Ecolution Patented Micro-Pop Microwave Popcorn Popper with Temperature Safe Glass, 3-in-1 Lid Measures Kernels and Melts Butter, Made Without BPA, Dishwasher Safe, 3-Quart, Teal

We use “mushroom” popcorn. The name indicates the SIZE of the kernel not where it came from. Our microwave is a cheaper type of unit. 1100 watts and MOST IMPORTANTLY has a rotating platter. I mention that because so many reviews are negative in the use of this popper.I have now used this new popper almost two dozen times and it has performed incredibly well. Each time I use it I get the same wonderful popping experience that I did before. I do understand the negative reviews and may even agree with a bunch of them. Here is what I’m doing every time I make a pot of corn.1. When using Mushroom Popcorn I allow the kernels to almost cover the bottom of the pot.2. I always put a good chunk of a stick of butter (3-4 Tbs.) in the lid and then I salt the heck out of the butter.3. I set the microwave for 3 minutes and I stand by until the popping slows to one pop every 2 seconds. NEVER STOP THE PROCESS!We have NEVER had a bad batch of popcorn. It always looks like I put too much butter and salt on top of the lid but it has always been perfect. Excess butter and salt is distributed on the insides of the globe and if you decide that you want more salt on your popcorn then all you have to do is to swirl the popcorn inside of the globe. Soooo Yummy!Last but not least! DO NOT clean by placing into a dishwasher. HAND WASH ONLY! Putting the popper in the dishwasher could allow other dishes to touch the globe and the pressure of the water in the dishwasher is powerful enough to just vibrate the popper against the pegs of the washer racks, causing the delicate glass rim of popper to crack and chip.The popper is delicate and should be handled in that way. Carefully.I am NOT disappointed in this little popper and with a little attention paid to the delicacy of my popper I expect it to last for a long long time.NOTE: It’s been almost a year since the purchase. We continue to use the heck out of it. Average use has been 2-3 times a week or more since we received it. (We love popcorn) As of today 8-12-22 the popper is in good of as when new. Never have popped a bad batch of corn yet. We LOVE this popper.2nd NOTE. Now at 3 years old and we still use it quite often and as of today it works as good as it did when brand new. I have noticed a tiny bit of fracturing around the plastic handle area due to repeated use. The unit does get really hot during the popping part and consequently is starting to show signs of cracking BUT ONLY on the plastic surfaces. The minor cracks do not weaken the unit or effect its popping. I’m just a little extra careful about grabbing it out of the microwave so quickly, by just the handle. I now use the handle and I also support the entire thing with a dish towel when removing it from the microwave. Even if the handle were to break off, I would still be able to use the popper, just with a potholder or something similar. I’m pretty stoked about this popper. ALWAYS PERFECTLY POPPED.Update September 28, 2024We are still using our popper as much as we did when we purchased it back in 2021. It has stood up to the test of time as far as I’m concerned. On my last update I mentioned the cracking of the plastic on the handle. Well, it is doing fine and apparently the micro-cracks have not weakened the plastic and are not getting any worse so I am very happy about that but as always, I like to handle the popper gently just to be safe.I have always placed a big chunk of butter on the top of the lid and then salted the heck out of it before putting it into the microwave. A little tip…… I use only stick butter from the fridge (cold). I don’t get the same results from using the butter in the tubs. I have had some crappy results with popping corn BUT the results were a direct result of trying a different kind of popcorn. My wife purchased a few different types and brands of corn. One type of corn (I can’t remember the name) would just lay in the bottom of the popper and burn with possibly 1% popped. However, that same corn did fantastic in a pot on the stove (98%) popped but then we tried it in our air-popper and it produced approximately 70% popped. Another type of popcorn she bought produced a lousy (20% this popper), (50% stovetop), (90% Air Popped). And another brand of popcorn she bought produced fairly similar results with each of the methods I mentioned above. So in conclusion I find that it isn’t so much a (popper) problem that yields more popped kernels but the actual corn that makes the big difference. We still have our century old 1000 watt turntable style microwave so it isn’t the oven that changes. It’s pretty clear to me that the “magic” is in the kernel not the popper. So if you are experiencing problems with your popper not popping the corn then before you blame the device try and use a different brand of kernel.After all this writing about popcorn and butter and poppers, I am wanting some popcorn RIGHT NOW! I hope this update will help some of you guys with your popper. One last tip; Do as I did and spend some time reading about what popcorn really is and learn from the experts that grow it and make a living doing it. There is an endless stream of information on popcorn available. I actually learned a lot and now that I am aware of just why certain popcorn reacts differently to the various methods of popping it. I learned the proper ways to store it and now understand the differences in water content in the kernels and how that affects the speed, size and texture of the popped kernels. A dry kernel will not pop. Popcorn requires moisture content in each kernel. It’s the moisture that turns into steam inside the kernel that causes it to explode into the popcorn we all love. So check out the world of popcorn and see for yourself. The industry of popcorn is much larger than I ever expected. Learning about popcorn has pretty much eliminated any bad popping experience that we used to get even before purchasing this popper years ago. I expect that this popper will continue to make popcorn for us for quite a long time yet.Yet another update on this story. The date is February 5, 2025. I was darn sure that by date of 2025 that making popcorn was going to be the function of our kitchen robot, like on the Jetsons. But not so. Instead we have Alexa and Seri. Both won’t shut up and they are constantly arguing about something they are not capable of understanding and now my ChatGPT has joined in on my future kitchen. I should have known back in the early 1960’s that the future is not going to be like everyone thought it would be.HOWEVER, I still own a perfectly good corn popper that was never considered back then. Of course, no Radar Ranges to use with the popper.I purchased it back in June of 2021 and we have used it multiple times per week since the day we received it.As of today it is still in perfect shape and still pops a great bowl of popcorn. Still have the same obsolete microwave. Possibly on its last leg. The platter still turns but with a heck of a clunking sound but nonetheless it still works great with the red globe popper. I plan on updating this review later this year on the 4 year anniversary of the purchase of the popper. If I haven’t made myself clear then read this…. BUY IT NOW. BE GENTLE AND IT WILL LAST!Happy popping!!

