POPCO The Original Silicone Microwave rn Popper with Handles, Silicone rn Maker, Collapsible rn Bowls Bpa Free and Dishwasher Safe - 15 Colors Available (AQUA)

K so this is a great alternative to packaged microwave popcorn, easy to use BUT it gets hotter than hell, so be careful when you take it out!

looks fine, product came earlier than expected

After reading previous reviews of this silicone microwave popcorn popper, I thought it would take a few tries to get the popcorn just right. The first time I used it I followed the instructions to use the popcorn setting on my microwave. It worked well, but stopped while the kernels were still in the crazy popping stage and I had to add more time. The next time, I just set the dial to high and waited until there were 3-4 seconds between pops. Easy peasy. I didn't use any oil, and the popcorn turned out delicious. I was glad I could control how much (or little) butter and salt to add. The popper cleans easily and because it collapses, it takes up very little room in the cupboard. I'm very happy with this purchase.

I purchased this because my air-popper stopped working so I wanted to try something new. The item has worked for me well. I have not had any problems with burning of the product as I have read by others. I do not use oil when cooking my popcorn with this product since I had read by others that it worked well without needing to do so. I confirm that to be the case. My 1200 W microwave is an older model, but it still works great, and I use it on high for 2 minutes to get the perfect batch. I also fill my popcorn between the first and second level mark and it pops it to the brim (yellow popcorn) with no or a couple over edge popcorn. Then I add the popcorn oil and salt after in a separate bowl so I can pop more kernels without needing to wipe out any residue oil. it makes for a very easy quick cleaning. We like popcorn at our home and this popper allows us to adjust oil levels and type of oil to use. We also do other flavors and having the popcorn without oil makes this easy. I use to have to get my air-popper out, pop the popcorn, unplug, then wash the items, and put away. I still go through the same steps, but this is so much easier to clean, use, and put away. I plan to get one for my office. I have no complaints about this product. It is user friendly. I use common sense when using it as well as experimenting microwave timing. I very much like the POPCO popcorn popper and I would recommend it for the popcorn lover. I think it would be a great product to keep at your office, and it could save you much on purchasing the bagged popcorn. I think that popcorn could still be burnt in it just like any microwaveable product. I do not use the popcorn button because I know that each microwave pops popcorn at different levels. Like at home, 2 minutes for the 1200 W is perfect. At work, the 1200 W microwave (newer version) only takes a minute 10 seconds or it will burn it I add anymore time than that. Best thing to do is to figure out what it will take for the particular microwave you plan to use to pop your popcorn. When I first use a microwave, I listen for when the popcorn begins to stop popping or gets intermittent popping, then I stop it. I figure out the time from there, then I work with it increasing or decreasing no more than 5 second increments until I know when it takes too long or leaves a lot of kernels. Then I use that to measure the cooking time. I have found the popcorn button not to be accurate, and more often, it will burn the popcorn. Smaller amounts also take less time. I have learned that also from using the POPCO already as well as popping smaller bags at work and home.

Easy to use easy to clean!