DASHHot Air Popcorn Popper Maker with Measuring Cup to Portion Popping Corn Kernels + Melt Butter, 16 Cups - Red

This DASH Hot Air Popcorn Popper is my new favorite kitchen gadget! It's super easy to use—just measure your kernels with the included cup (which also doubles as a butter melting tray), pour them in, and press the button. In no time, you're enjoying fresh, fluffy popcorn without any oil. The 16-cup capacity is perfect for movie nights or sharing with friends. Plus, the compact design doesn't take up much counter space, and the vibrant aqua color adds a fun pop to my kitchen decor. If you're a popcorn lover looking for a healthier, hassle-free option, this popper is a must-have!

It has a very strong motor and blower for a popcorn popper! I love it and now eat popcorn almost every day. Approximately 30% of the kernels don't pop but you can put them back in later and most of them will pop the next time you use It! Be gentle with the lid as it's a thin plastic and I broke my first one and there is no replacement part, you have to buy a new popper.

Popcorn makes a good and healthy whole-grain snack, far better for us and less costly than the unhealthy ultraprocessed snacks that dominate the grocery store shelves. I've been eating popcorn for more than 80 years, which says something in itself. I have several different poppers of various kinds but have settled on this for day-to-day use. It's virtues are that it is inexpensive; pops up a batch easily, quickly and with minimal effort; involves no oil; and is easy to clean. Its chief drawbacks are that it almost always produces quite a few unpopped old maid kernels and tends to blow popped and old-maid kernels far and wide. To remedy these problems would require a fundamentally different and probably more expensive design — I don't see any air poppers that look more promising in these respects. Despite the problems it remains the best popper I know.

Great value for the money. Works perfectly for a quick and easy popcorn

This worked well for about 9 months. I was so sad when it just stopped working last night. I was going to replace it, but think I will try a different brand/style. While I loved the healthy air popped popcorn, and it worked quickly, there are several drawbacks. First, one of the little plastic tabs on the lid broke while trying to attach the lid the very first time. Second, it spits some of the hot kernels out before they pop leaving some to pop in the bowl flying out of the bowl bringing other popped corn with it all over the counter and on the floor. Third, it leaves quite a few unpopped kernels in each batch. I feel like I waste a lot of kernels with this. Fourth, it’s very loud. And Finally, only lasted 9 months. For the price, I feel I got my money’s worth. Now I would like to find something with more longevity and that doesn’t make quite the mess.

We love this easy to use and simple popcorn maker. I had read a lot of articles about how unhealthy microwave popcorn is and I convinced my husband to use this to make popcorn instead. He uses it every weekend and we both love the taste of freshly popped popcorn drizzled with our grassfed butter and sea salt. Sometimes we sprinkle it with some grated parm and it is delish!

Really quick and more healthy way to do popcorn than the microwave bags. Just pour the kernels in the top & turn it on. Really fast and basically no cleanup.

I ordered the DASH Hot Air Popcorn Popper Maker with Measuring Cup in white. I only ordered it because it was the best price I could find, however, the negative comments are definitely correct. The positives besides the decent cost is that it's effortless for prep. You have to be careful when you put the plastic top on, because I could see how easy it would be to break some of the tabs. There is a butter container if you want to melt that which I will not test because the reason I ordered this was for a healthy snack so I don't want butter. You just plug it in, put in your kernels, and press the power button and wait a few minutes. It does make popcorn fairly quickly, and this thing is quite loud. I used to have an air popper, and I don't remember that one being very loud. Some of my animals do not like this thing at all. It gets the job done but there are several negatives. This thing is crazy and has a mind of its own. This thing can shoot out alot of unpopped kernels. I have to try and gather them so I can put them back in, but they are hot and burn your fingers. Then some other unpopped kernels will come out as it pops and then a dump of them at the end. Then it seems sometimes this thing just goes completely crazy at the end and starts shooting them all over the kitchen. Then you think it's done and some more will blow up right in your face. It's absolute chaos, but it doesn't happen every time it seems. The animals think it's fabulous when a bunch of stuff falls on the floor, but I have a dog with allergies so he can't be out when this thing is on. It's also hard to find unpopped kernels that fly on the floor. However, because a lot of the good quality ones are so much more expensive, you just get what you pay for and I think it would be unreasonable to expect too much from this unit. I use this everyday and several times a day, and it does get the job done. But if I'm going to keep up this daily habit, I might need a higher quality one because this is too much extra work when I care about the unpopped kernels and grand finale kernel shootout at the end. You'll have to pick your poison to either pay alot more money for a popper that has more maturity or pay much less and deal with chaos.