Presto 04811 PopLite My Munch Hot Air Popcorn Popper - Personal Sized, Built-In Serving Bowl, Compact Design, 8 Cups, Blue

Let me start by saying I loved my Whirly Pop and gave a couple as gifts. However, this little machine has quickly replaced my Whirly Pop as my go-to popcorn popper. It is compact, easy to use, store, and clean. I've made batches with both the maximum amount of 1/4 cup of kernels, and with the minimum amount of 2 Tbsp of kernels. Both times I had about 8 "old maids" left in the bottom of the bowl. I love how the base nests into the bowl for storage, and the cord is stored right within the base. Fresh, hot, air-popped popcorn in about 2 minutes. By the time I've melted a little butter in the microwave, the popcorn is ready. I will be eating way more popcorn with this little machine than I was when I had to dig out the big popper. So easy! And it's fun to watch the kernels pop. Can't wait to use this when my grandson is over. Highly recommend this popper!

It works really well.It pops all the kernels and doesn't require oil. Portable and easy to clean.The acrylic jar actually becomes really hot to be held after it is ready to eat. But you can either wait to cool down a bit or transfer the popcorn to another container.We love it!

I have tried many different types of popcorn poppers, and I can say without a doubt that this has been the best one so far. I have had this popper since March and I will never look at another popper. It pops kernels quickly with very little wasted kernels. Popcorn stays contained in the popcorn “cover” (which doubles as a bowl once the popcorn is popped and you flip the whole thing over) - no more flying popcorn kernels! There is very little to clean up, and it’s so easy to clean, especially since no oil or butter is used during the popping process - just air! And popping is quick - about a minute and a half for the maximum amount of kernels (just use the metal popping chamber as your guide for the maximum quarter cup amount). And the noise level while popping isn’t very loud at all.Make sure you follow the directions! DO NOT pop the popcorn with the lid on (which one of the customer videos shows). It could damage the popper by covering the vents. They need to be unobstructed to let the hot air escape during the popping process. (I accidentally left the lid on once and the pressure and heat built up, blowing the lid off of the popper halfway across the room! I was lucky I wasn’t in the way.) Once the popping is done, THEN you can snap the lid on to the top of the cover/bowl, so when you flip it over the popcorn bowl now has a base. It really is easy. The only detractor is that there isn’t an on/off switch. I though that would be a deal breaker, but I quickly got used to it.There’s not much more to say. Great quality, great performance, and a great healthy snack! And a great value for the money!

Was not sure of the rating that I would give this, the first time I used it, the results were not good. All the kernels did not pop. So tried it again filling the well with the full amount of kernels about 1/4 cup possibly a little more. This time it work wonderfully and has worked great ever since. Be cautious to watch and listen to the popper when popping stops unplug and flip so that the popcorn does not burn. Very happy to find this popper. Makes just the right amount and stores nicely. Very compact does not take up much cupboard space. I have used this more then expected. Love the fact that the top is your automatic bowl just flip after all is popped. Clean up is a breeze.

I've searched hi and lo for a satisfactory popcorn machine. I figured I would never find one with the ones I've gone through. The typical ones (white one pictured) I find a lot to be lacking yet "almost" the only ones you can find. BUT this new one, first one pictured, is the BOMB.So, all the good points: 1. It pops MOST of the kernels...second pic...I believe there are about 8 kernels unpopped. 2. I can carry it with ONE HAND...this may not sound like a big deal but when your popcorn and machine are stored elsewhere, I want to be able to carry both! All the others, I have to carry with two hands, and the top plastic falls off etc etc. 3. Popcorn does not FLY EVERYWHERE! The others, I have to vacuum and find all the strays on my counter. 4. It is nice and compact and everything fits together...even the cord!!The other popcorn machine pictured (I bought both the green and white at the same time and had a similar one that I used previously (same or close to the same color to the one I like) that I HATED!! It was the WORST). I digress...you can see in the 3rd and 5th picture ALL the kernels that were not popped in the white one. The 3rd pic is all that was in the bottom of the bowl after being popped and the 5th picture is still what is in the popcorn machine after being popped. For comparison purposes, I put 1/4 cup in each machine. The poplite can only hold 1/4 cup (and, DO NOT overfill!!!) and I put the same amount in the white one so kernels would be equal. The last picture is where I took all the kernels from the bowl and bottom of white machine and popped them in my poplite. You can see, even after the kernels ran through one machine, the poplite AGAIN popped almost all the kernels. I am telling you, this is the BEST machine I've EVER had. 1/4 cup is not a lot of popcorn so for two people, you will have to pop twice but it is super fast so this is not an issue.One caveat...it does not have an on/off switch. If they could make any changes, this would be it. EVEN without this, I would give it 10 stars if I could I love it so much!!

This is a great little popper, I just love it. I just fill the popper with Jolly time pop corn and sit back and watch it pop. What a joy! Cleaning and assembly are oh so easy, what more could I ask for. Oh one more thing, there are very few unpopped kernel s and it only takes a couple of minutes, and it’s fun to watch pop.