I bought this popper because I love popcorn and the idea of using the lid as the bowl seemed great. I couldn't have been more wrong. The popcorn is very soggy and chewy. I've tried three different popcorns including Orville R. I've also tried vegetable, canola, and peanut oils. All combinations have produced the same terrible soggy popcorn. I've even tried pouring all of the popped corn into a large bowl and giving it time to dry off, but still the popcorn is terrible. I was going to have my husband drill some holes in the top, but another reviewer said it didn't work...so I guess I'm out of options. Did the people at Cuisinart ever test this product??? What a complete waste of money!!!