Candy Floss Maker
Candy Floss Maker
The Candy floss maker is one of those kitchen appliances that can be a lot of fun to use especially with the kids and special occasions like the kids’ birthday parties. Granted it is not an essential piece of equipment that you need for your kitchen and its not something that you would find in every home as it would not be used every day and can take up unnecessary space. But they are fun, not expensive to buy and can become the centre of attention and interest when kids are involved. What a hit a candy floss maker would be at your kids’ 6th or 7th birthday for example. And of course you adults also will enjoy it because of the memories it evokes from past gone carnivals and fun fairs. Just the fragrance of the candy floss whilst spinning will set your memory off and bring a smile to your face. So the candy floss machine is a sure way of introducing an element of fun in to any kitchen amongst children and guests that you might have around for parties or other social gatherings.
Once you have added the sugar and colouring just let the machine do it’s work and then all you have to do is use a suitable stick and run it around the inside of the candy floss machine in as much of a circular motion as you can to gather the candy floss and give you the floss effect on a stick.
If you have decided that you want to buy a candy floss maker then the next step is for you to find one. As said earlier they are not the most popular and sought after kitchen appliances out there on the market today. There are not too many shops that actually stock them to be honest but if you persevere eventually you may come up trumps. But hey we are now living in the 21st century and have been blessed with the internet. This is an excellent tool for those who enjoy shopping in the comfort of their own homes. So you can browse the internet till you hearts content looking for candy floss maker and comparing them all. There are a good number of online stores that stock and will supply you with one of these machines.
Choosing A Candy Floss Maker
Now when buying your candy floss machine they come in different varieties and shapes and colours. For those of you who wish to have more of the fun element you can buy yourself one that is a miniature replica just like the stands you will come across at fun fairs or carnivals. These are very popular and brighten up any room or activity as well as providing a great talking point. They are very much liked and popular.
There are standard candy floss makers as well which tend to look like most average kitchen utensils. These just have a plastic base and a round dish for mixing the sugar and are not at all expensive to buy. These are maybe a better option for people with small kitchens or those that simply just don’t have the space for a novelty candy floss machine. The choice is of course yours but we feel that candy floss is a fun experience and this fun is greatly enhanced with having a scaled down version of a carnival stand.
The Product Of The Candy Floss Maker
Candy floss as it is called in British English, Cotton candy as it is called in American English and Fairy floss as it is called in Australian English is a form of spun sugar. Because the main constituent is air the servings of candy floss are large which is especially appealing to children as they can become very greedy when it comes to certain things. And to them large automatically means more. Candy floss is most frequently found being served at fairgrounds or circuses. Sugar is naturally white in colour so to make the candy floss more appealing food colouring is added usually in the traditional colour of pink.
A usual serving of candy floss on a stick from a candy floss maker is about an ounce and an ounce has about 105 calories in it. It can also be sold in bags which contain several servings. There are other similar confectionaries around the world such as Pashmark in Persia and Pismaniye in Turkey.
Candy floss itself is sticky and sweet and quickly dissolves in the mouth when eaten. When you actually touch it though it feels like wool. The aroma of candy floss is very slight but the candy floss maker does give off an aroma of cooked sugar when it is being used. When it is dry candy floss is soft and very fluffy but however as soon as it is exposed to moisture such as in the air it turns sticky and damp. It’s a fun thing to make and appeals to many especially with evoking memories. We here feel that every home should have a candy floss machine.
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The candy floss machine that makes the candy floss is a small bowl to which the sugar is poured in with additional food colouring added. This bowl with the sugar and food colouring in is then spun at high speeds and the heaters which are near the rim of the bowl melt the sugar. The melted sugar is then squeezed out through tiny holes due to centrifugal force. This molten sugar then immediately solidifies in air and is caught in a large metal bowl which surrounds the central sugar reservoir bowl. It is then up to the operator of the candy floss maker to use his hands or a stick to gather the sugar strands in to portions by twirling the stick or hands around the rim of the large catching bowl. The candy floss machine works in much the same way as the older ones that were used back in time.
