The best popcorn popper in the world is an iron dutch oven. I use a couple
teaspoons of vegetable or corn oil, toss in my corn, heat till a few start
to pop then shake the pot on the stove to keep the corn from burning until
it pops.

Paul

"donald girod" > wrote in message
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> I would like opinions on what you think is the best popcorn maker out
there
> (not air-popped, that stuff is really only good for packing material in my
> opinion). I have one of those overpriced aluminum pots with a crank, and
it
> is fast and does a decent amount, but the bottom of the pot warped almost
> immediately, and the thing manages to trap quite a bit of steam in the
> popped corn, so that it can be tough sometimes.
>