How does the popcorn taste?
1067273
The popcorn has a very fresh taste, but since it's airpopped with no oils, it is very bland. I find that using yellow kernels instead of white makes the popcorn pop bigger and has somewhat more flavor, however I do add a butter spray to give it taste. It reminds of the same flavor as rice cakes if you've ever had those. It is definitely not your movie-style popcorn but I prefer it for the health benefits of not using oils.
1067274
It tastes like popcorn from any other hot air popper. the look is cute, but the popper is smaller than most.
1968748
The coconut oil and the flavorall that other people have recommended in reviews of this machine. I also use Snappy white popcorn.
1619090
The popcorn tastes fantastic! It's considerably better than microwave popcorn. It is pretty close to theater popcorn.
1277233
The popcorn tastes "normal.' I would not use the words crunchy nor chewy. This is used in the microwave and if removed when corn stops popping, the results are close to perfect. Try it - you'll like it. It is soooo easy and inexpensive. Best wishes
1291763
If you use the oils they recommend, the popcorn is not dry at all. You can put butter directly in with the kernels also, but you need to watch it more closely because butter has a tendency to burn.
2245919
It would depend on how you like your popcorn. Some people like to try different tastes & flavors, whereas I just prefer butter only. The Braggs seasoning tastes very good when sprinkled on foods, such as meats, veggies, stews, etc. I am just not sure how it would blend as well with popcorn since it's not really considered "cooked" food, though popcorn is usually microwaved. If you purchase the seasoning to use in whatever you cook, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.
1751429
The flake size kind of reminds me of fish food lol. But it works great on popcorn and tastes yummy!
140466
It can use any type of popping oil you can buy at a grocery store. Its usually in the same aisle as the popcorn seed. These oils are typically butter flavored in some way. You can also use vegetable oil, but you will get no butter flavor from that. If you arent happy with the color/flavor of your popcorn, use more oil. I have used as much as 6 spoonfulls of oil for one batch. If you use extra oil it will take longer to pop and need more time to dry once popped. If you eat it right after popping it will seem stale or slighly soggy. Let it sit under the heat lamp for a couple minutes before eating. It can use any type of popping oil you can buy at a grocery store. Its usually in the same aisle as the popcorn seed. These oils are typically butter flavored in some way. You can also use vegetable oil, but you will get no butter flavor from that. If you arent happy with the color/flavor of your popcorn, use more oil. I have used as much as 6 spoonfulls of oil for one batch. If you use extra oil it will take longer to pop and need more time to dry once popped. If you eat it right after popping it will seem stale or slighly soggy. Let it sit under the heat lamp for a couple minutes before... » Read More It can use any type of popping oil you can buy at a grocery store. Its usually in the same aisle as the popcorn seed. These oils are typically butter flavored in some way. You can also use vegetable oil, but you will get no butter flavor from that. If you arent happy with the color/flavor of your popcorn, use more oil. I have used as much as 6 spoonfulls of oil for one batch. If you use extra oil it will take longer to pop and need more time to dry once popped. If you eat it right after popping it will seem stale or slighly soggy. Let it sit under the heat lamp for a couple minutes before eating. « Show Less
608225
Have only had it since September 2013, so it's early in the trial. So far it's really good and we have no problems. It pops the corn great and doesn't burn it. We use grapeseed oil and trader Joe's organic popcorn. You have to do it twice or three times for a decent amount for two people. Great for individual serving. My only gripe so far is it is hard to clean.
626362
Coconut oil definitely makes the popcorn taste like old school movie theater popcorn! I don't think this is any different than other Coconut Oils I've used but if you've been using veg. oil or canola or other oils you'll absolutely tell a difference from the first time it starts heating up. Also if you haven't used Coconut oil in the past you may be surprised to find that it is quite solid (like a stick of butter) when it's below 70 degrees... it doesn't mean it's bad, just the way it is.
751334
I buy the bag of kernels, I don't add all the butter to mine but still it is comparable in taste to theatre popcorn in my opinion.
2252515
It takes very yummy. It depends on what you pop the kernels in. There are kernel and oil packages that you can by. It has the perfect amount of butter oil, salt and popcorn.
512266
Yeah. It does great popping. Very few unpopped kernels. Kettle corn also comes out really well.
1484576
This takes oil, use coconut oil it will make your popcorn taste better and won't go bad for a VERY long time. Also I wouldn't recommend this product it is built completely wrong. The piece that you put over the top (bottom) when done will expand and fall off. Also you have to lift the COMPLETE UNIT up to turn it over. DON'T BUY
1387814
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.
1858170
I do not have an recipe for kettle corn. I have bought and used Ma's Kettke Corn popcorn seasoning from www.GreatNorthernPopcorn.com and it does a fair job on kettle corn taste when I used it. I may not have put enough on the corn to make it taste like real kettle corn. You can try it and experiment for you taste. Bob
2191259
It should feel like hard butter which you can dent by squeezing. After you exude it from the package into the heat of the popcorn maker it will melt, and within 15 seconds it will be all liquid and you can pour in the popcorn kernels and seasoning.