Dash Fresh Pop Popcorn Maker - Oil-Free, Air Popcorn Popper - With Measuring Cup & Recipe Guide - Perfect for Movie Nights - 16 Cups, Aqua

The technology for air popcorn poppers has greatly improved and this machine makes popping corn a breeze with easy clean-up. The popped corn is not dry and is very flavorful. The machine operates as described and does not take up much room on the counter or in storage. Just add the popcorn and you quickly have a delightful snack. I enjoy the smell of popcorn almost as much as eating it. Great value and the color of the machine can add a pop of color to your counter top.

EXCELLENT! Used the smaller portion for measurement and it is more enough popcorn for 2 adults. This Air Popped popcorn is very tasty and a lot healthier than the packaged can you buy. Very few un-popped kernels left. Quick and Easy to Use. Easy to clean. We melted the butter in the microwave for ease of use - rather than the top container as suggested - we think could get messy. Great Snacking Treat! And, fun to watch! *NOTE: use a large enough bowl to Catch the popcorn.

I purchased this popcorn maker on a whim and I have now used it multiple times. It is really easy to use and does exactly what it’s supposed to do. You just add the kernels, turn it on and it pops quickly (2-3 minutes) with very few unpopped ones. I like that it doesn’t use oil in the machine as it doesn’t require a bunch of clean up. It’s also small enough to leave out or store without taking up much space. The only downside is the butter tray doesn’t actually melt the butter very well — it mostly just softens it, so I still melt butter separately. That part is a bit disappointing as the butter melting ability was one of the draws I had to this machine. Other than that, it’s been reliable and great for quick popcorn at home. Side note, I highly recommend using butter flavored coconut oil as a butter alternative as well. It tastes great and helps give that movie theater butter taste. Just don’t forget to add a little salt too. Yum!

This is a popcorn making monster. The commercial style delivery of the popcorn dictates The Vessel used to catch it. 1 scoop of popcorn makes over 2 gallons of popped popcorn. A regular size bowl is not going to be adequate. I use a 2 1/2 gallon stainless steel milk bucket with bale handle. It's high, with the handle I can angle it over and I catch pretty much 100% of the popcorn. Machine Works fantastic, the only complaints I hear about it is that it works too good. Two and a half gallons of popped popcorn or not going to fit in any average bowl that I know of.

We love it so far! Almost all the kernels get popped with no burning. Easy to clean up. Makes healthy less oil popcorn than our stovetop one did. Fast and easy to use!

In 2019 I bought a Hamilton Beach 18 Cup Hot Air Popcorn Popper 73400 at a big-box store, and it was so loud I actually plugged my ears at times when using it. It was so annoying that I even started popping corn on the stove with oil to avoid using it. Fast-forward to 2025, and I picked up the Dash Fresh Pop Popcorn Maker on a Black Friday deal. To my delight, it was significantly quieter than the old Hamilton Beach model. Not silent by any means, but a huge relief. The popper is a shade smaller than my old model, but sets up nicely. The clear plastic top has a textured edge at the tip to ensure proper seating, and prevent slipping off. The cup at the top ensures the correct amount is used. It warms quickly and fills your bowl within a few minutes. The power button is a nice touch, something my old model did not have. There are reviews that complain about unpopped kernels remaining. I see what they mean, but honestly I don't think it was more than my old model. The difference was that my old model would fling them into the bowl of finished popcorn instead of leaving them in the bottom of the heating element. Maybe it has to do with the amount of fan pressure blowing out. In my experience, after turning off the popper, those unpopped kernels would pop when sitting on the hot metal at the bottom anyway. For me it wasn't an issue at all. The popcorn tastes great. It isn't overly crispy or burnt tasting, which can happen when poppers take too long to get hot and roast the kernels before they start to pop. The popper wipes down easily, and its small(er) size allows it to be stored out of the way in a cabinet. I can't speak to the long-term quality and durability, but if something happens I guess I will revise this review.

Really like the size of this popcorn maker and it works just fine as a popcorn maker. My problem with it is, they did not make the spout where the popcorn comes out and goes into the bowl, long enough. So, unless you use a mammoth bowl, some of the popcorn comes out and goes a all over the place. I have another popcorn maker that I have had for years and this never happened, because, they made that spout long enough, and the popcorn always goes in the bowl no matter what size bowl I use. I bought this new one for my camper and will be using a smaller bowl and I know I will end up having popcorn all over the place. Not sure, maybe I will return this one.

I ordered the DASH Hot Air Popcorn Popper Maker with Measuring Cup in white. I only ordered it because it was the best price I could find, however, the negative comments are definitely correct. The positives besides the decent cost is that it's effortless for prep. You have to be careful when you put the plastic top on, because I could see how easy it would be to break some of the tabs. There is a butter container if you want to melt that which I will not test because the reason I ordered this was for a healthy snack so I don't want butter. You just plug it in, put in your kernels, and press the power button and wait a few minutes. It does make popcorn fairly quickly, and this thing is quite loud. I used to have an air popper, and I don't remember that one being very loud. Some of my animals do not like this thing at all. It gets the job done but there are several negatives. This thing is crazy and has a mind of its own. This thing can shoot out alot of unpopped kernels. I have to try and gather them so I can put them back in, but they are hot and burn your fingers. Then some other unpopped kernels will come out as it pops and then a dump of them at the end. Then it seems sometimes this thing just goes completely crazy at the end and starts shooting them all over the kitchen. Then you think it's done and some more will blow up right in your face. It's absolute chaos, but it doesn't happen every time it seems. The animals think it's fabulous when a bunch of stuff falls on the floor, but I have a dog with allergies so he can't be out when this thing is on. It's also hard to find unpopped kernels that fly on the floor. However, because a lot of the good quality ones are so much more expensive, you just get what you pay for and I think it would be unreasonable to expect too much from this unit. I use this everyday and several times a day, and it does get the job done. But if I'm going to keep up this daily habit, I might need a higher quality one because this is too much extra work when I care about the unpopped kernels and grand finale kernel shootout at the end. You'll have to pick your poison to either pay alot more money for a popper that has more maturity or pay much less and deal with chaos.