Air Popcorn Popper
Let's talk about my least favorite of the popcorn poppers, but by and far the most healthiest of popcorn machine options, the air popcorn popper. Air popcorn poppers are designed to pop your popcorn by forced air high heat alone without the help of any oils. Obviously this is the healthier of the two choices, but also the least tasty! Leaving that point aside for now (but it is hard to ignore), let us look at the benefits of hot air popcorn poppers.
So what makes an air popcorn popper so popular amongst dieters? The fact that popcorn, cooked without the oil, is a healthy low calorie high fiber snack. The dieters ultimate dream (besides chocolate and ice cream suddenly becoming healthy!). There are of course different brands of air popcorn poppers and they all have their pros and cons. Having tested out a few, against my better judgement, I do have some insight to pass along and I would love to do that now. Maybe after 
reading this you can make your own decision about whether hot air popcorn poppers are for you.
If you do not use a popcorn machine to air pop your popcorn, it is important to note that you will want to eat it right away as the popcorn does have a tendency to get soggy. Nobody wants soggy popcorn! Popcorn pops best at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Yes you can air pop your popcorn yourself, but it is much more difficult and easy to burn the popcorn this way so I would recommend getting your self a hot air popcorn popper. Hot air popcorn poppers tend to pop every last kernel without burning so this is a definite plus.
Some air poppers have a butter warmer attached so while you are popping the corn you can melt your butter to drizzle over the finished product if you so choose. In my opinion this makes the air popped corn a little more palatable but also less healthy. Remember that butter is pure fat, not so good for the diet!
Of course that are many seasonings that you can add to your air popped popcorn and a lot of those have negligible calories so are good for your diet, but remember to check the sodium because artificial seasonings are usually HIGH in sodium, not so good for your blood pressure. Of course many of us will need just about as much butter, salt and seasoning one can throw at a bowl of popcorn just to eat it if it has been popped in an air popcorn popper. The secret to good popcorn truly is popping it in oil, but listening to that sort of advice might just clog your arteries so you have to make a decision here...air popcorn poppers or oil!
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