This post is for anyone interested in a cheap popcorn maker. I was at Fred Myer the other day doing some research on various popcorn machines and this is one of the makers I came across. Its the “West Bend Stir Crazy Popcorn Maker.” Its really cheap at $44.99 and does not take up that much space at all. You will not be the rage of the neighborhood with this one as other popcorn machines reviewed but it will do the job if you want to watch a quick movie with some fresh popped popcorn.
Some of the features with this one is a 6 quart capacity which is not too bad considering the application. You can easily pop enough popcorn in one batch to serve two people. Anymore than that and you will have to make two batches. It has a motorized stir rod that stirs the seeds while they are being popped to keep them from sticking to one another. Nice feature
There is a butter-well at the top to add a stick of butter that melts and oozing out all over the popcorn. Yum!
The base fits inside the cover and the whole popcorn machine is made from a non stick popping surface. Not bad….
When the popcorn is finished popping, and you have added your butter, all you have to do is flip the bowl over and its ready to be served. They also come with cool handles for carrying the bowl to your favorite seat on the couch.
Did I mentioned, its heat resistant so you could technically warm the popcorn back up in the microwave if you wanted to reheat it or put more butter on it.
Overall I thought that this particular popcorn maker for the price is not bad at all. You can get it in red or black. It pretty much takes all the guesswork from popping popcorn. If you do not have the extra money to get a fancy antique machine then I would definitely recommend this. This is a little lower than the Cuisinart EasyPop model discussed several weeks back.
