Nostalgia Popcorn Maker Machine – Professional Cart With 2.5 Oz Kettle Makes Up to 10 Cups – Vintage Popcorn Machine Movie Theater Style – Black

No Scoop, Pain to Clean and make 2nd batch. 1st off the Machine did not come with the scoop as stated on amazon. Others have stated you can contact the company and get replacement. The Machine is mostly plastic and does not seem sturdy at all. The power cord is a bit to short. The cord does not even reach on bottom of the stand. Thus meaning you need extension cord or machine has to be right next to power outlet to power it. I tough the machine being small would be good thing, less of a foot print. However it make cleaning it a pain. There is no pan underneath catch un-popped seeds thus you have to vacuumed out the remains grease bits for cleaning and that is not good for a vacuum. Wiping out the Plastic inside is a huge hassle because of it’s size. There is no room to easily get a sponge and you hand between the arms that hold Cooking Bowl. You are likely to end up with a cut if you don’t do it carefully and make it take more time then it should. You have to damp Cloth Rinse the inner part of the machine, then dry it. Which is a pain because it is so small for the same reason. The Cooking bowl is easy to remove, but also hard to clean. You can not get your hand in it really give it a good Cleaning. The manual warns of building of oil and causing burning orders if it is not well cleaned. But that is really hard to do. Also rinsing the bowl and wetting it make me worry about corrosion with the metal screws and other part that are not stainless steal at the top of the bowl. Also due to the size after making the 1st batch of popcorn you will likely burn your self. The Bowl take up a large about of space in the service box. Meaning there is a not a lot of space for your hand for when you go to life the lid and add oil or seed for a 2nd batch. The Manual suggest using coconut oil for the machine, but Coconut is a semi solid at room temperature. Meaning you have to scrap it out the measuring spoon to get the oil out. This will lead to burnt hand. You have to let the bowl cool off before making a 2nd batch. The Bowl/Kettle is made out of a very think stainless steel, which is a good thing, but it makes it take a long time to cool off. Meaning there will be long periods in-between making batches. Also that means you have to keep an eye on children and toddlers around the machine. They can easily reach the hot pot due to the machines size. The reason I got the machine was so I could make some popcorn for my friends and their kids when they come over for a game night, but it is to much of risk around their kids and it does not even make enough, to give everyone some. I would send this machine back for a refund, but the box was destroyed from it being water logged, the cardboard was basically mush. The machine was incased on thing foam so chance of damage from shipping seem like slim. I am going to contact the manufacture to see if they can send me a replacement box instead of a scoop. I only recommend buying this machine a decoration and not actual use.

Awesome little popcorn maker. The popcorn maker itself is nice but does come with some design flaws. It’s not the easiest to be able to FULLY clean unless you’re willing to put in the time with tiny little brushes.The stand itself is wobbly and the most important pieces are a VERY cheap feeling plastic that breaks easily during assembly. My stand keeps coming apart slowly and I have to “reconnect” pieces. For the money they charge for the stand, the plastic should definitely be a higher grade plastic.

Nice. Little smaller than expected. Hard to dump popcorn from basket. Cleaning is not super hard. We use it a lot. Kids & I love the popcorn when made in it. But the look is nice.