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How I have rescued a pot like this is to boil water in the pot with dishwasher detergent in it. Run the exhaust fan! After that you might well have to scour with a SOS or Brillo pad.
Put boiling water and dawn in it. Let it soak, every now and then change the water and dawn. After a week or two scrub it out with a scrunge. If that does not work - bead blaster will take it out.
If you don't go with an air popper, just dedicate an older pan for popcorn. I haven't made popcorn in ages - it's a weakness for me so I don't keep it in the house, but when I did I had one specific pan for it. An air popper just doesn't cut it compared to popped in oil (and melted butter) - hence why I don't keep it in the house.
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