Presto 04821 Orville Redenbacher Hot Air Corn Popper | 
 enlarge | Brand: Presto
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $34.99
Buy New: $19.95
You Save: $15.04 (43%)
New (22) from $19.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  167 reviews
Sales Rank: 738
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 10 x 7.1
Warranty: 1
MPN: 04821
Model: 268534
UPC: 075741048215
EAN: 0075741048215
ASIN: B00006IUWB
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Electric popper uses hot air, not oil, for a healthy, low-calorie treat | | • | Faster and more economical than microwave-bag popcorn | | • | Produces virtually no unpopped kernels with either regular or gourmet popcorn | | • | Makes up to 18 cups in less than 2-1/2 minutes | | • | Handy measuring cup doubles as a butter melter;14 by 9 by 6-1/2 inches |
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Product Description
Pop some corn, snuggle up on the sofa, and grab the remote control. Whether it's a romantic evening for two, or a family tradition involving children and maybe even the family dog, popcorn is the perfect snack for a night at home watching movies. Since this popper pops with hot air and not oil, you can munch without guilt (or add some melted butter and promise to walk it off the next day).
Amazon.com Review
Plug in the Orville Redenbacher Hot Air Corn Popper and the party begins. In less than 2-1/2 minutes you'll have up to 18 cups--two large bowlfuls--of fluffy popcorn with virtually no unpopped kernels. And because the machine uses hot air instead of oil, the resulting snack is healthier and lower in calories. That's not to say you can't add butter; in fact, the 1/2-cup measuring cup on top of the popper doubles as a butter melter. Simply put in the desired amount of margarine or butter (room temperature is best), and it melts from the heat produced during the popping process. The clear plastic cover and cup, which must stay on during popping so the popped corn doesn't fly all over the room, easily remove for hand cleaning with warm, soapy water. No other clean-up is required. While a few unpopped kernels spring out the chute as the machine begins to heats up, the chute does a good job of directing the popped corn into a bowl. The popper measures 14 by 9 by 6-1/2 inches, and is identical to Presto's PopLite Hot Air Corn Popper except for color and logo. Presto covers the popper with a two-year warranty. --Ann Bieri
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| Customer Reviews: Read 162 more reviews...
Easy, Fast and Healthy Way to Pop July 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We don't eat popcorn that often but with the chemicals and preservatives in microwave popcorn, we wanted to switch to a popper. This was the kind my mom always used.
It makes popcorn efficiently enough. The popcorn comes out a little dry because of the popping by air but you can add spices or butter if you would like. When starting to pop, the first few kernels may come shooting out but I just hold up the bowl and catch the first ones. Once it gets going, the kernels come out fairly quickly and fall into the bowl without any trouble.
Overall, it is a good popcorn popper for the price.
 About that no switch thing... June 24, 2008
No manufacturer of these things is adding a switch. Would it cost THAT much?
Try a Plug-in Cord switch. It's an electric plug with a switch attached to it; when the switch is at the OFF position, an appliance plugged into it gets no power. Move switch to ON, and the juice flows.
I searched on Amazon for Plug-In Switch and found this listing today:
COOPER WIRING DEVICES INC #BP4404V IVY Plug In Cord Switch
Buy new: $4.19 $3.51
6 Used & new from $2.99
so you can probably order it from Amazon at the same time as your popper, though the price may be different.
I don't have a Presto, mine is a 20-30 year old West Bend Popcorn Pumper WITH on/off switch (why I bought that one, so many years ago). It just feels safer to use a switch as opposed to pulling out the plug. But I will most likely buy a Presto (I trust the brand) and get one of these plug-in switches to use with it.
 Popcorn Lover's Must-Have May 24, 2008
I've eaten popcorn almost every day for 20 years or so. I always loved it, but poppers requiring oil were messy and the product was unappetizing. Popping corn on the stove with oil (and I tried all known methods) is unreliable and also leaves an unavoidable oily taste. I've owned several of this popper over the years. Each produced hundreds of batches of corn, perfect every time, with no oil at all. No burning, either, and relatively few unpopped kernels. A little unsalted (sweet) butter, and a dash of salt, and you have not only the world's best snack, but the Food of the Gods. I don't buy "gourmet" popcorn, either. It's a shame that people spend a comparative fortune for microwave popcorn, when this tastes so much better and costs so much less. The popper is maintenance-free and needs only infrequent cleaning if you use your microwave to melt the butter instead of the cup that comes with the popper. I have tried another brand of hot air popper, because this one is hard to find. No comparison. The Presto is by far the best way to make popcorn.
 How Could They Manage to Get This Wrong?! May 23, 2008
Look... The Thing makes tasty popcorn, but it's designed sooooo poorly! It used to be so easy to get a good air popper, and now they don't even know how to make them right... The kernels spew out of the chamber (unpopped) from the get go. I think it's because it doesn't spin. Our old popper growing up had a rotating chamber, so the kernels stayed put until they popped. The result was great popcorn and only like, 3 unpopped kernels per batch. This thing wastes A LOT of kernels and makes a mess in the process. I've tried many tricks to fix it but nothing really works. So sad... I miss my old popper. It finally burned out after years of daily use. We love popcorn.
great popcorn maker, needs on ON/OFF switch May 19, 2008
I don't eat popcorn, but my wife loves it. It could use an on/off switch. When you need to stop the popcorn maker quickly you have to reach for the plug, so one could even argue it a safety oversight not to have a switch. But again my wifes claims its the best she ever had.
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