Half the sugar ends up in the lower part of the spinner. I only end up with a small portion of cotton candy. How do you make large portions?
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We only use hard candy instead of sugar. However, one must not overload the machine. Think of it as squeezing oranges for orange juice. You can only get a little at a time, but patience pays off. My advice would be to make small batches and slowly load the cone as the spun sugar accumulates. Also, make sure the machine is good and warmed up initially.
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I let my machine warm up for 10 minutes.Try using a little less sugar in the bin OR try using a different brand of sugar. As stated below, try to get it in there evenly. You will always have a little bit of sugar that sticks to the sides of the spinner, but I just keep letting it spin until most of it comes out. We use the "Magic Floss" brand of cotton candy mix.
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Hi Doris, I'm not sure if i can be of help, we only made it once. But, we put the sugar in the lowest,center small part of the spinner. I'm wondering if when your sugar gets down into that part that's the only sugar that becomes spun web. Try putting your whole spoonful down in there and wait a little bit to see if it becomes web like. It was hard to see the webs form they are so light and airy. Hope this helps. It does take a little time for the sugar to start doing what it's supposed to.
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Make sure you warm up the machine, I leave mine on for at least 10 mins and I get all the sugar out.
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We were able to make big and fluffy ones..spread the sugar floss evenly or it will not all melt.... But make sure to let the machine run for like 5 to 8 minutes to warm up.
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These make halves. What I did was filled it in with melted chocolate and froze the chocolate until completely solid then empty the halves out. I then filled it again and put the frozen pieces on top of the liquid melted chocolate halves that are in the tray. Froze them. Done. You end up with whole pieces. Just make sure you line it up carefully. You may need to trim the edges to be smooth.
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Perhaps with a blender. But for all general purposes, a spoon and a cold glass of milk will get you nowhere. What i would suggest is making a syrup out of it, add what sugar you want (if any) and go from there. A bit more involved, not sure if you want to take it that far, but worth it.
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there is no trick I am so upset with this item I just want to chuck it in trash but my sister bought one first and hers is on steriodes or something and she has no problems and if we put both machines side by side there is only one diffrence hers works and mine does not. The cotton candy machine does not work either. Sorry your luck is as bad as mine. Janet
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I never have any problem with my recipe,5 1/2 cup of flour, 2 1/2 cup of warm water, 2 tbs of yeast, 2/4 cup of sugar. The flour I use is King Arthur is the good one. I hope thus recipe help you.
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I place sugar in the bottom of the container and pour in the hot water. I secure the tea holder and lid. I then swirl around the water to defuse sugar.
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Hi, I'm still trying to perfect my dough. According to eitalianfood.com, you only add the yeast to the flour along with 2 teaspoons sugar. I'm going to use honey instead of sugar. I'm making dough tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes.
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I was making peanut butter in mine and it ceased up I put it in reverse and foward several times I learned when it comes to dense or frozen fruits and vegetables smaller amounts are better Not being there I can't say much but take it apart. See if it works if it does good to go... good luck
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3.3 oz. seems to be too much for the individual 1/2 pieces in a tray. One needs to do 2 trays of the white chocolate and 2 trays of the dark. I believe I bought 3 14 oz. bags of white and 3 bags of the dark chocolate Candy Melts. In addition to the chess pieces, I did the chess board tiles in candy melts. With a solid top, I needed to figure what I might do with the candles. So, I used candy cups and filled them 2/3 of the way to the top with candy melts and then stuck the candles in the cups. I placed them along the side of the chess cake and that worked out nicely. The chess piece molds were very nice to work with and looked spectacular. 3.3 oz. seems to be too much for the individual 1/2 pieces in a tray. One needs to do 2 trays of the white chocolate and 2 trays of the dark. I believe I bought 3 14 oz. bags of white and 3 bags of the dark chocolate Candy Melts. In addition to the chess pieces, I did the chess board tiles in candy melts. With a solid top, I needed to figure what I might do with the candles. So, I used candy cups and filled them 2/3 of the way to the top with candy melts and then stuck the candles in the cups. I placed them along the side of the chess cake and that worked out nicely. The chess piece molds... » Read More 3.3 oz. seems to be too much for the individual 1/2 pieces in a tray. One needs to do 2 trays of the white chocolate and 2 trays of the dark. I believe I bought 3 14 oz. bags of white and 3 bags of the dark chocolate Candy Melts. In addition to the chess pieces, I did the chess board tiles in candy melts. With a solid top, I needed to figure what I might do with the candles. So, I used candy cups and filled them 2/3 of the way to the top with candy melts and then stuck the candles in the cups. I placed them along the side of the chess cake and that worked out nicely. The chess piece molds were very nice to work with and looked spectacular. « Show Less
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it has a heating element to make the cotton candy. don't buy this mine caught fire after 1 use!
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It depends on the granule size of the sugar and the size of the cones you want. We found that about 1/2 of the scoop is wasted with regular sugar. If you use your own cane sugar with flossine flavoring, you will need two scoops of the mixture to get a decent sized cone. Doing that, you can do about 30 +/- cones per hour.
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I had the same initial problem. Try your recipe with 1/8-1/4 cup less flour. Worked for me.
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What my husband did to get ours to work-- you cut off the top of the pineapple, a good portion of it- so that it's flat and smooth. Then you put the corer down the middle and twist, while you're twisting the pineapple wraps around the corer.
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I did exactly that. I used half a roll and saved the other half by sealing it in a Foodsaver vacuum bag. Unfortunately, it is still in that vacuum bag, so I can't report on whether the second half is useable.
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I put the water in first and then dump all the formula on top. And like the other poster said, make sure you adjust the little stopper piece so you can pull the blade all the way up if you're making a larger portion. Just push it up and down slowly the first few times so the formula doesn't creep up the side and then you're good to go.
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I don't think you are doing anything wrong, each time I have used mine the same thing happens. The sugar spins out of the center so fast that it must just be the excess sugar that accumulates on the side. I tap it down every so often while the machine is still warm for easier clean up and that the sugar pieces don't end up in the floss.
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We use this machine every day in our soda shop. Cotton candy is one of our best sellers. My best advice is to buy the bubble that sits on top of the bowl because without it, cotton candy sticks to the ceiling.