Severin 117803 Popcorn Maker, White

Peleep's review convinced me, along with, probably, the same Youtube videos that convinced him/her, that this was the one to go for to roast coffee with. It works perfectly.Started roasting with the lid and cup in place. After a couple of roasts I noticed some frosting in odd places on the lid and the cup was being deformed by the heat. It occurred to me that if the heat was largely deflected away from the lid it might withstand the heat better. I therefore constructed from an Old Speckled Hen beer can a rather Heath Robinson arrangement. The first try worked quite well but needed an additional deflector which was stapled on and finally a third fixed in the same way.This, of course, was a prototype but it is quite plain that I'll never get around to making a neater version because this one works very well despite being a bit off centre and asymmetrical. Using a beer can is very handy since you only need a pair of scissors and an ordinary office stapler to make the bits. The lid has slots in just the right places for passing tabs through to fix the deflector in place.I've done a dozen roasts now, the longest 8½ minutes, just into second crack with Columbian Supremo, and you can see the state of the lid in the photos. The damage was done before the mods. So thanks Peleep, it's a fantastic coffee roaster and well made. A woman from the German manufacturer was very helpful with information too; it is in fact exactly the same model as the Severin PC 3751 Popcornmaker.

Never used this as a popcorn maker, but I have roasted plenty of coffee in it, which is good fun, if a little haphazard and messy. I think I made a fan cut out or ran at half speed or similar - certainly beans stopped blowing around as much, and roasted much, much faster after the first use. After that fan started working again, roast times went way up, or, on a cold day, it stopped getting hot enough. (I roast outside.)Does it roast coffee to an acceptable level? I think so, and I've made some decent tasting coffee this way.

Does the job brilliantly! I admit, it does a bit of mess as some flakes miss the bowl, and also some percent of kernels does not open, but I see no problem with these. I actually heard somewhere that the kernels which do not open are perhaps not fresh or have not been stored correctly. I don't know if it's true, though, but it makes sense, as the amount of unopened kernels varies from one pack to another (if it was a machine's fault - I would be expecting similar amounts every time). Still, I tend to redo those unopened kernels once more and then dispose of whatever unopened second time.Some people see as disadvantage that you cannot add flavours to the machine - for me it is not a problem, as I like the original taste very much, besides you can add whatever you want to the bowl as soon as the pops leave the machine. I only slightly sprinkle it with salt after it's done. And actually - without the added fat or caramel it is actually quite healthy low-calorie snack! It's true!One more thing - my device, purchased April 2012 was equipped with European plug + UK adapter which works perfectly well to this day."Severin, Severin awaits you there" ;)

This is a great idea but a few things to consider are that the plus is actually an EU plug and the manufacturer provides a converter. It's actually a great converter and is by a long shot the highest quality one I've seen but still a UK plug would have been better. The other thing is that there may be a design flaw with the clear cover. Popcorn flies out of the machine and then all over the place. I've tried bowls with various sizes but the span of the popcorns is actually quite wide. Sometimes corn even gets blown out before it has had time to pop resulting in it exploding in the bowl and making even more mess. I've had other air poppers before and while none are perfect, this one is not really towards the top of the list. The construction however is sturdy so I can't give it less than 3 stars. I've started using a colander to ensure that popped corn stays in the bow but it's a rather comical sight, I'd imagine. (the colander sort of covers the large mixing bowl that I use for the popcorn.

This is the second Severin popcorn maker I have bought. The first one went wrong after a few years and I tried buying one locally from John Lewis. This has still not broken down, but does not pop the kernels satisfactorily (too many incompletely popped kernels that make hard work for your teeth). To begin with and for a long time, I just put this down to the popping corn (e.g. a lower quality batch), but recently started to wonder whether it was the machine as we have used corn from a variety of sources, always with the same unsatisfactory result. I therefore decided to try another Severin popcorn maker as this was a machine I knew and lo and behold, the corn now pops perfectly (although you always get a few unpopped kernels). What the technical reasons for this are, I don't know. I am sure many of the other popcorn makers on offer work just as well, but now know that not all of them do. The John Lewis one wasn't cheaper either, so it's not just a question of price.

