I had purchased the Presto Poplite popper and am very dissatisfied because my husband and I use rice popcorn. After reading the insert it is not good for any light weight kernels. Does this Presto PowerPop have any size kernel restrictions? I had purchased the Presto Poplite popper and am very dissatisfied because my husband and I use rice popcorn. After reading the insert it is not good for any light weight kernels. Does this... » Read More I had purchased the Presto Poplite popper and am very dissatisfied because my husband and I use rice popcorn. After reading the insert it is not good for any light weight kernels. Does this Presto PowerPop have any size kernel restrictions? « Show Less
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In the instruction booklet, it said you can use baby rice popcorn and to be sure that it is fresh.(no matter what kind of popcorn you use) I have no experience with rice popcorn only regular popcorn.(we like Orville Redenbacher the best)
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I have two of these poppers -- one for home and one for work. I get the best results when I use premium popcorn (Orville Redenbacher). Cheaper popcorn with smaller kernels results in a smaller yield, with more unpopped kernels. I am very satisfied with the Presto popper, and use it all the time.
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i've popped large & small kernals and it popped both equally as good . might depend on the power of your microwave . jay
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we use this machine with yellow coconut oil and a flavouring you can also buy at Amazon. But I have also made popcorn with just canola oil and it pops just fine, added butter and salt to taste. the pre-packaged popcorn we have never used. we use this machine regularly for fund raisers and buy the popcorn in bulk, flavouring from amazon and the coconut oil from amazon. Hope this helps you out.
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No, It is actually a really good purchase...... most machines leave some un popped kernels, but when you use the correct amount of oil, it works great! A lot better than our old one! We use it for a business and pop about 5-6 batches per day and we are more than pleased with this purchase. From my experience, any un happy results are more than likely Operator Error.
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I haven't tried pop corn, but I've used it for cereal that's approximately the same size without problem. I've also used it for larger items, again without problem
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Hi Lisa, Yes, it pops almost all kernels but you can't put a huge amount of popcorn in it otherwise, the stirring wand has trouble pushing a lot of popcorn once it's popped. I love it for roasting nuts. I usually buy raw nuts at Costco or Trader Joes and then roast them just a little. I love cashew nuts but the ones in the can are made with oil so I buy the raw ones at Trader Joes and roast them myself. This popper works for roasting; however, the nuts are not uniformly roasted. Anyway, as far as popcorn kernels, it leaves very few unpopped, unlike the microwave poppers and the air poppers, both of which I've thrown out. Hi Lisa, Yes, it pops almost all kernels but you can't put a huge amount of popcorn in it otherwise, the stirring wand has trouble pushing a lot of popcorn once it's popped. I love it for roasting nuts. I usually buy raw nuts at Costco or Trader Joes and then roast them just a little. I love cashew nuts but the ones in the can are made with oil so I buy the raw ones at Trader Joes and roast them myself. This popper works for roasting; however, the nuts are not uniformly roasted. Anyway, as far as popcorn kernels, it leaves very few unpopped, unlike the microwave poppers and the air poppers,... » Read More Hi Lisa, Yes, it pops almost all kernels but you can't put a huge amount of popcorn in it otherwise, the stirring wand has trouble pushing a lot of popcorn once it's popped. I love it for roasting nuts. I usually buy raw nuts at Costco or Trader Joes and then roast them just a little. I love cashew nuts but the ones in the can are made with oil so I buy the raw ones at Trader Joes and roast them myself. This popper works for roasting; however, the nuts are not uniformly roasted. Anyway, as far as popcorn kernels, it leaves very few unpopped, unlike the microwave poppers and the air poppers, both of which I've thrown out. « Show Less
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Sorry you are having trouble. I find my inserts last through several uses. Maybe you could lower the setting on your microwave to 80%? Some microwaves are more powerful than other. Also, I have been adding oil the way Presto recommends, dribbling about a tbsp. on the top not pouring it in the bottom like I used to. It sounds like you are cooking it too long? Directions say don't use the "popcorn" button on your microwave. When it it gets to the top or stops making popping sounds I stop the microwave and take it out.
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I was a bit disappointed as well--I add a little more of the oil stick than probably recommended. Not sure if this would help, but I agree with you...the popcorn is chewy.
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we've put more than 6 oz (maybe 8oz) into kettle and still get lots of wonderful popcorn popped. we were glutten at the time.....plan on sticking with the 6 oz...its enoughfor 2 of us.
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We have used a number of different brands of popcorn and different types of oil. We never had an issue with the popper with any of them.
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Hello. I use regular popcorn and oil. I buy the $2.00 bag from Walmart and I use canola oil but anything is fine. I use real butter in my kettle also with the oil. I hope this helps you out.
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I have had the machine for about 4 or 5 months and use it often (3-4 days per week multiple times) in my office at a university. We use off the shelf popcorn and oil and everyone loves it no matter what we use. I use generic no name popcorn and plain old canola oil. I've use Reese's popping corn oil and it doesn't make it better, same thing with organic popcorn... no difference. SO use over-the-counter popcorn white or yellow and any vegetable oil.
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This is for regular popcorn and it's the best! There is a new popper out...same concept of stirring but you can do kettle corn, Carmel popcorn etc
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I've always loved movie theater popcorn. I saw Monument Men today at my favorite theater and was disappointed in their popcorn for the very first time because what we make at home with this machine (which we've had since mid-December) is significantly better. In addition to the popcorn machine, I use white popcorn (fewer hulls), I also use Coconut Popcorn Popping Oil and Flavacol Salt - both items I purchased from Amazon along with the popper.
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I had a similar experience on my first popping then I realized that I was allowing it to remain in the popper far too long. Its like w/microwave popcorn - never leave it while it popping, and when popped kernels slow to between 1-2 second it should be dumped from the popper. Another thing I realized is that even though I have the larger popper, this bag w/oil salt, etc. is quite large for this popper so I no longer added the entire bag of kernels (removed about 1/3 cup) and its been great ever since. I even filled the smaller popcorn bags and passed those out w/mini candies for Halloween in 2012. Hope this helps.
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The first one I owned of these the handle fell off. It was a glasss handle. I was foolish enough to buy another one 10 years later hoping the handle problem had been addressed. So I thought since they changed to a silicone handle maybe they had fixed the problem. I see they have not. My main problem with this popper this time is that I didn't like the way the popcorn tasted after popping it. I only used it twice and gave it to Goodwill. I did not use it enough to wait for the handle to fall off. Even if you found another handle I don't know how you would attach it. Whatever way the manufacturer is attaching is not working so I don't think anyone else could do it either.
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I've seen where people said they added butter, but the booklet on mine said don't. The heat is too hot for it and it will burn. Other people don't seem to have a problem though.I'll warn you. This one did not work at all for me and it hasn't for many others. It slowly roasted the kernels till they burned, but it never popped a single kernel. I tried three times and was using corn and oil made by Nostalgia Electrics. Thankfully, I had ordered from Walmart so I was able to return it easily and then ordered a Paramount brand one and it has been fantastic!
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I have this corn popper and love it! This is my second, because I broke the first (my stupidity really) but I hope I am never without it!!! The popcorn is so much better than bagged microwave popcorn, and you know exactly what is in it. I have washed mine in the dishwasher many times and it has not affected the performance in any way. You can pop with or without oil!!!