Olde Midway Bar Style Popcorn Machine Maker Popper with 8-Ounce Kettle - Black

Got this for my wife for Xmas. We opened it early. She loves it. She doesn’t like many things. She has everything she wants. When I told her about it she thought I was crazy. Then it grew on her a bit. I ordered it and the whole family has used it daily for the past 2 weeks. She absolutely loves it. We got the flavacol and coconut oil. Then we got a variety pack of seasonings. We’ve got bags and it comes with all the accessories.This unit is easy to assemble and comes well packaged. The enclosure is glass, not plastic, and everything arrived securely packed and undamaged. And it was delivered by fedex so that should tell you something. The only thing that was a little wonky was the thin stainless door that opens in the front to access the popcorn. It was a little bent, but it’s thin so you can easily bend it into shape. It has the olde midway logo embossed in it. Also, assembly is very easy, there isn’t much to do. Hang the kettle on the metal tabs, (which are thinner than I expected), plug it in the ceiling of the unit. Insert the crumb tray, and hang the front glass panel on the hinges. This took some doing as it didn’t line up quite right and one of the holes was less than perfect, but it did go in. Plug it in the wall and you’re done.It really looks great. Aesthetically pleasing. Everyone has good memories related to a popcorn machine and the smell. This brings that into your home. Good vibes. Good feng shui. Nice to look at with the light on from a distance.You can pop up to 1 cup of kernels at a time, which makes a pretty big load of popcorn. And yes, with the forementioned ingredients, it IS movie popcorn. And I STRONGLY recommend hulless popcorn. Orville redenbacher is not optimal. Tastes great, but lots of husks.Cleaning thoroughly will take some time. Plan on spending a half hour wiping down surfaces, and detaching the kettle and cleaning that. Do not submerge in water! The heater is attached to the side!Great machine. You’ll forget about the cost in the first 5 minutes. Kids love it. Teens love it. Fairly healthy snack. Strongly recommend. But Made in China, not USA

You will want to practice making popcorn with this thing to get the balance of oil and flavor and popcorn right. Well it says it could do 8 oz I found sticking to the half cup measure that comes with it to be best. There is one thing you do have to keep a very sharp eye on if that is occasionally the popcorn will jab the mixing rod inside the kettle. As soon as it jams the popcorn starts to burn fast. So if you're popping lots of popcorn or even just one round of it, just watch the little gear that engages the mixer and if it stops immediately popped it or open it started dumping the popcorn out of the kettle. The other thing that I'd countered a few times was that sometimes that gear will not let go and you have to bag on it pretty good to get it to disengage so you can dump the kettle. Still needs a few design tweaks but if you're paying attention then you're ready for it does quite a decent job for the price. I gave out about a hundred little bags of popcorn for Halloween this year and it was really popular with the kids at the adults. Use buttered flavor coconut oil and Flavacol salt and it tastes and smells just like theater popcorn. By the end of a few hours the thing was an absolute mess with lots of splattered oil. Honestly I have not yet pleaded but it's going to be a bit of a chore. Under normal use of your only doing a few rounds it's not so bad but when you're doing enough popcorn to fill a hundred bags it does add up. That would definitely buy another one of these if this thing dies.

First off, a lot of thought went into the packing of this unit to make sure it doesn't come damaged. It's not done in a way to be aggravating unpacking it either. You get the idea this isn't their first rodeo in shipping these.Assembly is really quite easy. It is easier to tilt the popcorn kettle when sliding it onto the frame that holds it up. Once you slide it into place it just conveniently rests properly in position when you let it tilt back. When putting on the glass front door you need to make sure to slide into the grooves on the hinges.I find that I like to use 2 measuring spoons of coconut oil and 2 scoops of popcorn seed. If your coconut oil is in a solid form let it melt in the kettle first before adding the popcorn. Nothing could be more fun then when you start to hear that popping sound and popcorn starts to come out of the kettle. Of course, it's delicious popcorn.This is an excellent machine and now my office tends to smell like the local movie theater. I can't say enough of how happy I am with this choice.

I rarely review products but this was a great investment. I took off one star because the heating base only heats half the popcorn. But is easily remedied by keeping the pooped corn on that side. Cleaning is a bit of a chore but not too bad if you do it regularly. I love popcorn and am quite picky on it. This machine made amazing popcorn out of dollar store kernels. (Of course the Flavacol and snappys coconut oil had allot to do with that.) It makes allot of popcorn for such a small machine. It is a must for any popcorn addict that must have movie theater popcorn at an arms reach at all times. I have contacted the company that distributed the device about the warming plate and if it is a defect I will change my review and give this the full 5 stars.

The media could not be loaded. If you want perfect popcorn every time?? This is the machine for everyone.......Easy to clean - Every popcorn machine takes a little patience to clean correctly. Nothing new here folks.Easy to use - Follow the instructions or a YT video and you'll be a pro in two or three batches.Flavor - Excellent, Outstanding, Perfect !!! Easy on the salt, no butter required.Makes sure you do two or three batches before serving your family and friends to 'season' the unit, and you'll be on your way to "Popcorn" perfection.