Care And Cleaning; Recipes - Presto Stirring Popcorn Popper Instructions Manual

Care and Cleaning

1. The popper should be cleaned before initial use and after each use.
2. Allow the popper to cool completely before cleaning.
3. Wash the popper cover/serving bowl and butter melter cover in warm, sudsy water. Rinse and dry thoroughly. Do not wash
in an automatic dishwasher or scour surfaces with steel wool or abrasive cleaners.
For easy cleanup, especially after preparing kettle corn, attach the butter melter cover to the popper cover/serving bowl
and fill the popper cover with warm, sudsy water. Allow the popper cover to soak for a few minutes and then wash the
popper cover clean. note: The water will slowly drain out of the bottom of the popper cover as the butter melter cover does
not provide an airtight seal.
4. Remove the scalloped stirring arm (Fig. C) from the popper base. Simply unscrew
the black stirring arm knob by turning it counterclockwise and remove the stirring
arm. Wash the knob and stirring arm in warm, sudsy water. Rinse and dry thorough-
ly. Do not wash in an automatic dishwasher.
Wipe the popper base with a damp cloth to clean.
Warning: As with any motorized appliance, to prevent water from damaging
the motor or heating element, the base of your new popper should never be
filled with water, immersed in water or other liquid, or washed in a dishwasher.
Helpful Hint: After preparing kettle corn, clean the popper base with a moistened
cloth or a non-metal cleaning pad, such as a Scotch-Brite* Multi-Purpose Scrub
Sponge* or a Scotch-Brite* Dobie* Cleaning Pad. Firm pressure can be applied, if
necessary. Do not use steel wool or abrasive kitchen cleaners.
5. After cleaning and drying, place the stirring arm back on the popper base, with the rounded portion facing up as shown in
Fig. C., and reattach the stirring arm knob. Turn the knob clockwise until it is finger tight.
6. The popper base nests inside the popper cover for convenient storage.

Recipes

½ cup popcorn
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Pour popcorn into the popper base, distributing it evenly around the loading area. Drizzle
vegetable oil over the corn; sprinkle sugar over the oil and popcorn. Place popper cover/
serving bowl over the popper base and pop corn according to instructions in the How to Use
section.
Preparation tips: Sugar can easily burn, so the following tips will help minimize scorched
kernels of kettle corn— Use only fresh popcorn; use no more than ½ cup popcorn; flip the
popcorn popper immediately when popping begins to slow.
6 quarts popped popcorn
1 cup butter or margarine
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
Preheat oven at 250° F. Spray a large mixing bowl and two rimmed 17˝ x 12˝ baking pans
lightly with no-stick cooking spray. Place popped popcorn inside mixing bowl; set aside. in a
medium pan combine butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium
heat, stirring constantly. Lower heat; boil 5 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat and
stir in baking soda. Gradually pour over reserved popped corn, mixing well to coat. Spread
coated popcorn evenly into prepared baking pans. Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool completely. Store in an air-tight container.
Makes 5 quarts.
*Scotch-Brite is a trademark of 3M. Dobie is a trademark of Pechiney Plastic Packaging, inc.
Old-Fashioned Kettle Corn
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Classic Caramel Corn
½ cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
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Scalloped stirring Stirring arm
arm facing up knob
Fig. C