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Popcorn maker
A popcorn maker (also called a popcorn popper) is a machine used to make popcorn. Since ancient times, popcorn has been a popular snack food, produced through the explosive expansion of kernels of heated corn (maize). Charles Cretors invested commercial large-scale popcorn machines in the late 19th century. Many types of small-scale home methods for popping corn also exist.
Commercial popcorn machines are commonly found in movie theaters and carnivals, producing popcorn in a pan of hot oil, so approximately 45% of the calories are derived from fat. Hot-air popcorn poppers for home use appeared in the late 1970s; these produce popcorn with only 5% of its calories derived from fat.[citation needed]
The majority of popcorn sold for home consumption is now packaged in a microwave popcorn bag for use in a microwave oven. As a result, the popularity of popcorn makers for home use has greatly decreased in the last few decades.
Charles Cretors traveled the Midwest, settling in Fort Scott, Kansas, and then Decatur, Illinois. He worked in the painting and contracting business and later opened a bakery and eventually a confectionery shop. To broaden his offerings in the confectionery store, he bought a peanut roaster, which he redesigned to improve its operation. Driven by a small steam engine, it was the first automated peanut roaster. In 1885, he moved his family to Chicago to focus on selling his machine.
Cretors purchased a vendor's license and placed the machine on the sidewalk in front of his shop to test his peanut roaster and earn money. The date on the license, December 2, 1885, marks the inception of C. Cretors & Company. A traveling salesman, J.M. Savage, offered to sell the machine in his territory and became Cretors' first salesman. Cretors' machines, being automated, made operation more predictable; in addition, the novelty of the steam engine and the Tosty Rosty Man, a small mechanical clown that acted as a merchandiser, made the machines themselves attractive.
By 1893, Cretors had created a steam-powered machine that could roast 12 pounds of peanuts and 20 pounds of coffee, popcorn, and bake chestnuts. Since popcorn was becoming a popular choice for snack food, Cretors redesigned his machine to roast peanuts and pop popcorn simultaneously. It was the first automated machine that could pop popcorn uniformly in its own seasonings, guaranteeing a predictable product. Cretors applied for a patent on his automated peanut roaster and popcorn popper machine on August 10, 1891, and U.S. Patent 506,207 was granted on October 10, 1893.
Cretors took his new popcorn wagon and peanut roaster to the midway of Chicago's Columbian Exposition in 1893. They introduced the new corn product to the public in a newly designed machine that included a popcorn wagon.
The popcorn cannon, also called the Chinese popcorn maker, is an antiquated way of making popcorn in Asia, especially in China during the late 20th century. The device is a teardrop-shaped container that can contain various grains and accumulates pressure when heated. After hitting the lever on its opening, air will immediately flow in and puff the grain inside, making the contents shoot out. Although the device was ubiquitously associated with China, including in popular media, the origin of the device is largely disputed and unverifiable.
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Popcorn maker
A popcorn maker (also called a popcorn popper) is a machine used to make popcorn. Since ancient times, popcorn has been a popular snack food, produced through the explosive expansion of kernels of heated corn (maize). Charles Cretors invested commercial large-scale popcorn machines in the late 19th century. Many types of small-scale home methods for popping corn also exist.
Commercial popcorn machines are commonly found in movie theaters and carnivals, producing popcorn in a pan of hot oil, so approximately 45% of the calories are derived from fat. Hot-air popcorn poppers for home use appeared in the late 1970s; these produce popcorn with only 5% of its calories derived from fat.[citation needed]
The majority of popcorn sold for home consumption is now packaged in a microwave popcorn bag for use in a microwave oven. As a result, the popularity of popcorn makers for home use has greatly decreased in the last few decades.
Charles Cretors traveled the Midwest, settling in Fort Scott, Kansas, and then Decatur, Illinois. He worked in the painting and contracting business and later opened a bakery and eventually a confectionery shop. To broaden his offerings in the confectionery store, he bought a peanut roaster, which he redesigned to improve its operation. Driven by a small steam engine, it was the first automated peanut roaster. In 1885, he moved his family to Chicago to focus on selling his machine.
Cretors purchased a vendor's license and placed the machine on the sidewalk in front of his shop to test his peanut roaster and earn money. The date on the license, December 2, 1885, marks the inception of C. Cretors & Company. A traveling salesman, J.M. Savage, offered to sell the machine in his territory and became Cretors' first salesman. Cretors' machines, being automated, made operation more predictable; in addition, the novelty of the steam engine and the Tosty Rosty Man, a small mechanical clown that acted as a merchandiser, made the machines themselves attractive.
By 1893, Cretors had created a steam-powered machine that could roast 12 pounds of peanuts and 20 pounds of coffee, popcorn, and bake chestnuts. Since popcorn was becoming a popular choice for snack food, Cretors redesigned his machine to roast peanuts and pop popcorn simultaneously. It was the first automated machine that could pop popcorn uniformly in its own seasonings, guaranteeing a predictable product. Cretors applied for a patent on his automated peanut roaster and popcorn popper machine on August 10, 1891, and U.S. Patent 506,207 was granted on October 10, 1893.
Cretors took his new popcorn wagon and peanut roaster to the midway of Chicago's Columbian Exposition in 1893. They introduced the new corn product to the public in a newly designed machine that included a popcorn wagon.
The popcorn cannon, also called the Chinese popcorn maker, is an antiquated way of making popcorn in Asia, especially in China during the late 20th century. The device is a teardrop-shaped container that can contain various grains and accumulates pressure when heated. After hitting the lever on its opening, air will immediately flow in and puff the grain inside, making the contents shoot out. Although the device was ubiquitously associated with China, including in popular media, the origin of the device is largely disputed and unverifiable.