Buy Paragon TP-4 Theater Pop 4-Ounce Popper Popcorn MachineParagon TP-4 Theater Pop 4-Ounce Popper Popcorn Machine Product Description:
- Movie-theater-style popcorn machine; has bright red cabinet and classic graphics
- Suited for home use; produces delicious, theater-quality popcorn in just minutes
- Can pop up to 92 servings of popcorn per hour (1 ounce of popcorn per serving)
- Side-hinged aluminum kettle; sturdy cabinet construction; built-in warming deck; old maid drawer
- Measures 23 1/2 inches by 16 1/2 inches by 14 1/4 inches; covered by limited lifetime warranty
Product Description
Styled just like the poppers you see at the local movie house, the Theater Pop line has a bright red cabinet and classic graphics that fit almost any décor. Each full featured-machine pops delicious, theater-quality popcorn in 3-5 minutes, is easy to use and easy to maintain. 4 oz. machine pops 92 one-ounce servings per hour. Made in the USA.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
Paragon 4-oz Theater Pop Popcorn Machine
By Karl Lucas
I bought this recently for hosting movie nights at my home (with 10-12 guests). I decided to spend a "little" extra for an American made product and couldn't be happier. It's built like a tank, easy to use (remember- the popping kettle is hot!), has a fairly quiet motor when running, and simple to clean.It is well worth the price difference from imported poppers- for example, the Waring popper that can be seen at major retailers is much smaller and looks like an easy bake oven when comparing materials and construction. The Paragon popper could almost be described as a "saleman sample" size of a commercial machine- which is really is. I ordered it on a Monday (refurbished, factory direct) and received it Wednesday, shipping from Iowa to Ohio!I'm now experimenting with various oil combinations Canola/corn, etc. for the best taste. The combination packages of oil/popcorn/salt/flavoring taste too much like what you get in theaters!
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful.American made!
By movie junkie
I did quite a bit of comparison shopping and decided on this machine and can't be happier. When I took it out of the box I was amazed at how well made it was, and felt happy that I had chosen to pay a little more for a very great value. My sister has another brand the same size but made in china and it looks and is cheaply made. This one has a warming plate on the bottom, a light, old maid catcher, and a higher watt kettle than most. I've tried the pre-packaged corn, oil and salt for this popper and also measured my own from bulk. Personally I like the theater taste of popcorn, so I use 3 tbsp of coconut oil, a heaping 1/2 cup of corn and a slightly heaping tsp of flavacol (flavored salt). If you're looking for a popcorn machine, do american workers and yourself a favor and buy this machine or one of their larger ones.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Almost perfect
By J. Lambert
After researching many machines I got for Christmas a Paragon TP4 machine. The look of the machine is awesome, the kettle is top notch. The taste of the popcorn with coconut oil is awesome. However I do have some criticism and wanted to post them. Overall all the machine is good so if you don't want to hear them read no further just go but and buy it, it is a good machine.1 the kettle has a pin to remove it that is great for cleaning but there is no way to disconnect the power cord so it hangs there and whacks the side it would just make sense to have plug you and pull out so you can take the little out of the machine instead of cleaning it and pulling on the wire. Would make replacement a lot easer as well.2 The door is horrible. This is the worst part it makes the whole machine feel cheap it is a really thin piece of flexy plexy glass. The stainless steel catch try can scratch it, there should be a protector there or a better design. My door had a deep gauge within 20 min of people looking at it and playing with the tray with out the door fully open. How hard is it for them to put on a glass door or at least a thicker plexy glass door so it doesn't feel cheap.3 Needs a vent. The instructions tell you to crack the door when it is pooping to let the moisture out. Really! The popcorn flyes out of the machine on the floor. Maybe in the bigger machines it is not an issue because there is more room around the kettle but in the 4oz because it is a small machine it is. How hard is it to design a vent in the top or side that you can open and close.4 Now I am being picky, but the stickers are on crooked, I swear they must be drunk when assembling these. So much for American made quality I think I would of preferred a Chinese machine with straight stickers. I need to call Paragon on this one to see if they can send me stickers. Take some pride put the stickers on straight.5 This is just me but for the price the warming light should be a LED. Or a nice rope light around. It should also be a separate switch and dim so I can turn it on for looks in my HT without turning the heaters on. It is to bright durning a movie now I need to turn it off which I bought the machine to look nice, and when you turn it off it kills the heaters.6. Warming element is off to one side below it would be nice if it warmed all the popcorn evenly.7. Old maids tray is useless. It has a couple of holes in the middle but it is not where the popcorn lands in this machine and when you scoop you scoop agents a side so it pushes the unpoped kernels there. So there is more on the machine then in the try when done. The whole bottom hold be a olds maid tray or at least near the corners. Again probably better on the bigger machines.That's it for now for a company making these machines for years I'm surprised at the lack of refinement in the machine. But the popccorn still tastes good.
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