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I teach high school math. This year I have 5 classes of remedial math. As an incentive, I throw popcorn parties to the classes with the highest test avarrage each quarter. I had a small 2.5 Nostolgia kettle popper, but I found that to take a long time to pop the amount needed for a class of students. I decided to upgrade. I really wanted the largest 12 or 16 oz popper, but my bank account said, hmmm, maybe the 8 oz will be good enough. This thing is awesome. While I did still pop the whole period, I did feel like the batches were large enough to get ahead of the curve. I was able to make enough quickly to where students were able to have refills as soon as they wanted them and still have enough ready for when the next class arrived. I popped for all of my classes today as a bonus for getting a good report from my sub. So my machine got a good work out on its christening day. My only caveat is don’t leave the warmer on. I left mine on, as per the instructions, (warmer on while running the kettle) and the bottom metal piece burned. I’ve attached pics. A little bummed about that mishap on opening day. Next time I just won’t worry about the warmer. Clean up was so easy compared to my old unit. Having glass sides is a huge plus when it comes to clean up. I wasn’t thrilled that small bits of popcorn were wedged between the metal frame and glass sides, but found I was able to wedge it out using a tooth pick. Other than the burn, it cleaned up like new. I’m very happy with my purchase and hope it lasts me through the next time years until I retire. Lol. What a difference having an 8oz kettle made. If I didn’t get too impatient and dump the kettle too early, most kernels popped. I did find that my new bag of kernels from Sams club popped better than the generic brand I had previously purchased from Walmart did. So your ingredients will also dictate how well your popcorn turns out.