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

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 assembly2) 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.

We purchased this to go in our outdoor theater. Very easy to use and pops up quickly. If you use coconut oil and Flavacol, it really does taste like theater popcorn. The bowl removes for cleaning, it's not the easiest to clean due to the motor but there's much else they can do about that. The inside of the glass gets oil on it, that has to be cleaned so again, not much they can do about that. The one thing they could improve for cleaning purposes is where the glass sits in the metal at the bottom, there is enough room for popcorn bits to get between the glass and the metal and you have to scrape it out with a tip of a knife or something. Would be nice if that was sealed, but I may seal it with some clear caulking so I don't have that problem. Otherwise it was easy to assemble, mine did not arrive with any damage, and it works great.

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.