Electric Pop & Stir FAQ

• The Electric Pop & Stir has two settings, so you can use it to make movie theater popcorn and candied nuts.

• The lid (which is BPA-free and heat resistant) doubles as a bowl for easy serving and cleaning.

• The cooking plate is easy to remove and is dishwasher safe.

• Nested: 6¾'' (17 cm) tall.

• Not nested: 10¼'' (26 cm) tall and 12¾ (32 cm) wide from handle to handle.

• The Electric Pop & Stir can produce up to 16 cups (3.8 L) of popped popcorn and 1 cup (250 ml) of candied nuts.

• The Electric Pop & Stir uses 800 watts.

• It uses 120 V AC / 60 Hz.

• It weighs 3.65 lbs. (1.67 kg) without packaging.

• The bowl capacity is 24 cups (5.7 L).

• This product is made of PP plastic and includes a PTFE-coated aluminum cooking tray, plastic bowl, and PP plastic cap.

• The cooking plate, bowl, and cap are all dishwasher-safe. Just disassemble them and place the accessories in the dishwasher away from the heating element.

• The stir rod, plate post, and center knob are hand wash only.

WARNING: Don’t bend or modify the stir rod in any way.

• The POP setting runs at a higher temperature than the NUTS setting.

• Both settings were designed to reach the ideal temperature for popcorn and nuts respectively.

1. Place the plate post over the center post in the middle of the base.

2. Then, place the cooking plate on the base, so the plate post goes through center of the cooking plate. Make sure the plate is seated properly.

3. Place the stir rod in the center of the cooking plate. Align the center half circle of the stir rod with the groove in the plate post. Then, use the center knob to secure the stir rod into place. The stir rod should sit just slightly off the plate.

   • Don’t install the stir rod so it’s inverted.

   • Note: The stir rod shouldn’t scrape the cooking plate when installed correctly. If the stir rod scrapes the cooking plate, you must reinstall it.

4. Add your ingredients onto the cooking plate and always use Pampered Chef recipes.

5. Then, place the bowl on top and make sure it’s seated correctly.

   • Don’t use the cap in this step to allow steam to vent.

   • If you’re using butter, place the butter slices on top of the bowl.

   • Don’t put butter on the cooking plate. If you do this, it may cause the butter to burn.

6. Plug in the Electric Pop & Stir.

7. Turn the switch to select the POP setting.

8. Turn the switch to “Off” when the popcorn is done. Popcorn is usually done in less than ten minutes when the popping slows down with no more than 3 seconds between each pop.

   • The pop time may vary depending on the oil you’re using.

   • Note: To avoid burning, immediately remove the popcorn from the Electric Pop & Stir.

9. To remove popcorn, place the cap on top of the bowl by pushing it down and twisting it using the “lock” and “unlock” icons on the bowl as a guide.

10. Use heat-resistant oven mitts or pads to hold the handles of the bowl and the cooking plate together tightly to remove the bowl and the cooking plate from their respective resting positions upon the base unit.

11. Flip the bowl away from you and the base so the bowl sits flat on the countertop. Then, remove the cooking plate from the top of the bowl.

• Note: Never remove the bowl without putting the cap on.

1. Place the plate post over the center post in the middle of the base.

2. Then, place the cooking plate on the base so the plate post goes through center of the cooking plate. Make sure the plate is seated properly.

3. Place the stir rod in the center of the cooking plate. Then, align the center half circle of the stir rod with the groove in the plate post. Use the center knob to secure the stir rod into place. The stir rod should sit just slightly off the plate.

   • Don’t install the stir rod so it’s inverted.

   • Note: The stir rod shouldn’t scrape the cooking plate when installed correctly. If the stir rod scrapes the cooking plate, you must reinstall it.

4. Add your ingredients onto the cooking plate and always use Pampered Chef recipes.

   • Note: Don’t use the bowl when making nuts.

5. Plug in the Electric Pop & Stir.

6. Turn the switch to select the NUTS setting.

7. Turn the switch to “Off” when the nuts are done.

   • The nuts are usually done in less than fifteen minutes when all the liquid is gone and the nuts have a sandy texture. Note: To avoid burning, immediately remove the nuts from the Electric Pop & Stir.

8. To remove candied nuts, use heat-resistant oven mitts or pads to hold the handles of the cooking plate and remove it from the base. Pour the nuts off the cooking plate.

• There is a recipe for popcorn and nuts in the Start Guide. You can also find additional recipes on the Pampered Chef website

• Your butter burned because it was put on the cooking plate.

• The butter should only go on the vent on the lid, not the cooking plate.

• Please refer to the Start Guide or the product’s use and care.

• The butter may have been too cold or there may have been too much butter.

• We recommend using 2 tbsp (30 mL) of room temperature butter cut into ¼-inch (6 mm) slices or smaller.

• We also recommend using a small scraper to push unmelted butter through the holes in the lid once popcorn is done popping.

• Use the cord storage on the base to wrap the cord. Cord can only be wrapped in one direction. Follow the arrows on the bottom to wrap the cord properly.

• When the cord is properly wrapped, the plug should rest in the open space. Then, place the cooking plate with the rod assembled on the base and nest the base in the bowl.

• This usually means the oil burned as it cooked.

• Use oil with a higher smoking point such as canola oil, vegetable oil, olive oil, refined coconut oil, grapeseed oil, peanut oil, or avocado oil.

• Do not use oils with particles.

• Please refer to the Pampered Chef recipes.

• This can typically happen with larger nuts such as walnuts.

• Make sure the rod is installed correctly.

• We don’t recommend using the lid when making nuts as this makes it difficult to see when the nuts are done and may increase the cook time.

• The popcorn cook time can vary on the amount of kernels and freshness of the popcorn kernels being used, but usually takes less than ten minutes.

• We recommend using no more than ½ cup (125 mL) of fresh popcorn kernels that are stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.

• Popping was stopped too soon. Keep the cycle running until popping has slowed. Sometimes popping may delay slightly halfway through a cycle. Look at the amount of popcorn in the bowl as an indicator.