Presto 114316 04820 PopLite Hot Air Corn Popper

I love this Presto hot air corn popper. I'm cutting back on snack food calories so air-popped corn is a really good snack option. I've experimented with toppings and will share a few of my favorites. I put my popcorn spices in a mini-mincer so the powdery blend of spices will stick to the popcorn. One of my favorite toppings is sugar and salt. Just mince it to a fine consistancy and mix it in the popcorn. Another topping I enjoy is packaged spaghetti sauce mix. Mince and mix. This is a good hot-air popper and a great price, cheaper than department stores or anywhere else I've looked.

It pops your corn kernels. Actually, it does a pretty good job of it - there are not many unpopped kernels left. My biggest problem with it is the lack of an off switch - you have to unplug it to stop it. Also, make sure to not overfill the basin (there is a line marked inside, which makes it very easy) - the popper will overheat and shut off. The first time I did that I thought I broke it, but once it cooled down it work again.

I didn't realize how absolutely terrible our 10 year old air popper was until it died and we bought this Presto Poplite as the replacement. It had gotten such glowing reviews and after a week I have to agree, it's such a wonderful popper! Poplite pops twice the amount in a quarter if the time without any scorching and very little old maids. As the corn pops it flows out neatly into a bowl, it only gets a bit unruly at the very end. Our old popper managed to get popcorn everywhere except the bowl and left many scorched old maids. Overall a great product I would recommend!

It is a hot-air popper. There are not many manufacturers of this item any more. Our old one was probably 25 years old +. This one works fine. Two cons: (1) there is no on off switch. You turn it off by pulling the plug. This is not a deal killer but I would prefer not to have a spark everytime I unplug the machine while it is running (b/c that is the only way to unplug it). (2) There seem to be many, many more hulls than my old hot-air popper. Still, it was not expensive and it pops the popcorn.

I am happy with this purchase. This popper makes a big bowl of healthy air popped popcorn in just a few minutes. And the price will not break the bank. Give it a try.