NUTRIHOME Stainless Steel Stove Top Popcorn Popper, 6-Quart

Just got this in the mail so I haven't the chance to use it yet. I bought some metal/diamond files based on a helpful review here to help with the gears turning along with my order just in case I would need it for around $7. I made this purchase because we love our popcorn!! And I wanted to break free from the air popper. Order came in a couple of days earlier than delivery which is never a bad thing. I got to play around with it and so far the gears are just fine. I haven't had problems with them and the extra precaution I took in buying the files wasn't needed after all. The hinge that goes over the lid (not to be confused with the two hinges that hold them down) to dump the popcorn is a bit thin and therefore sharp and can cut when not careful. Otherwise the thing seems very durable and I am very excited to use it. So far, it is worth the purchase. Since I haven't used it yet, I will update if anything goes wrong, but if you don't hear from me. I'm one happy camper. Thank you.One thing that concerns me though is that in the box itself where the pot came from, there is a picture of the pot and it says that the bottom of the pan is stainless steel, but inside is aluminum? And then another stainless steel text inside the pot but not necessarily pointing at it? My concern is that the inside of the pot may be lined with aluminum and not stainless steel. The reason I bought these instead of the others like it was that I thought this whole pot was stainless steel. If it really is constructed this way with aluminum in the inside then I am disappointed seeing as I wanted to avoid cooking with aluminum pans. If any are cautious about aluminum stuff then this may not be something you'd want. But otherwise I am happy with my purchase just thought it would be all stainless steel.

My wife and I really wanted to be able to make Kettle Corn at home. We had developed a real hankering for the stuff when trying it at a local Movie Theater. Enough so that we would only go to Theaters that had it for sale. After realizing we were addicted we had two choices go broke going to the movies or figure out how to make it at home. Making it at home won out when I found several videos online that showed how to make it easily using a pot just like this one but a different brand.I came to Amazon to purchase that other brand pot. But after doing some research I found that it had been replaced by a much less liked version of it's former glory. After reading about a bunch of brands and looking for them locally I purchased this version of the popcorn popping pot over others because of claims that it was a more sturdy pot and the latching mechanisms to hold the lid down. I was worried about claims about the teeth and gears but decided to take the risk.The Good:I have been extremely pleased with those features that sold me on the Lindy's Popper. The pot is a good quality Stainless Steel pot with a nice heavy base. Given the heaviness of the metal I expect it to last for a very very long time.The latches that hold the top down are also very good. They latch positively and are quite strong. I can and do lift the pot to dump things out and it all stays in place with no play and no worry.The Bad:One thing I did find was that as other reviews have said the gears were not a great fit. But being something of a "I can fix that!" sort of guy I decided to try to fix it rather than just sending it back. I took a very good look at the gears mounted on the top of the pot and realized that they looked as if they had been made and then almost dipped in some more metal to make them shiny etc... It seemed to me like it was that dipped coating that was the problem. It had taken sharp clean gears and made them a soft rounded mess.So I decided to reshape the gears and try to solve the problem. I went out to the garage and got out a very small triangular file that I had in the garage. This file came as 1 of 8 files in a set from Home Depot for $9.94. I used this one because it most closely matched the shape of the gear teeth. I filed carefully and tested often and I had perfectly meshing gear teeth as a result. All in all it took less than 2 minutes to produce perfectly meshing gear teeth.Before I did the work on the gears they didn't mesh well at all and it flexed things enough to worry me about breaking. After the work they are smooth with no binding or flexing at all.The second issue was somewhat related the "paddle" at the bottom that stirs things to keep them from burning had wicked sharp edges on it. Enough so that I got a small nick on my hand and it cut the sponge I was cleaning it with. I took the file to those edges and in one or two passes over each edge with the file that sharpness was completely gone. This was again a minutes worth of work and solve that problem completely.The Summary:For the price? Honestly? I shouldn't have had to fix either of those things. It should have been in top notch form right out of the box. But they were also very easy fixes and it works so well that I am pleased with my purchase. I would absolutely recommend this popcorn popping pot to others, WITH the clear caveat of "you need to do the 2 following things" before the purchase was made.My wife and I have tweaked and played with kettle corn recipes ever since we got the pot and have it down to a science. We have made it probably 4 times a week since we got the pot. In fact... I think tonight is a good night for the next batch. So get this great pot. Spend 5 minutes fixing it up before the first use and you should have many years of great service.

