Nostalgia Air Popper Popcorn Maker – 16 Cups Oil-Free Pop Corn – Includes 4-oz Measuring Cup – Perfect for Family Movie Nights – White

I'm very happy with it. It doesn't get too hot. It feels sturdy and stable. It pops the popcorn well. It does leave unpopped kernals like most do but not so much as to be an issue. I usually repop them. It doesn't kick out all the kernals during popping which I appreciate. Although I've learned the trick of using a large paper bag under the spout to keep popcorn from flying all over. Happy!

Great popper! Highly recommend this brand. Very happy with my purchase.

After trying to replace my old Nostalgia air popper (looks exactly like this one but in red color) that died after about 5 years of heavy use, I tried about 3 different poppers before finding THE ONE. I bought another Nostalgia (APH200) exactly the same and thought that would do it. It worked fair but not really as good as I thought it should, so I started a search. The reviews for the Popcorn Maker Hot Air Popcorn Popper (no brand name as far as I could see) were pretty good so I ordered that one, in fact I ordered it twice! The first one outgassed a terrible smell and the popcorn tasted a bit peppery. I had some bronchial irritation after eating it - I tried it three times, same results. I reported it as defective, returned it, and then ordered a new one. This one outgassed the same exact way with the same smell so I did not use it and returned it. Then I ordered the Nostalgia Retro popper - cute little compact thing but it threw kernels out all over the place and was not too friendly!. So that went back and I decided to give this Nostalgia APH200 in aqua color a try. It works great as far as I'm concerned - only has maybe 5 or so kernels that do not pop. Maybe I'm just lucky and got one that works well? So I use the aqua Nostalgia popper and have kept the Nostalgia red one as a backup. Oh, I did try other types of popping - microwave in a paper bag - not my cup of tea. On the stove - good but too much trouble for me and it doesn't always turn out good. I guess I just wanted something easy and good and the air popper works the best. BTY, I use a Tupperware 32 cup extra large bowl to catch the popped corn and I warm the butter+olive oil in a small pan on the stove rather than using the small container on top of the unit. Turn on the air popper for 2 minutes to warm it up, turn unit off, add 1/4 cup kernels, turn unit back on. After popping is done, add your butter mixture and salt. Enjoy.

Well... this is falsely promoted. First off: you have to "heat up" the popper for 3 minutes BEFORE putting in any kernels. Then you turn it off. Only then can you put in 1/4 cup of kernels, which will take several minutes to pop. Then, once you hear only 1 or 2 kernels popping per second, you turn it OFF. THEN before you can make another batch, you have to wait 10 minutes to prevent the unit from overheating. So for one batch: 3 minutes, plus 3 minutes, plus 10 minutes. 16 minutes per batch. Not good, unless you're eating alone. And who eats popcorn alone? (If you do, can't say I fault you... I love popcorn. But generally, I eat popcorn with groups.) Then there is the amount: according to the verbiage, the popper is makes up to 16 cups -- implying to me and probably you that each batch can be up to 16 cups. But: you can only put in 1/4 cup of kernels per batch. I've been making and eating popcorn for a long time. I grew up in the state that grew more popcorn than any other state. There is no popcorn brand out there that can produce 16 cups of popped corn from 1/4 cup of unpopped corn. None. The bag in front of me (Bob's Red Mill) says that 1/4 cup of kernels produces about 4 cups of popped corn. Various internet sources say 1/4 cup will produce 5 cups of popped corn. Neither 4 cups nor 5 cups is anywhere near 16 cups. Here are the first two "features" as claimed in the Amazon ad: QUICK & EASY: With just a push of a button, this unit pops up to 16-cups of healthy, air-popped hot popcorn per batch. Perfect for parties, large group gatherings or a family movie night HEALTHIER POPCORN: Machine uses hot air instead of oil to quickly pop 16 cups of hot and fresh popcorn for a delicious low-fat & guilt free treat *It may be easy, but it ain't quick. 16 minutes per batch is not quick. *4 or 5 cups of popcorn is not enough for a party or a large group. (Internet says 2 - 4 cups is a serving size.) One batch is not enough for a group of more than 2... and only enough for them if they eat lightly. Not enough, let alone perfect for you group. *Machine uses hot air to pop 16 cups of popcorn. Totally false. The ad uses hot air to dupe people into buying the machine. And pop 4 cups of popcorn every 16 minutes or so. Save your dollars.

It works well one it is preheated. I love that it has an off and on switch. Price is good. The popcorn tasted nice and was crunchy. Better than my old pop lite machine. Nice size. However I wished it was BPA FREE for health conscious persons.

It's a cute little popcorn maker. But I will be using it as more of a novelty on the shelf, beside my DVD's. I was expecting something a little bigger by looking at the advertisement photo and measurements. The actual cage for the popcorn is about 6 3/4 inches tall from the front end where the popcorn exists and it's 5 inches wide. I used a cereal box to give you an idea of the actual size. The main reason I give it a 3-star rating is that as you can see it didn't have enough fan force for all of the kernels to come out of the cooking chamber. To get them out you have to turn the maker almost upside down, while that not a problem for most, I believe it's a danger because the unit is still hot and one might get burned. I uploaded a video of it actually poping if Amazon will play it, acted like it was buffering while uploading. Excuse the noise on the video once the popcorn maker stops, I'm on oxygen and that was my pump making the noise.

I love this popcorn machine healthy popcorn tastes great works great pretty big pops kernels great value for the price

I wanted popcorn in my low-calorie diet, but making it with oil was adding too many calories. When my stove top popper mechanism broke, I decided I might as well go for an air-popper as a replacement. I was a bit skeptical -- trading flavor for calories -- but buying this was a great move for me. You put kernels in and popcorn comes out without much fuss, and the appliance needs very little cleanup afterward. Of course, air-popped popcorn is drier and less flavorful than oil-popped, and popcorn salt doesn't stick to it as well, but there's no doubt that it's healthier. The machine comes with some yummy-sounding recipes for seasoning and dressing up the final product. And melting butter in the measuring cup on top of the machine as it's popping is a neat solution for those whose diet allows for it. I'm not sure why this is called "16-cup" as the allowed 1/4 cup of kernels makes 4 cups of popcorn, unless they mean you can use the machine to make four batches before it needs to cool down considerably. This is easy to use, easy to clean, lightweight, and has a one-year warranty. And don't neglect to go to their website (nostalgiaproducts.com) to see their other products -- it's a real hoot to see all the machines they offer for making cotton candy, tacos, ice cream, slurpees, chocolate fountains, etc.