It pops the corn with a lot of kernels left behind. The angle of the chute allows the last of the popped and in popped kernels to shoot all over the place and the most frustrating part is that the lid barely rests on the top of the popper and is difficult to get into place. It does its job to pop corn but not wowed by the design by any stretch. Im normally one to post positive reviews by the way. Couldnt with this one.
I had heard air poppers had improved since they first came out, 30/40 years ago. I guess. My memories are they were loud (ok, that comes with the territory) and a lot of kernels would not pop. I was correct. A ton of wasted kernels. This will get you some low fat popcorn, so it's servable for that purpose. Can't necessarily say it is the brand, but the product itself since it doesn't seem to have changed much from years ago.