Product Description

Enjoy the smell and taste of old fashioned cotton candy right at home with this easy to use cotton candy maker

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1293 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Back to Basics
• Model: CC18177
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.10" h x 10.75" w x 10.75" l, 3.50 pounds

Features

• This cotton candy maker comes with 6 disposable cones and a measuring scoop
• Make individual serving size cones in minutes using colored sugars or finely crushed candy
• The smaller size of this machine takes up little counter space
• The cotton candy kit is sold separately and includes cones and sugar packets

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

62 of 64 people found the following review helpful.
Well aren't I surprised! This is the best one yet!
By LKSquirrel
Out of desperation due to my recent addiction to cotton candy and failure of my Nostalgia Retro machine after one month....I bought both this one and the $49 Waring. I'm sending the Waring back...it is the appliance from hell. If Stephen King made appliances instead of wrote books...he would have made this thing. Not only did it simply not work.....while cleaning it to put it back in the box it cut me deeply enough to need a butterfly. The edges of the spinner head were that sharp.

But this little guy? I'm truly amazed. After screwing around with that Nostalgia thing for a month I could barely keep up with the speed this Back to Basics produced. And to all the people complaining about the size of the cone.....it's technique I promise you.

Something else I value highly.....this product is made by Westbend. As a precaution I wanted to purchase a new spinner head and bowl. I went to the website expecting a massive hassle and in less than 5 minutes had f ound the parts. They were so cheap I bought two....LOL.

CON....one con.....the bowl itself is very flimsy and cheap. I cracked it the first time I washed it (does not effect function) and it rattles...a lot. Earthquake putty took care of that little problem. :) But the price of a new one from Westbend....$5.99. Spinner heads.....$5.99

For the price you really can't beat this machine. And it really is technique...it just takes practice. And YES you can use plain sugar...YES you can make your own flavors with Koolaide (premixed with the sugar) or any type of extract added directly to the spinner head along with the plain sugar. NO you should not use sugarless candy no matter what the other machine says and NO you should not use extra fine sugar. I use the organic sugar Amazon sells....it works great. Have fun!

Upgrading to 5stars...it's now June 2012 and I am still delighted with this machine. I am over the "living on cotton candy" phase but st ill use it a couple times a week. The only slight "complaint" I have is that when it gets hot the plastic expands on the bowl and it gets loose...which is why it rattles. But a very minor thing compared to the performance for under $30

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
Love it!
By Ashley S.
I just love this! We've had it for less than a week but have used it a few times. You can only use 1 tbsp. of sugar at a time and I like bigger cotton candies so I do a 2nd tbsp after for a bigger one. But once you get pretty good at using it, even 1 tbsp can produce a nice big fluffy cotton candy. So far we've only tried using floss sugar but it says you can also use regular sugar(not as good results though it states) or even hard candies crushed finely. My kids love this too!(of course)

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
Big Hit!
By nan
My daughter received this for Christmas and couldn't wait to use it. Well, on new years eve, we set it on the counter and the kids were so excited about making their own cotton candy cones - even the adults were impressed. Very durable and the taste is super!