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Rating 3.4 out of 5 stars with 159 reviews

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Customers admire the 1-Cup Star Pop Hot Air Popper for its health benefits, affordability, and ease of use, making it a great choice for movie nights. However, some users have concerns about its small capacity, messy operation, and the presence of unpopped kernels.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Fun Popper for All Occasions

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bright Red - Small Footprint - it just says "let's have a party!" This is great for movie night or kids treat on a weekend afternoon. Less mess than stovetop and far more interesting than microwave - better way to pop !

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use
    Cons mentioned:
    Popcorn quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Popper

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This gives great Pop Corn. Pros: Well popped, healthy Corns, Without using any oil. Easy to use. Cons: Some of the whole kernels are thrown out along with the popped ones. I need to separate these and put back into the popper.I have to repeat the process 2-3 times to finish all the seeds put in initially. I would have given it 5 stars for the quality of the Pop Corn but for this issue.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Design
    Cons mentioned:
    Popcorn quality

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    okay, but not the best it could be

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It has a nice design but is very breakable. It can only pop a small bowl of popcorn at a time, which is good if you are popping it just for yourself or as a snack but bad if you are popping a big bowl for a family.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Health

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Kids love it!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Gave this as a gift to my children (12 and 9). They were used to microwave popcorn. But I was hoping to move away from the chemicals and the expense. This popcorn maker is great! Now my kids can make their own fresh and healthy snack.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use popcorn maker

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    You can't beat the price on this item. My kids love watching the popcorn being made. It's easy to clean as well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Popcorn quality

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Ok Popcorn Popper

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    i purchased this to replace a broken one for my 10 year old. I'm not very impressed. The popcorn pops all over the place so you have to put a towel or something over it so it will pop into the bowl. It seems to take a lot longer than his last one. It also throws many unpopped kernels into the bowl. While I am a big fan of the air poppers, this isn't the best model.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    good and compact..we are loving it :)

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    good and compact..it's working awesome and making lots of popcorns...we are loving it :)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    So, so Star Pop Hot Air Popper

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good if you want to do a little bit. Like 20 % of the grains remain unpopped. The good thing is: you do not need to clean.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use
    Cons mentioned:
    Popcorn quality

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not so cool of a popcorn machine

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It pops the kernels but they feel & taste stale... It does it's job at popping. I was sadden. I bought this machine to make my life easier & healthier by popping my own popcorn but returned it after trying it out three times... At one point I thought the problem was the brand of kernel I was using, so I bought multiple kinds. Nope, turns out the machine was the problem... I'm thinking the motor runs to hot, at to high of a temperature, in which it would over cook the kernels causing the popcorn to taste stale when freshly popped... So I will be back to bestbuy in search of another machine!!! Good luck on ur popcorn machine search! Maybe yours won't have the same problem as mine :)

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Popcorn quality

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    So So Popcorn Maker

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The kids love it as it pops the kernels very quickly and nothing gets burned. The negative is that the popcorn goes flying everywhere and quite a few kernels go unpopped.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good easy popcorn

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was given a bunch of popcorn and had no good way to cook it. Besides being cute this popper works great. Easy, no mess popcorn. We love it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Design, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love the style of it. Works great. Good-bye, microwave bags! Popcorn tastes so fresh.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for two serving sizes

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great popping machine with the exception of it doesn't hold that big of a serving size...great price, easy to use, easy to clean...great machine for the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Popcorn quality

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Warm up time too long and cheap plastic housing

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got it on sale for $9.99. The sale price is great but after a couple of uses the outer plastic housing deformed due to the heat. Just swapped for a new one(before 14 days is up). Hope new one won't have same issue.(will return if housing melts again) If the unit isn't warned up sufficiently before put in corn kernels, you'll end up with high number of unpopped kernels. When properly warmed up, you'll still have some unpopped kernels but it's not too bad. It performs acceptable for the sale price. But I wouldn't buy it at regular price.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    perfect for a snack

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this because I wanted to be able to make a healthy snack. It was fast and pretty easy. My daughters still think the popcorn needs butter, but it's good for air popped popcorn.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Health, Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pop Life

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A great tabletop popcorn maker device at a very, very affordable and nice price. Few unpopped kernels and virtually no clean. It works perfectly, it's healthy, and it is way better than the microwave pop as it air pops without the usage of oil. The vintage old fashioned hot air popcorn maker in nostalgic red is just a plug and play away... Simply pop the kernels to the minimum/maximum amount of your choice, then serve and enjoy. Love it!!!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Popcorn quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Does the job, seems a little flimsy

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Overall, does what it need to - makes popcorn - but not without some issues. The discharge chute seems a little short, resulting in more than expected unpopped kernals. Seems a little flimsy, so not sure about long term durability. There is no provisions for melting butter so, if you want it, that requires a seperate applicance - microwave, stove, or whatever.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Popcorn quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is a popcorn maker, nothing too special about it. Decent amount of seeds can be popped at once, however, shoots out seeds when first turning on.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Popcorn quality

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    It works but not well

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was on sale when I bought it. It works but really poorly. It doesn't make that much at at one time. I usually make a few batches. Also it only pops like half the kernels. I will use this until I get a better one, which won't be long since this one sucks! I had a better one 20+ years ago!!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Tiny, portable to bring any location

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very portable for fun to make popcorn. Children may enoiy the process but must with an adult to work on.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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