"donald girod" > wrote in message
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> I would like opinions on what you think is the
> best popcorn maker out there (not air-popped,
> that stuff is really only good for packing material
> in my opinion).

The West Bend Stir-Crazy, hands down. Perfect popcorn every time.
The only down-side is that it takes up cabinet space. That's not a
huge issue for me, since the popper is something I've grown up with
and don't begrudge its space, but it's something to consider.

And the best popcorn popper isn't worth what you paid for it if you
don't use the best popcorn. I'm an Orville Redenbacher fan, myself.
It's a rare popping where I have more than five or six unpopped
kernels to eight quarts of popcorn (roughly 2/3 cup popcorn to two
tablespoons oil). Pretty impressive performance for both the machine
and the popcorn.

-j