This 16 cup Popcorn Popper still Works great despite the distractors noted in my review.  Moreover, this item would be perfect for the purpose intended but for the less than satisfactory strength of the materials used in construction.   Knowing what we know now and consider the function and price we WOULD still buy this item again, being more carefully and gentle in use.

Significant cracks have splintered along a few stress lines while a couple of somewhat large (pieces of plastic LARGER than quarters) were easily broken off during normal use -- to include in use, cleaning and putting into and out of storage.

We are fans and owners of numerous Cuisine Arts products.  Those products are plentiful throughout the kitchens of our many homes.   We choose Cuisine Arts brand when selecting items to give as gifts.  This single less than optimum item is NOT representative of what we have received year after year from our wonderfully designed, crafted and produced Cuisine Arts goods.