Nostalgia Electrics OFP-501 Vintage Collection Hot Air Popcorn Maker 20×12-in.
- Size/Capacity: 3.5-oz. Popping Kettle
- Dimensions: 20×12x11-in.
Product Description
This popcorn machine is a replica of the old-fashioned, street-corner popcorn stand of the early 1900???s. This convenient tabletop size electric popper uses hot air instead of oil, so it produces a delicious, healthy, low-fat snack. A measuring cap assures the proper amount of kernels is poured into the top before the unit is turned on. The popper has a capacity of 3.5-oz. of kernels and pops enough corn to please a family, several dorm friends, or an office cro… More >>
Nostalgia Electrics OFP-501 Vintage Collection Hot Air Popcorn Maker 20×12-in.
Tags: 20x12in., Collection, Electrics, Maker, Nostalgia, OFP501, Popcorn, Vintage
January 17th, 2010 at 10:23 am
My husband purchased this one, because the OR brand wasn’t available in stores. He thought it was cute, so I decided to try it. I carefully read the directions and followed them. As the maker began to heat up, hot kernels started flying everywhere, into and out of the bowl I had right under the chute. Popped corn did as well, and I noticed a large amount of unpopped kernels in the bowl once I gathered everything up. I looked at the cap full of kernels, and almost ALL of them were unpopped! (For instance, if I placed 4T in, 3 1/2 came back unpopped.) I tried again, this time letting the unit heat up first. Even though it was preheated the second time, I got the same exact results. Within 5 minutes, I realized this unit was a piece of crap. I ended up burnt from flying kernels, my girls ran from the kitchen as kernels flew at them, and only my dog remained to clean up popcorn off of the floor where it landed when it was spat out violently. I will be returning this unit tomorrow only because the store is already closed.
Rating: 1 / 5
January 17th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
This popper has so many problems, it’s hard to know where to start. First, the popcorn comes out all over the place, so even with a very large bowl, you end up with a lot of popcorn, both popped and unpopped, on the counter and the floor (the dog gives this popper 5 stars!). The unpopped kernels are hot, too, so don’t think about picking them up to put them back through the popper. Also, when kernels pop, they blast the other stuff in the popping chamber out of the machine, so lots of unpopped kernels shoot out into your bowl – I’d guess that usually 1/3 or more of the kernels end up not popped with this machine, which is a waste, and again they’re hot, so be careful about grabbing to the bottom of the bowl for several minutes. The popper also only allows one sized batch of corn – the instructions give dire warnings about popping more than the exact amount or less. So you get the amount of popcorn that you get, you have no choice to make more or less. Finally, it’s very large and so takes up a lot of room. The only positive is that it’s kind of neat looking – my son saw it at Target and fell in love with it, and thinks it’s very cool (he shows it to anyone who visits).
Rating: 2 / 5
January 17th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
I’ve had this machine for a few years but just recenlty decided to make a big batch of popcorn-enough for 6 of us. Well…it turned off, blew unpopped kernals everywhere, burnt some of the popcorn, then shut down. It can not handle multiple batches at a time. It’s more like a child’s toy. For serious popcorn, buy a much better one. Then I discovered that the top had melted and I couldn’t put one of the pieces back together so I just threw it out. I’m looking at buying the Waring Pro for about 139.00. For a novelty, used once in awhile, it’s ok. But if you have a home theater and want to actually use it, then look elsewhere. Also it is purely airpopped so the taste is not so great, unless you melt the butter and pour it over the top.
Rating: 2 / 5
January 17th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
I purchased a Nostalgia Electrics popcorn maker (Model OFP-501) on April 12, 2008. I was very happy with it for the first 2-3 weeks. I wanted a simple, hot-air popper and that’s what this is. Then it began to only pop about 1/3 of the kernels. Yesterday (May 15, 2008), I turned on the popcorn maker. It started up, then started to make horrible noise. I turned it off, unplugged it, and left it for 10 minutes. When I turned it on again, it did nothing. I opened it up, cleaned it, turned it upside down and lightly shook it in case a kernel had gotten down in it, then put it fresh kernels and turned it on. It came on, then began making horrible noise and a flame shot from it. I turned it off and unplugged it.
This popcorn maker has obviously malfunctioned. I’m very upset that it barely lasted a month. I won’t be buying this popper again!
Rating: 1 / 5
January 17th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
If I wanted air-popped corn I would have bought one of those machines, this machine deceptively appears as if it makes normal theater style popcorn , but it does not. PLUS it came with a broken wheel.
Rating: 1 / 5