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| Brand: Nostalgia
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $464.78
Buy New: $210.00
You Save: $254.78 (55%)
New (24) from $210.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 4232
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 82
Dimensions (in): 59 x 21.4 x 19.2
Warranty: 1
MPN: CCP509
Model: CCP509
UPC: 082677135094
EAN: 0682677155094
ASIN: B0000CFW9M
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 This is a bottom-of-the-line machine April 2, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
When my first unit didn't work properly, I had it replaced, but the new unit was no better - it just doesn't pop very well.
I tried all kinds of different ideas to improve performance; I plugged the popper into different outlets, I weighted down the flip lids with quarters to prevent the kettle from spitting out unpopped kernels, I waited a long time to heat the unit, and then again to heat the oil before adding my kernels.
With all my experiments, the very best scenario still left 1/4 - 1/3 of the kernels unpopped. Also, the stirring mechanism jammed as popped corn collected under the stirrers.
There are other units available in the same price range with higher wattage that would probably work better.
This one certainly does look cool, but I will stick with my stovetop until I can find a better quality unit.
CCP509 FULL SIZE POPPER February 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
JUST RECEIVED MY POPPER AND PARTS ARE MISSING,SO I AM NOT ABLE TO PUT IT TOGEGHTER.IT ALSO HAS DENTS IN IT. THIS MAKES ME WISH I NEVER ORDER ONE FROM AMAZON.
 Works great February 17, 2008
I have had no probs with this at all. Also, there is a warmer built in on the bottom to help keep the popcorn warm. That is not mentioned in the specs.
 After One Year Review- Jamming and Spitting Issues January 30, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I received this product as a gift over a year ago, and have used it very often ever since. It is a wonderful product except for the defects in the design of the kettle, which make the unit prone to jamming (motor disconnection) and spitting (unpopped kernels flying out of the kettle). With a little modification, however, you can overcome these issues.
Overall I love this product. The set-up was quick and painless, the instructions clear enough. (I seem to remember having to force one of the pieces to mate.) Popping requires you to turn on the unit for a few minutes to warm up the kettle, and then pour in the contents. Popping is very quick once the unit is warmed up; popping starts around 2 minutes, and finishes around 3-4 minutes. I use the Country Harvest 4 oz Portion Packs (you can find them here at Amazon, and other places online) which produces outstanding popcorn. Cleaning the unit is somewhat of a hassle, as I assume it would be with all these types of poppers. Every now and then I take a bowl of dish-soap water and a dish sponge to the unit.
I give it only three stars because of the following issues which other reviewers have touched upon, all concerning the design of the kettle. You can correct these problems easy enough, but perhaps with other more expensive pop-corn makers you won't run into these problems.
1) The kettle is too light, and it often disconnects from the motor drive shaft. It requires its own weight to rotate the drive shaft into the motor embedded in the top of the unit. If the kettle disconnects, the popcorn stirrer stops stirring, the unit jams, and the popcorn burns. This is the biggest problem I ran into, which started a few weeks after I started using the product.
2) The doors on the kettle are too light, and when popping, the doors fly open too easily, letting too many unpopped kernels out of the kettle.
To solve (1), every time I make popcorn, I use a bent coat hanger as a spring to force the drive shaft to stay in contact with the motor. I wrap it around one of the protruding parts, and jam it against the side of the popcorn maker.
To solve (2), I added weights to each lid. I attached large paper/binder clips to keep the lids closed.
With these modifications, the pop-corn maker works perfectly, and I am very pleased with it. Just be aware when you buy this product that you could run into these problems.
Love it! January 13, 2008
After careful research, we decided to go with this popper. For $250, its tbe best we could find. Very good popcorn and everyone that came to our house loved the look of the machine. Some parts are a little cheap, but it looks like it will hold up very well. Only took about 20 minutes to fully assemble - most of the time was unpacking the boxes. Amazon 2-day shipping was held true - arrived on time and safe. While there are other poppers that are probably a little more "substance", we didnt want to drop $600 on popcorn. Recommend the pre-measured packs. Machine is very easy to wipe out in between uses.
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