Whirly Pop Popcorn Maker

I’m a big popcorn fan. I’ve tested every way to make popcorn, and the Whirley-Pop is the best. It gives you the best yield — you don’t waste as much, and you don’t end up with as many unpopped kernels at the bottom. It pops the fastest out of anything I’ve tested, whether that’s a microwave or an air popper or a skillet or a wok. Because it’s designed to agitate the popcorn and vent steam off at the same time, your popcorn ends up much crispier. So if you’re serious about your popcorn, serious enough that you can afford the space to keep an extra gadget just for popping popcorn, the Whirley-Pop is the best tool.

It’s been around for a really long time, but it’s one of those designs that was just genius when it was invented, and they haven’t really changed much about it. It still works the same way. The more inexpensive Whirley-Pop is made of aluminum. They have a fancier stainless-steel one, but I think the aluminum one actually performs better.