Popcorn Machine 6-Quart Electric Popcorn Popper with Stirring Plate

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!

This popper replaced a Stir Crazy popper. It worked and popped corn fast when it was new. I like the way it is designed. You can take just the top and middle piece out to wash, so that the electrical parts never get wet. Great idea! I need to remove the rotating part and cover off as soon as it stops popping to prevent from burning the popped corn. I was going to give this product five stars, but I can’t. I purchased my popper in June of 2023. It’s only been seven months and the popper died. I reached out to the company’s support and didn’t get a response. So I’m stuck with a dead machine and no support. This machine is expensive and should have lasted longer than seven months. Their support failed to support me. I will look for a different company to purchase my next popcorn popper.

I only gave this oerall 4 stars, as to get the popcorn out of it, you have to turn the entire machine over, which is not as flexible as the cusinart, which has a detachable hot plate. Also teh little pastic cap on the top of the popper did not fit and would not stay on, so pretty cheaply made. Just as an aside i purchased this after owning the cusinart brand, also for sale on Amazon, which i think is better but it did not quite last 12 months. So i am hopeful this will have a longer life. But i feel that these like many small appliances are cheaply made, and with the amount of heat and moving parts, they simply have a short life. we will see.

First pop corn popper I have had that can actually burn the pop corn, does a great job in popping

I was hoping to find a popcorn maker that would permit less oil use (if possible) but more importantly to make my own instead of the bags in order to save money. The short version is that I would love to find the kind of popcorn maker my grandparents had back in the 1960's. It was all aluminum and plugged into the wall. You poured in kernels to the first line and oil to just barely cover. Plugged in, turned it on, and waited about 5-8 minutes (I don't recall exactly). The popcorn was always cooked perfectly with very few kernels and the parts you handled did not require pot holders and concern you might break it due it being knocked about or dropped. Pros: easy to clean easy to use lightweight takes about 5-7 minutes from start to finish comes with 2 measuring cups, 1 for oil (30 ml) and 1 for the kernels (100 ml) popped 95-98% of the popcorn consistently Cons: manual states how much oil to use but NOT how much popcorn kernels must use full 30ml of oil regardless of amount of popcorn otherwise it burns to make a full batch (abt 6 cups), you must use 2 cupfuls of popcorn kernels after popping is complete, you are supposed to put the plastic lid on the cover so that you can turn it over and use it as a bowl -- the lid pops off due to the heat directions state to wait until there is 1 second between popping -- don't wait that long or your popcorn will be burnt the lid is VERY hot after popping making it difficult to use as a bowl the detachable base plate that pops the corn (the black portion in the picture) is VERY hot and I was burnt when attempting to invert the lid and cooker portion I don't know how, but oil leaked under the detachable base plate to the heating elements All the parts are flimsy plastic and I'm fairly confident if something were dropped, it would break.

I use this a lot. Easy to use. The measuring cups make for a good batch every time. Heats up quick and cools off fairly quickly too. The only issue is that the black cap at the top doesn't stay on. But I don't use it so it's not a big deal.

I had reviewed this once before and gave it a bad review. But after using it on a regular basis I found it was very easy to use and very easy to clean! I’d recommend it to anyone who loves popcorn.

Expect it to last 1yr, plastic housing and bowl melts, deforms and warps over time.

The detachable heat plate seemed like a really great idea to assist with cleaning it but it is made so thin it showed up bent. The popcorn maker made the popcorn really well, very few unpopped kernals, overall but with the plate arriving bent we ddecided to exchange it for a new one. Washed it first in the dishwasher and the top 'cap' piece became warped as well and would not go back on the dome again, just kept popping back off. We used to have an old one (not sure what the make was) that never had these issues, wish we still had it now :(

YOUR SELLING THIS IN THE UK BUT IT IS ONLY 110VOLT not good when you buy it for a present and they open it up to use it and can’t, I have had to now order a transformer , hopefully that will do the trick. In my opinion though this should NOT have been sold in the UK with out the ability to switch voltage .

Muy aficiente

Popcorn lol the movies….. great machine pops perfectly. I would suggest getting the Flavacol seasoning if you want that movie taste 100%. Only reason I didn’t give it a 5 star is because the butter melt drip spot isn’t the best BUT the air pop machines are the same. Melt in microwave is still king lol. And the base of the bowl didn’t way to stay on. I heated it up with heat gun and refitted it and all good (could have been a one off issue). All around great machine!!