West Bend Stir Crazy Popcorn Popper

absolutely love this popcorn popper it is easy. fun and the bowl is perfect.

I received this popper for Christmas and I LOVE IT! To me it tastes better than movie popcorn. The popcorn pops fast and clean up is not too bad. The only concern I had was that the stirrer scratched off some of the non-stick coating, but nothing has stuck to it and no kernels left unpopped so far. I got some popcorn packets with it, and they are great, they have the exact amount of oil and popcorn. The only problem I am having is trying not to eat too much of it! I will consider this popper for future Christmas, birthday, and wedding gifts.

This is our 2nd Stir Crazy and replaced a seven year old very much used unit. We make real popcorn about three times a week in olive oil. We don't use the top butter melter thingy because it seems easier to melt it in the micro and dump it over the split batch of popcorn. Yummy! Frequently, it's dinner when honey is out.

this product way exceeded my expectations, a true popcorn lovers dream.

I'm about to purchase my third popper. I love the old fashioned popcorn taste, and it works great, but be careful. If you knock it off the counter, all parts break easily. I used it for a while with a cracked lid. The non-stick metal liner of the bottom was not in alignment with the plastic housing, and it still worked, although the lid did not fit properly. The second time I dropped it, the hard plastic section of the plug cracked right where it plugs into the bottom of the popper. I taped it up and it actually still worked, but I was afraid it might be dangerous and threw it away, so I wouldn't be tempted to use it again.

Excellent product for the money. Does a good job popping all the corn. I wore out the 1st stir crazy after 15 years of weekly use.

The West Bend Stir Crazy Popcorn Popper was bigger than I expected for the price I paid. I've finally found a popcorn popper that makes popcorn taste like the kind my Dad used to pop when I was young - before microwave. The only differnce was the revolving bar in it that keeps the popcorn from sticking. I had to call my Dad that night.

If you like making popcorn on the stove and you can not make popcorn on your smooth top, this is a great alternative. I recommend using the instructions for 4 quarts of popcorn because it pretty much fills the whole popcorn maker, especially with fresh yellow popcorn. No burnt popcorn and very few leftover popcorn kernels.
I prefer to use spray butter instead of melting the butter at the top because 1)butter does not distribute throughout 2)keeps too much steam in popcorn maker and therefore, soggier popcorn and 3)less mess to clean.
You can not put any of the popcorn maker in the dishwasher but it is easy to clean.
You will need to find a large space to store the popcorn maker because it is large and bulky but it is lightweight.

After years of microwave popcorn and air-popped corn before that, I wanted to experience the "old-fashioned" taste I knew years ago. This popper is easy to use and the taste is everything I remember. The price is right and it works everytime. I couldn't be happier.