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West Bend 82386 Kettle Krazy Popcorn Popper and Nut Roaster |  | Brand: West Bend
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $38.88
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 2125
Color: Black
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.5
Dimensions (in): 12 x 15 x 9.5
MPN: 82386
Model: 82386
UPC: 072244823868
EAN: 0072244823868
ASIN: B002JM100Q
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| Features:
| • | Electric 6-quart (24-cup) popcorn popper and 3-cup nut roaster | | • | Motorized stir rod keeps kernels or nuts in constant motion | | • | Simple control knob; see-through lid doubles as a popcorn bowl | | • | Stay-cool handles; dishwasher-safe, removable, nonstick heating plate | | • | Measures approximately 12 by 15 by 9-1/2 inches |
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Product Description
With the ability to pop popcorn, roast, glaze or toast nuts in the same appliance, the West Bend 82386 Kettle Krazy provides a combination appliance that is easy to use. Enjoy gourmet, healthy, fun popcorn and nut snack creations at home with the West Bend 82386 Kettle Krazy. The motorized stir rod gently tumbles nuts with a heat setting tailored for the task. The separate setting for popcorn stirs and pops a maximum of 6 quarts of popcorn, which can be served right in the clear cover.
From cheese popcorn to caramel popcorn to cinnamon roasted almonds; glazing nuts, creating snacks and popping popcorn can now be accomplished with one appliance! Use it with nut and popcorn glazes available from West Bend, or let your imagination loose with the tasty recipes provided. Fun at home has never been easier than with the West Bend 82386 Kettle Krazy
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 I love this popper! January 9, 2010
A. Frisina (Gilbert, AZ USA)
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
I shopped around quite a bit for a popcorn popper. I was tired of microwave stuff, and don't like the results from a hot-air popper.
There are several like this, with a motorized stirring rod and a cooking surface, but either they get poor reviews for reliability (Cuisinart), or were too expensive, difficult to maintain, scratched the Teflon cooking surface, etc.
This model is very similar to the West Bend Stir Crazy, but has two heat settings (nuts or popcorn) and - most importantly - a much thicker stirring rod. With the more basic Stir Crazy, the rod is thin and easily flexed (think coat-hanger) and diverted by the weight of the popcorn itself, causing it to be pressed into the Teflon surface while rotating, thus scratching the Teflon. This model has a MUCH thicker stirring rod (I took a few pictures and added them above to demonstrate) that never makes contact with the surface.
The popper pretty much performs like it's supposed to. I was curious to see if the lid stayed in place while popping a full batch, because is simply sits on top and is only held in place by the weight of the cover. It does in deed stay put.
It doesn't seem to matter what brand of popping corn you use. Name brand or generic seem to perform the same - very well. I have never used the butter well, because I don't like how you wind up with a few soggy bits of corn rather than all of it having a consistent flavor and texture. I've experimented some and found that simply adding several pats of butter to the oil and corn does a great job of giving you a nice mild butter flavor. I thought maybe the butter would burn, but that did not happen. I also reduced the oil by 1/2T Spoon, but don't recommend reducing the oil much more than that, since the distributed hot oil is what promotes the rapid kernel popping. I also added salt directly to the oil and popping corn at the beginning of the process, which worked well enough, but was more difficult to clean in the end. I'm also worried that it might over time scratch the Teflon surface, so I don't plan to do that again.
The bowl is moderate thickness, and appears fairly sturdy. It is not flexible, so I imagine a hard drop might crack it. Because it is a hard clear plastic, it is susceptible to scratching if you use any kind of abrasive to clean it. I'm not sure why you would, considering it only takes a bit of soap and hot water to clean popcorn/oil/butter residue, but whatever.
Finally, it comes with a few recipes in the manual. We've tried a couple and they turned out well. One of them was Scotcheroo Popcorn - which is a sort of gooey sweet treat that includes chocolate and butterscotch chips.
All together we really, really happy with this popper. I recommend it without hesitation.
 Fun little item November 27, 2009
D. Ivy (Missouri)
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
I like this popper/roaster.. When roasting nuts, it is an easy cleanup if you follow the directions given. The only draw back is that you can only roast 1 cup at a time. But-the results are good. The popper works well......
Kettle Krazy - great product February 8, 2010
James P. Brewer
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
3 suggestions for improvements: (1) the power cord is too short - should be twice as long; (2) would be nice to have a cover for the clear plastic bowl in which the popping is done, to temporarily store the popped popcorn; (3) the top of the retaining nut, which holds the stir rod to the heating base, should be convex, not concave. The concave top of this part catches unpopped kernels, preventing them from falling back onto the heating base, and preventing them from popping.
The time required for popping, and the instructions for the amounts of popcorn & oil to use are very accurate. The unit is easy to clean & maintain.
David December 23, 2009
David Voigt (Chino Hills, CA)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Works totally as advertised. We bought to replace a standard West Bend Stir Crazy. I makes great popcorn just like the old one with the benefit of keeping the heating coils out of the cooking oil's harm's way. The higher pedetal where the stir bar is attached keeps the oil in the pan and precludes it from seeping into the heating element part. Great idea.
Excellent Popper! January 25, 2010
Freddie Green (Northeastern New Jersey)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Browsed around Amazon for good popper. Was looking at the Whirley-Pop when I came to this one. I figured, why should I stand by the stove cranking a handle when this machine does all that for you. It cost a little more, but it's kinda cool to just sit there and watch this cool machine do all the work. I followed the directions, added store brand popcorn and some Orville Redenbacher buttery flavor popping and topping oil and enjoyed a excellent batch of popcorn. The machine appeares to be of good quality. Nice"n" sturdy. I'm sure there's endless ways to make popcorn the way you like. It also doubles as a nut roaster. Great popper! Highly recommened!!
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