Nostalgia Electrics CCM-600 Vintage Collection Cotton Candy Cart
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Nostalgia Electrics CCM-600 Vintage Collection Cotton Candy Cart
Customer Review: Good Product!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to agree with the reviews that say this was a good investment. While this unit is far from cheap, it is a lot less than most commercial machines on the market. The smaller Nostalgia cotton candy machines are really a waste of money, so if you want a semi-commercial machine that makes a lot of cotton candy quickly - this is the one for you! I have never owned a commercial machine, so I can't compare this unit to a commercial unit, but I can say it does what it is supposed to and the kids get a total kick out of watching the cotton candy form from the sugar and they LOVE that they can make cotton candy in their own backyard! The machine does smoke (it is the sugar burning off of the heating element) but if I know I am making several cotton candy cones, I either move the unit outside, or just open a door. It isn't an excessive amount of smoke, but it will sometimes set off the smoke alarm for a few seconds. It is also pretty easy to clean and SO EASY to use (which I love)! As all of Nostalgia's products, the assembly instructions are useless. You are better off looking at the picture on the box and assembling it yourself. Overall, my family is THRILLED with this machine. We definitely have our money's worth out of it and it is the hit of all my kids' friends! It is our favorite toy!Customer Review: I've owned this for about 3 years now and
Summary: 5 Stars
This cotton candy Machine has worked great for us! we use it for all the kids birthday parties. My kids beg me to make it for them and their friends all the time! It makes the candy quickly. we use the paper cones to collect the cotton candy and tie a clear 13 gallon trash bag onto the cart and just put the candy in the bag. It fills a bag up in about 5-7 minutes. The assembly instructions were not good, I managed to get mine together with no extra parts left over, I roll it around from room to room no problem. Its very sturdy, and looks terrific. Its quite large and takes up a lot of space. The bowl is huge, I don't know why other reviewers are saying the bowl isn't big, mine is 2 feet across each way. Its lasted for years, still looks and works like new. There is only one problem with it. (if you want to call it a problem) after making a few batches and having it on a while, you will get some sugar that burns, it sets off my smoke detectors if I don't turn on the ceiling fan and open the window a crack. the cotton candy itself tastes great. If it were not for this minor thing it would be a perfect machine. be warned if you buy it you will have every kid in the neighborhood at your house! (and all your friends will ask to borrow it for their kids parties)Customer Review: Great Machine
Summary: 5 Stars
I like my machine. It looks impressive, makes cotton candy very quickly, and it extremely easy to use. My 15 year old son assembled it for me in 15 minutes. It was easy for him because he had just built a popcorn machine from the same manufacturer.
There were some funky springs that we didn't know what to do with. I called the company, and they are pretty clueless, but at least nice about it.
There is some smoke and it does set off alarms if used in a closed area. We have a sunroom with windows, so this alleviates this problem. The instructions say not to use outdoors, yet it says perfect for family picnics. Pretty funny, really. We have used this outside and had no problems.
I use this for my business and love it. Looks are very important in my business so a cute machine that works quickly gets an A+ in my book.
P.S. I never thought I liked cotton candy, but after getting this, I'm addicted. Yummy.
Customer Review: Excellent product!
Summary: 5 Stars
Until very recently if you wanted to purchase a cotton candy machine you had a choice of buying a $40 to $50 model that made very small amounts of cotton candy, or else a large commercial size machine starting at $500 (and the $500 models do not include the cart). Nostalgia has now come out with this great commercial grade machine that is priced just right and includes the cart, machine, and dome. I recently purchased one for my brother's children and they are thrilled. My brother said that it was easy to assemble, the machine looks great, and it makes large amounts of cotton candy very quickly. This is exactly what we have been looking for!Customer Review: Great Product!
Summary: 5 Stars
And fun too! I purchased this machine after trying the table top Nostalgia Electrics "retro" cotton candy maker. The table top machine simply did not work. After a half-hour of spinning, nothing but scattered sugar. Very disappointing. But this machine. WOW! It simply works GREAT. Just seconds after starting it up... cotton candy! I read the other reviews. And they're right. This machine is lots of fun, and produces great, tasty cotton candy. I can't imagine that a more expensive machine could work any better. So this is definitely worth the price. If you're thinking of buying this -- just do it. You won't regret it.