The Candery Upgraded Cotton Candy Machine (Machine Only…

I did a lot of research on small home-based cotton candy machines and I'm really glad I went with this one!I love how easy this machine is to use and clean. The proper sugars are much easier to work with and result in a better end product than the hard candies, in my opinion. It only takes 5 minutes to warm up and once I got the hang of twirling the cone/straw to collect the sugary goodness, I was rewarded with a fairly decent size treat!It comes apart easily and doesn't take up much space at all. It's also nice and quiet!I should mention that the sugars I used are from the "Candy Express" 5-pack of different flavours.

My 8 year old wanted a cotton candy maker for Christmas, that's all she cared about - well, I always get nervous buying something when I see negative reviews in the mix, but I though "what the heck, lets try it". Let me tell you, I couldn't be happier with this purchase! This machine works BEAUTIFULLY! It's not that noisy (as others mentioned) I've had industrial sized machines, they ALL make some sort of noise, that's just par for the course - but compared to other cotton candy machines of this size, this one is actually quieter than most. Another gripe I see people making is that it doesn't work well or "takes too long" - you have to read the instructions, it clearly states you HAVE to let it heat up for 5 minutes first, this makes ALL the difference in the world! (Just like industrial machines, it's got to get up to the heat level - like preheating your oven before cooking) and if you turn off the machine for a couple minutes to restock your supplies, let it preheat again for another 2-4 minutes. It produced the fluffiest, prettiest cotton candy and it was absolutely easy to roll onto the cones. The trick there is to not stick the cone into the machine to gather the cotton candy, lay it parallel to the top of the machine on the SIDE of the opening (not over the heating element or it will melt the candy on the cone) and just twirl, it gathers BEAUTIFULLY and quickly! Also a HUGE selling point for me is the ease of cleaning! I thought it would be difficult as melted sugar solidifies when cooled and it will collect, all over, the inside of the heating unit and plastic collection rim - but it was actually VERY VERY easy to clean! A huge plus for the adults lol The heating center comes out by pulling it up (after it's cooled of course!) and everything comes clean with a rinse or light wiping with a sponge and hot water! Simple! I LOVE that you can use flossing sugar, regular sugar: we dye & flavor our own with food coloring & extract, then let it "dry" for a little while. Even used it when it was still a little moist with NO problems! We made orange, lemon, root beer, and rum flavored ones (for the adults lol) using regular extracts you buy in the stores! AND it takes hard candies! We didn't have any sugar on Christmas morning, thanks to our Christmas coffee lol so we used the candy canes off the tree - some of the best cotton candy I've ever had! So far we have used: candy canes, peppermints, jolly ranchers, butterscotches, and hard root beer candies, and they've all worked perfectly! (You can't use anything tacky or gummy like taffy, gummy bears, starbursts etc obviously) Also love that you can use the sugar free candies as we have a few ppl with dietary restrictions in the family - so sugar free cotton candy it is for them, and it comes out perfectly & cant tell the difference in taste! Sorry for the long review but I'm just EXTREMELY happy with this purchase and product! It does come with a handful of cones (although I prefer the bigger ones since the cotton candy doesn't really stick to the skinny ones that well) and doesn't come with any flossing sugar, but the price is worth just the machine alone and since you can use anything you already have, or just buy a cheap bag of $2 candies - totally worth it! Thank you for bringing smiles to all 3 of my kids faces (as well as the adults) this will definitely be in rotation on a regular basis and will DEFINTELY be used for their birthday parties! No more store bought cotton candy with questionable additives that doesn't taste that great to begin with. The way my kids eat cotton candy, it paid for itself already! 😂

Unfortunately the product malfunctioned on me. Even this happened I must comment on the seller. They responded to my email very quickly and addressed my problems. They organised a refund quickly. I would have no problem with buying from this seller in the future. They were very nice to deal with

The picture is my second attempt. I bought this for my end of school party for my students. I’m thrilled with how it works. No need to dip the tip of the stick into the bowl like some videos suggest. Just hold the stick over the top, somewhat horizontally and spin the stick catching all the ‘webs’ you see. Make sure you buy floss sugar as none came with it. I’ve included a picture of the brand I bought. You can get a lemon with any product, but this does EXACTLY what I was hoping it would.

This is a wonderful machine for a good price. I am so pleased with my purchase. We have used this for 5 days straight for a couple of hours each time and it is still going strong. We used it for a few hours at my daughter's 5th birthday party with no problems. We use the Gold Medal brand Flossugar and with this machine, it makes DELICIOUS cotton candy, just like at the fair. Better than the pre-packaged cotton candy. One scoop makes a fair amount. Not too small and not too big. However, I pour in 2 scoops of flossugar per round and it worked just the same. It didn't overheat, did not overflow, did not get jammed. I made real big ones, so I did 2 or 3 rounds of 2 scoops per round per cone of cotton candy. The pics and video I posted are of the ones I made using 2 scoops and 2 or 3 rounds. And the super big one was a lot of rounds. No problem with the machine at all! It spits out a lot of floss. Even if I only put one scoop in there, it still makes a fair amount of cotton candy fluff. It was a big hit at the birthday party. When it first starts off, it is quiet. But after a while, it gets loud. The noise doesn't bother me. It's a great machine and good for the price. The sticks the product comes with aren't good. You won't be able to stick cotton candy on them. I purchased the cotton candy stick cones separate. It took me about 3 tries to figure out the best way to make the cotton candy. DONT stick your cone inside the machine and twirl it around while it's making floss. You won't get a lot (if any) that way. Instead, wait for a fair amount of floss to be produced by the machine and then put your cone ON TOP of the machine and twirl the cone. The floss will stick to the cone. Move your cone around and continue to twirl and you'll get a nice round stick (and plenty of) of cotton candy. ***Take a look at my video of me making the cotton candy and also my pictures to get a better idea ***It's also very important to let the machine heat up for 10 minutes every single time you take it out to use it. I personally let it heat for 12-13 minutes. Be patient and wait the full 10+ so minutes for it to warm up. Otherwise, it will hardly produce any cotton candy floss and in the end, it's going to take longer to make one if it isn't heated properly. Once you get started actually making the cotton candy, the machine isn't slow. It's not super duper fast like with the super expensive and big commercial machine at the fair, but it's not slow either. It spits out the floss pretty fast once the sugarfloss melts, and that itself (the sugar melting into floss) takes only a few minutes, I would say less than 3-5 minutes. I found that the longer I use it, when making multiple cones one after the other, the machine melts the sugar much faster and much more efficiently.I want to add, when the machine appears it isn't making cotton candy anymore, BUT you see sugar stuck to the sides of the applicator, turn the machine off. I use a wooden chopstick and scrape the floss that is stuck to the sides of the floss applicator where you pour the floss in. Let the sugar you scraped off fall back into the applicator. Note: you are NOT removing the sugar stuck on there, but simply scraping it to let it fall back into the applicator. It doesn't do this all the time but it does happen from time to time. Takes 5 seconds to scrape off the sugar left on the sides. Not a big deal. After I scrape off , I turned it on again and the machine INSTANTLY makes the remaining cotton candy from the remaining sugarflos. Once none of the sugar was left inside the applicator, that's when I refilled it.*** See my video and photos to get a better idea of why I rated this product 5 STARS ***EDIT: I have been using this daily for 2 weeks now. Still makes great cotton candy but it is very loud. Just wanted to mention that in case anyone is bothered by loud machines. However, it still makes delicious cotton candy and at a reasonable time. I don’t need to wait forever for it to start making the threads.