Paragon 4-oz Theater Pop Popcorn Machine
I bought this recently for hosting movie nights at my home (with 10-12 guests). I decided to spend a "little" extra for an American made product and couldn't be happier. It's built like a tank, easy to use (remember- the popping kettle is hot!), has a fairly quiet motor when running, and simple to clean.
It is well worth the price difference from imported poppers- for example, the Waring popper that can be seen at major retailers is much smaller and looks like an easy bake oven when comparing materials and construction. The Paragon popper could almost be described as a "saleman sample" size of a commercial machine- which is really is. I ordered it on a Monday (refurbished, factory direct) and received it Wednesday, shipping from Iowa to Ohio!
I'm now experimenting with various oil combinations Canola/corn, etc. for the best taste. The combination packages of oil/popcorn/salt/flavoring taste too much like what you get in theaters!
American made!
I did quite a bit of comparison shopping and decided on this machine and can't be happier. When I took it out of the box I was amazed at how well made it was, and felt happy that I had chosen to pay a little more for a very great value. My sister has another brand the same size but made in china and it looks and is cheaply made. This one has a warming plate on the bottom, a light, old maid catcher, and a higher watt kettle than most. I've tried the pre-packaged corn, oil and salt for this popper and also measured my own from bulk. Personally I like the theater taste of popcorn, so I use 3 tbsp of coconut oil, a heaping 1/2 cup of corn and a slightly heaping tsp of flavacol (flavored salt). If you're looking for a popcorn machine, do american workers and yourself a favor and buy this machine or one of their larger ones.
Almost perfect
After researching many machines I got for Christmas a Paragon TP4 machine. The look of the machine is awesome, the kettle is top notch. The taste of the popcorn with coconut oil is awesome. However I do have some criticism and wanted to post them. Overall all the machine is good so if you don't want to hear them read no further just go but and buy it, it is a good machine.
1 the kettle has a pin to remove it that is great for cleaning but there is no way to disconnect the power cord so it hangs there and whacks the side it would just make sense to have plug you and pull out so you can take the little out of the machine instead of cleaning it and pulling on the wire. Would make replacement a lot easer as well.
2 The door is horrible. This is the worst part it makes the whole machine feel cheap it is a really thin piece of flexy plexy glass. The stainless steel catch try can scratch it, there should be a protector there or a better design. My door had a deep gauge...
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