product review

when i graduated high school in 1998 (yes, more than 10 years ago) my sister and her husband gave me an Orville Redenbacher Hot Air Popper. it is the Presto model. i found this image online but it seems like the newer label is brownish instead of green. let me tell you how many times i have used this thing. THOUSANDS. no joke! my family has always loved popcorn. growing up our grandpa would make huge batches of it on the stove. a tradition that was passed down to our family. most of the time it was a saturday night treat...we'd get the pan really hot, stick in some good ol' crisco, and let it melt. then the popcorn seeds were added. let it sit for a bit and then shook it up. eventually each kernel would escape from its cocoon and blossom into fluffy puffs of deliciousness. we used some popcorn salt and bada bing-perfection. but obviously that wasn't the healthiest of methods. so when i was given the Presto i fell in love! this was love at first pop. honestly, i've tried other poppers since and they just don't hold a candle to this brand. almost every kernel (if you follow instructions) gets popped and it doesn't make too much noise. (some poppers are crazy noisy) i never would  have survived college without Orville. many nights popcorn was my meal and occasionally my default post bar snack choice.

in the past i've used parmesan cheese, cajun seasoning, spray butter, garlic powder, lawry's seasoning, black pepper, and sea salt...to create different variations.

the longest i've ever gone without the popper is 6 months but that was only because i was in NZ and couldn't fit it into my bag.(though the trip was amazing...i experienced severe withdrawal)
honestly, it would be sitting on my mantle if i had one. 

so, if you are in the market for a hot air popper, i'd highly recommend mr. redenbacher's! 

p.s. although i use the redenbacher popper, i am extremely partial to Jolly Time popcorn...it's the BEST!!!!!!