One day I was kind of obsessing over popcorn, and I ordered this popcorn popper on Amazon. It's called the Whirley-Pop Poporn Popper and it costs about $22.
When I first received it, I thought I had just paid a lot for nothing. It feels like it is made out of the cheapest tin that you can imagine, like a newborn baby could easily throw it across the room. I finally made popcorn with it the other night (in the middle of a Philip Seymour Hoffman double feaure), and I have to say, it was a dream to use. The popcorn popped quickly and evenly, with no cleanup. I used the pack of "Real Theater Popcorn" that came in the package, which contained oil (the consistency of butter, odd), popcorn kernals, and "seasoning" (MSG?). It was good, and really did look and taste like real theater popcorn. I even had the theater popcorn stomachache after eating an entire bowl of it.
I also purchased a popcorn recipe book, from which I may get my recipe of the week, depending on whether I am ready to eat popcorn again. It will be good to see how it does without the "special seasoning" and freakishly large kernels.
Whatever happens, I registered for the 25-year guarantee, so at least I know the thing is going to last for a lot of future movies and tv marathons. Although this part confuses me:
"25-year warranty on your Whirley-Pop Popper and 90-day warranty on pan and wood parts"
Huh?
Which part is the popper if it is not the pan and wood parts? The metal thing inside that you crank? 25 years for that, while the rest disintegrates after 3 months?
I may need to call the customer service hotline. This could keep me up at night.
