pour it out of the other side...burned my hand every time I used it....it would not lock down.... read my review I just wrote if they didn't take it down.....I am not a happy camper about it either ....I would not recommend this one to anyone ever....
If we had caramel in my house it would be gone before I get it. I'm going to have to buy some. I still want this Whirley Pop. Thank you for your ideas! :)
I would like handles on the sides of the pot. I have had the lid come off during a dump. Hot oil splashes out of hole by handle while cranking. I would keep oven mitts close by. Not saying the unit is bad.
I used a whirley pop on one of those portable burners, and I was not successful, as the popcorn kernels would become really scorched and only less than half actually popped. I know it has to be the burners, but I also wonder, what the best popcorn to use, and the best way to store it.
I bought a whirly pop for the family back in 1991 from the cracker barrel up in Kingman Arizona. It's a little worse for wear but it still makes some damn good popcorn! It's the original aluminum which at the time of purchase had a lifetime warranty. The gears are getting a little old however on the lid and starting to stick or jam on occasion. Go figure it's only 31 years old, lol. Can I replace just the lid?
I have one of these but the brand is Theatre II. Mine is always chewy. I tried to zoom in on the lid to see the vents you said yours has but I couldn't see them. How big are the vents? I guess I could drill a few holes in mine if that would make it not so chewy
I use pan like this... I heat the oil to popping temperature first but putting one or two kernels in... once those pop I put the bulk of kernels in. they pop fast and crisp! Chris
I use clear coconut oil. The orange is just a dye for color. Movie theater popcorn is usually fake butter, coconut oil, and food color. Try cooking your popcorn in coconut oil and adding some real melted butter on top at the end. Use the kernal jars instructions. Coconut oil and real butter is much healthier too. I assume movie theaters don't use real butter because it's expensive and can spoil.
I tried making Kettle corn for the first time. I burnt the pot in the middle of pot. How do you get rid of the burn mark. I tried dish soap over night, didnt work. I followed the instructions from the Whirley Pop site, Thanks.
1/2 cup of kernels doesn't yield 6 quarts of popcorn, it yields about 4 quarts at best. Additionally, is that really a 6 quart pot? What are the inside dimensions of it? A true 6 quart pot has inner dimensions of e.g., 8-5/8" diameter, 6" depth. Also, the temperature isn't primarily determined by the pot, it is determined by your stovetop's burner's heat output at a given setting (the construction of the pot only determines how fast it heats up, and how evenly the heat is distributed). Any standard kitchen stovetop can heat any pot to the 465 degree temperature that you mentioned, which, by the way, is substantially hotter than the generally accepted-as-ideal ~400 degree temperature for popping corn.
the "seasoning" is just re-branded Flavacol that literally every theatre in america uses. for 5 bucks on amazon you can buy enough to last you at least one hundred batches at one teaspoon (recommended amount) per batch.
You got me looking this stuff up. It kills bugs as well. Look at this video I found/watch?v=YYm-VRlDxB0 . Your comment and this video I found will make me think twice before buying any more organic canola oil. I knew I should have stuck with coconut and olive oil.
I think the Whirly Pop is fantastic! I had it for a couple months and it worked perfectly. Unfortunately, I ran into an issue yesterday when the turning the handle just stopped spinning the two metal strips on the inside. I don't know what happened. It's as if there is no contact being made between the handle and crank that turns the inside pieces. Would you happen to have any sugestions? Thank you so much for creating such an amazing product! :)
You can buy either. If you're sitting in the dark watching a movie... might not matter! I think the color helps them to sell it in the theater, but you've already made the purchasing decision so you don't need it.
AAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Probably instant failure. The oil is doing heat-transfer, it's not just a lubricant. From the aluminum's point of view it would probably be like having an empty pan, overheat rapidly.
So it takes seven minutes to say you pot this much popcorn in ad this much oil, set the stove to the temp and turn the handle until you don't hear a pop for a certain amount of time? I just typed this with my nose faster!
I love lots of real butter on my popcorn so I use one whole stick of butter. I start melting it in a small sauce pan on medium-low heat then start in on popping the popcorn. Once it's done popping, your butter should be melted.
At the end! Ideally you would melt the butter and pour off the butter oil and not use the "whey" (white milky liquid) since it is said that this will make the popcorn soggy. You've gone to some trouble to get the water OUT of it so it will be crispy, right?
The Coconut oil is the secret to movie theater tasting and smelling popcorn. It gives it a nutty taste and not a coconut flavor. Just follow the instructions on the popcorn kernel container and use any pot with a lid. Leave the lid open a crack and shake. I don't get the purpose of this machine when a normal pot does the same thing.
I got a knockoff (didn't know about the whirleypop at the time) which worked well, but the gear mechanism is sloppy and the gears no longer connect - will be getting a whirleypop to replace the cheap china knockoff...ps wow she looks and sounds like actress Jodie Foster
I don't know. I didn't have any food, any water and it was very cold, very cold. I thought, I thought if I could save just one, but... he was so heavy. So heavy. I didn't get more than a few miles when the sheriff's car picked me up. The rancher was so angry he sent me to live at the Lutheran orphanage in Bozeman. I never saw the ranch again.
This is a great concept (the turning wheel), but just about every oil goes rancid at such a high temperature as 465 degrees.. Rancid oils are one of the most unhealthy things you can eat.
My popper got the corn steamed it was awful. I spent a fortune on different corns i even tried to turn heat up only burned corn before it popped then i tried the medium high heat as directed and poked more holes into the popper lids still so much steam i must have popped 100 quarts of corn over 2 yrs before the plastic parts fell apart it isnt all metal and the crank underneath is plastic so dumb it fell apart at less than 1 year i even had my uncle glue it but it fell apart after another 10 unsuccessful quarts of steamed stale chewy corn. I even bought the farm to table popping corn at $20.00 popped through an entire bag and didnt get one crispy piece of popped corn. The microwave corn tasted crispy and the Whirly pop tasted like a left over movie popcorn that sat out over night. Horrible.
Its popcorn not rocket science. You really don't need the gimmicky turning handle thingy. I have been making popcorn on my stove top for years without the whirly pop. I use a (drum roll please) 2 quart saucepan I bought at IKEA over ten years ago. Here's how. Ingredients: 1/ cup popcorn 1/4 teaspoon salt Vegetable oil Process: 1) Into a preheated saucepan on mediumish low heat (it depends on your stove) pour enough oil to evenly coat all of the kernels in the bottom of the saucepan. Only add three unpopped kernels and leave them (and only them) until they pop. 2) Add the salt and popcorn and leave the lid just slightly off of the pan. Swirl once to coat the popcorn. 3) Leave it be. Really, just leave it be. No, don't walk away, but don't touch it either. 4) Once the popping has slowed until there is only one pop every eight seconds or so turn off the heat. Now wait a bit until the random last pops happen and pour into a really big bowl. Or you can spend $40.00 - $50.00 (or more) for a gadget you only use once every so often, but then forget about and let gather dust in the back of your cupboard.
