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A carnival-style popcorn maker could be a great addition in any home theater or game room. The taste of freshly popped popcorn on movie night. An exciting decoration to your home. However, quality home popcorn machines can impact the budget, to the tune of $300 or more. For less than $200, the Elite Countertop Popcorn Maker is an inexpensive unit that is solidly built.

This home popcorn machine includes features normally found in more expensive model. For example:  

All steel construction
While brightly colored, this Elite tabletop popcorn maker doesn’t feel like a toy, but rather a solidly constructed unit.  

4 oz detachable stainless steel popcorn kettle
The detachable feature makes for easy hand cleaning. A convenient magnet will hold up the lid of the kettle allowing you to easily add oil, seasoning and popcorn.  

Bottom popcorn warmer
Home theater popcorn machines in this price range usually only come with a light bulb to warm popcorn. The Elite popcorn maker warms popcorn from the bottom with a separate element. That way, you can turn off the light and your popcorn will still stay warm.   

Added extras
The popcorn maker comes with a convenient popcorn scoop, measuring cup, measuring spoon and salt shaker.

While there are many features to admire about the Elite popcorn popper, the kettle size could be an issue. As a 4 oz popcorn machine, it pops around 10 cups of popcorn in about 3 to 4 minutes. That’s an equivalent to a medium-sized bag of movie theater popcorn. For small families, this probably won’t be a problem. However, you might find that this carnival-style popcorn maker to be too small for larger gatherings. You might consider stepping up to a 6 oz or 8 oz theater-style popcorn machine.

If the popcorn kettle size works for you, then this could be a great solution for your popcorn popping needs, especially at less than $200. Overall, this is a quality budget popcorn machine. And the popcorn machine will be a great addition to any entertainment room.