Cuisinart CPM-700P1 EasyPop Popcorn Maker, Red

This popcorn maker is amazing!! My other ones, in the past, were such an absolutely ridiculous pain to clean--and you could not immerse them to wash them, and you could never get all of the oil and glitch off of them. I would dread cleaning them--so, after making popcorn, they would sit on the counter for over a week sometimes. And I would balk when anyone would want popcorn--like, "Oh no!! Then I will have to clean the thing..." Well, NOT ANY MORE!! This things is so wonderful. You unclip the cooking surface part and put it in the dishwasher--and all of the other parts used are dishwasher safe. It makes absolutely incredible popcorn--and the popcorn doesn't burn as easily as the other poppers and all of the kernels pop (it kind of moves back and forth). I don't like air poppers--or the taste of air-popped popcorn--so this is just perfect. I use a little olive oil--you don't need to use much at all--and I buy lots of different seasonings (by the way, just the recipes that Cuisinart includes are worth the cost of the unit). I bought another one in case this one ever breaks--but the first one is going strong even though it gets used all of the time. All of the Cuisinart products are extremely wonderful--every one that I have bought (I love my toaster and my coffee maker, too!! And I have others). I must sound like I am someone who works for Cuisinart/being paid--or like I am a "Stepford Wife"--however, I am neither. I am merely overworked and want easy-to-use, high-quality, long-lasting appliances. In a world full of junky things which don't last very long, Cuisinart products (at least at this time in history) are like unicorns. Don't even look at any other brands--buy this!! Keep Cuisinart in business forever!! P.S.--I noticed a complaint about the release clips--I don't notice this being an issue at all. Perhaps the people with this issue got a defective one or did not know how to unclip and clip it--you do have to line it up just so. But that is a small price to pay for such wonderfulness!! Thank you, Cuisinart--truly.

Yes, this is the best way to get a light healthy snack anytime, but especially at bedtime. Don't use olive oil - I just learned that from reading the enclosed manual, so I use avocado oil. Please be careful the first time using and you go to flip the bucket of popcorn onto the red top... make sure you have gripped the two bucket handles and the hot plate handles together - hot plate is hot ! Please practice on cold device BEFORE your first pop. Don't forget to remove red top before popping or it prevents the steam from rising. Amazing how much steam comes off - the water in each kernel gets super-heated and explodes - it gets noisy. The value in this product: quality construction & functional design that produces crunchy popcorn in 7-8 minutes; there are only a few unpopped kernels in the bottom.I get a big of container of popcorn from Costco. Salt on top works its way thru the tub as consumed and the oil - Or parmesan cheese, or Brewer's Yeast. It's and inexpensive way to get a healthy snack without the preservatives, hardened oils, sugar, and heavy salt of commercial chips and snacks.

I can eat popcorn every day...but I am sure anyone can right?So new house...new toys. I needed a popcorn machine. NOT an air popper...one that makes "movie theater popcorn". I tell ya, it is worth it to invest in a large sack of popcorn seeds, butter flavored oil and some good popcorn salt.it is even better to invest in a good popcorn machine.....one that easy to clean, easy to use and will last at least a few years.I actually purchased a different brand of popcorn popper and it was really good at popping popcorn...but a mess to clean and it only lasted a few months.The key to being a good popcorn popper is: ease of clean-up.If you have popcorn oil dripping and spraying on the base of the machine, it must be able to handle that oil and not burn or now have little nooks where the oil gets into.My first popper probably died because oil leaked where it wasnt supposed to bef.Back to Amazon to search for a new popper...I was happy to find this Cuisenart Popper...the heating plate comes off for easy cleaning- but- its a hard plastic around the base...dont drop it...it cracks really easily,I exchanged it for a new one.This time...being careful not to drop the base again.Design flaws:The popping plate isnt very deep so you wont get to use that much popping oil or it will overflow around the edges and get all on the outside of the popperThe top of the dome where the popcorn gets all popped in has openings on top to put butter to melt and leak on to the corn as it is popping...well you guessed right- if you guessed that the popcorn oil sprays out of the top of the dome- all over you and all over your countersThe oil that has been leaking all over the place also leaked on to the heating element plate and has burned and its very very hard to clean.If I had to do it all over again- i would spring for the popcorn popper like they have at the theaterSave your money $$$