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Back to Basics PC17551 Aluminum Stovetop 6-Quart Popcorn Popper |  | Brand: Back to Basics
Category: Kitchen
Department: Cookware
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $25.00
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Seller: toomuchstuff4us
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 103528
Color: Aluminum
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 16.5 x 7.8
MPN: PC17551
Model: PC17551
UPC: 018579175517
EAN: 0018579175517
ASIN: B000W44GX6
Release Date: April 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Stovetop popcorn popper makes up to 6 quarts of theater-style popcorn in minutes | | • | Even-heating aluminum pan and clip-on lid; stay-cool wooden handle | | • | Hand crank spins internal stirring mechanism for even heat and oil distribution | | • | Steam vents in lid keep popcorn dry and crisp; wipe down with paper towel to clean | | • | Measures approximately 10 by 17 by 8 inches; 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
PC17551 Actual product does not have windowed lid. -Large 6-quart popper, and steady metal gears -Dimensions: 7.5''H x 17''W x 9.5''D Get theater-quality popcorn at home with the original Stove-Top Popcorn Popper from Back to Basics. The secret to perfect, light, fluffy popcorn is the higher temperature achieved only with stove-top poppers. Large six-quart popper with sturdy metal gears.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 8
 Aluminum works just fine! March 26, 2010
Jay Schufman (Little Falls, MN USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
We bought the aluminum version of the Back to Basics Stovetop 6-Qt. Popcorn Popper because it was available at our local Fleet-Farm. It works wonderfully! The gears are metal. The top could fit better, but works fine. You need to keep the heat (we have gas) at MEDIUM -- no more, no less! And to plug another product, you need 10% less of the Orville Redenbacher popcorn because a normal load will overflow the pot! If you've got disposable income, buy the Stainless; if not, buy the Aluminum!
 I love my popper, but others complaints are true, I admit! February 6, 2010
J. Leonard (Chicago, IL)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The problems with the lid on this popper as stated in other reviews are true. I just don't think its that big a deal. I can still get mine to snap on fine (there's a little hole on one side that a rod in the top fits in, and a clip under the wood handle on the exact opposite side of the pot that you can see in the picture) the clip snaps fine but the flapping lids don't perfectly line up after the first week of use. My crank sometimes sticks, I have to put a little extra into the crank but nothing that prevents the popcorn from being perfect. As far as the lid flaps not staying down, I just wear a oven mitt on my left hand and hold the top down and crank with my right hand. The lids don't exactly stay down and touch the rim of the pot, but there isn't this big gap like the lid won't close at all. Oil will fly out of the holes and joints at the center of the lid when the popping first starts (this is after the lid starts to not fit exactly the way it should anymore) but since I have the mitt on I just cover the holes with the mitt. I love this popper but I see that whirly-pop has better reviews in regards to the lid so when I replace my back to the basics model I will try that one to compare. I will never buy anything but a stove-top popper like this ever again, I will even purchase this one again if it means I don't ever have to eat microwave popcorn again. You will need a cleaning brush to clean the top after the oil builds up over time due to use, depending on how often you use it. Notice how even bad reviews say the popcorn pops beautifully....if you are a stickler for things working EXACTLY THE WAY THE COMPANY SAYS IT SHOULD (which, when you think, nothing ever really does, at least not forever) then you probably will be disappointed with the lid, but if you are a little flexible, you still will say this product is worth it. I think I'm gonna try a stainless steel model next though.
 Crappy popcorn maker May 6, 2009
Lillith (New York, NY)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ok, it does work and makes tasty, unburned, and well heated popcorn....BUT, grease spits out the holes on the top and when I put it in the dishwasher all of the coating came off the metal bowl part. I would NOT recommend this one. We used to have their original models (they were red and much sturdier). I don't remember ever being burned with flying grease and it certainly withstood many runs through the dishwasher, at least until the glass on the top broke!
The best corn popper I've ever used April 30, 2009
Harry J. Weston (Cortland, New York)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Back to Basics corn popper is the best I've ever used. Not only is nearly every kernal popped, but the corn is popped in fewer than five minutes. I also find the popper better than hot-air poppers, and far more convenient.
Do not buy this item...it is cheap, in many ways January 13, 2009
LowRider.clif (Salem, OR USA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Purchased this item as a backup for our stainless steel popper. Wow, now we know why it was so inexpensive. It has no heft, bottom gets way too warm and easy to burn the popcorn kernels, the gears were warped and it took some serious shop work to get them realigned. Leave it to say.... you get exactly what you pay for.
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