What else do I need to buy with this if I want it to be 'ready to go' for making popcorn when I give it as a gift?
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Pick up some popcorn oil and some Orville popping corn at the grocer and you're good to go.
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This is what I bought: Great Northern 4099 GAP 2.5 OZ POPCORN Case (24) of Two and a Half Ounce Portion Pack - on Amazon for around $23.00
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Nothing. The machine comes with oil and pop corn. Plug it in and you are set to go.
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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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Use Windex on the inside and outside, and take the tray that the popcorn baked in and use oven cleaner. That's all there is to it.
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You will have to buy the oil, kernels, and scoop. Everything else comes as you see it. Will have to put it together.
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Generally less than 5 minutes. Follow the instructions and don't add the popcorn until oil/butter is melted. We use the 8oz pre-packaged from cine-Magic. Seems to work best.
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Iam not sure, because it might go inside the machine. But after I make some popcorn I add my own butter. But it would be cool if we could add butter inside the popper.
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We like it better. We use Great Northern Popcorn portion packs. It is a tri-pack product that comes with the right amounts of oil, popcorn and salt for our 6 oz machine. Just pour it all in the kettle and wait for it to pop, Super easy and it makes a lot. We love our machine and it has been a big hit with all our guest.
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You can use any popcorn or popcorn oil. This unit works very well and so far is not showing any signs of trouble. I make 2 batches every workday.Paul rothstein
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Plug in to heat up, add oil & popcorn. I didnt keep it though because popcorn wasnt hot when served
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I think you could probably use any popcorn and oil combo. It's not a complicated machine and works just fine with the local popcorn/vegetable oil combo I've tried.
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we use this machine with yellow coconut oil and a flavouring you can also buy at Amazon. But I have also made popcorn with just canola oil and it pops just fine, added butter and salt to taste. the pre-packaged popcorn we have never used. we use this machine regularly for fund raisers and buy the popcorn in bulk, flavouring from amazon and the coconut oil from amazon. Hope this helps you out.
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The coconut oil and the flavorall that other people have recommended in reviews of this machine. I also use Snappy white popcorn.
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OK,pop the corn in this oil along with flavacol. Add one 1/2 cup of corn,5 tablespoons of red coconut oil and 1 teaspoon of flavacol. After that melt some clarified butter and pour it over the top (pour a little around then flip the popcorn,repeat to get even distribution). You can buy the clarified butter or make it (its the same thing as the stuff they use for lobster). If its not salty enough add a little more flavacol next time. I have people drool at the mouth with this recipe. Same thing as old school movie theater popcorn,if you want the new style then you will need fake butter and a different oil hybrid. OK,pop the corn in this oil along with flavacol. Add one 1/2 cup of corn,5 tablespoons of red coconut oil and 1 teaspoon of flavacol. After that melt some clarified butter and pour it over the top (pour a little around then flip the popcorn,repeat to get even distribution). You can buy the clarified butter or make it (its the same thing as the stuff they use for lobster). If its not salty enough add a little more flavacol next time. I have people drool at the mouth with this recipe. Same thing as old school movie theater popcorn,if you want the new style then you will need fake butter and a... » Read More OK,pop the corn in this oil along with flavacol. Add one 1/2 cup of corn,5 tablespoons of red coconut oil and 1 teaspoon of flavacol. After that melt some clarified butter and pour it over the top (pour a little around then flip the popcorn,repeat to get even distribution). You can buy the clarified butter or make it (its the same thing as the stuff they use for lobster). If its not salty enough add a little more flavacol next time. I have people drool at the mouth with this recipe. Same thing as old school movie theater popcorn,if you want the new style then you will need fake butter and a different oil hybrid. « Show Less
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You add it to the bowl of popcorn that the popper is blowing kernels of corn into. Please do not add on top of machine, it will not work well, not even regular butter.
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You will have to make sequential batches, I do one measuring cup of popcorn at a time and it fills the machine half way.
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Yes it needs oil. You can buy the popcorn packs from Great Nothern. They have popcorn, oil and seasoning all in one pack and are quite good.
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Put in 2 tablespoon oil, one cup popcorn and one teaspoon flavacol in popper. Add more flavacol after popping if needed.