OK, I did hours of research online about how to make the VERY BEST popcorn.First, you need the BEST POPPER. This is it. (Nope, I was not given a free product, nor paid to write this review.) Why?* Air poppers make boring popcorn. Fat is what makes popcorn delicious, like in a movie theater. You don't need a ton of oil to make great popcorn. ONE tablespoon of healthy oil will do.* Yes you can go the old fashioned route and get a whirly pop or even fancier stove top pan. You shake the heck out of it after putting in the oil and popcorn. My dad used to do that, so I thought I should, too, but those were the days before...* Automatic, electric, stirring popcorn poppers! Yup, most people buy the Stir Crazy. So save yourself a ton of time reading all the reviews like I did and get this one instead. It does not have the faults of the Stir Crazy and it has all the benefits.* Presto has fixed all the complaints from their old model, 05201. Do not read those reviews because you will get depressed and give up on this machine, model 5204. You may not even realize that you are reading old reviews. Amazon: Take Model #05201 offline???!!!* This machine is simple to use. Plug and play. Have fun watching it do all the work. Kids love that.* This machine is very high quality while reasonably priced.Now, you need the BEST RECIPE. This is it. Trust me. I was up all night reading all the blogs.1) Put one tablespoon of REFINED coconut oil (very healthy) or which is real "clarified butter" with a high smoking point, in the popper base. Try both. Ghee gives you the real butter taste and Harvard now tells us that butter is healthy. Refined coconut oil gives you movie theater taste and it is also healthy, despite its high saturated fat content. You can do the research yourself, or trust me, I've researched this for hours. You can get ghee and coconut oil at Trader Joe's and maybe your local grocery store. Tip #1: Don't make the mistake of using butter sticks or extra virgin coconut oil. You will be sorry. They smoke and burn. Tip #2: You can make clarified butter yourself! 1. Melt butter and let it cook a little for the "brown" flavor. 2. Put a coffee filter in a coffee cup and smush it down into a little depression. 3. Pour the melted butter in and let it drip through, removing the milk solids that create the smoking problem.2) Add 1/3 cup of popcorn if you are just making this for yourself and want a lot but don't want to overdo it. I have landed on . Why? Because it's hulless. Do you really want to pick all those horrible hulls out of your bridges and implants? No? Well this is real popcorn with the minimum of flossing. Also, it's the Amish. They are doing a great job preserving real agriculture and living off the grid. I like to support that! Tip: Many of the bad reviews come from using old dried out popcorn. Don't be cheap. Buy the fresh stuff.3) Add 1/4 teaspoon Flavacol (flavored, fine-ground salt) directly to the popper base with the popcorn and oil. Yes, I know you want the perfect movie theater popcorn taste with none of the unhealthy stuff. Everyone says buy Flavacol, but you are skeptical of the ingredients. Stop obsessing and buy some . This PREMIER edition has no junk whatsoever. You are safe. Plus everyone is right: It is the KEY to the movie theater taste. Don't overdo it. The popper will coat all the kernels evenly. You can always shake on more later, but it is powerful stuff!4) MOST IMPORTANT STEP!!! REMOVE THE CAP FROM THE LID BEFORE POPPING!! You want the steam to escape instead of wilting your fresh, crunchy kernels. You know all those bad reviews? They are because people forgot this step. I know because I've forgotten it, too. Put the lid on and plug in the popper. Do you really need an on/off button? You are supposed to stay with the popper while it is popping anyway. No big deal to unplug it when it is done.5) When you notice 2-3 seconds between pops, unplug the popper so nothing burns. Put the cap back on because you are going to flip the popper and use the lid as a bowl. You don't want your yummy flavorings to drip out onto your grandmother's antique mahogany coffee table.That's it. All my secrets. If you want to be popular with your friends and relatives, send them this popper and the ingredients and recipe above and they will love you forever. :-)P.S. If you really want to splurge on the very best white cheesy popcorn, get this and sprinkle it on the hot, buttery stuff: . Expensive, but totally worth it.

Let me just 'pop' in to tell you about my latest kitchen adventure – the Presto 05204 Orville Redenbacher's Stirring Popper! This gadget is not just good; it's 'poppin' good!First off, this popper is so efficient, it must have gone to Kernel University because it pops virtually every kernel! The days of burnt or unpopped kernels are 'popped' into history. It's like having a popcorn 'maize'-tro in my kitchen.The stirring mechanism? Oh, it's the 'pop' star here. It keeps those kernels moving like a dance floor on Saturday night. This means evenly popped popcorn with every use. No more 'kernel' neglect in this household!And the cleanup? Easier than saying "butter please!" Just a quick wipe and it's ready for the next 'pop' performance. It's so easy, I might start having popcorn for breakfast. Popcorn cereal, anyone?Using this popper is so much fun; it's like throwing a popcorn party and everyone's invited – the kernels, the butter, the salt. And the best part? No RSVP required!In summary, the Presto 05204 Orville Redenbacher's Stirring Popper is a 'pop' culture icon in its own right. It's fast, efficient, and makes snacking as exciting as a movie premiere. If you're in the 'market' for a popper, this one is sure to 'butter' up your popcorn experience. It's not just good; it's 'ear-resistibly' good!

This beats microwave bags for flavor. There is a learning curve and it is easy to get results that are crunchy/chewy if you don't experiment. Using Amish white popcorn produced the best results for me. I leave the top cracked a little to help vent the moisture so you don't get tough corn. Also let the unit warm, add oil, add corn and shut down for a minute to let the kernels reach even temp before plugging back in. Only a handful of old maids so it does a decent job and easier than stove top.

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Muy buena palomera tal cual sigues las instrucciones se revientan todas las palomitas y saben muy ricas por el tamaño es muy buena capacidad de palomitas mis hijos felices y yo también por qué para lavar es muy fácil , para guardar igual 😄

On e of the very nice things is that it makes no mess.You just add the kernels, and a bit of oil and then place the cover on, plug the unit in and wait for the poping to stop/slow down to almost no additional pops.The unit is extremely easy to clean.The only item is the inside gets quite hot and I would not recommend for use by young children. But that would apply to most corn poppers as it takes a high temperature to cause the kernels to pop

This requires an converter if your planning to use in India....The popcorns are not crisp, becomes soggy due to moisture it accumulates in the lid, we have to be quick in removal.Otherwise working fine..

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Recently bought but so far excellent. Durable construction with simple mechanics that makes it easy to clean and use. Please with capacity at being able to fill with 3/4 cup kernels vs standard 1/2 cup that many other poppers have. So far no dead kernels at end of popping session.