Quite a few years ago, now, I purchased a specific kind of stove-top popcorn popper. The writeup had lots of good things to say about it, including 3 minutes to a full batch and minimal unpopped kernels. After having been using it for years now, I have to say it’s the best popcorn popper I’ve ever used. It does take only a few minutes and all you have to do is stand there and slowly turn the little crank thingy while it’s going. And it doesn’t take much oil to do the job, so you get popcorn that’s not too dry and not too oily.

It’s called the Whirley-Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper. It’s easy to use, easy to clean up, has minimal burning or sticking, and (best of all) it has a 25-year warranty on all moving parts!

Current music: I Will Not Be Sad in This World, by Djivan Gasparyan