Will this work with other types of candy? Like M&amp;M's?
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Hey Jennifer, It should but I am not an expert on these type of machines....I will say that the M&M may come out in multiples based on the size. I hope this info. is helpful. You will be taking a gamble on it. I found this review that may help you:Buyer Beware I really liked the design of this candy dispenser from the picture and I gave this as a gift to my 3 1/2 year old since she was also getting a marble set for her birthday (thought the two together would make a fun gift theme). Anyway, it says you can use other candy like M&M's as well as gum balls so I bought it wanting to do that since my daughter is too young to chew gum. You have to push down on the top relatively hard to get the candy to release and it doesn't always come down after each push. None of the candy came straight to the bottom without me having to swirl the entire dispenser around to get them to fall. Very disappointing, but of course, the kid loves it anyway, so I gave it 2 stars. We tried regular M&M's and the more round peanut butter M&M's, but neither worked. The path is too flat for the candy to travel down smoothly. Very slight variations in the design would have worked much better with many other kinds of candy.
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Yes. Some work better than others though. I believe there is a review somewhere here that gives a list of candies that have worked and ones that have not.
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It didn't work for me at all with fudge or carmels. I got different readings, wildly different, depending on where I aimed it. It will not work at all as a candy thermometer, which is what I wanted it for.
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I don't know exactly what a sweet gum ball is, but here is what I do know. It works fine on hard roundish things like pecans, from the smallest round ones to the longer 2 inch ones. It works fine on walnuts too so I think anything its okay for anything between those two. The coils are close together so I would expect it to pick up items as small as 3/8 inch in diameter but haven't tried that. I wouldn't want to try it on squishy fruits though it might work for hard crabapples. Hope this helps!
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I dont know about the lollipops but these candies are individually wrap. I have never seen these in a gumball machine and i dont think it would work in it anyway.
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Yes it does. I use it for hard candy, taffy, and even frosting. Be careful! Very hot. 1 tsp is too hot for some
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You can order different flavors through Amazon and the vendors. I have cherry and blueberry.I am not sure if you can dye the candy, but I don';t think it would hurt.
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Yes as long as it is hard candy. Like too round discs of cinnamon candy or hard peppermint candy. For some reason I found hard candy working better then the floss sugar. You can even use Life Saves which work great and with those you can use 3 even of different flavors , but all round candy can't be used. Must be like a disc and must be solid hard candy. The cinnamon was really great as was the peppermint.
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None because it's decorational and doesn't taste good. Some of the candy came broken in pieces so couldn't even use for decoration.
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I think the dispenser would work fine with M&Ms.; My only concern is that the dispense "fan" which portions out the product is a flexible material, so anything as hard as M&Ms; but larger might jam it.
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We don't use the dispenser for cereal. We use it for trail mix. Almonds, cashews, raisins and m&m; candy works fine.
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Not sure what normal smarties are. I looked it up and discovered what you meant. This would be perfect for M&Ms; and smarties. When dispensing M&Ms;, because they are somewhat polished, just hold your hand around the container you're dispensing to to avoid the candies bouncing around or it may not even do that. I use it for dispensing cereal. I hope this helps.
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Yes, chocolate works in this mold. I used this for soap and lotion bar, and they just pop right out in this silicon mold. So far I find using silicon molds work really well!
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No these are meant for chocoloate. If you try to make hard candy lollipops this mold will melt.
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I don't think you would be able to put m&m's inside without taking it completely apart. At our party the kids loved the animals and wanted to take one home, but all in one piece. What I used was a box that looked like a gold bar. I found it on line at one of the party sites, but I don't remember which one. Then I filled it with candy.
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Yes you can use it on Candy or Maple Syrup. Basically any liquid or solid that you need to get the temperature of. The Temp Range is -40 to +450. I know Maple Syrup making is quite the detailed process so hopefully someone with experience on that end can weigh in here. We have had plenty of people use the thermometer for candy making and it works perfectly
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I am sorry, I really don't know. But I will tell you this, the candy is great!