Cuisinart EasyPop Hot Air Popcorn Maker (Red)

The EasyPop Hot Air Popper works very well. I previously had another hot air popper years ago, can't remember brand, and it did not have an on/off switch, this one does. The other difference between previous popper is that the butter warmer at top sits on a completely closed seat. The previous popper had this area open, allowing hot air to escape from top of machine. The butter melt dish sits within this area. I don't use butter so I don't use it. It's not too loud, has some noise but not super loud. Has a max fill line inside of popper and a manual with clear instructions for use and recipes. Great quality material. In my opinion the cost is justified. Received in the Cuisinart inner box, well packed, and an outer thick cardboard, Cuisinart labeled box. Very satisfied with purchase.

When I was a kid we had an air popper that we used pretty frequently. It's been a long time since I have had air popped popcorn and I wanted to try it again. Microwave popcorn just doesn't taste the same to me, and generally comes coated with all kinds of fatty flavorings. Corn popped in a pan tastes good but is kind of a pain to make and makes a big mess. So far I've used it 6 times and this popper does a great job popping almost all of the kernels without making a mess. You can make up to 1/2 a cup of popcorn kernels at a time, although if you use premium popcorn (Orville Redenbacher and the like) you shouldn't use more than 1/3 cup as it pops up bigger than cheap stuff. I had one instance where the popped corn got stuck in the chute and that was when I made a full 1/2 cup at once. It is well designed in that the clear plastic top part does not snap in or anything, it just sort of sits on top so if the chute gets clogged it just pushes the plastic up. All I did was pick the top piece up a little and let the extra popcorn fall into the bowl and then put it back on and everything was good. Got some extra popcorn on the counter but no big deal. This appears to really only be a problem if you use to much popcorn. Keep in mind that 1/3 cup of premium popcorn is enough to fill a fairly large bowl (I think about 16" wide by 10" tall) and if you should need more than that, the entire popping process takes under 2 minutes to complete so just throw some more in there after the 1st bowl is done. Pros: -Pops almost all of the kernels. Maybe a dozen unpopped ones left in a bowl. -Very fast, done in under 2 minutes. -Has an on/off switch, witch a lot of the other air poppers on the market do not have. -Easy to use Cons: -The red color isn't the most attractive. I wish there had been more color options to choose from.

Popper does not work properly. On first try, the popper ejected 90% of the kernels unpopped over a period of 10 minutes. A competing brand of air popper I owned years ago popped all but one or two kernels, and did it in 5 minutes. The kernels I used first time on this Cuisinart came from a previously opened package. It occurred to me that the kernels might be stale, and that is why they weren't popping. So I bought a new container of Orville Redenbacher's kernels today and tried again. Same story - 90% of fresh kernels were ejected unpopped over a period of 10 minutes.

The Cuisinart EasyPop is simple to use. and makes popcorn fairly quickly. However, there is an intermediate setting which always seems to get selected that does not pop the corn, but is supposed to be used in a cool down mode. This is very annoying, because it is unnecessary and is easy to select. After five minutes with no popcorn popping, you suddenly realize the wrong setting was used. Very annoying. The lid has an indentation for butter (which I don't use) and therefore don't have to clean it. Not sure if the lid is dishwasher safe, for I never use the butter feature. But overall, makes really good popcorn and it looks nice on the counter too. Would recommend.

I have had this popper for a couple of years now and have popped a lot of pop corn in it. The item is still in perfect condition and still looks like new. I will order it again.

I’ve had several hot air popcorn makers in my lifetime, and I have seen an experienced the same problem with everyone of them, and that is that they tend to throw unpoped kernels everywhere. The simple remedy to this is that I have always had to tip the machine backwards slightly and hold it there until it starts popping kernels to fill up the hot cooking chamber, so it can no longer just throw, or I should say blow kernels out of the front of the machine. Once it gets going, it can be returned to a Level position and it works pretty good. This is just the common problem with hot air poppers. This seems to be well-made and easy to clean and use. It has a surprisingly low noise level as compared to some of the other ones I had so I am very happy about that… My last one worked for over 10 years with no problems, except for having to be tilted at the start. I hope this one will endure well like my last one. I think there is a solution to this and that would be a very light weight vented plastic gate inside of the plastic cover top of the unit that would allow expanding popcorn to easily push it out of the way and yet keep kernels that were not yet popped in the machine.

La mejor compra de la cuarentena, se arma súper fácil, y las palomitas 🍿 listas en unos minutos, sin aceite, no se queman y se reventaron todas, agregado puedes colocarles mantequilla 🧈 la cual se derrite en el compartimiento superior. Excelente!

Funciona muy bien, en 2 - 3 minutos tienes tus palomitas (mismo tiempo que el microondas). Fácil de limpiar, no tiene complicaciones y las palomitas revientan bonito. Lei reviews que decían que las palomitas no saben a nada, y efectivamente no saben a NADA, completamente sin sabor, ni sabor a maíz ni nada de nada sin exageración, lo cual me hace pensar cuánta cosa tendrán las de microondas. Tan no tienen nada que no se les pega la sal refinada, ni el chile piquín, ni tajín, todo se va al fondo por que no se queda en las palomitas. Ahora si eres mexicano, seguramente le pones Salsa Valentina entonces no tienes problema, o como en otros países que compran saborizaste en polvo muy fino, de repente saben a palomitas de feria. Considero que la falta de sabor es solo costumbre o encontrarle la maña, de que preparadas de esta manera son un snack completamente saludable, lo son, puedes comer una gran cantidad por poca o nula cantidad de calorías.

Ótimo....atendeu muito bem

Excelente calidad en materiales y funcionamiento. Una muy bien adopción para los que les guste preparar palomitas de manera continua.

I bought this because it appeared to have the best reviews online. After plugging it in it immediately began making a loud “hairdryer” sound and turning red hot inside - sparks were flying around my kitchen and to be Frank I was scared! The machine appeared to be overheating, generating a burning smell- I shudder to think what may have happened if I kept it on for longer than just a few seconds. I was refused a return because when I first used the machine it was outside of the return window. Please be safe. Do not buy this product from this seller.