Presto Microwave Popcorn Popper

You will never buy another bag of microwave popcorn once you have seen the Presto microwave popcorn popper in action.  You can say goodbye to messy bags, preservatives, and the unnecessary expense when you start buying the bags of popcorn kernels.

When I was growing up, we bought bags of popcorn kernels and popped it the old fashioned way.  We cooked it in a pan on the stove.  We had to line the bottom of the pan with oil and shake the pan rapidly until the popping stopped.  Inevitably, we always had a little burned popcorn on the bottom of the pan.  Well, those days are long gone.

The Presto PowerPop (model number 04830) is a highly rate microwave popcorn popper.  With well over 300 customer ratings at a large online retailer, it maintains a 4.2 out of 5 star rating.  It is actually endorsed by Orville Redenbacher, and carries his signature.  To be endorsed by Orville, you know it has got to be good.

The PowerPop was manufactured to fit in most all microwave ovens, including the compact ovens.  You can pop three quarts of popcorn in approximately two and a half minutes.

Virtually every kernel of corn will pop, thanks to a couple of innovative features that concentrate the microwaves on to the kernels.  The removable base is the first feature, and it snaps onto the transparent bowl.  The second feature is a disposable cup that will sit in the bottom of the bowl and contain the kernels.  Eight cups are included with the Presto microwave popcorn popper.

Each of these cups is good for about twelve batches of popcorn (if you are making it with oil) or twenty-four batches if you are not using oil.  So you can expect to get 96 to 192 batches of popcorn before you have to buy more of these disposable cups.  An additional package of 8 Presto PowerCup Concentrators costs just over $4.00, so this is a negligible expense.

If you are cooking with oil, you can even add salt up front.  As the popcorn pops, it will be evenly distributed.  For a buttery flavor, you can add one to two tablespoons of butter to the concentrator too.

One of the things that I like best about the Presto PowerPop is that you can serve the popcorn directly from the bowl that it was popped in.  There is no transferring to another bowl, or dirtying additional dishes.  Cleanup of the Presto microwave popcorn popper is a breeze.  Everything but the base is fully submersible and is dishwasher safe.

So make popping popcorn fun again with the Presto PowerPop, and save a little money while you are at it.