Presto 04821 Orville Redenbacher's Hot Air Popper, 1 Liters, White

Very much like this popcorn maker. Does a great job in about 3 minutes. I like it because you can use popcorn without any seasoning except what you want. And it makes great, delicious popcorn. Be careful handling when done. The cover will be very hot. It needs a switch instead of just using the plug.

Due to the sheer volume of popcorn we eat as a family, I feel as though I'm qualified to rate this, and most other poppers. Stove top oil poppers can't be beat, except for the fatty oils, and the amount of time required to babysit the many batches required for a large family. Shake'n'pop type poppers used over a fire are still my favorite for tender popped corn, but a sealed gas fireplace took care of that possibility.I have owned many air poppers, and I would rate this Presto popper as good as any. The first batch always comes out tender, which I try and set aside before the kids gets their grubby little hands on it. Follow up batches can be less tender, unless I take off the top plastic section and let it cool down for a couple of minutes before running the next batch (which I always do). Thank goodness for multiple poppers.The plastic measuring cup on top shouldn't be used for melting butter. Well, it's fine if you do, but if you plan on popping multiple batches the kernels will get stuck in the butter goo when measuring for the next batch. Just get a food grade plastic squirt bottle, fill it with butter and stick it in the fridge. Each time you make popcorn just stick the sprayer in the microwave for a minute to melt the butter, spray the popcorn with delicious butter, and stick it back in the fridge for the next batch. Simple and clean! Also, important note..., please always use real butter! Butter is the only way to go, and I think it should be a crime to use margarine or other fake substitutes on popcorn!I noticed some complaints about unpopped kernels being blown out with this popper. My thoughts on this are... wahhhh, no big deal. It's popcorn, I have bigger things to worry about than unpopped kernels of corn being ejected into the big blue popcorn bowls. My trick with unpopped kernels is this... don't eat them! However, I have started to notice a trend that this might be happening more when the popper is already hot. I considered watching the behavior more closely and reporting back, but then realized that it would expose our unnatural love of popcorn, and I don't want to be judged for the ginormous amounts of popcorn we eat.Also, with regards to kernels popping in the bowl after the batch is almost completed... this happens only occasionally. A kernel will pop and blow a few pieces of popcorn out of the bowl, which startles the young ones every single time. No complaints here, the kids think it's great and it always makes them laugh!Anyway, this thing really does pop popcorn (both white and yellow corn). And the price is right too. So stop wasting time not popping popcorn and order it already!*** UPDATE ***Quick update to state that this popper is still going strong after one full year! In fact, I found that I can add 1-1/2 times the recommended amount of corn to the popper, and it pops the additional amount without issue. Yup, we're now popping the same amount of popcorn in a fraction of the time.Long live popcorn... and (hopefully) this popper!

So this popcorn maker works very well. I actually love air popped popcorn. It’s very easy to use and makes a fluffy popped kernel. The reason I took off a star is because there are a lot of unpopped kernels that get through. I’ve tried using more and less kernels but it doesn’t seem to matter. The unpopped kernels fly all over the place. When this stops working I’ll try a different brand.

This is the best popcorn maker I have ever owned! From popping every kernel to easy clean up to delicious, healthy popcorn that can be seasoned any way you like it after it is popped. I don’t use the scoop to melt butter during the popping cycle because it is too slow and is difficult to thoroughly clean afterwards. Instead I melt it in the microwave in a small glass bowl which is easy to clean. I then sprinkle it over the popcorn. I use salted butter to avoid adding too much salt from the shaker. Clean up is as simple as taking a damp paper towel and wiping the internal surfaces which is not really even necessary every time. I always store the popper in its original packaging for storage until its next use… which is almost every day now since it is so easy to do. One tip to offer: if popcorn gets stuck in the shute simply pull the plug (there is no on/off button) and tilt the popper forward into the catch bowl to empty the stuck popped kernels. Again… very easy.

I wanted to get an air popper to replace Microwave popcorn. I wanted a healthier alternative to the contents of the mysterious microwave bags. This popper works slick. It makes popcorn OK and reasonably quickly. The noise level is typical for this type of popper. We don't use the butter tray melter on the shoot. The popped corn smells like popcorn and not chemically like microwave popcorn. Overall, it appears to be a great alternative to the microwave.

I bought this popper 14 years ago. It is still working very well. Just ordered me for my grandchildren!