

Do not substitute butter, margarine, shortening, or lard for vegetable oil as these will burn or smoke excessively. I will say that I used to prefer air popped to stove popped because of reliability and ease but now that my air popper is a rage-filled old curmudgeon and I have figured out a low-effort stovetop technique, I am a convert. Put vegetable oil and corn into the popping plate.

IMO the amount of oil used is negligible your personal value of 'negligible' may vary. Shake pan briefly and set a timer for 1 minute.Īt conclusion of 1 minute, turn heat back on highĭoing it this way has been nigh-foolproof - 0-1 unpopped kernels in bottom of pot, no burning, etc.

Good working condition with MINOR scuffing throughout. When the 2 kernels of popcorn have popped, throw 1/4 c of unpopped kernels in, cover, and turn the heat OFF. Vintage WEST BEND The Poppery II 2 Hot Air Pop Corn Popper 2 +Manual CLEAN WORKS. REFER TO USE AND CARE BOOKLET FOR/ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS./PRODUCT OF/THE WEST BEND COMPANY/WEST BEND, WISCONSIN 53095/MADE IN. I have had extremely high success with the following technique:Īdd small amount of oil and 2 kernels of popcorn to heavy pot. Late to the game, but after a number of wars with my air popper (which insists on launching fully 50% of the kernels, unpopped, all over my kitchen) I have thrown in the towel and switched to stove popped popcorn. West Bend Poppery Ii Popcorn Instructions Next: place the amount of popcorn you wish to pop in the well, put the lid on, and place a large bowl in front of the lid shute.
