Using a gourmet red popcorn, all the unpopped kernels flew out of the chute before anything popped. Is there a special type of corn I need to use?
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I just use regular yellow or white corn. I find it works best if you use the butter container to measure the corn ( it will make a big batch). Also, if you use a smaller kernel or less corn it helps to tilt the popper back so the kernels don't fly out the chute.
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We use Orville's Original Popcorn. Most of them stay in the popper until they pop, and there are only a few that fly out. Rather than buying a gourmet popcorn, we buy this one because it's always good. And then we sometimes add flavored salts or butter.
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We have used a bunch of different kinds of popcorn seeds and never had such a problem. Try a few different types and see if it is your machine generally.
1666696
You can buy these: Great Northern Popcorn, 8-oz. Portion Counts (Count of 24) but most of the time we use regular kernels and vegetable oil, and add our own butter and salt. (1/3 cup oil to one cup corn.) The trick with either one is to heat the oil for about 5 minutes before you put the kernels in. It pops much better this way. Great gift!
428373
I use 1/4-1/3 cup of white popcorn on high for about 4 minutes. I have a few unpopped kernels. It has never been tough.
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I've seen where people said they added butter, but the booklet on mine said don't. The heat is too hot for it and it will burn. Other people don't seem to have a problem though.I'll warn you. This one did not work at all for me and it hasn't for many others. It slowly roasted the kernels till they burned, but it never popped a single kernel. I tried three times and was using corn and oil made by Nostalgia Electrics. Thankfully, I had ordered from Walmart so I was able to return it easily and then ordered a Paramount brand one and it has been fantastic!
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Hello! Sorry, I never use for popcorn kernels.But the holes is OK.No fall through.
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I know you are suppose to hear it for five minutes before adding kernels however it did not make a difference in allowing the kernels to pop and come out. Also I found that I had to add a few more kernels in order for the popcorn on top could float out of chamber.
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You are better off going to the store and buying a jar of Orville Redenbacher and regular oil. Otherwise the package is cut into 3rd or 4ths depending on how much you want to pop. When we tried to pop 1/3 alot of the kernels did not pop but 1/4 of the package worked fine but was very very messy so we managed through the popcorn and went and bought popcorn and measuring spoons/cup at the store and that worked best
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I was so surprised that for a full batch (16 cups of popped corn) you use only 1 tablespoon of oil...and you use any kind of oil you like. It pops perfect corn each and every time.
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I have never tried it on air popped corn. It is very fine almost like a powder so it may work. I use this on kettle corn & it's perfect & will continue to use it instead of morton salt or anything else. Just a light salt. Good luck!
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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.
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We bought the Orville Redenbaugher oil and kernels to use with the machine and we used the recipe provided with the oil and kernels. Also provided with the oil and kernels was an easy method for stove top popping. This turned out to be much more effective, easy, and quick, so we no longer use the popcorn maker. Maybe for an event in the future we may pull it out, but it was quite a bit of work just for some popcorn.
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I don't know what you mean by kettle corn and burned sugar. I use oil to pop popcorn. I just made 3 batches with no cleaning until I was done.
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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.
428374
I have never had that happen. I wonder if it might be the popcorn or the microwave. I would suggest popping the corn on your stove and see if it pops then. I can't imagine the Nordic Ware is the problem. The popcorn should pop just as easily in a brown paper bag.
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Yes, this one pops all the kernels. It makes good popcorn. You just have to hold the lid down while its popping, and the cord is very short.
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I used warm water from a CLEAN pump sprayer. It takes a lot of water to get the "popcorn" to the condition you want it to scrap.
428370
I have used mine about a dozen times. I use 1/3 cup of organic popcorn from an Amish farm in PA. and a little butter or coconut oil. I have never been able to get more than 1/3 to 1/2 of the kernels to pop. I use my microwave 1100 at 3 min I stop because the popping has dramatically slowed. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.