Chef'n PopTop Microwave Popcorn Popper (Cherry)

OMG this thing is awesome!!I watched a video on YouTube about this and I was like I NEED THIS NOW!!!It's made out of silicone, and so it absorbs the heat perfectly from the microwave and that's how it cooks the popcorn!!It makes popcorn so perfect and it tastes so great, I can't tell you how many times my microwave BURNS the bags of microwave popcorn! And then the COST!DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY YOU ARE GOING TO SAVE USING THIS!!!HOLY CRAP!!This is how you use it-You put popcorn kernerls in the bottom, fill to the line, (don't worry it can cook up to 10 cups of popcorn), add oil if you want just drizzle a bit on them, and then close the whole thing up as best you can you just grab the corners and they will pop down and close, put in the microwave then push your microwave popcorn button, and if you don't have a popcorn button, cook for however long you did the bagged popcorn.It's that simple.Then watch the show!As it starts to pop it will make the entire thing pop open and become a bowl.Now let it set for a bit in there because it is Hot hot hot don't want to get burned andDON'T LET CHILDREN GET IT OUT OF THE MICROWAVE!!Now that you have great popcorn and you can have it as much as you want, whenever you want, for pennies,Now you can go and get all of these cool toppings they sell to put on your popcorn likeButter, (it tastes like movie theater butter)Ranch, White Cheddar, Nacho Cheddar, Garlic Parmesan, Cheesy Jalapeno just to mention a few!And they even have a chocolate!!This is even perfect for someone going to off to college because they'll need to save money and not buying packaged popcorn will save a lot!!And the price you can not beat!It's a real bargain!!!

Absolutely love this unit with one small exception. The very first pop of 5 TBSP upon their recommendation worked perfectly. However, since then kernels started getting popped out from the popping. So to prevent premature top from opening and forcing the kernels to stay in, I put the poptop in *but* with the top open and covered with bake grade silicon cover used to cover bowls when microwaved from splattering. Works like a charm. Pops without a single popcorn or kernel outside of the poptop.One other advice; I powdered on flavoring which obviously didn't stick to dry popcorn so I used a butter flavored cooking spray and spray down the popcorn and while wet, powdered on the flavoring. Most excellent.

The flaps for this item simply will not stay closed properly. Due to this, at least half of the popcorn kernels will not pop at all, and if you leave it in the microwave long enough for everything to pop, at least half of the popcorn is burned. On top of that, also because the flaps do not close properly, A lot of popcorn just flies right out of the popperI ordered this item on recommendation from a friend who has had one for years. In the time between when he got his and I got mine, whatever material they used to make it must have changed. We compared ours side by side and his flaps close easily and stay in position with little to no effort - either one of us could do it with a single hand. When attempting the same with mine, the flaps either flat up and out or place while you are starting to close them, or just fall down completely. Either way, there massive gaps for exploding popcorn to escape out if the popper.Would rate zero stars if I could. Rated 3 stars on ease of cleaning because there basically is none, since you don't use oil and can't use flavorings in the popper itself.Pretty bad. Just pop it in an instant pot or stove top pot instead.

All popcorn kernels will never pop which are wasted. If in the microwave for a longer time for all kernels to pop, popcorn will be burned.

This works fabulously! I was skeptical about making popcorn in the microwave, but this makes it so easy. I don't use any oil with it but add butter later!

The good -This is nice and compact and easy to store, especially compared to my old hot air popper. The convenience of it being the popcorn bowl is pretty nice too.The Meh -Item claims to be dishwasher safe, but the shiny cherry red finish disappears to a milky pink after the first trip through the dishwasher. This is merely cosmetic, but someone in product development didn't work this through all the way. It's also not real good for tossing the popcorn to get an even distribution of salt and butter. With my hot air popper, I would pop into a large stainless steel bowl, drizzle the butter and sprinkle the salt, and toss the whole thing a few times to make sure that every piece had butter and salt on it.The Bad - Closing the lid on this thing is rather difficult. Once you do manage to get it to stay shut, there's still a hole in the middle through which several unpopped kernels will fly out and into the microwave early in the popping process. Once you're done, the unit is VERY hot, even the tabs by which you're supposed to grab it.

Super super simple to use. Only 1 item to rinse & wash. Not bulky to store