Skip the Carnival, just give me the candy.
Written: Sep 03 '03
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Pros: Makes candy, easy to use, easy clean up.
Cons: Not the healthiest treat.
The Bottom Line: With this machine you can make cotton candy anytime you want it.
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My husband really loves cotton candy. About two months ago while I was at Bed, Bath & Beyond shopping for some curtains. I saw this machine. I wish there was a picture of it. It is really really cute. It looks just like a miniature cotton candy booth from the 1900's. Bed, Bath & Beyond sells this machine for $39.99 regular price, but I had one of those 20% off coupons that they put in the Sunday paper every week. So it bumped the price down to $31.99 + tax. Which I thought was a really good price. So I bought it. Then brought it home to surprise my husband.
History of the Candy:
There are several stories as to who came up with this fluffy stuff. I'll give you three of them and you can decide for yourselves.
In 1897 two Tennessee candy makers, William Morrison and John C. Wharton invented an electric machine, that took granulated sugar melted it on a hot spinning plate. Then forced it through very small holes creating a very fine candy thread. They called this thread Fairy Floss.
New Orleans claims that Josef Delarose Lascaux, a dentist invented a similar machine and the candy. I suppose he did this to help improve his dentistry business.
I'm not sure if we will ever really know who invented cotton candy first. Thomas Patton received a patent on the machine in 1900. So he gets the main credit for the device.
The only evidence that there is, is that cotton candy was originally called Fairly Floss. It wasn't unless the 1920's that we started referring to it as cotton candy.
Important Things to Remember,
Always read your manual before you use your machine. Besides learning all the important safe guards, I learned that you don't have to buy the prepackaged flavored sugars for this machine. It tells you how to flavor regular sugar.
Ease of Use:
This machine is very easy to assemble and use. After it has been clean and assembled(it has step by step instructions with pictures). You just turn the machine on. Wait five minutes for it to heat up. Then switch it to off. Put one tablespoon of sugar(you can mix in a pinch of Kool-Aid if you want it flavored). Switch back to on. It will then melt the sugar and force it through the little holes to make the tiny threads. As soon as you notice the threads take a paper cone and start collecting the sugar, going in a circular motion. We found that one tablespoon of sugar plus a small pinch of Kool-Aid makes about 1/2 of a carnival size ball of candy. Though I always split it up between two paper cones, so we're each only getting about a 1/2 tablespoon a piece. Clean up is about just as easy. I just wait for the machine to cool down completely. Unplug the machine. I take off the extracting head and wash by hand, this machine Can Not Be Placed In A Dishwasher. Next I take a damp cloth and wipe the outside of the unit down. It's really important that the machine be cleaned after every use, otherwise the holes will clog.
Nutritional Info:
Going by a tablespoon of sugar
one serving of cotton candy has about:
48 calories
0 fat
I suppose this isn't bad compared to a lot of other candies out there.
Returns & Warranty:
If the machine is damaged when you take it out of the box the manufacturer suggest that you take it back to the store and either return it or exchange it. Other wise there is a 90 day limited warranty. If something goes wrong with the machine you can mail it back to the company and they will then decide if they will repair or replace the machine.
Contact Info:
The Helman Group, Ltd.
1621 Beacon Place
Oxnard, CA 93033
Busi:1-800-487-7772
Fax:1805-487-9975
info@helmangroup.com
www.helmangroup.com
Conclusion:
My husband loves this machine. We've only used the machine about four times since we've had it. But we have not noticed any problems with it. Something to think about if you are interested in buying this is that is does take up a little bit of counter space. I don't have it's exact measurements, but if you planned to have this in your kitchen it will take up about 1 cubic foot of counter space. I didn't have the room in my kitchen for it, so we have it in our game room. Which I think actually works out better.
I hope you found my review helpful! Thank you for reading my epinion.
Here's another small appliances that I have reviewed,
Oster 6232 Toaster Oven
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