Most kernels pop but honestly you are better served by other popcorn options
590743
This is one time when I really wonder who is writing 5 star reviews? This popcorn is "fine" but over-priced, small kernel corn with very little differentiation between jars. Most kernels pop but honestly you are better served by other popcorn options. Not quite an "old maid" but definitely not a "purchase again."
75
A nice alternative to grated cheese for popcorn. The stuff falls off popcorn so I might try dousing with butter first (I live for fat) next time. Also needs a little additional salt fro popcorn. Okay for broth.
2482407
I don't really have any experience with other popcorn brands but I enjoy this popcorn very much. I pop in oil on my stovetop and it pops almost every kernel and it pops light and fluffy. I said goodbye to the less than healthy bags of microwave popcorn. It's a little more work but I think it's worth it.
2046719
Depending on your microwave, this popcorn will need to pop for certain durations. I usually sit by the microwave the first time I make it to figure out the proper timing. I put the timer for 2 minutes 30 seconds (which would be too long) and wait till I hear a two second delay between a popcorn popping. Once I do, I remove the bag and have nicely popped popcorn! For my microwave, this was achieved in a little under 2 minutes.

As for this particular popcorn, I did not think that it was "extra buttery" as it indicated. It mainly just tasted salty, but not buttery. I was disappointed. It tasted okay but I wish it was more buttery as it indicated, rather than just salty. It's a nice value but I don't think I'll be ordering again.

Ideally, I'd give it 2.5 stars, but since I can't I gave it 3 because I will still eat it but I won't buy again after since the popcorn is mediocre tasting.
288992
I gave this popcorn a 2 rating only because there are SO many unpopped kernals in the bag.  You have to be very careful when you eat it to keep from breaking a tooth.  The taste is great, but I will never buy it again because of the amount of unpopped kernals.
4755329
I actually purchased this in a store, and not via Amazon. However, I'll still provide my review. I hate this popper. I got it because it's cute, but it doesn't really work that well. The only pro is that some of the kernels do pop. But only some. And those that do pop are small and tough, not fluffy and light how it should be. I've only tried one kind of popcorn in this thing, but that same kind popped nicely on the stove. So it's not the kernels. The popper my parents have that is over 20 years old works better than this.

My mom purchased this as well, and she got the same results, so it wasn't just my machine.

So in summary:

Pros: it's cute, it does produce popped kernels
Cons: loud, takes forever, only about half of the kernels popped, popcorn is small and tough

I would recommend staying away from this machine. There are other options at the same price that, as the reviews show, work so much better.
2180954
Makes a difference in how your popcorn tastes for sure.
2375161
I bought this Benchmark Popcorn to compare to Great Northern Popcorn. I also wanted to save the $9.00 per case difference buying this popcorn as our household goes through a lot of popcorn. Also all microwave popcorns are not even close to real cooked popcorn so that is why I buy these portion packs.

First I have been buying Great Northern for a long time. I have always liked it and never had a reason to change until I saw this price difference. That being said I see a lot of Great Northern reviews stating that it is too salty. To me that was not a problem. The oil and seasoning were plentiful and did a good job of coating all the kernels. Almost all kernels popped to a great textured & firm popcorn. Still I can see some people wanting a lighter alternative.

Benchmark Popcorn is very good. It has less salt and butter flavor than Great Northern which some people may like. The popped kernels are lighter and fluffier. I think they put less oil in the package so this may be a healthier popcorn. The downside is because there is less oil and salt it has less taste. Also some of the popcorn ends up being white and not yellow because there is not enough seasoning to cover all the kernels. Overall I think it is a good popcorn but wish it had a little more oil and seasoning.

My personal opinion is Great Northern Popcorn is a little better. If you had them side by side in a taste test you would probably agree.

If you have the money Great Northern Popcorn is a good choice. I will still enjoy this case of Benchmark Popcorn as any real popped popcorn beats a microwave popcorn and I save $9.00 per case.
2109127
I found these popcorn kernels to be on the small side. I just wasn't crazy about the flavor, either.
3428177
Tastes great and is Non-GMO but we had a lot of unpopped kernels.  Price is much better than many other brands but it's not super great.
1076032
Following the written instructions, this popcorn popper created some nice fluffy popcorn, but shot out far more unpopped than popped kernels.

After those hot kernels cooled down enough to touch, I put them back in the popper and turned it back on.  Again, the popper shot out more unpopped than popped kernels.

I did it a third time, and still again, more unpopped than popped kernels flew out of the machine.

What did get popped was good, but for the low percentage of kernels that get popped, this machine gets an unsatisfactory rating from me.
1406587
Not too often, you find popcorn that pops almost all of the kernels, but this one does and consistently. Possibly not as much flavor as the yellow, but each person has their own preferences. It is well worth trying it out and the price is very reasonable for Organic Popcorn.
2698179
Got this to go along with the Maxi-Matic 4oz machine.  It gets the 3 stars just because of everything being pre-packaged.  I didn't care for the flavor of the popcorn and found it not buttery and overly salty.  Will try to not dump all of the salt in next time.

I found a better alternative was using a product called Butter-it which I purchased a gallon of through a local restaurant since it is sold by Sysco. It is a soybean oil base so it's liquid. Use 1/2 cup of oil and 1/2 heaping cup of kernals and if you want add a splash of salt and it is the best popcorn I have ever had....well, it is the same as in the pub I got the oil from, but still the best.
3851588
Although the popcorn itself is fluffy and delicious, I didn't like the way the shell stuck to the popped seed.
514541
Honestly, I expected the mushroom popcorn to be bigger than what it was when we popped it. It more round and spherical than butterfly popcorn that you buy in the store but the overall volume isn't that much bigger. I was looking for something closer to what we get when we go to the fair or other commercial popped popcorn. All that said, the taste of the popcorn is good and the product was delivered as advertised in other ways. Maybe it has more to do with the popping method than the product?
2595293
I like the speed of popping. Also like it for a small snack.  it's very light weight and will wiggle.  I've had a couple hot encounters.  DO NOT recommend using more than 1/4 cup of kernels at a time.  Even that small a batch will not totally pop. Waiting for the popping noise to stop leaves you with burnt popcorn.  It's a great idea - just doesn't work well. I'm back to my trusty air popper. Safer and no wasted kernels.
2424391
The kernels pop very small. The popcorn is decent, I just wish I could get big, mushroom type popcorn for this kind of price. These will not hold up to caramel corn. Glad to receive so much for the low price though.