Olde Midway Bar Style Popcorn Machine Maker Popper with 8-Ounce Kettle - Black

It’s been a couple years now since I bought this for my wife. We’ve used it a lot for many a party and family function, and we haven’t had one single issue with it.

You will want to practice making popcorn with this thing to get the balance of oil and flavor and popcorn right. Well it says it could do 8 oz I found sticking to the half cup measure that comes with it to be best. There is one thing you do have to keep a very sharp eye on if that is occasionally the popcorn will jab the mixing rod inside the kettle. As soon as it jams the popcorn starts to burn fast. So if you're popping lots of popcorn or even just one round of it, just watch the little gear that engages the mixer and if it stops immediately popped it or open it started dumping the popcorn out of the kettle. The other thing that I'd countered a few times was that sometimes that gear will not let go and you have to bag on it pretty good to get it to disengage so you can dump the kettle. Still needs a few design tweaks but if you're paying attention then you're ready for it does quite a decent job for the price. I gave out about a hundred little bags of popcorn for Halloween this year and it was really popular with the kids at the adults. Use buttered flavor coconut oil and Flavacol salt and it tastes and smells just like theater popcorn. By the end of a few hours the thing was an absolute mess with lots of splattered oil. Honestly I have not yet pleaded but it's going to be a bit of a chore. Under normal use of your only doing a few rounds it's not so bad but when you're doing enough popcorn to fill a hundred bags it does add up. That would definitely buy another one of these if this thing dies.

Got this for my wife for Xmas. We opened it early. She loves it. She doesn’t like many things. She has everything she wants. When I told her about it she thought I was crazy. Then it grew on her a bit. I ordered it and the whole family has used it daily for the past 2 weeks. She absolutely loves it. We got the flavacol and coconut oil. Then we got a variety pack of seasonings. We’ve got bags and it comes with all the accessories.This unit is easy to assemble and comes well packaged. The enclosure is glass, not plastic, and everything arrived securely packed and undamaged. And it was delivered by fedex so that should tell you something. The only thing that was a little wonky was the thin stainless door that opens in the front to access the popcorn. It was a little bent, but it’s thin so you can easily bend it into shape. It has the olde midway logo embossed in it. Also, assembly is very easy, there isn’t much to do. Hang the kettle on the metal tabs, (which are thinner than I expected), plug it in the ceiling of the unit. Insert the crumb tray, and hang the front glass panel on the hinges. This took some doing as it didn’t line up quite right and one of the holes was less than perfect, but it did go in. Plug it in the wall and you’re done.It really looks great. Aesthetically pleasing. Everyone has good memories related to a popcorn machine and the smell. This brings that into your home. Good vibes. Good feng shui. Nice to look at with the light on from a distance.You can pop up to 1 cup of kernels at a time, which makes a pretty big load of popcorn. And yes, with the forementioned ingredients, it IS movie popcorn. And I STRONGLY recommend hulless popcorn. Orville redenbacher is not optimal. Tastes great, but lots of husks.Cleaning thoroughly will take some time. Plan on spending a half hour wiping down surfaces, and detaching the kettle and cleaning that. Do not submerge in water! The heater is attached to the side!Great machine. You’ll forget about the cost in the first 5 minutes. Kids love it. Teens love it. Fairly healthy snack. Strongly recommend. But Made in China, not USA

Unit showed up through, 'guess who', FedEx.Put it in our open garage. Not very careful. Obviously thrown around a bit.After opening and assessing damage. Slightly bent metal piece. Small gouge on one corner.Assembled unit and put two batches through it. Second batch came out perfect.

Used a few times a week. Kids eat popcorn every day after school and love the popcorn from this machine. If we run out they’re disappointed with microwave popcorn.

I initially compared this popcorn machine with others based on customer reviews and what we as a family were looking for. I am SO GLAD I chose this unit! Myself and my 16 year old daughter did the assembly (and I am not mechanically inclined :-) it only took us less than 30 minutes from start to finish. Our initial for family movie night was nothing short of AMAZING!I read that some customers reviews voiced difficulty in cleaning, I have no problems and cleaning is a breeze. One helpful tip is that we also purchased the pre-packaged/pre-measured popcorn Tri-pack by Great Northern which includes the exact amount of oil, kernels and salt, which takes the guesswork out of how much to use for a perfect batch every time! We also discovered that for best popping results, dump the entire tri-pack ingredients at the same time vs. pre-heating the unit first and placing each item in separately.Each batch produced approximately 3-5 gallons of popcorn with very little wasted kernels.This popcorn machine is a perfect size, not too big, heavy or bulky and the stainless steel accessories are a wonderful plus as well!! You just cannot go wrong with this purchase if you are seeking a great popcorn machine!I rarely give product reviews but this purchase was worth the extra time, perhaps my feedback will assist someone else.