Back to Basics PD5RED Disney Popcorn Popper

by Back to Basics

Product Features

• 5-Quart, Family-Size Popped Capacity
• Theater-Style, Hot-Plate Popping
• One Touch On/Off
• Butter Drip Tray
• Lid Becomes Individual Serving Bowl

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00064W968
• Item model number: PD5RED
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,150 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

The Disney Popcorn Popper from Back to Basics uses theater-style hot plate technology in a fun, anthropomorphic design that kids and parents will love. Clear dome becomes a convenient serving bowl.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor design - dangerous to use, November 23, 2004

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A. Buonaspina - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back to Basics PD5RED Disney Popcorn Popper (Kitchen)

I was quite disappointed with this popper and found it quite dangerous to use and would be surprised if this product isn't recalled soon.
During the churning of the kernels and during the popping, hot oil dripped down from the front of the unit leaving a mark on my nice Corian countertop. According to the sparse instructions, after the popping stops you are to turn the unit over pouring the popped kernels into the bowl which doubles as the lid. Well not only did kernels empty into the bowl, but hot oil as well. Since the seal between the top and bottom was kind of a lose fit, hot oil also poured out onto my counter and hands as I turned the unit over to empty the kernels. Also, the red rubber measuring cup, which doubles as the bowls snap-on bottom, did not fit. It is suppose to snap onto the bottom of the bowl making a seal but was way too big. All in all this popper is a poor design and can be dangerous to use.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This thing stinks!!!!, January 3, 2005

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Ms. S. Brown (san francisco, ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back to Basics PD5RED Disney Popcorn Popper (Kitchen)

As with the previous review, I have to first of all say that I, too, find the unit a danger to use. When I attempted my first batch, I found that the butter melted down way before the oil got hot enough to start popping the corn. Not a pleasant aroma, butter and oil "burning" together. Oh yeh, and the corn never did pop. Figure that! Instructions were measly. I am so disappointed that a unit of this cost could be so completely ineffective. Slap the disney on it to make a few extra bucks and then you find out it's a piece of garbage.
I first saw this product demonstrated on the QVC shopping network, and that urged me to find it at a local store. Thankfully I did as it made the return ever so much easier.
Pass on this one, folks. It stinks!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stuff that works -- NOT, March 10, 2005

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L. Bruffey - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back to Basics PD5RED Disney Popcorn Popper (Kitchen)

Although the popper does a good job of popping, the red "lid" does not fit properly at all, rendering the bowl useless when turned over. You get HOT butter all over the place. The MFG did respond to calls to their toll free number by claiming that the red lid was the wrong size and by sending another free of charge. But it's pretty clear to me that the problem isn't the red lid, but that the clear dome does not have any lip capable of retaining ANY kind of lid. We did recv a replacemnet lid, but it did not help at all. Fortunately the unit was purchased locally and may be easily returned. BAD DESIGN, DOES NOT WORK.