Hot Air Corn Popper

It's the best hot air popper! Convenient, natural, and light. With hot air instead of oil, it pops regular or gourmet popping corn for a healthy, low-calorie treat. It's fast too, popping up to 18 cups of gourmet corn in less than 2 1/2 minutes. And it leaves virtually no unpopped kernels. Operating at 120 volts and 60 Hz only, simply plug in Presto’s PopLite and the party begins. In less than 2-1/2 minutes you’ll have up to 18 cups--two large bowlfuls--of fluffy popcorn with virtually no unpopped kernels.

Because the machine uses hot air instead of oil, the resulting snack is healthier and lower in calories. But that doesn't mean you can't add butter; in fact, the 1/2-cup measuring cup on top of the popper doubles as a butter melter. Simply put in the desired amount of margarine or butter (room temperature is best), and it melts from the heat produced during the popping process.

The clear plastic cover and cup, which must stay on during popping so the popped corn doesn’t fly all over the room, easily remove for hand cleaning with warm, soapy water. No other clean-up is required. While a few unpopped kernels may spring out the chute as the machine begins to heat up, the chute does a good job of directing the popped corn into a bowl.

The popper measures 14 by 9 by 6-1/2 inches, and is identical to Presto’s Orville Redenbacher Hot Air Corn Popper except for color and logo. It also comes with a 1-year limited warranty. --Ann Bieri

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