Product Description
Best hot air popper! Convenient, natural and light! Pops regular or gourmet popping corn with hot air, not oil, for a healthy, low calorie treat ! Fast! Pops up to 18 cups of gourmet corn in less than 2 1/2 minutes. Leaves virtually no un-popped kernels. 120 volts, 60 Hz only.
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Plug in Prestoโs PopLite and the party begins. In less than 2-1/2 minutes youโll have up to 18 cups–two large bowlfuls–of fluffy popcorn with virtually no unpopped kernels. And because the machine uses hot air instead of oil, the resulting snack is healthier and lower in calories. Thatโs not to say you canโt 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 doesnโt 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 spring out the chute as the machine begins to heats 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 Prestoโs Orville Redenbacher Hot Air Corn Popper except for color and logo. Presto covers 1 year limited warranty. –Ann Bieri NOTE: State of California Proposition 65 requires that we include the following warning: WARNING! This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
- Pops popcorn with hot air, not oil
- Pops regular or gourmet popcorn
- Butter melter doubles as measuring cup

























ED M –
These hot air poppers that look like this one are all identical – same Chinese factory, just different labels (or colors). Essentially the “Brand” is just a marketing device for the USA customer. This one comes in a “Presto” facade. The last two failed in a few months ( different “brands” same exact manufacturer). The 1st one must have overheated, lasted maybe 8 months or longer. Odd because these units have a thermal limit switch, but I guess they have not been designed correctly, nor tested (typical Chinese Qc – little to none). So the thermal burns thru instead of cutting out on high limit as it should. The second one failed due to the blower wheel becoming loose on the motor shaft. Super soft cheap plastic ( neither formulated nor suitable for the applicable/operation temperature range). The wheel is affixed to the motor shaft by “stab-on” interference fit. I epoxied it but that only lasted a few cycles. This latest one I bought discounted as “used.” It arrived next day and is BRAND NEW. Absolutely clean, unused. It shipped/arrived in its original glossy factory box with an Amazon label applied to it – no usual wrapper shipping cardboard box & not much internal shock isolation stuffing (which is fine by me – less waste). It survived the 1 day trip. It works absolutely flawlessly as the previous ones have. Let’s see how long this one lasts. Pops kernels completely & in the 98% range. The max load is about 400 kernels. Of these, I routinely have 4-6 un-popped. These few (un-popped kernels remaining in the unit), have to do with the corn, not the popper. If you can find a “used” one, buy it. Save a few bucks. Help reduce the massive return waste that Amazon must deal with. If it is a dud return it and pay a few bucks and get a ” new” one. Used is really the box, it looks a little handled that’s all. These poppers have NO on/off switch. Chinese penny pinching. NOTE: When the pop rate drops off to nearly 1 per second, wait a few seconds then UNPLUG IT IMMEDIATELY to preserve the super fragile cheap wiring and components. This gets 5 stars based on value. All poppers are massed produced Chinese toy junk, but this one works great (until it fails). Compared to all the other “junk” poppers, this one is at the top of the heap ( best ๐ All this nonsense about them throwing popcorn all over the place is absurd. I put a big bowl under the discharge chute and it catches 100%. The foul odor complaint is also nonsense. EVERY new device, particularly a heat appliance will have a preliminary start up odor associated with the plastic and residues from manufacturing. After the 1st or 2nd cycle all is fine. What do you want for $22-26? No reason to pay any more. Higher prices are just marketing and hype to sucker people into thinking it is a “better? product. These all have the same motor, same design, same plastics.
N. Hennig –
I’ve had this popper for three months now. It works great. Throws out very few un-popped kernels compared to previous poppers I’ve owned. Just don’t let it run empty for too long. I’m not sure how long my brother let it go when he was using it, but the top partially melted (see photo).I still like it enough to buy another one. Perhaps my brother left it running longer than he wants to admit or the plastic top was defective.
jdubs –
I’ve owned 3 of these since 2008 and all have worked great. No issues. The last one I literally/stupidly dropped down my basement stairs. The darned thing still worked btw but the bottom had a dent that caused the chamber seam to open/which allowed bits to get inside the machine. I decided to replace instead of trying to fix.The newest model is more modern looking/ergonomic and works as well/better than the prior model. I like it. What I like: 1. The new top/measuring cup is more see through rather than foggy like the old one. It allows you to see what’s going on better. 2. The new top/measuring cup seem to fit more snuggly than the old one. 3. I seem to get better popcorn volume out of this new model.What I don’t like: 1. Why still no power button after all these years? Seriously add a power button! 2. Nice attempt at a cord holder but it’s a big fail. Good idea, but it doesn’t work well. The area is too small and really doesn’t hold the cord. I still just wrap around the base a couple times and tuck the plug. It’s faster and holds better.Tips: 1. Seriously, don’t overfill. In fact, don’t fill the measuring cup to the top…fill just slightly under and you will get more volume. 2. I slightly tilt the unit back until the kernels start popping. I have a small kitchen calculator that I place under the front of the unit which does the trick or I just tilt it with my hand. This helps stop kernels from shooting out/increases volume. Once the kernels start to pop/fill the chamber I remove the calculator/set the unit level.All in all this is a great unit and I’ve tried a few. This one seems to give the most volume and is more reliable/super fast. There are some nice microwave options but nothing can touch this for high volume and speed.
caminieblas –
popped all but two or three per 1/2 cup of unpopped kernels. gets very HOT very good machine. The last couple I’ve bought at target or Walmart get overheated and stop popping after 3-4 time. I make a lot of air popped corn for Carmel corn during the holidays. works great
purplepalace –
Been using this brand popper since ? 1990s. Newest version is taller, sleeker, and more room for butter, and less spillage.. BUT butter takes longer to melt. I think this is my 3rd one. Still love it. The butter cup timing is why 4 instead of 5 stars.
mikewav –
Absolutely easy to use, pops just about every darn kernel, and it’s fun to pop with. Just stay with it once it’s plugged in and unplug it when the popping stops. The lid and body stay warm so handle carefully after popping.
Amazon Customer –
Easy to use and pop healthier popcorn. No oils needed. Just air popped and lower calorie. So far (4 months) weโve used the popper 4-6 times and itโs worked just fine.
Steve G –
Simple operation, tasty popcorn. A few kernels fly out at first and at the end but it’s really not an issue., Popcorn comes out crunchy and tasty. I add some butter spray and a little salt. I definitely don’t miss nuked popcorn. Cleanup is almost nonexistent.