Who doesn’t love going to the cinema or watching a film at home and tucking into a great big bowl of buttery popcorn? It’s bliss! The taste is sublime!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While chomping on those popped kernels, have you ever wondered who invented the popcorn maker<\/a>? If so, read on. In this article, we look at the history of popcorn machines, including who first thought of the idea and how their designs developed throughout the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First off, popping popcorn is not a modern process; what we know as basic corn has been harvested and domesticated for roughly 10,000 years. There are six staple types of corn, but the Zea Mays<\/a> has an amazing popping process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Numerous findings have shown that ancient Peruvian cultures were producing popcorn as early as 4,700 BC! Admittedly, they probably weren’t adding butter or making amazing toffee popcorn, but still, it’s interesting to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While popcorn kernels have been exploding for tens of thousands of years, it was not until the 19th century<\/strong> that a popcorn machine that could do this on a larger scale was developed and therefore used for retail purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Enter the legendary Charles Cretors. This American entrepreneur was a traveller and scoured much of the American Midwest, looking for business opportunities. Eventually, he opened both a bakery and a confectionery shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His businesses were relatively successful, but Cretors wanted to offer a wider variety of treats. As a result, he purchased a peanut roaster<\/strong> and converted it so it could roast peanuts automatically and have a larger output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This automated apparatus was driven by a steam engine. Before launching a full-scale operation, Cretors got a vendor’s license and used the machine outside his store. It was a success. He used it to make roasted peanuts and other snack food, like popcorn and chestnuts. And just like that, the popcorn machine was born!<\/p>\n\n\n\n After successful tests, J.M. Savage<\/strong> was hired as a salesman and sold this revolutionary popcorn machine around Chicago and the surrounding region. Eventually, Cretors got a patent for his machine and even took it to Chicago’s Columbian Exposition in 1893<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Old school popcorn machine !! pic.twitter.com\/f1jxuDL6tJ<\/a><\/p>— tim berg (@timmaytoo) October 8, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>Corn Has Been Popped for Thousands of Years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
But Charles Cretors Created the First Popcorn Maker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n