We have always used a hand crank stovetop popcorn maker to get movie popcorn and would have to do it twice to use all popcorn, salt and butter oil in package. So we thought we would give this popcorn maker a try since it says it makes 6 quarts and that is what the popcorn package makes. To my surprise this popcorn maker works great, I didn't have to stand there cranking the handle then transfer the cooked popcorn to a bowl and do it again. Now I just turn it on, empty the popcorn pack into the Dash popcorn maker and in less than ten minutes I have a full 6 quart bowl full of popcorn. I would recommend this product to anyone that likes movie theater popcorn.