The Whirley Pop is superior for both popping and seasoning. Serious Eats / Vicky Wasik The all-aluminum Whirley Pop makes popping and seasoning popcorn easy. Not only is it fast, but it leaves ...

Times I have burned popcorn in our Whirley Pop: 0. The Whirley Pop is fast; it takes 2 minutes, tops, from start to finish. The thing is so responsive it’s almost virile.

It pops 6 quarts of light, crunchy popcorn in just 3 minutes. Note that all of Whirley-Pop’s models produce superior popcorn, but we like the retro aesthetic of this copper-plated pot.

According to Sohla, a Whirley Pop popcorn maker is the best way to pop popcorn at home. (Fun fact: Fellow food pro, the chef and cookbook author J. Kenji Lopez-Alt is also a Whirley Pop fan.) ...

The Whirley Pop is an unassuming aluminum pan with a wooden crank, and here’s how it works: First, you put in popcorn kernels and (optional) oil. Place it on the stove top at medium heat.

Popcorn Meets Campfire: Let’s Get Poppin’ Making campfire popcorn is part snack, part entertainment. With the right tools, you can go from raw kernels to puffy perfection in just a few minutes.

For around $25, Wabash Valley Farms will send you a hand-cranking six-quart Whirley-Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper. Made in a barn in Indiana, it comes with a 25-year warranty.

In just about 2½ minutes, this machine transforms half a cup of kernels into roughly 18 cups of popcorn. By comparison, the Whirley-Pop has roughly the same capacity but takes about 4 minutes.

Whirley-Pop Popcorn Popper. This was the first piece that was actually missing from my arsenal. The trick with the whirley pop is that it continuously (well, you do, actually) ...