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