Ideas For Using A Candy Floss Maker
As an adult, candy floss drums up images of loud carnival music, flashing lights, air filled aromas and many smiling faces. It is a “happy” food and because of that one never forgets it. So for any small gathering or party the presence of a candy floss maker can only enhance the enjoyment.
Most kids love sugary things and because of this the first idea for making candy floss has to be at any child’s birthday party. You have games to play such as pin the tail on the donkey or hunting for sweet treasures etc but you can be rest assured that if you bring out a candy floss machine it will be the centre of attraction and enthral the youngsters. Not only do they get to actually make something (and all us parents know that the kids love to participate and make things) but they get to eat it as well. You may find that you will have to do a lot of cleaning up afterwards but that is worth the fun that has been created. The kids will talk amongst themselves for many days about how they learnt to and made their own candy floss. So for any child’s party make a candy floss maker the main highlight and don’t forget to have adequate candy floss bags available so the children can take their hand made goodies home with them.
In each year we have Christmas, Easter and Halloween. As said earlier, the candy floss maker is a novelty gadget and not an essential kitchen appliance. Most items that fall in to this category are usually bought on a whim, used once and then stored in the back of a kitchen cupboard never to see the light of day again. But this need not be with a candy floss machine.
Christmas, Easter and Halloween each have their festive properties about them and are times for enjoyment and the meeting up of people. Each particular time has colour association linked to it. For example at Christmas, strong colour associations are red and green whilst with Halloween it is orange and black. These colour associations can be applied in the making of candy floss because food colouring can be added to any candy floss mixture prior to making. So after the Christmas dinner has been eaten and the children have opened their presents, why not make some candy floss of red or green colour? It will surely add to any Christmas spirit and festivity.
And finally for a moment lets forget about the children and concentrate on us adults. Yes there are not many of us who have never eaten candy floss. And though some can be reluctant to admit that they love it, we have a hidden desire for the stuff when we catch it’s aroma. So if you are having a small gathering in your home or maybe a barbeque in the garden it’s a good idea to have a candy floss machine situated somewhere. It will not be the centre of attraction as with a child’s party but it can certainly act as an ice breaker if there is someone you wish to talk with but are a little shy and not sure what to say at first to spark up a conversation.
Accessories For The Candy Floss Maker
Other Novelties Associated With The Candy Floss Maker
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The fun filled kitchen theme is large with the candy floss machine, popcorn maker and donut maker but would not be complete without your very own soft serve ice cream maker. Here we have an excellent example of a soft serve ice cream maker than can give you professional quality ice cream in just 20 minutes. You have a choice of being able to produce ice cream, yoghurt, sorbet or sherbet at home in your kitchen. The unit is so simple to use and all you have to do is add the ingredients to the fully automatic machine and just turn it on. Wait about 20 minutes and your treats are ready. There are also 3 condiment dispensers built into the unit so you have a choice of sprinkles for your ice cream. The whole unit is very easy to maintain and clean as all the removable parts are hand washable and made from either heavy duty plastic or aluminium.
So there we have it. Just 3 more examples of novelty items that can be added to your kitchen for your own fun and pleasure or that of your children’s fun. All of them do evoke memories of childhood and bring a smile to the face when used. Of course they are not essential kitchen items that you can survive without them. But that is not the point of them or this web site either. It would be great to have all 4 fun items, highlighted on this web site, in the kitchen but the favourite one and the one we would choose above any of the others is the candy floss maker.
Using A Candy Floss Machine
Once you have bought one of these inexpensive fun kitchen appliances you don’ have to worry about reading endless user manuals to operate it. They are very simple to use and always produce great fascinating results. Basically all you have to do is add sugar and a colouring mix which is usually pink and traditional. You can of course experiment and use other colouring mixes. How about orange or even black for Halloween parties for example. Maybe green or red to give you that Christmas feel. It’s entirely up to you which colours you use and with just a little imagination and experimentation there are many occasions that you can pull out your candy floss maker and use it.
