The popcorn is hot air popped, so it comes out warm, and it then it has butter flavoring dispensed over the warm popcorn tub. It tastes pretty good, and the machine is virtually maintaince free---it has blower motor that cleans out any popcorn and kernels left behind, and puts them in a bin. So you need to empty the bin every so often, and refill the machine with supplies- thats it! Easy machine to own and operate!
-Mark