Yes, the gears suck. But they do on all of these. That is worth one star.I owned another brand, not whirly I just got it in some store, in aluminum. It was good on the gas stove but I got an induction stove and aluminum, along with my Revere copper, were out. I tried a plug in popper that stirred itself and it was OK. But it was a little more hassle with not being able to dump it in the sink, having to plug it it, never being able to get the grease, yes you pop the corn in grease, off the dome. I think it is fun to make it in one of these, turn the handle, hold it, actually feel like YOU are making popcorn.So, get a popper that goes on top of the stove and has a handle to turn. Now which one? With the gas stove I liked the aluminum one because it heated up so quickly. This one is probably a little slower to heat, but no longer having the gas stove I don't know. I never had an electric stove so I don't know about them. One side note, I like induction.This one has one feature that I love. There are 2 latches that hold the lid to the pan. the aluminum one I had just kind of clipped on, with clips of quality that matched the gears. I would turn the hot popper over to dump the corn and the lid would come off leaving me to grab a hot pot or have the corn spilled all over.So, I would recommend a popper of this type. If you have induction you have no choice. If you have another type of stove you pick but check how the lid is held on. I like the latches and would pick this one over an aluminum one that had a lid that clipped on.

Got this a few years ago and my wife loves it. She uses it regularly and likes the job it does on organic popcorn.

I was using an aluminum 'whirly' corn popper much similar to this new stainless steel version. I left the aluminum version behind due to the health controversy of aluminum on our body. My old aluminum version did have its advantages over this one however...-This new stainless steel version is "klunkier" due to its weight being much heavier, however, being heavier, its heating capacity is more uniform and popcorn pops faster and better.- My old aluminum version had the door flaps to the left and right side of the crank handle, which made it easier to unload. (You simply held on to the handle and tilted it sideways to spill out the popped corn.) This new stainless steel version, however, has its door flap on the end, making it more awkward to unload. (The stainless steel model is much more difficult to unload. It needs to be tipped end for end... a side tilting flap would have been much more convenient.)- I would have liked to see more vent holes in the top of the new stainless steel version... (my old aluminum model had slightly more vent holes.) The accumulation of steam does help the popcorn to pop faster, but at the same time, the trapped steam has a tendency to make the end result batch too wet.Aluminum did have its advantages, but overall, I feel I made the right decision by considering my health first by using the stainless steel model.

We've gone through 5 Whirley-Pop aluminum popcorn poppers so far, and while the most recent one still works, when we switched to induction, we needed a ferrous-reactive popper. The Lindy's product is a very good choice: substantial construction and effective popping. Like some others, we found some resistance in the gearing, but when protrusions are worn or lightly filed down, the gearing works well. We hope it lasts a long time.Followup:Nearly a year after purchase, the popper has begun to delaminate on the bottom: the magnetic exterior stainless steel skin and the interior stainless skin have detached from the aluminum core in the middle of the bottom. The unit is still functional, but does not seat flat on the stovetop. Nevertheless, I will likely order another Lindy's popper because I know of no better alternative if you use induction in cooking.

This popper works well, and seems to have quality manufacturing. We have an induction stove and were happy to find this style of popper that would work with induction heat. We have used it about a dozen times, and would recommend it to others who are looking for a stove top popper.

We got an induction stove which is why we bought this. It is very heavy and obviously well built, so is gonna last a long time.....however dumping out the popcorn in the front seems to be much harder than our old unit which dumps out the side.If you are gonna make popcorn these kind are the only way to go for sure! Hot air, Microwave??? forget it.