I've now made about half a dozen batches of popcorn in the PowerPop I got last week. I haven't found any way to use it that doesn't result in burnt corn. Even using low power levels and shorter times or removing it and shaking the popped corn every 30 seconds still results in some burning. The inserts get much too hot, much too quickly, and I noticed that there is some charred plastic in the bottom of the bowl.Used "normally" (e.g. 2 minutes on high), as I did for the first batch, my PowerPop produces a blackened, smoky mess.