Home Popcorn Poppers
Popcorn Makers Are Now A Household Staple
Like many mega corporations and small businesses, consumers are scaling down on their spending. Home popcorn poppers are now a household staple as more and more families are having movie nights at home instead of spending $50.00 or more for a night at the cinema. If you are cutting back, you still want to have quality popcorn. There are various methods of popping your corn to the desired taste and there are many home popcorn poppers to do the job. Popcorn is not only a good snack when watching movies, but anytime.
Types of Popcorn Makers
Some of the more popular types of home popcorn poppers that are available are made by familiar manufacturers. Various models of home popcorn poppers are available from popular companies such as West Bend, Hamilton Beach and Presto. To ensure you make a selection that will be to your satisfaction, there are a few questions you want to ask yourself before making your purchase. Do you want hot air popped corn or oil popped corn? Do you want a stand alone appliance to do the work? Do you need an accessory to an appliance you already have? What preparation and clean up times are you willing spend? How much popcorn will you make at a time?
There are popcorn poppers that use oil available for either electric and stovetop methods. Each will make popcorn in mere minutes. Many people unwilling to sacrifice taste choose to pop their corn by oil even though it produces a higher calorie content snack. The cost of a stovetop model is cheaper than an electric stand alone home popcorn popper, but the aforementioned models can be more difficult to clean. The manufacturers have chosen some fun names for their electric models such as the Whirly Pop Popcorn Popper, from Wabash Valley Farms and the West Bend Stir Crazy. Both make approximately 6 quarts of the snack per batch. Each can be easily stored or kept on the counter depending on frequency of use.
One of the best inventions of our time has been the hot air popcorn popper that does not use oil. This type pops nearly every kernel in just minutes and produces a tasty snack. Most people prefer to season the popcorn with cheese, seasoning salt, herbs or salt and butter for a better taste of the finished product. It is the healthiest method to choose to eat popcorn, and because the seasonings are applied to the finish product they can vary in content or amount. Black and Decker, Presto and even Orville Redenbacher each have at least one design of this type of popcorn popper. The only cleanup really necessary is to unplug the appliance when the corn is popped. The chute and appliance itself will need to be cleaned according to the instructions, but it is not going to ruin the appliance if it is not done immediately.
Microwave Poppers – Getting Rid of the Bag
Other than prepackaged bags of microwave popcorn, there are microwave popcorn poppers available for popcorn lovers. There is a gadget for almost any kitchen activity and those which make popcorn in the microwave have not been ignored. Presto actually has a model that keeps oil optional. In less than three minutes, three quarts of corn can be popped for a quick snack. Check the size of the popcorn popper to make sure it fits in your microwave. People prefer this method over buying microwave popcorn for convenience as well as cost savings.
For households with game rooms, there are large capacity producing oil popcorn poppers available for the home. These resemble the brightly colored and well illuminated commercial popcorn poppers that are seen at sporting events, amusement parks and other public venues. There are table top and free standing models available. This type of popcorn popper requires attention to both maintenance and safety, but at the same time can be quite a conversation piece.
There are also models of home popcorn poppers available for those who camp or wish to use the open fire of an indoor fireplace to make popcorn the good old fashioned way. Either is typically made from stainless steel with a long wooden handle to hold over the fire. To produce this snack without burning it requires constant attention. It is a great project for the parent to roast the popcorn as the children watch in amazement.
A Most Beloved and Healthy Snack
However you choose to make popcorn, it is a well loved and healthy snack. If popcorn is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about going to a movie, there are many containers available that look like the good ole popcorn buckets or boxes from the theater. New movies are released so quickly for home viewing that we no longer feel slighted to have to wait, so we should not feel as if we are missing out on the snacks. There are also large bowls designed with fun popcorn images available to serve your home popped popcorn.
