Popcorn Machine, 6-Quart Popcorn Popper maker, Nonstick Plate, Electric Stirring with Quick-Heat Technology, Cool Touch Handles (Black)

First off - this is a fantsatic product. It does exactly what you bought it for - it pops popcorn like you wouldn't believe!The unit is made up of : 1)A small plastic lid, 2)A clear plastic dome, 3)A middle part with a two armed toner arm which swirls the popcorn around (very nice!), 4)A bottom unit with a heater coil in it, and 5)An electrical cord.My unit is black and red.Normal usage: 1)Make sure parts #1, #2, and #3 are clean. Wash in soapy water or put in dishwasher. 2)Assemble parts #4 & #3 by placing #3 on top of #4 and ensure the tone arms are locked in place. In other words - if you can still use a finger and rotate the tone arms - then it is NOT locked in place. 3)Put enough oil so there is a bit ONLY INSIDE of the inner most area. Part #3 has two rings inside of it. Oil should ONLY GO in the inner most ring. DO NOT DRENCH IT. Just make sure there is some in the inner ring all the way around. 4)Put enough popcorn kernels into the unit to basically cover the oil. So again - you aren't trying to feed the world! Just enough to cover the oil you put in. 5)Place part #2 (the clear dome) on top of the unit covering part #3. Make sure it actually is fitted together correctly. 6)Ensure the plastic lid is not on the unit. It should be sitting next to it. 7)NOW plug in the unit and turn on the unit. The toner arm should swirl around, moving the kernels. But do NOT panic if it does not. Sometimes the oil will make the toner arm just go over (or on top of) the kernels. Once everything heats up and kernels start to pop - then the rest of the kernels will start moving. 8)Once the amount of popping has gone down - turn the unit off via the switch AND THEN unplug it. 9)Make sure the plastic lid is set away from the unit. 10)Pick BOTH the clear dome (part #2) AND the middle part (Part #3) uptogether, flip it AWAY from you, and set it down on top of the plastic lid. 11)Once the dome is on the lid, lift the middle part (part #3) up, flip it back over, and set back down on the bottom (part #4). Now you are ready to enjoy your popcorn. Put whatever you want onto it. Have fun! :-)Ok - so the Good: It is durable. It does what it is supposed to do. Everything fits together terrifically. The domed lid does NOT crack easily. The dome lid is great for serving the popcorn in. The popcorn pops fantastically well with only a few kernels getting burnt on the bottom and otherwise - just wonderful popcorn!The Bad - The handles are not big enough on the unit. Parts #3 & #4 get REALLY HOT and some of this heat is transferred to the clear dome(#2) above. So it should be emphaized is gigantic letters that you MUST have something to pick up parts #2 & #3 after the kernels have finished popping. Second, it can not be emphasized enough to NOT FLIP the until TOWARDS you. You can get burned easily doing that. Next, the power on/off button is really way too small and hard to use when the bottom is hot. The switch should be changed to a different type of button that can be easily turned on or off.The Ugly: I managed to burn myself badly with the unit. I had made several bowls of popcorn during this past month without any kind of problem Then - tonight. I made a great big bowl of popcorn and when I went to flip it - my fingers slipped and touched the extremely hot middle section. Because there is almost no insulation on this section and because the handles are small - I managed to burn three of my fingers. Luckily, I also had a 2 gallon jug of freezing cold water I had just taken out of the refrigerator next to me. So I slapped the middle part (#3) down on top of the bottom (#4) and then grabbed the pitcher. So far - I am doing ok. But the lesson is clear - that middle section (#3) gets extremely hot. So the ugly truth is - always wear protective gear when dealing with this unit. I happen to have those Teflon gloves they used to sell and will wear them from now on.So, in conclusion: The unit is great. It does exactly what they say it is supposed to do BUT the unit gets very-very hot and if you don't want to get burned like me - wear somethen (or use something) when dealing with it. Don't get burned - literally. Otherwise - fantastic unit!

still works after 2ys +, easy to use, perfect bowl each time.. great 1000 watt power. easy to clean, bowl broke no way to get spare , tin 11inch bowl works fine as a alternative. popcorn toppings a must. bowl of popcorn in about 8mins

Update 2/10/22 - I finally got the courage to try to clean the base. As you can see from the pictures, the heating element is quite covered and nasty. Under the heating area, you can see where pieces of popcorn get pushed and fall down as well as where oil will build up. This will melt and drain down to those vent holes, which allows the oil to drain out onto your counter! Yuck!This product is amazing but it could use one improvement. I love that I can use what oils I would like, as I often used infused oils to add flavor to my popcorn, and the flavor is amazing. I REALLY love how pop tray and some is dishwasher safe (I hate hand washing dishes). However, there is a space between the removable pop tray and the base of the popper that allows oils to drip down from the dome as well as tiny parts of popcorn to be pushed up while spinning and fall down in by the heating element. Over time this has caused a build up of oils making it take longer to pop and not pop all kernels efficiently as it did in the beginning. I have not tried cleaning the heating element or the area around it yet as I would have to take the product about a little, and that worries me. IF this product was to be updated to still have the features it currently has, minus that gap, I would buy it in a heartbeat!

Love it, this is my 3rd one. Longevity of the machine is good.

I have one of these i bought a few years ago and it’s awesome. Works flawlessly. Bought another for my home in Florida. They changed the design of the lid that covers the bowl. When it arrives, the lid fits very tight. But after a single use including cleaning, the lid will no longer stay on. This makes it pretty unusable as the lid needs to be put on after the popcorn is popped (not during popping) so that salt and butter don't drip through. I thought it was an anomaly so i contacted the company for support. No response. So I returned it and got another. Identical problem. Don’t buy this until they fix their design.

This has been a great popcorn popper, easy to clean and does a great job of popping very little kernels in the bottom I do use Amish popcorn maybe that’s what makes a difference at any rate. It works very well.