This type of machine is often referred to as a residential cotton candy machine. What this means is only that it is a home cotton candy machine, not a commercial model.
This sweet treat is called candy floss in the UK and fairy floss in Australia and no doubt it has other names in other countries.
There are many of these home machines available costing under $50. You can get supplies very easily and quite inexpensively. You may even be lucky enough to have a local supermarket that stocks the flavored floss sugars.
The cones that you use to collect the spun sugar strands are quite cheap, I have seen a price of $6.30 for 100.
There are plenty of flavors, enough to be able to find something for everyone.
Some of the home machines look like a miniature version of a carnival cart, with wheels and gold lettering while others have a look of a piece of diner equipment, quite sturdy and chunky looking.
Some models have a plastic guard with a higher section in front, where people might stand, to keep them from being spattered with sugar particles. Ideally this should be a half dome shaped cover to avoid all the inevitable sticky mess when you have finished producing your sweet treat.
When you are deciding which machine to buy always check up on the warranty, you need a decent length of warranty. If you don’t get it it would almost seem that the manufacturer doesn’t have any faith in his own product.
The machine needs to be made from robust materials to produce a sturdy machine. Something with a bit of substance to it, not one that feels really insubstantial that might shake to bits when it is working.
Now that Winter is coming, being able to produce cotton candy in your own home will bring back the feeling of fairs, open air sports events, in fact anywhere where you might find cotton candy being sold as a snack food.
Having a home cotton candy machine might just be one of those things that can keep the kids happy when the weather is not good enough for them to be outside.
It will be especially useful over the holiday season. Once the excitement of Christmas Day is over and things seem to go a bit flat, you can bring out the machine and give the kids something to think about.
All kids love cotton candy. So why not treat them to a home cotton candy machine
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