Whirley Pop Popcorn Popper

Whirley Pop Popcorn Popper Reviews



Overall 4.5 star rating4.72 of 5 (by 32 users)



Whirley Pop Popcorn Popper Review Summary

Whirley Pop Popcorn Popper gives "perfect popcorn in three minutes for pennies." This popcorn popper is an old time stovetop popper, made of thin metal "to heat quickly and pop the corn fast, so it will be fluffy." It also has a lid which allows excess moisture to escape and a handle to whip it around fast and really get it going. The Whirley Pop only requires a bit of oil and leaves few unpopped kernels. This popper is "just as fast as the nasty microwave bags!" and the output is "better than any microwaved popcorn I've eaten." Reviewers report in that you'll never get burned or scorched popcorn with the Whirley Pop Popcorn Popper. It makes a "great gift for popcorn lovers" and takes families back to the old tradition of a family movie night.
75% of people rated Whirley Pop Popcorn Popper as 5 stars
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Whirley Pop Popcorn Popper Ratings and Reviews

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popcorn lover, frugal, like tasty snacks

MAY
17
2007

The Whirley Pop popcorn popper is the best corn popper I've ever owned, and I've had several different models.

Whirley Pop is a stove top popper. It's made of very light weight metal, but it holds up just fine. It's thin to heat quickly and pop the corn fast, so it will be fluffy. There's a lid with small air slots to keep the moisture from making the corn soggy. Then, there's a handle to whip the corn around as it's popping. It's really a rather simple machine, but designed just right for perfect popcorn.

The biggest plus is that the popcorn turns are so tasty. It really is similar to movie theatre...

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5 star rating
2009 VIP
CyndiA
southern, NC



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popcorn lover

MAY
18
2007

This is a fantastic popcorn popper.  I used it tonight!  Just add a bit of oil, put in popcorn and in a couple minutes you have perfect popcorn.  There are typically very few unpopped kernels.  The popcorn does taste like the movies. We like to use olive oil which makes it a bit healthier and that works great.  My daughter also loves to watch us cook. We have an electric cook top and this works well on it - but I must say it worked even better when we had gas. 

 Buy one - they are inexpenseive and fun to use.  They are also easy to clean, but hey - who likes to clean up?  Not me. 

The...

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5 star rating
Michael
60614



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too busy to make beds, popcorn lover, Pretty darn handy

FEB
7
2008
I must admit I was a bit skeptical when I first took it out of the box because I was expecting a heavy pot rather than super-thin aluminum. But once I tried it and found the right heat setting (on my stove: #7 - med-high) all concerns vanished. Plus - it was just as fast as the nasty microwave bags!

A couple of key things to keep in mind:

1. Do not use high heat. Seriously! This isn't grandma's 12lb. stock pot - the aluminum is intentionally thin to allow for quick, even heating and dispersion.

2. Because the aluminium is thin, add your ingredients BEFORE you turn on the heat and start cranking...
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5 star rating
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Socalbeachgal
Oceanside, CA



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popcorn lover

NOV
19
2008

I have used every popcorn maker imaginable. My whole family growing up, then myself and my children and grandchildren are popcorn fanatics.

 If there was a new one out there to try, I tried it. I stuck to microwave poppers for years, because there was no messy cleanup. I much preferred, however, the taste of popcorn cooked in a little oil, but all the electric machines were impossible to keep ungunked.

 Then I found the Whirley Pop at Ace Westlake Hardware last year doing Christmas shopping. I bought myself a red one. A side benefit that I didn't know was possible, and that I didn't expect, is...

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5 star rating
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RacySu
Dallas, TX



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popcorn lover, like tasty snacks

APR
27
2009

I received a Whirley Pop for Christmas this last year and I absolutley love it! I am a frequent popcorn popper and eating the popcorn popped by this product is way better than any microwaved popcorn I've eaten. I like being able to pop my own popcorn at home with this product, its quick to do and its easy to add your own toppings to, unlike a microwaved popcorn bag. One thing I didnt like about the Whirley Pop is that the piece on the inside that spins around with the crank to keep the kernels from sticking is not very sturdy and it doesnt move the kernels around too much, it kind of just...

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5 star rating
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xotiffanyxo
East Peoria, IL



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popcorn lover, frugal

NOV
19
2007
I agree with the other reviewers that the Whirley Pop makes great-tasting popcorn fast and easily without scorching. I've just had one problem with it, though, that prevents me from awarding it the full five stars. The screw holding the right-side lid handle on came loose and dropped into my popped popcorn while I was pouring it into the bowl. I was able to retrieve the screw before anybody could bite on it, but then I found that I couldn't simply put the screw back in and tighten it down hard (nor could I tighten up the screw on the other side of the lid) because Whirley Pop uses screws that have... review »
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4 star rating
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Gwenelle
Santa Rosa, CA



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frugal

NOV
19
2007
We've used this popcorn popper for years now - in fact, we have 2 of them that we use side by side every Sunday night for our family of 9.  Pops up quickly and deliciously, and wipes clean fairly easily.  We don't worry about cleaning every crack and crevice since we use it so regularly, but if you did, it would be more tedious to wash.  We use coconut oil and salt and it makes for a wonderfully healthy, inexpensive snack.  The only thing we have had problems with is the little window in the top, they have come off both poppers and we've replaced them with aluminum foil.  If you look at the... review »
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4 star rating
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walley5
Reddick, FL



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Pretty darn handy, married, bargain shopper, Mr. Fix-it

NOV
25
2008
I read about the Whirley Pop when I was investigating buying gourmet popcorn. The reviews were glowing so I bought one. Its fun to use but the biggest advantage is that it doesn't burn the popcorn.

