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Rent a Popcorn Machine or Hire a Kettle Corn Popper?
Planning a school carnival, church night, or company picnic in the Sacramento Valley and deciding between a rented popcorn machine and a booked popper? Here's the honest comparison from people who do one of the two, including what a rental actually includes and why movie popcorn isn't kettle corn.
August 26, 2026Kettle Corn at Johnny Appleseed Days, Paradise: Oct 3-4
Our kettle is booked for Johnny Appleseed Days in Paradise, both days, October 3 and 4, 2026, at Terry Ashe Park. It's the one weekend our Caramel Apple kettle corn takes over the booth. Here's what to know about the festival, our flavors, and cold Lemon Shakers.
August 19, 2026Kettle Corn in Chester, Labor Day Weekend: Sep 5-6
Our kettle is booked for the art show at Collins Pine Park in Chester on September 5 and 6, 2026, over Labor Day weekend up on Lake Almanor. We pop fresh kettle corn and shake cold Lemon Shakers both days. Here's how to make a weekend of it and find our tent.
August 10, 2026Kettle Corn at the Marysville Stampede: Sep 12-13
Our kettle is booked for the Marysville Stampede on September 12 and 13, 2026, rodeo weekend at the Cotton Rosser Arena in Riverfront Park. It's home turf for us. Here's what to know, and where to find our booth, the fair favorites, and cold Lemon Shakers.
August 10, 2026What to Eat at a Northern California Fall Festival
Heading to a Northern California fall festival this season? Here's the food worth lining up for, from kettle corn and caramel apples to corn dogs and cider donuts, plus the fall flavors we pop and where you can actually find our booth this autumn.
August 10, 2026How to Book a Kettle Corn Vendor for a NorCal Event
Hiring a kettle corn vendor in Northern California usually means booking a mobile popper who comes to you and pops fresh on-site. That's us. Here's how booking works with Baker's Kettle Corn, what we need to set up, the events we do, and how far we travel out of the Yuba-Sutter area.
August 4, 2026Fresh-Squeezed Lemonade for Your Yuba-Sutter Event
Looking for a fresh-squeezed lemonade vendor around Yuba City? That's half of what we do. Our Lemon Shakers are lemonade shaken to order, right beside the kettle corn, in nine flavors plus iced tea and Arnold Palmers. Here's what they are and how to bring them to your event.
August 4, 2026How Long Does Kettle Corn Stay Fresh? (And How We Bag It)
Kettle corn stays fresh as long as it stays sealed and dry. Moisture is the enemy, humid air is what turns the crunch chewy. Kept airtight and out of the damp, a sealed bag holds its crunch. Here's how we bag ours the same day and how to keep yours crisp.
August 4, 2026How Real Kettle Corn Is Made (From Behind Our Kettle)
Kettle corn is corn, cane sugar, oil, and salt popped together in a hot kettle, stirred the whole time so the sugar coats every kernel instead of burning. We pop it that way at every event. Here's the real process, start to finish, and why the kernel matters.
August 4, 2026A Kettle Corn Bar for Your Northern California Wedding
A kettle corn bar is a fresh, easy way to feed a wedding crowd. We bring the kettle to your Northern California venue, pop on-site so guests grab it warm, and can set out favors and a popcorn bar in your colors, with cold Lemon Shakers alongside. Here's how it works.
August 4, 2026Lost Sierra Artists & Crafters Fair, Graeagle: Aug 15-16
The Lost Sierra Artists & Crafters Fair is in Graeagle August 15 and 16, 2026, 9 am to 4:30 pm both days at Herb Rowe Memorial Park. Our kettle is booked for the weekend. Here's what to know, and where to find our booth and cold Lemon Shakers in the pines.
July 30, 2026Kettle Corn School Fundraisers: How Ours Work in NorCal
Most popcorn fundraisers ship you a box of pre-bagged corn to resell. We do it the other way: we bring the kettle to your Northern California school or sports event and pop fresh on-site, and your group keeps a real share. Here's exactly how a Baker's Kettle Corn fundraiser works.
July 22, 2026Is Kettle Corn Gluten-Free? The Honest Answer From Our Kettle
Is kettle corn gluten-free? Our classic is: mushroom-kernel corn, cane sugar, oil, and salt, and corn is a gluten-free grain. The honest version from behind Baker's Kettle Corn & Lemon Shakers, where gluten can sneak into flavored or packaged corn, and what to ask us at the booth.
July 20, 2026What Makes Real Kettle Corn Different From Popcorn?
Kettle corn isn't just sweet popcorn. From the round mushroom-style kernel to the cane sugar that caramelizes right in the kettle, here's what actually sets fresh-popped kettle corn apart from regular butterfly popcorn, straight from the people who stand at the kettle.
July 11, 2026