1st purchase glass was shattered. Amazon was really good at giving me a replacement though and it arrived all intact yay. Thank you amazon.I used it this morning for a snack.I put avacadi oil and a little salt in the bottom as I always do when making popcorn.I used Orville kernels they're my personal favorite so far when making popcorn.Put my finished popcorn in a bowel and tossed with nutritional yeast and hidden ranch seasoning and was good as always.Now I have used this before my client has 1 and it takes 2-3 minutes depending on the watt of your microwave I don't remember what the watt of mine is but it took closer to 3 minutes meanwhile my works microwave takes about 2 1/2. You can probably Google how to pop popcorn to give yourself a better idea if you are new to popping popcorn but basically you listen and when the pops have really slowed down and isn't going pop pop pop frequently and it's like a pop every 2 seconds or so it's probably done or close you'll get it down with practice.Anyway the only downfalls of this so far was that there isn't any instructions with this product though they do post some tips in the description on amazon. Like it just came in a regular amazon brown cardboard box.And the lid that measures kernels wasn't enough to fill the whole popcorn pot like it didn't even fill up quite half way but I guess it was a good snack size for myself. If sharing with others I'll likely have to keep note of that and do a couple lid fulls or so kind of have to play with it to see how much to fill it up.For some reason my clients popcorn maker did fill his lid up only once and I'm not sure if his a different size ill have to measure then to compare or if it's the brand of kernels that differ we do buy the true value popcorn maybe they're bigger idk. So you might have to play with it too to better measure.I personally would recommend washing this by hand is what I did today and always done for my clients, popper. Cleanup is easy, and doing it by hand it will last longer. It may warp or break in the dish washer.I'm a bit surprised that people have noted the plastic on theirs has melted as my clients hasn't and we have used it a lot for quite some time. Maybe their microwave gets hotter than ours?Also some people mentioned their popcorn burning..And this too has never been the case for us unless we walk off and forget about it lol.This is likely the cause of the microwave or putting too much time not the product itself.Also I'm not sure why someone said it took 6 minutes that is a issue with their microwave or the kernels likely.I forgot another somewhat con is the newer popcorn makers are plastic not silicone. My clients has the silicone and I prefer that easy to stuff it inside of the pot and it's seems to fit on better too but it's not a big issue the plastic one does work fine.

I really love to have fresh popcorn and like that this popper does not require any oil so that you know you get healthier options. This is easy to wash and stores nicely in the cabinet. You do not need to add anything to the popcorn but can add butter in the lid which is designed o allow it to drip onto the popcorn. It works well but you do have to tweak the time depending on your microwave. The little plastic coating over the top does keep you from burning yourself and there is very little noise when popping so you need to stay close to the popper. I added a little popcorn salt on mine and shook it up so that it wasn't overly salty.