Presto 04820 PopLite Hot Air Popcorn Popper

I am extremely happy with this popper. It's attractive, lightweight, and simple. The top and the measuring cup fit nicely. I appreciate the lack of a switch--one less thing to break. I mean, I'm going to have to plug it in every time I use it anyway. I made my first batch and it was perfect--perfect! There were very, very few unpopped kernels. And the popcorn was surprisingly plump (noticeably better that my oil-based popper with the same batch of kernels). Tasted fine. I used my biggest Pyrex bowl and it filled it. The machine was not nearly as loud as I thought it would be based on other reviews. I let it cool and simply rinsed everything off. One thing to note: after it pops and you unplug it, wait! Wait at lease 30 seconds or so for the few hot kernels in the machine to finish popping. It's surprising when they pop with the cover off.

This hot air popcorn maker is a game changer! You can make healthy, great tasting popcorn with no oil or butter. It’s compact, nice looking, easy to use & clean, and quickly pops a large bowl from the measuring scoop that’s included. There’s no need to make microwave popcorn or traditional high caloric, high fat popcorn ever again if you have one of these nifty popcorn makers.

I was using a cast iron frying pan with a little oil in it but this is way better. Also better than microwave popcorn. Makes super fluffy popcorn, no burnt kernels, more kernels fully pop, and of those few that don't pop, some stay in the machine so they're a little easier to separate. Seems to be just as fast as popping them on a stove top or in a microwave. I find that it can help to tilt the popper back a little so that unpopped kernels are less likely to get blown out, especially so with some smaller kernels such as white popcorn. Once the chamber fills with popped kernels, they tend to hold the unpopped ones in the chamber. The measuring dish is sort of effective in melting butter but some remains unmelted. I put the yellow dish in the microwave to finish the job but the hot butter melted the plastic. Bad idea.

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!

Love this popper! So easy and fast it's ridiculous. About 3 minutes to pop up a good sized bowl and no oil needed. Takes up very little counter space and requires almost no maintenance.

Perfect popcorn maker. It pops nearly every kernel (with fresh kernels). I like the fact it comes with a measuring cup. Be aware that some kernels with be ejected when it’s starts up, but once it starts popping all is good. I would recommend if you’re looking for an air popper.

If I’m not mistaken, I believe Presto was one of the first companies that came out with the hot air popcorn popper back when I was in my early 20s. Now, at 60 years old I just ordered another one. It works fantastic just as the one I had many decades ago. I like the design but more than that I made sure to buy the correct size (either measured by court or cup of popped corn) and nailed it perfectly! This popcorn popper popped all of the corn that you see in the bowl except for two kernels. I ordered this because was sick and tired for paying an arm and a leg for, massively fake, and fattening prepackaged, buttered popcorn. With my brand new Presto poplite I get to choose whether I want butter on my popcorn or use a cooking spray (less fattening 😉) and add popcorn seasoning, etc. I LOVE popcorn and had been eating a bag of microwaveable popcorn every single night until I had remembered that several decades ago they made hot air poppers. Yes, it took me that long to remember, but at least I did. I ordered one from Amazon and got it the next day. I could not be happier! I purchased the 18 cup Presto Poplite model. Also, keep in mind, that yellow kernels pop bigger than white popcorn kernels.

I used this popcorn maker at a friend's house (it was 25 years old) and LOVED it! Figured it would last since theirs did. I do love it and am enjoying healthier air popped popcorn several nights a week. I only gave it 4 stars because I didn't like that it had no on/off switch. When I used my friend's it would spark when unplugged to turn it off. So I bought an outlet switch to go with it. An extra expense and a flawed design, but the popcorn is fantastic!

Awesome popcorn popper. Works as described. Popcorn some times gets stuff once they really get popping which requires you to unclog the popcorn to prevent burning.

Product Is Good But, For India Power Supply Volt Should Be 230 Volt. And This Product is Having 110 Volt. This Is Reason Which I Felt Sorry After Purchasing This Product.

Aufpassen !!!!! Ich hatte diese Maschine gekauft für den gebrauch in Deutschland ! Das klappt nicht auch nicht mit einem Adapter !!! Um diese Maschine nutzen zu können braucht man einen Konverter der die Voltzahl runterregelt !!! Ich bin sehr enttäuscht und kann diese Maschine keinem empfehlen der nur deutsche Netzteile verwenden kann !!! Ursprünglich wollte ich diese Maschine zurückschicken lassen aber es hätte mich weitere 21€ gekostet.....!!! Absolute frechheit sowas für Deutschland anzubieten und dann noch nicht einmal einen passenden Konverter mit beizulegen !!!!! Absolut KEINE kaufempfehlung meinerseits !!!!!

Its 110V not 220, so its not for UAE market, otherwise its good quality

Compré esta máquina de palomitas y, sinceramente, no puedo recomendarla. 1. No tiene botón de encendido/apagado. Hay que conectarla y desconectarla directamente de la corriente, lo cual es muy incómodo. Alternativamente, hay que usar un adaptador con interruptor. Esto me parece inaceptable para un electrodoméstico. 2. La tapa superior es inestable y constantemente se mueve o se cae, lo que también resulta bastante molesto durante el uso. 3. En cuanto al resultado, no puedo decir que haga palomitas especialmente buenas. En mi experiencia, no hay una diferencia significativa frente a las que se hacen en microondas. Es la primera vez que utilizo una máquina de este tipo, así que no sé si esto es común en esta categoría. Sin embargo, según mi experiencia personal, no quedé satisfecho y no la recomendaría.