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Home theater (HT) popcorn machines are made for completing the home theater experience. Most people rather than not cleaning up after themselves. Along with the HT popcorn machine comes the responsibility of keeping it clean. However, there are ways to ensure your cleaning is kept to a minimum, allowing you more time to sit back and enjoy the show. 

There are actually two types of cleaning that you need to consider with a popcorn machine. The first one is a daily cleaning or a routine cleaning and the second is what we call a thorough cleaning. Typically, on a daily basis all you are going to want to do is wipe out any excess oil that may have been left behind as you pop the popcorn. And the best way to do that is to take a damp cloth and wipe out the kettle on the inside and the outside. The actual glass cabinet can be cleaned with regular glass cleaner. And you are in pretty good shape if you do that on a daily basis. Now, over a period of time, you may get some carbon buildup on the kettle from burned on oil. And this typically is going to take a good six months of use to get to that point. When it does, it is kind of like your grandmother’s old skillet. You know the old cast iron skillet that she used forever? You are going to want to clean that with a good kettle cleaning kit, available through most manufacturers. Typically the kit will have a chemical cleaner that will remove any buildup. But that only needs to be done once or twice a year, depending on your usage. 

Unless you have a tendency to spill your food, and obviously with popcorn it might be a little easier to spill it as you walk away, the majority of the mess is contained inside the cabinet. You are also cooking with oil and there is a tendency to get some spatter. But, because of the self-contained design, it is generally confined to the cabinet, which can be later wiped down when you are done cooking for the day. 

As a cleaning bonus, most popcorn machines have a lighted enclosure. Although the light does help when cleaning the machine, the lighted enclosure actually serves three specific purposes. First, it makes working in the machine easier, obviously lighting the work area. Second, for environments that actually sell popcorn it becomes a presentation lamp for point of sale merchandise because it illuminates the popcorn. And third, the light serves as a reminder that the machine is on. When that light is on the warming deck is on as well. So, at the end of the day you know to turn it off. 

HT popcorn machines are like any other appliance. They require routine cleaning as well as periodic thorough cleaning. In order to keep your machine functioning at full capacity, follow the manufacturer’s recommendations regarding both routine and thorough cleaning. 

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