Worked great for my deployed husband.

Worked as expected. Thought it was a good-touch to include the popcorn as it was ready to trail upon arrival > yummy.

La macchina consiste in un piccolo "Phon" che emettendo aria molto calda cuoce i popcorn in pochi minuti, il tutto senz'olio il che li rende sani e gustosi. I getti d'aria sono disposti in modo da formare un vortice d'aria che permette di mescolare i chicchi di mais contenuti all'interno in modo da avere una cottura uniforme. Ho notato, però, che appena cominciano a scoppiettare, parecchi chicchi inesplosi tendono a saltar fuori dalla bocca di espulsione ma per evitare questo bisogna tenere il coperchio dosatore con la conca rivolta verso il basso in modo da usarlo come una sorta di scudo.Alla fine del suo utilizzo non ha bisogno di essere lavata in quanto non sono stati utilizzati ingredienti untuosi e basta semplicemente soffiarci un po' all'interno per rimuovere eventuali residui di mais. La macchina è molto compatta quindi non occupa molto spazio ed è possibile riporla in spazi anche ristretti una volta rimosse le parti in plastica. Consiglio, però, di lasciarla raffreddare prima di riporla anche per evitare di scottarsi poiché le componenti raggiungono temperature elevate.Ottimo prodotto consigliato a chi vede spesso Film e vuole qualcosa da sgranocchiare facile e veloce, senza dover poi ripulire il tutto.P.S. Come contenitore consiglio i sacchettini per alimenti che vengono usati nei panifici o nei bar per trasportare i cornetti. Sono igenici ed essendo in carta possono essere posti direttamente sono la bocchetta di espulsione dei popcorn. Poi basterà aggiungere il sale (meglio se lo tritate poiché non essendoci olio non si attaccherà), chiudere il sacchetto e agitare un po' per amalgamare il tutto.

... dann reicht diese Maschine vollkommen aus. Anschließen, Popcorn Mais rein, anschalten und ca. 2-3 Minuten warten und schon poppen die ersten Popcorns auf. Die Auffangschale sollte nicht zu klein sein, sonst fliegen die Popcorns weg. Die Zugabe von Butter und/oder Zucker ist nicht möglich (ist auch nicht gedacht, aber viele fragen sich bestimmt, wie man die Popcorn süß oder salzig bekommt). Am besten Butter und Zucker in einem kleinen Topf warm machen und anschließend in die Schüssel mit den Popcorns vermischen, Deckel drauf und schütteln ;)Zur Lautstärke: Wenn man in der Nacht heimlich Popcorn machen möchte und der Partner davon nichts mitbekommen soll, weil er vielleicht meint, dass man ja eh schon zu "fett" sei, sollte man davon Abstand halten - man kann dieses Gerät ganz klar hören! Mein Mixer ist allerdings viel lauter, aber das gehört nicht hier hin *hmpf*Aber sind wir doch mal ehrlich: Popcorn mach ich doch bevor der Film anfängt. Und meine Filme schaue ich mir in einer Lautstärke an, die in der Tat lauter als diese einfache, tolle, günstige und völlig ausreichende Popcornmaschine ist.

impeccable , rapide , un tantinet bruyante mais mes hommes ont l'air de se régaler .Par contre , vous ne pouvez faire que des pop corn natures, il est déconseillé de rajouter du sucre , du sel ou du miel .donc pour qu'ils soient à votre goût , vous devez sortir la poêle après.Elle diffuse l'odeur de pop corn dans toutes la maison , ils restent bien chaud pendant un moment , et ne remplissez pas trop le réservoir , car ça fait beaucoup! à part si vous êtes des gourmands.