The media could not be loaded. I love this cotton candy machine. I always dreamed of having one as a person who has a sweet tooth. I love how there are plenty of paper cones and 5 large bottles of flavored sugar! You get everything you need to make cotton candy. With 1 scoop of sugar, you can make a decent sized cotton candy(not a jumbo-sized) under 1 minute and 30 seconds. Run the machine for about 3 minutes. The next step is IMPORTANT. Turn OFF the machine. Then, pour in sugar. After that, turn it back on. Everytine you add sugar, turn it off. Check out the video clip on how to spin the cotton web on the cone. I highly recommend this cotton candy machine.

Love it so far and not a toy for kids to use.adults only

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About 15 years ago rented a commercial machine form a party store and swore never agin, made a huge mess. That one made too much candy to catch up with for me. Had used a smaller "commercial" machine in college for a fair that was not as messy and thought I could handle it, and this one is a good compromise for home use. IT DOES TAKE PRACTICE.
Decided to try this one after reading several independent reviews from different groups as well as the ones on here.
It was voted in the top 5 machines for home last year. My daughter wanted this for her birthday. At first try I would have given this a lower rating, I read the directions and did as it said but it stuck to the sides and got charred spots when touching the metal spinner in the middle. There was hardly any candy on the cone.
Tried again the next day after watching the video from the manufacturer. It does help to see exactly how they spin the cone and realized I needed to hold it higher at the top of the plastic shield once it built up. Also realized the times are off and did much better the second time around.
IF you watch the video and let it warm up for ten minutes, not 2-3, then wait until the first string of candy forms a web from each side of the bowl to catch it onto the cone you can actually get the size they show on the box.
For being sticky sugar it really does come right off the plastic bowl easily when washed, and wipes easily off the motor head with a damp cloth. We made about 5 cones of candy in a row. I do not know how long it would work before having too much build up on the sides, it may not be best for a large party but OK for a small one. You might have to pry off the build up on the sides of the bowl in between to make more. It does get hot so I would NOT suggest leaving it on for hours at a time, just like any other small kitchen appliance that heats up you would not want your toaster running for 3 hours. I have a laser surface thermometer and pointing it in the middle of the motor where the light and heat are generated the temp. ranged between 300 and 600 during use for 5 cones.
My main complaint would be it does smell, as some of the sugar inevitably slips under the floss head into the motor and gets stuck, unable to be cleaned. You just have to let it "burn" off. But the rest of the unit is very easy to clean. My kids love the flavors. The cotton candy is pretty good, not as good as a big machine or what you get fresh on the boardwalk, but you can't really expect it to be. Kids don't care about the slight difference in taste.

Awesome me an my granddaughter love it