Loved the ease at making popcorn. No more shaking the pan on the stove. Book suggested vegetable oil or grape seed oil. I don’t like using vegetable oil so I used the grape seed oil and it was great. And by the way, you can make your own, healthy popcorn salt by grinding your salt of choice (I used Himalayan) and grind it in your handy little coffee grinder (dedicated to spices not to grind coffee) and it gets so fine and clings to the popcorn-Yum! I also ordered Organic popcorn with 4 1/2 - 5 star rating.
I’ve owned two of these popcorn makers, and both broke in the exact same way. The plastic hinges that attach the heating plate to the base broke. My first popcorn maker actually lasted a few years, which I why I recently purchased a new one. This newer one broke after less than 5 uses.
I like the fact that it’s big enough to make popcorn for 2-3 people per cup. What I don’t like is that it goes from taking a little while to heat to almost burning popcorn! It’s easy to clean and definitely better than using a pot! It burns the butter fast.
Completely different that the old ones I’ve used for years. Had to adjust my quantities of oil/popcorn but now I love it! Better build quality & easier clean up! I do recommend!