Cuisinart EasyPop Hot Air Popcorn Maker (Red)

I initially had a bit of a problem with the on-off switch. If you rock it toward the "on" position but don't get it fully depressed, the blower runs but the heat doesn't come on, so then the popper just keeps blowing out unpopped kernels. At first I thought my popper was defective! Once I succeeded in really turning it on, it worked fine and made good popcorn (though it does still throw out quite a few unpopped kernels while it heats up, as other reviewers have noted). I just started using it, so I can't speak to how well it will hold up over time.

Recently replaced our old sunbeam hot air popcorn maker with the Cuisinart thinking it was a good one. What a mistake! It wastes more than it makes, shooting out unpopped kernels. The popcorn when it finally starts to pop (which takes FOREVER), shoots out of the bowl and by the time you are done, you have kernels and popcorn all over the counter and floor. Definitely do not need the “cooling” switch. It makes zero sense. Dont waste your money. I would return if I hadn’t missed the deadline to return.

At first I turned this on and waited and waited and nothing happened. Then I finally figured out that there is a 'midway' setting that heats the popper but not hot enough to actually pop the popcorn. So be sure to turn the switch not halfway but all the way on.I wish the lid somehow fit into the popcorn popper because it takes up too much room in my little cupboard. Would an engineer please design a lid that fits seamlessly into the popcorn popper after you finish popping it. Perhaps with snaps to 'build' the funnel so it can fold down flat after the popcorn is popped. I have the ideas but not the knowhow of how to make it happen, but whomever can do it please do and I will buy that popcorn maker hands down.This one does leave a fair amount of non-popped kernels. It seems even a bit more the longer I have it. But at least it doesn't burn them or shoot out all over the kitchen like my last one, so I call it 'good enough.'

My Mickey Mouse air popper died after about 10 yrs. Unable to find that exact item to replace the old one (no longer available), I set out on replacing it with a different brand. I tried two others before settling on this one. The reason for my 4 star rating is because hot, unpopped kernals shoot out of the popper at times. I then scurry around trying to locate & pick them up (ouch! They are hot!) from the kitchen floor before my fur babies attempt to eat them. I was use to an air popper that popped all the kernals quickly. This one takes a little more time, and pops most of the kernals, but not all. However, I tend to think that the Mickey Mouse popper I had was exceptional, because this popper was the best out of the 3 I tested as a replacement.

I am starting on Weight Watchers after overindulging this past season. Turns out air popped corn is zero points so a good snack choice. I chose this air popper because it is attractive and a brand that has made good products for me in the past. It works best when I put in a half cup of kernels. One half cup of kernels and push the button - next thing you know you have a big bowl of fresh popcorn! When it gets near the end of popping I turn off the heat and that seems to prevent any burnt popcorn at the very end of the popping. My only possible complaint is that the actual button is rather small and I wish it was bigger. Overall I am thrilled with the fun of making popcorn and the fact that this is a healthier (and cheaper) way to do it instead of buying microwave bags.

A Google search provided information on air poppers that would work for amaranth. This Cuisinart model was recommended as one that would work for that.It just blows amaranth all over the place. The air is still cool. Smaller grains fall through the grill and burn. Unless there is some trick I don’t know about that will make it work, this air popper will not work for amaranth!

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.

This is horrible. Do not buy. I love air popping, and bought this based on the company’s reputation. However due to the design, nearly half the kernels fly out of the cylinder unpopped. The photo attached is a glass bowl showing that the majority of kernels came out unpopped. I tried to return it but can’t without the original box. Do not buy.