Sweet cotton wool is a wonderful dessert, loved by everyone, without exception - both adults and children. This is eloquently spoken by huge queues, which are regularly arranged for tents with this delicacy in children's parks and on street festivals. But, despite its exceptional popularity, few people know that sweet cotton can be done alone at home , you only need to buy a mini-machine for its preparation.
What is a device for cooking cotton candy?
The home appliance for cotton candy consists of a base on which a heated metal or ceramic disc and bowl is mounted, which is placed on the base to avoid "leakage" of the final product during cooking.
Bringing the long-awaited purchase home, you will inevitably wonder: how to make sweet cotton wool? The principle of the device is extremely simple and consists of several stages:
- The new unit should be thoroughly rinsed with warm water and soap and left to dry completely;
- Before preparing the first portion of cotton wool, the device must be warmed up for 5-10 minutes, after turning off;
- in the central part of the apparatus - the sugar is poured onto the disc with a special measuring spoon and activates it with the power button;
- in the process of rotation, sugar melts and turns into a sweet spiderweb;
- in order to collect the fibers, it is necessary to lower a special bamboo or plastic stick into the device vertically;
- After a part of the fibers is wound on the workpiece, it should be placed parallel to the bowl and collect the remaining ones. A portion of sweet cotton wool at home is ready.
As we see, to understand how to make sweet cotton wool, and apply knowledge in practice under the power even a teenager. As for young children - here you should be careful not to leave them alone with the car. The heating element is very hot, therefore it can cause burns.
Advantages of the machine for sweet wool:
- a compact device will make it easy to satisfy home and guests delicious treats every day;
- relatively low price;
- ease of operation - the device is simple not only for use, but also for washing and cleaning;
- The removable bowl protects the work surface from sweet sprays;
- if you add sugar flavored dye to sugar, you can get a multi-colored cotton wool with different flavors;
- such a device will become an unusual and memorable gift for any child, regardless of gender;
- The apparatus, as a rule, is equipped with a special measuring spoon and special bamboo sticks, on which the ready-made cotton wool is wound;
- economy - one serving of cotton wool, on average, consumes a tablespoon of sugar. For comparison, in parks, for example, it costs more than a kilogram of sand.
Disadvantages of a home automatic machine for cotton candy:
- small power of some models, because of which it takes a long time to prepare one portion;
- the need to give the device a "breather" after preparing a certain number of portions in order to prevent overheating;
- also the devices are quickly clogged, so they also need to clean after cooking approximately 8-10 watts;
- the formation of the sugar edge on the protective housing.
The above disadvantages can not be attributed to all devices for making sweet cotton wool at home, this applies only to certain models, users who are marked by obvious flaws. Therefore, before acquiring, it makes sense to ask real opinions about specific brands and, if possible, to test them yourself.