I've had mine for over a year and am still convinced its the best way to make popcorn. By the way, I've always hated the odor of microwave popcorn. I won't let people make it in my house and hate it when people use the microwave at work to make that odorous stuff.

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5 star rating
TomW
Roebling, NJ



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popcorn lover

DEC
21
2008

If you love popcorn and are sure you do not like the microwaved kind then the Whirley-Pop is for you. the popcorn is crisp, tasty and needs only a bit of oil to make it. It tastes great with just a little salt, although i like it with some butter, too.


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5 star rating
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kitdonk
Ada, MI



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popcorn lover, like tasty snacks

NOV
20
2007

I received a Whirly Popper as a gift and didn't use it as I had lots of bagged popcorn left.  But when I tried it I was hooked.  I liked the way it worked where you could control the oil and mix different types of kernals.  I also liked the real butter I could put on the popcorn over the chemicals in the bags (which they are saying could cause problems now).

 I did fine the unit a little difficult to clean and the first few times I made popcorn I didn't use the right oil but after I started doing some research I found ways to make it taste better and better.

You also have to be careful as the...

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4 star rating
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nemesis099
Bel Air, MD



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picking up after pets, a green thumb, fun loving, busy mom, too busy to make beds

AUG
25
2009

The Whirley Pop Popcorn Popper has been around for years and is the greatest invention to popping popcorn the traditional way over the stove.  There is a **** on the handle that u turn and it makes this wire inside the pan that spins around and turns the popcorn kernels so they don't burn.  It makes the most fluffy popcorn and almost every single kernel pops.  When you purchase the Whirley pop, you have different packages you can choose from.  For example, you can order the Whirley Pop with different kinds of popcorn kernels or different oil flavors.  The Whirley Pop also comes with a different...

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5 star rating
2009 Contributor
Jordache
Chehalis, WA



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popcorn lover

JUL
7
2009

We originally looked at the Whirley-Pop because we were looking for a way to have popcorn without buying microwave popcorn--there were some stories on the news about people who worked in microwave popcorn factories who got sick from the fumes, and we figured that airpopped or stovetop popcorn would be healthier.

My one concern about the Whirley-Pop at first was that it would take too long compared to the microwave. Guess what, it doesn't. I don't even think it takes as long. One of us puts a tablespoon of oil and a half cup of popcorn into the Whirley-Pop and starts cranking, while the other melts...

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5 star rating
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kikikatz
Pitman, NJ



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like tasty snacks, Chef, a busy person

OCT
25
2009

I bought this for my husband, who is a popcorn freak! I'm not kidding. That man LOVES his popcorn and so I did some research and figured that the old fashioned popcorn maker would beat any of the electric machines. So, I bought him the whirlypop popcorn popper that you use on the stove.

We've had it for years now. And boy! this little thing gets used several times a week. 

It really does a fantastic job of leaving very few unpopped kernels. The clever handle and turning device makes it distribute the kernels while you cook and the lid shuts airtight so that there's enough pressure built up inside...

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5 star rating
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fluxmaster
Los Angeles, CA



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too busy to make beds, popcorn lover, Mr. Fix-it, messy

APR
17
2009

I was skeptical to buy a whirly jig popcorn popper because of revies that it was SO wonderful..  And I was like.. "come one" it's only a popcorn popper.  BUT.. it is truly amazing.. it is just as much fun to MAKE as it is to EAT.  The kids actually fight over who gets to make it.  It is extremely easy.  It actually tastes like movie theater popcorn.  I think it is even healthier than microwave popcorn because there is less fat and grease on the popcorn when it is through popping.   You can also adjust the amount of salt and butter that you want to add and make it as healthy as you want. ...

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5 star rating
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cornbreadus
Henderson, TX



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popcorn lover

APR
21
2009

When I was five, I got a yellow bubble style popcorn maker with the hole on top for melting the butter for Christmas and I've been hooked ever since. After that one broke, I got an air popper that made it through my college days, but never loved the results. I got lazy then with the advent of microwave popcorn, but never loved the results either. Last year, however, we got our first whirley pop old-fashioned style popcorn maker. It is super simple to use on the stove top and results in excellent movie style popcorn when you use coconut oil to pop the corn. Every kind of popcorn pops great in it....

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5 star rating
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mello87
Troy, OH



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