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Question: I want to know about the warrantee. Does the popper have a warrantee? Is the popper's cooking base made of Teflon?
Document: I NEVER OVER LOADED the popper. I always made LESS than the book said I could. Always 1/2 cup or LESS per batch. As you know, the base gets VERY HOT during popping; the PLASTIC shaft cannot withstand this heat and it "shears off".So, if you make popcorn 5 days a week (as I do) the stir rod may not work for  very long. As for me, I am giving up and buying a new (manual) popper...
This popper just can't be beat! This is my second one in over twenty years. It makes great tasting popcorn without the worry of over-cooking, and it makes the perfect amount for two or three people watching a movie. Want more? Only takes a few min's to pop another batch.
This is a great popper. I had one back when I was growing up and didn't even know they still made them. Had been eating microwave popcorn for years and, although they're improved on it, it's not the same as something like this. Not as healthy for you as the hot air popped corn, but this is by far the most tasty popcorn you can make at home. This is also a very easy way to do it. Quick and easy setup and pretty easy to clean.
Like others reported, the stirring arm needed gentle bending to be most effective. Unfortunately my 15 yr old son does not know hiw own strength and easily snapped it. It is cheaply made. So, after having only used the popper once, I had to order a new stir arm from Westbend, which was really not that big of a deal and only cost me $15 (gulp). But, once I got the arm, we have been happily enjoying popcorn made in this popcorn popper.
I purchased this to replace an original West Bend Stir Crazy. There are improvements, and there are design flaws.The good:The cooking surface is no longer a thin piece of aluminum. The metal is thicker than a number of mainstream frying pans I could name. It is a uniform, uninterrupted, non-stick surface from the center post for the stirrer all the way to the edge of the base unit.
With the lid put in place, there is still a gap of maybe 1/8"or less between the lid and the top of the heating plate. When I made popcorn some spatters of hot oil flew out through this tiny gap and got me and the kids in the face (we were watching very closely). Not a problem unless you are right up next to it, but those with little kids might want to be prepared. Aside from that, the popper is great.
I would have liked to have a thicker one. But so far so good. The rest of the popper is quite ruggedly made. Nice heavy base, and well constructed stirrer.One thing I also like is that I can add what `flavors' I like right to the oil. Something I did not like about the much harder to use hot air poppers.April 07, 2012Two years later and still working very well. I still recommend it.
I've made popcorn about seven times so far and it has worked very nicely. I would like to make slightly bigger batches at once but this seems to be the biggest machine you can get for a decent price. The non-slip rubber feet are a nice touch because once it heats up you want to make sure it's not going anywhere accidentally.
I bought this as a gift for my mother, who had a similar one from a different brand. The other one she had was made from all plastic, which broke. The base on this unit is made out of aluminum.It works very well and I plan to purchase one for myself soon.Operation is simple, put in some butter or oil, add corn and turn on. When the popcorn is finished you simply turn the light appliance over and you have a bowl already filled with popcorn.
The Westbend support website states that the Popcorn setting temperature should be approximately 428-464 degrees F and the Nut setting should be approximately 365-401 degrees F. Two additional batches of popcorn were made with the control set in the Nut setting with both batches popping approximately 95% of the kernels. The bottom line is that if you do not want burnt roasted nuts, use the Popcorn setting.
Answer: It has a 1 year warranty. The manual does not say what it is made of. I would assume it is some kind of Teflon (non-stick) type coating. It is made by west bend so you can google them and call them for more info.