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West Bend 82306X Stir Crazy 6-Quart Popcorn Popper | 
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| Brand: West Bend
Category: Kitchen
Buy Used: $29.99 - $57.23 (On sale from $60.36)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  410 reviews
Sales Rank: 167083
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.6
Warranty: 1
MPN: 82306X
Model: 82306X
UPC: 072244123067
EAN: 0072244123067
ASIN: B000COSCTA
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| Features:
| • | Cover Doubles As A Serving Bowl | | • | Built In Butter Well |
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Product Description
You've rented a classic family movie, something along the lines of "Beauty and the Beast" or "Mary Poppins", and the whole gang is snuggled on the couch. What would make this picture truly complete? Popcorn of course! You can have 6 quarts of crunchy, buttery kernels ready to go in no time with this popper.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 405 more reviews...
Best popcorn ever January 6, 2009
Stir Crazy is one of the best popcorn makers available. Our family has popcorn several times each week. We give Stir Crazy as Christmas presents as soon as the grandchildren are old enough to enjoy it. The results are terrific and the snack is healthy, delicious and lesss expensive than the typical snack foods. We serve the popcorn with very little salt and butter, accompanied by sliced apples, pears or dried fruit.
Best popcorn maker ever! January 6, 2009
I've had my Stir Crazy for over 25 years (that's correct!) and it still works perfectly. Super easy to use - just put a couple of tablespoons of oil and 2/3 cup of unpopped corn in the bottom of the popper, put the dome on (make sure to remove the plastic top lid or you'll have soggy popcorn), and plug it in. About 5 minutes later you'll have perfect popcorn, with very few unpopped kernels. The automatic metal stirrer is the key. And cleanup is easy. I just wipe the popper with a damp cloth after each use; the dome cleans easily with soap and water. I put my dome in the dishwasher, but I don't know if the newer models are dishwasher-safe.
A couple of hints: Don't make a 6-quart batch (1 cup kernels), it'll overfill the dome. 2/3 cup kernels works much better.
Don't put butter in the top to melt while popping. It's messy, clogs up the vent holes and doesn't melt fully. Better to melt the butter in the microwave while the corn is popping and pour it over the popped corn.
Don't wait for every last kernel to pop. You'll get burnt popcorn. If there's more than a second or two between pops it's time to unplug the popper, put the plastic lid on the dome, and flip the popper over ASAP.
Follow these hints and you'll have perfect popcorn every time.
I, for one, cannot stand the smell of microwave popcorn with that weird artificial butter odor. The Stir Crazy popcorn has a wonderful fresh smell instead - much more appetizing.
I've read the few negative reviews and the complaints seem to be: the teflon coating coming off, the stir rod not working properly (kernels getting stuck underneath causing too many unpopped kernels), and the dome getting too hot. Fortunately I've never had any of these problems with my popper. I believe that West Bend has cheapened the design somewhat and outsourced the manufacturing to China in order to keep the price down. My 25 year-old popper was made in the USA (probably to higher standards) and is still going strong. I would recommend checking on eBay for a "vintage" Stir Crazy (it has a yellow dome) and you'll probably wind up getting a better popper.
The day my Stir Crazy finally fails will be a sad one, but it doesn't owe me a thing. And it's given me 25 years of the best-tasting popcorn around.
I will never use another popper!! December 29, 2008
This is my second one, the first one finally gave up. I will never own any other type of popcorn popper. This is the best ever! Just FYI I use only white popcorn, it taste much better than yellow.
Stir Crazy is Great December 29, 2008
This is my second version of the Stir Crazy. It works great. This version is slightly improved over the first version. The opening on top which is supposed to drip butter onto the popcorn does not work at all - don't even bother with it, because it just creates a mess. But the unit works great. Put some extra oil and that's the equivalent of adding butter.
 Leaves the popcorn damp December 27, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this b/c you all rated it so highly. But too much steam stays in the popcorn bowl, leaving the popcorn too damp.
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