I had purchased the Presto Poplite popper and am very dissatisfied because my husband and I use rice popcorn. After reading the insert it is not good for any light weight kernels. Does this Presto PowerPop have any size kernel restrictions?
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i've popped large & small kernals and it popped both equally as good . might depend on the power of your microwave . jay
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Not to my knowledge. I often pop Ladyfinger popcorn (I like hulless corn) and it is about half the size of regular corn. I will say that larger kernels pop very large and fluffy but that is as much a function of variety. I have never tried 'rice popcorn' I'll have to give it a look. I don't use salt during the pop as that can make the kernels smaller and more tough. I pour in my corn, mix the oil with the popcorn with a fork to make sure each kernel is coated, then pop for a little under 2 minutes. I get nice, crunchy corn and I toss on the salt as soon as it leaves the microwave. VERY nice. But I have never seen any restriction on kernel size.
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It is a flavored oil that makes it fast just like (or better) than the movie theatre pop corn. I have a 6oz popper and pop 1 cup kernels with 2.5 Tblsp of the oil, which is usually solid and has to be scraped out because it is a bit cool in our basement, and .5 tsp of flavocal flavoring salt and it is better than what we usually get at the theatre.
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Sorry but I don't really have the answer to your question, you would need to check with the company maker of the product. I can only say that this West Bend Stir Crazy popcorn popper has been working very well and living up to its product description. Hope my answer is helpful too you.
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You only use 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil. 1/3 to 2/3 cup of Popcorn Kernels, only 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil. Enjoy!!!
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This is smaller than you will need. Get a commercial popper if you want it to hold up to the use you expect and the speed you will want for having the popcorn available when needed - unless, that is, you are only holding this event once. Our school has a commercial popper and sells popcorn at all the athletic events as fundraiser for the athletic and band departments.
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I just used mine for the first time and got a full bowl of perfectly popped corn in 3 minutes. I used Walmart's GV popcorn with 2 Tbsp of Canola oil.
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The kernels are too small for an air popper and fly out everywhere. What I did was tilt the air popper backwards until the popcorn starts to pop, then you are good.
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I always do the maximum (1/3 cup kernels + some oil) and that fills the bowl for me (about 2quarts). I would think that a smaller volume would work just as well. Just remember that the microwave time maybe different for different volumes so watch (and smell) carefully until you know what time works best for your specific situation (microwave power, popcorn type, oil type, etc). Best of luck!
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I've never used the Presto but light spraying on my husbands popcorn works fine With the Evo oil sprayer.
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I have this corn popper and love it! This is my second, because I broke the first (my stupidity really) but I hope I am never without it!!! The popcorn is so much better than bagged microwave popcorn, and you know exactly what is in it. I have washed mine in the dishwasher many times and it has not affected the performance in any way. You can pop with or without oil!!!
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I think the 6 oz is probably best, but that's just my opinion. What's really great about this kind of popcorn is that you have the ability to put all or just a little pop corn in the popper, as well as the butter and salt.
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I find this a great machine for popping corn with very little kernals left or none at all, I use corn oil as an oil, The Butter I will soften it up a bit in the microwave and only apply it to the top of the popper only after the corn starts popping, I find that if the butter is installed to early before the karnals start popping the butter tends to give off smoke and it gives the pop corn a burnt taste the machine is a good investment
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Hi Amy this is our second popcorn machine in 6years. Our first was a smaller model. This model is for 8oz packets which pop a Lot of corn fast....perfect for your stated need. If you conduct events of this size often you may want a larger capacity device. For normal personal and infrequent event use this is a good model
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We have used a number of different brands of popcorn and different types of oil. We never had an issue with the popper with any of them.
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It is pretty tiny. I would say the average popped kernal is less than half the size of a normal popped kernal. Hope this helps!
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I had a similar experience on my first popping then I realized that I was allowing it to remain in the popper far too long. Its like w/microwave popcorn - never leave it while it popping, and when popped kernels slow to between 1-2 second it should be dumped from the popper. Another thing I realized is that even though I have the larger popper, this bag w/oil salt, etc. is quite large for this popper so I no longer added the entire bag of kernels (removed about 1/3 cup) and its been great ever since. I even filled the smaller popcorn bags and passed those out w/mini candies for Halloween in 2012. Hope this helps. I had a similar experience on my first popping then I realized that I was allowing it to remain in the popper far too long. Its like w/microwave popcorn - never leave it while it popping, and when popped kernels slow to between 1-2 second it should be dumped from the popper. Another thing I realized is that even though I have the larger popper, this bag w/oil salt, etc. is quite large for this popper so I no longer added the entire bag of kernels (removed about 1/3 cup) and its been great ever since. I even filled the smaller popcorn bags and passed those out w/mini candies for Halloween in... » Read More I had a similar experience on my first popping then I realized that I was allowing it to remain in the popper far too long. Its like w/microwave popcorn - never leave it while it popping, and when popped kernels slow to between 1-2 second it should be dumped from the popper. Another thing I realized is that even though I have the larger popper, this bag w/oil salt, etc. is quite large for this popper so I no longer added the entire bag of kernels (removed about 1/3 cup) and its been great ever since. I even filled the smaller popcorn bags and passed those out w/mini candies for Halloween in 2012. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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I had the same problem with this questionable purchase...no instructions of any kind. The way I figured this out was to buy some of what are called "Popcorn Kits". These are all in one packages with the kernels, Coconut Oil, and Flavacol salt all pre-measured in a single package. They are sold to match the typical popcorn machine; that is, for your 8 ounce machine, you would buy an 8 ounce kit. This refers to the finished weight; that is, an 8 ounce machine will make 8 ounces (weight) of finished popcorn. The package contains 8 fluid ounces of kernels, I poured my kernels into a measuring cup and discovered that it contains 8 fluid ounces of kernels. The oil is usually stated in Tablespoons (1 Tsp = 0.5 fl. oz.). The Mega Pop kit that I used, had about 6 Tbsp--about 3 ounces--of Coconut Oil. So, the Mega Pop is 8 ounces of kernels and about 3 ounces of Coconut Oil. The general rule of thumb for popcorn is one ounce of oil for three ounces of kernels. With these machines, you put all the oil in, let it heat, then add all the kernels and the Flavacol. As the kernels pop, they will cascade out of the popper, until all the kernels are done. There are videos all over YouTube on the use of these machines. Here's one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW5zs2Tpp5M