Cleaned up Popcorn Popper

by Kathy Powers

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I got the 40-yr-old greasy popcorn maker agreeably degreased!

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I used three applications of paste made from baking soda, vinegar and lemon juice. Each application was left overnight and scrubbed of the next day.

Then I used baby oil to remove a lesser amount of grease. Then I got overexcited and took a knife to the greasy areas and scraped off the grease patches that refused to move. I found out that the whole pot comes off with a quick flick of the knife. I wish I had known this sooner. Finally, I used SOS to finish and the shine the remaining grease.

TA-DA!

From now on, I will remove the pot from the bottom of the popper and scrub it up every time. The bottom part did not come out as well as I had hoped and I didn't want to mess with the electrical innards. Would you believe the popcorn tastes better?

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3 boxes baking soda (Aldi @ $.49)
3 bottled distilled vinegar (Aldi @ $.79)
1 bottle lemon juice (Aldi $1.29)
Baby oil (years old in my cabinet)
1 pad SOS (in my cabinet)

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Hillela G. on Sep 18, 2016
This is so helpful! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

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Cori Widen on Sep 18, 2016
Good job!!

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