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Author Topic: kettle corn questions Ky Boyd Hey I'm #23 Posts: 314 From: Santa Rosa, CA, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-29-2003 12:33 AM                       In Northern California, Century has jumped on the kettle-corn band wagon in a big way. Are the other chains doing so as well? If you sell kettle-corn whose product do you use and what has your experience been in terms of effect on sales and effect on your popper (if you use one popper for both types of corn). Thanks!  |  IP: Logged John Scott Master Film Handler Posts: 252 From: Oakdale, MN, USA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 08-29-2003 01:00 AM                     You probably will need to use a separate popper for kettle corn (or a special popper set up that will allow you to easily change temperatures). Kettle corn, because of the sugar used needs to be cooked at a much lower temperature, which means the cleanup needs to be done before you switch back to your normal corn.  |  IP: Logged Steve Anderson Expert Film Handler Posts: 168 From: Nashville, TN Registered: Feb 2000 posted 08-29-2003 04:46 PM                        One of the "art house" theaters sells kettle corn. I see a lot of this at county fairs. Gold Medal is the most popular here in this area.  |  IP: Logged Will Kutler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1506 From: Tucson, AZ, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 08-30-2003 01:08 AM                     Ky Kettle Corn is very popular in So AZ. there are a few companies that have portable roadside stands that they also take to public events. And they are as popular as ever. They are equipped with huge gas operated kettles. Anyhow, there recipeies (by flavor) include sugar, salt and vinilla.  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-30-2003 10:05 AM                     Isn't all popcorn popped in a kettle?  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-30-2003 11:14 AM                     manley used to make one of the best caramel corn cookers that was excellent for all flavours of candied corn The only thing was you had to use a harder variety of corn so it didn't break up (corn was still popped seperately then put int he cooker)  |  IP: Logged Scott D. Neff Theatre Dork Posts: 919 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Oct 1999 posted 09-02-2003 06:15 PM                        I know I've seen poppers with a switch so it can do both Kettle Corn or Traditional Corn. I'm sure you could check with Proctor for that.  |  IP: Logged John Scott Master Film Handler Posts: 252 From: Oakdale, MN, USA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 09-03-2003 12:11 AM                     There are Scott, the biggest problem though is that the kettle needs to be thoroughly cleaned before being switched between the two (especially going from kettle corn to traditional corn) On the plus side, kettle corn can be popped days in advance due to the sugar in it acting like a preservative.  |  IP: Logged Philip Wittlief Film Handler Posts: 57 From: Chicago, IL Registered: May 2003 posted 09-05-2003 06:45 PM                        We pop our own kettle and carmel corn. The kettle corn we pop in the same popper as our regular corn (and old 1940's manley) and don't make any changes. It doesn't seem to create any sort of problem. And the corn is popped with the sugar at the same time.  |  IP: Logged

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