If you have already or are in the process of buying yourself a candy floss machine then there are a couple of accessories that you will also need. You will be making candy floss and will need to put this in to something. Your choices are candy floss bags or candy floss cones. When you buy a new machine you may be lucky enough to be supplied with a small number of either of them. But they will run out quickly enough.
Candy floss bags and cones can be bought via the internet or indeed from any home-
When it comes to choosing a candy floss bag, the size is not so much an important issue as you will just be filling the bag to the brim with the sugary stuff. And filling a candy floss bag is not too difficult either. Just spin the cotton candy as normal and stick it in the bag and pull the candy off the cone you used to spin it with. Just keep repeating this process until the bag is full and seal it. These candy floss bags are ideal for children’s parties as the bags can be filled, sealed and then taken home by the kids after their party has finished. A nice little touch for these candy floss bags is that they can be printed on like with balloons. So if your son is called Peter you can have something like “a gift from peter” printed on the bag with an accompanying picture.
Finally the last accessories you may require if you wish to follow any of the ideas from using a candy floss maker above are that of food colouring. These are very cheap to buy but will have a dramatic affect on any candy floss that you spin. We are not so sure that black and orange candy floss has gourmet appeal when spun for Halloween, but we can promise you from experience that it was a huge hit with the youngsters. So buy yourself as many different colours of food colouring as you wish and let the kids experiment. They have vivid imaginations and the results could be hugely entertaining.
William Morrison in 1897 was the first to invent candy floss but it was not until 1904 that it became very popular. John C Wharton first gave the public candy floss to a huge audience at the St. Loius World’s Fair and called it fairy floss. Selling it was a great success and he actually sold 68655 boxes of the stuff at 25 cents. This was actually half the cost to actually enter the fair ! In the 1920’s it became known as cotton candy and such is it’s popularity in America there is a National Cotton Candy Day every year on December the 7th.
The candy floss maker or candy floss machine is not the only fun kitchen utensil that you can buy. If it is memories you wish to evoke of your days as a child or going to the fair then a popcorn maker will surely do this just as well as the candy floss maker. Popcorn has been a beloved snack now for more than 4000 years. With such cultures as the Native American Indians it was eaten and enjoyed so much it became a part of their staple diets. Before the invention of the popcorn maker machine popcorn was made by heating sand in a fire and adding popcorn kernels to it causing them to pop. Thankfully nowadays the process is a lot easier for us.So if you have decided that you would like to own a popcorn maker machine in your kitchen there are an abundant number of examples out there in the market place for you to choose from. There are many shapes, sizes and colours for to look at and some are hot oil popcorn makers and some are hot air popcorn makers.
Hot oil popcorn makers without a doubt make the best flavoured popcorn. The hot oil prevents the kernels from sticking together or sticking to the pan. But there are health issues linked to the consumption of body intact of oils, especially in excess. Hot air popcorn makers use a batch of hot air to pop the popcorn and prevent it from sticking together. These are a more health conscious alternatives but as said earlier the popcorn is not so tasty. However you can deal with this by adding your own flavours. To buy a suitable popcorn maker you can either go to a store and compare the models that they supply or you can do it the leisurely way in the comfort of your own home by using the internet. The internet now is an ideal way to shop and you will probably have more of a choice to choose from. So if you do have a candy floss maker already why not add to it and get yourself a popcorn maker as well. And if you have a party, don’t forget to invite me!
As with the candy floss machine and popcorn maker this donut maker will add novelty to your kitchen. It is completely versatile and can make filled donut balls, hole donuts and frosting. It is only your imagination that can hold you back. The combinations and designs of donut you can make with this item are endless. Get your kids involved and they will see it as a game and have a great time. In fact the kids will probably come out with more alternatives than we ever thought possible. Anyway once the donuts have been made and designed just put them in the microwave or deep fat fryer to cook then eat them until your hearts content.