Foundation Popcorn Maker Machine with Cart - 8oz Stainless Steel Kettle Makes up to 48 Cups - Movie Theater Style Vintage Popcorn Machine Cart on Wheels by Great Northern Popcorn (Black)

Easy to use, doesn’t burn the popcorn, looks amazing. Definitely recommend this popcorn maker.

My family loves this popcorn maker. We're a family of seven. On movie nights I make two one-cup batches right away - and it lasts the night. The warmer light seems to keep the popcorn warm and extra crisp while it's waiting for the older kids to quickly devour their bowls and claim seconds. It does a fantastic job popping nearly all of the kernels. I notice that the instructions for how much oil to use varies from the instruction booklet to that printed on the glass door of the machine. I've found 1 TBS : 1/2 Cup oil to kernels is a good ratio. We use coconut oil and table salt (1/2 tsp) directly into the pot. Once I dump the first popped batch into the cabinet, I put the next batch in. It takes only a few minutes each pop, once you've appropriately warmed it up. Just beware that you may be going through a lot of popcorn and a lot of oil. We have the 8oz capacity, and I do find that it is an awkward squeeze to get the oil into the pot. There is not a lot of room to manipulate inside that little door. Coconut oil is solid at room temperature, so that is some of the issue, but even with the company's own popcorn/oil packets, it's difficult to get more than one hand in there to squeeze it out. It looks really neat, and is durable enough to have survived my two-year-old's exploration of it. Ours has a bum top left hinge, so our door hangs a little droopy and doesn't engage the magnet meant to keep it shut, but we have no trouble with the door staying closed nonetheless. The relative footprint of the maker with the stand is pretty small, so it easily fits into a corner or against a wall when not in use. What I don't care for - it came with three really fun looking popcorn buckets - tall, skinny, vintage looking plastic bins. The kids were eager to use them. On the very first use (we rinsed them first in the sink with warm water) the red ink on the sides became tacky and smeary. Maybe the ink dissolves in the remnant oil on fingers? It got on the kids' hands and their clothes. I'm hoping they didn't ingest too much of it before we caught it. I'm not sure where Great Popcorn Company shopped out these buckets, but it was the lone disappointing feature. It was meant to be a bonus I'm sure, but my advice to GPC is to either discontinue including these bins with their product or cut ties with the manufacturer. Overall it's a great product. It was a gift from Santa this year, and really the hallmark of our holiday.

Makes great popcorn and looks awesome during movie nights at home! Came on time, packaged well and was easy to assemble. Highly recommend!

This machine looks great, seems sturdy and is overall a good value. We have made 2 batches of popcorn so far. The first batch was not good, the second was better but still not as good as I expected it to be. I purchased a case of pre-measured popcorn from the manufacturer. I followed the manufacturer recommendation for which popcorn packs to purchase based on my specific machine. The popcorn packages include the recommended amount of popcorn, oil and seasoning. The instructions on the package of popcorn were different from the instructions included with the machine which made things tricky. I decided to follow the package instructions. The first batch started off good but then kernels that popped began to stick to the stirrer inside the kettle causing the popcorn to not stir properly and begin to burn. About 1/3 of the popcorn came out properly from the kettle and was good, then when it began burning I had to quickly dump the kettle causing the burnt popcorn to spill onto the good popcorn. Ruined batch. Only half of the kernels actually popped. Cleaning up the burnt popcorn from inside the kettle was a nightmare as the kettle lid cannot be removed all the way to access the inside of the kettle. Bad design! The second batch was much better in terms of actual popping and not burning. This time no popcorn jammed, everything popped except for a few kernels but the flavor was bland. Very boring and not nearly enough butter flavor. I am not sure what the issue is since the popcorn comes prepackaged with all needed ingredients. We will try again but it is annoying to throw away so much popcorn just to make a bag of microwave popcorn. Also, the popcorn bits get stuck between the side panels and the glass and it is extremely hard to clean it all out.

I purchased the Great Northern Popcorn 8 oz foundation vintage style popcorn machine and Cart for my home theater. Assembly was simple, easy and straight forward. The stirring motor is very quiet and it looks very well made. The kettle has a notch at bottom of the stirrer that should knock the lids closed should they open fully during the popping cycle. The notch isn't long enough and only scrapes one of the lids but not enough for it to close. The popcorn scoop that I received isn't correct for this machine. I measured the scoop by pouring the popcorn into a measuring cup. The scoop that came with this popper is 1/2 cup. The machine takes 1 CUP kernels as instructed on the door. The book says to only use 1 scoop. When you get this amazing machine, measure the accompanying scoop and spoons by putting popcorn or water in them and pour the contents into known measures. None them are labeled. Cleanup is easy with this unit, it's large enough to get my hands into without much of a problem. I had a smaller unit that wasted a lot of corn, many old maids when it was finished. This unit is very efficient, I had very little compared to the smaller unit. Another plus, maintenance isn't bad either. Replacement kettles are $50 or less. I was pleased the Popcorn scoop for finished popcorn was large and easy to use. Until I get use to it, it seems a little big for this unit. Except for the minor details above, this is well worth the money. If the scoop was 1 cup and the auto-close worked on the stirrer, I'd have to say this should be a professional machine. It deserves 5 stars for the price and quality of workmanship.

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This is great! Super easy to use and setup. Almost 5yrs later and it still works great!

Materials for this machine are much flimsier than the professional models you see at businesses but for at home use this is great. I've seen other reviews that complain about it being difficult to put together. I agree the instructions could be better but I am a 60 year old woman, definitely not handy, and I put it together myself because it was a surprise gift for my husband. The secret is to throw away the stupid wrenches they give you and get proper wrenches from your toolbox. The machine is easy to clean: I remove the kettle to wipe it in the sink and bring a bowl of hot water to the machine to wipe down the rest. I researched to find out what popcorn is used by the theatre we like and bought directly from their supplier, Poppa Corn, including the topping. They sell nak paks,(choose 8 ounce size for this machine), with coconut oil or with canola oil, so find out which you like best before buying. We now have genuine theatre popcorn whenever we want.