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 Great Coffee Roaster! May 2, 2007
5 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have bought a few of these for coffee roasting, it works great! No problems like previously stated, of course, you have to keep an eye on it, or just check it in a few minutes. Yes, I bought the Target version, they don't seem to have any problems selling them.
 Hot air popper as good as its operators November 21, 2007
I bought a Toastmaster 47018 hot air popcorn maker from Vermont Country Stores - great place with great service. This popcorn maker is made "on the cheap", no doubt about it. The first one failed within a year and was replaced for free. One and one-half years later, the second one dies with the switch failing and no way to fix it - I tried. Now it's a type of item that comes and goes and Vermont Country Stores no longer carries it. Now in defense of the popcorn maker itself, it does make good popcorn. I use Orville Redenbacher's original. The guide does sit precariously on the machine and the top lid just sits and can be blown off sometimes, hence note previous reviews. Statistically, with this type of machine, you are going to get kernels (unpopped) in your bowl. I found to prevent secondary explosions, I just hold a cloth over the bowl to prevent them from getting away. Yes, this is not the greatest machine, but I don't think it warrants the nasty negative comments it has received. Now I'm trying to find a replacement - any suggestions?
 Catch the Corn Game! May 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Who likes this the best? My dog, of course...the popcorn shoots all over the place as it comes out of the machine, and my dog has a great time catching the pieces that make it to the kitchen floor! All kidding aside, if I don't hold a dishtowel around the bowl, the popcorn flies out, hits the bowl and bounces wherever, NOT good, u think? In addition, it leaves many kernels unpopped! Actually, logged on to find another popper at Amazon, came across this and noticed no one had reviewed it yet. Gee...I wonder why! Well, click your mouse and find something more reliable, don't waste your money on this one!
 A Dangerous Dud March 15, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I, too, just got this (today, actually) from Target (under the Chefmate label, but same product). Very dangerous as, even warmed up, I was shocked at how many hot, unpopped kernals fly out as the other kernals are popping and then these super heated duds explode in the bowl or wherever they happen to land (which is everywhere). A little too much excitment for me over a simple bowl of popcorn. Plus, about a third to one-half of the kernals never popped, so it's really wasteful, too. I'm taking it back tomorrow.
Do not buy this product June 8, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Horrible machine. The top easily slides off and if it is popping at the time you have a volcano on your hands. I had the exact same problems of others with superheated popcorn kernels flying all over the kitchen. Having a bowl under it does not guarantee the popcorn will go into the bowl. How could they put such a product on the market?
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