I have been experimenting with oils in my Popperette. I wanted to love coconut oil but I did not like it. I didn’t think the additional hassle was worth the better taste. I use Orville Reddinbacher popcorn liquid oil. You can get it anywhere and it is pretty good. If you want to use coconut oil I found the best way to get up and running quickly is to keep the oil in the machine in a glass dish. Take it out and microwave it until liquid. Remove pump and tubing and run hot water over the assembly and work the pump until all solidified oil is out. Reinstall and make popcorn. Takes about 5 minutes total. Still a hassle I do not want. Most of the time you don’t want to plan ahead to make popcorn. Just my opinion.

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I get these all the time:

https://www.amazon.com/Great-Northern-Popcorn-Premium-Portion/dp/B009YGQ9CO/ref=sr_1_3

Perfect for my store locations, very easy to use, tastes great.

Black popcorn "Pops pure white!"

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Most popcorn flavorings taste like a chemical spill.

I got sent these in a care package, and they are indeed excellent.

https://www.urbanaccents.com/product-category/gourmet-popcorn/

Popped the corn in a cast iron pan, dusted while still hot.

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Looks great, they have them on Amazon.

Ill have to give them a try, thanks!

My favorite popcorn flavoring.....

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Didn’t know this topic was here. Just saw it. Thought I would share my popcorn machine. The air pop popcorn is pretty bland. Want to rig up an auto butter head to add when it drops the popcorn into the bag. They made a similar machine one several years after this machine was made that had one.

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Very cool machine!

Badass!!

I’m building a custom one from a new one my wife bought .I’ll send pics when done I’m months away though still finishing basement/game room .

This would be cool to see.

I recently thought about building one, it seems like a fun project.

Actually that’s my wife n 12 yr olds project I have the box built they will decorate .Me n the 11 yr old are turning our egress into a Jurassic Park theme .I can’t wait to get the build done n get to the fun stuff !

Just got a machine myself. Ordered some of the preportioned packs off Amazon, to at least get the kettle seasoned. My googlefi seems to be not working, but can't find any suppliers in Charlotte area. There looks like there was one by Carowinds, but their number is disconnected. Anyone have a way of finding a distributor for bulk popcorn. Gold Medal is up in greensboro, but that's a bit of a drive.

Bulk popcorn is the way to go, absolutely!

But shipping 50lb bags kills the deal mostly.

I like this popcorn a lot:

https://www.reistpopcorn.com/

Also you can use mushroom popcorn for variety. It takes seasoning a bit better.

I found you need to go through a lot of popcorn to use up the 50 lb bag. I love the prepackaged ones. Bulls Eye is the one Costco carries now and it's good but my favourite was Pop Weaver Nak's Paks

Someone posted this brand in this thread and must say we found it Much better then the Jolly brand. Really good stuff.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AMO5I1U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title

I have made several purchases through Snappy Popcorn and it has always been very good.

https://www.snappypopcorn.com/store/pc/Popcorn-Supplies-c40.htm

Gord

I know by me, Gordons Food Service carries bulk stuff. Haven't tried it.

Have a quick question. I'm not sure if it can be answered by this pic,
but here's good of a place to ask as any..
I picked this machine up maybe 15 years ago. It's still in the box.
Now that I have the room, I'm thinking about setting it up.
Maybe it's tough to say still being in the box, but will this machine
do the trick for the game room (used occasionally), or get a real machine?
Thanks for any responses..

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Should be fine.

It's basically the same design as everything else: Kettle, Stirrer, Bin

Check the date on those bags.

The GFS that I looked at had expired and one month from being expired bags.

It takes about a year to eat the entire 50# bag, so.....

Every city has a Concession Supply joint, they only charge ~$20 for a 50# bag of golden giant

A few supply houses will ask if you have an account, just say "its for our church, Our Lady of the Lake". The guy won't find it on the computer, and you just tell him you'll pay cash then.

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Nice. Thanks..

Ah, thanks for the clarification. I've been saying "Our Lady of the Evening" and couldn't understand why it wouldn't work...

It works in Las Vegas.

I always smile when I see this thread pop back up. I might have to make some popcorn in remembrance of the OP and my friend JDubbbs.

Hard to believe it's been almost six years since we lost him.

Way too young at 48.....

I've not had any of their popcorn. I have had some of their other food and been happy with it, great price if you want fried type appetizers. much cheaper than buying in the grocery store. i also really like their tavern cheese spread. but taste is individual. thanks for the info on the popcorn. i will avoid.

Found a place in Charlotte, not a food supply store but a bulk maker, and he does a little retail. Pops corn fir a few of the pro sports teams in town etc. Orders corn by the pallet and sells it at his cost plus a little, as well as all the containers and such.

That's my exact machine, got it at a yard sale at least 10 years ago for $20, been running strong ever since. Waaaay back in the corner -

I get all my supplies from Detroit Popcorn Company too, about 12 miles from the house.

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Picked up a fun toy this weekend. I have my hands full for sure. Full of 60 year old congealed oil. Going to love restoring this guy.

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Very cool! Please make a restore thread, I love seeing the inner workings of things like this.

I would love to get one of those!

I feel bad for the dog - he thinks it makes dog food !

My dogs think popcorn is dog food. If i even walk over by the machine, they come running.

She knows that popcorn is a T R E A T

Should be an easy restore....

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Here is mine. Bought about 6-7 years ago fr beer distributor after renting one for one of my kids birthday parties. Almost bought a commercial ice cream machine at one time too.

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I like that paint job.

God I know right?

Needless to say I will not keep the original color scheme. However I may go with that color scheme with a slight powder to it. Do more of a green and gold perhaps. Get away from those JD colors.

Oh trust me, they get some popcorn...

I'd keep the colors, it's insane!

Great thread. Lots to read.

I get that the warming tray makes better popcorn. If you have a machine without it, are there any alternatives? Like popping the corn and then putting it in your oven?

There must be some way to simulate a warming tray for those of use that don't have one.

This has definitely been a good thread. Without it I would never have heard of Flavacol and other ways to get that perfect bucket of popped corn.

The warming trays are just a hot plate.

Mine is so hot that if you let the popcorn sit a long time without mixing it up a bit, it will scorch the popcorn.

The lamps dont really heat anything.

Anything might work as a heated surface, maybe an electric fry pan on low?

Just toss it a bit to keep it from scorching once in awhile.

I have also put popcorn in the oven, portioned in bags at 175 degrees with good results.

I can’t seem to get the hang of this thing. Too soggy. I’ve tried pre heating, not pre heating. I’m using pre packaged Great Northern. This is a 6 oz machine. What am I doing wrong?

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Let the steam leave the machine for 3 or 4 minutes before serving.

Toss it around with the scooper a bit.

It will dry out pretty fast.

Thank you. I will give that a try.