Lincoln Popcorn Machine with Cart - 8oz Popper with Stainless-Steel Kettle, Warming Light, and Accessories by Great Northern Popcorn (Black)

We did a LOT of research to find a unit for our web and mobile development studio (eight bit studios) :) The Great Northern Popcorn makers stood out and this unit ended up being the perfect pick. The size is perfect for our team of 10-12 that our in the office. It's big enough to make things feel official and use official popcorn scoop shovels, but not so big that it's taking up a whole room. It took two of us all but 10 minutes to assemble. The separate switches for the light heater, kettle arm rotator, and kettle heating element are great. It's completely silent --and fairly quiet even when popcorn is popping out of the kettle. We have found it easy to clean. The stand with the storage door is tall enough to fit a standing Flavacol carton and deep enough to also include a gallon of coconut oil. This unit is ALL GLASS, including the doors! This was a surprise because we were looking at a more expensive unit from GNP that had etched glass and a smaller form factor, but was advertised as all glass including the doors --apparently in other units the doors will be a plexiglass and could warp from the heat? Overall we are loving it. We're still trying to get just the right combination of preheating the kettle, vs the oil and kettle or combining it all at once so that the popcorn isn't too chewy. So far we're getting really close by preheating the kettle for 3 min, then adding the oil with flavacol mixed in until it starts to steam, and then adding in the kernels. A quick tip for you rookies. Get the popcorn/peanut salt!!! The corn has a bit of salt with the flavacol, but the movie theater quality gets in there with that fine salt! So in less words, this popcorn popper will not disappoint!! If you want more reviews, check out the equivalent popper in red.

I researched poppers for about a month admittedly it was quite challenging, I chose this one based on features, price and reviews. After receiving, assembling and using the Lincoln full popper I can tell you I am very pleased. Not that everything was perfect and I will list the issues I ran into. 1) the top garnish was bent(apparently from packing not from shipping)and I would say this is the weak point on this unit, now I am pretty handy and I was able partially disassemble the top and straighten it out, this repair added about 15 minutes to the assembly 2) There were loose machine screws and one had fallen out, I hunted down the missing nut and screw in the box reinstalled them and and tightened the rest of the screws I used a small Phillips screwdriver and a 7 millimeter wrench this repair was completed during the same time I used to straighten the top. The screws are under the cover I removed to to straighten the top garnish. 3) The axle for the wheels is short as mentioned by another reviewer, it took some time and patience but I was able to install it and it does function as designed. The fit and finish of the unit is excellent, the unit was mostly preassembled and the whole process including the repair took about 45 minutes. After complete assembly and a through cleaning of the inside cabinet and popper bucket (which is required because it was apparent to me that there was a thin layer of machine oil on all of the stainless steel surfaces) we added jolly time 8oz popper mix, the machine worked as designed and in a few minutes we had a bin full of fresh popcorn. Having said that there are a few things to expect; 1) fresh out of the popper the popped corn is a little moist from the steam released during the popping process so my advice is to open the doors a bit after popping is complete stir the popcorn a bit and let it sit a few minutes the warming light and warming tray will do the rest, after a few minutes the popcorn will crisp up nicely. 2) there are definitely more unpopped kernels during this process then there would be if I used a pot on the stove about enough to cover the bottom of the unpopped kernel tray. Aesthetically the unit is beautiful, structurally the unit is sturdy although the top could be improved, for me it wasn’t that bad to straighten, I have seen pics where they were badly damaged mine wasn’t and was easily fixed. We love our unit, we hope you will love yours also.

Great popper, easy to use, makes enough for the whole shift (6-8 people) on break. Cleans up without too much fuss compared to other poppers. Very easy to get started with. Follow the instructions and you get very few unpopped kernals. Of course that also depends on the quality of popcorn that you purchase. We've had it for about 2 weeks, and no complaints. The machine itself is the perfect size to fit in the corner of the break room, but big enough to get the job done.

I ordered this popcorn machine for our basement and we love it. We are a family of four and both me and my son love popcorn so we can eat an entire batch, but it would be easy to pop up a couple of batches when we have friends over. The reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was due to a few issues. The first issue was that one of the cross bars was broken upon arrival. The end where the screw screws into it had broken free from the spot welds. I used some JB Weld to re-attach it, but it shouldn't have passed a QA inspection. The other reason was that one of the metal nipples that holds the spokes in place on the wheels was missing, so again this should not have passed a QA inspection. Everything else was fine and it was quick and easy to assemble. Overall I think this is a nice cart for the price. It is all metal with glass enclosure with glass doors. We've popped popcorn every day since we got it and love it. I would caution that there are several sharp edges on this machine, so you need to use caution when using it as the shelf has sharp edges along the bottom and the kernel pan also has sharp edges around it. Overall I would recommend this to anyone who loves fresh popped popcorn!

The cart and machine are a decent quality. The kettle (popper) could be a bit better quality... but overall this unit is great! I though the warming light is nice... but the heated bottom (keeps popcorn at the perfect temperature) is amazing. This was a great surprise, as I did not know this model came with that. Love this! A total must have for the home theatre and/or popcorn lovers.

Very good machine. Easy to assemble except for the wheels and axle.

Happy that when we put it together, it was still able to pop our popcorn

this popcorn maker is great .... we went through so many cheaper ones then decided to spend the money and get a good one and we werent disappointed this unit is great ....

Just had it delivered today from Amazon Canada. Item received as per scheduled date. Assembly was Very Simple and Straight forward !! Item is Class Act but haven't Popped any Kernals yet. Hopefully it won't disappoint me !!