I just tried the Kitchen Gourmet Air Popper from Walgreens for $10.00. I have to say if you like popcorn flying all over the place and lots of seeds not popped, then this is the popper for you. I guess you can tell I don't like it.
I will probably take it back for another pair of those wonderful sunglasses they sell for $9.00. They are in the "As Seen On TV" aisle. They fit over your glasses and are great, they make everything brighter.
I found that by buying a better brand I got nicer popcorn and far fewer kernals. I can place a tea towel over the chute on mine and drape it over the bowl. No airborn popcorn. I've also found that by using an ice cream pail for 1/4c of kernals works.
Usually popcorn fails to pop because of a lack of moisture in the kernals, not the method or unit used to pop it. It just means that the corn was getting old. Sometimes you can put them in a jar with a couple teaspoons of water, shake, and let set to absorb the water. Either use it or place it in the freezer to keep it fresh (so it won't mold). Even if you just bought it, who knows how long it sat before being packaged to sell. Maybe if you tried some different popcorn, you'd have better results.
I would forget a popcorn popper altogether. I just put 1/4 cup popcorn in a brown lunch bag and push the popcorn button on microwave. If you want butter, I take the 1/4th measuring cup and melt my butter in it in the microwave. You have no leftover kernels. Works great! I think I got this idea from someone on here.
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