Cra - Z - Art Super Donut Maker

by Cra-Z-Art

Product Features

• Make your own delicious donuts
• Chocolate , Strawberry, Jelly and Vanilla frostings
• Makes filled and holed Donuts as well as Donut Balls
• Make in Safe microwave trays
• No batteries needed

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 10.8 x 12.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002DXKHTG
• Item model number: 18001
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,152 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This Super Donut Maker creates Filled Donut Balls, Hole Donuts and Frosting. Contains 3 Filling Tubes for Strawberry Jelly, Chocolate and Vanilla Frosting. For ages 6+.

Product Description

CraZCookn Super Donut Factory! This Super Donut Maker creates Filled Donut Balls, Hole Donuts and Frosting. Make, bake and decorate! Now were cookin! Fun recipes for the family! Make and decorate delicious mini donuts! Make strawberry and chocolate filled donuts! Chocolate , Strawberry, Jelly and Vanilla frostings Safe and easy microwave baking. Contains 3 Filling Tubes for Strawberry Jelly, Chocolate and Vanilla Frosting Includes Super Donut Factory Chocolate donut mix (1.41 oz) White donut mix (1.41 oz) Vanilla frosting mix (0.71 oz) Strawberry filling mix (0.71 oz) Chocolate filling mix (0.71 oz) Microwavable donut hole tray Microwavable filled donut tray Mixing bowl Double ended spatula Double ended spoon 2 x Filling tubes Filling tube nozzle Instructions.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless design and cleaning trainwreck, December 20, 2009

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labrattus (Cleveland OH) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Cra - Z - Art Super Donut Maker (Toy)

So, the commercials for the product would suggest that it's a blender-like capsule where the kids can put in the mix and water and then dispense into the form tray (kind of an all-in-one unit). This, I assume, was the original intent of the toy. BUT, the instructions require you to mix the powder in a separate bowl till it's lump-free (otherwise it will "clog the unit") THEN, add the mix into the capsule. The capsule's only function is to hold the mix and allow it to flow through the nozzle down into the forms. The mixing "blade" is used only to "push" the mix into the hole. Unfortunately, even this still leaves a significant amount of "batter" in the chamber.

Now the real disaster is cleanup. I swear you will only use this thing once after you've cleaned it. The chamber needs to be removed from the main unit, along with almost ten other pieces and parts. The mixing head "can't be submerged in water" so it needs to be specially cleaned separately. The nozzle contraption of the unit can't be removed (?) so the only way you can clean it according to the instructions is to run water down it after you reinstall the mixing chamber. This is as bizarre as it gets since this the part where all the mix goes down.

After the "doughnuts" are cooked, instead of a perfectly smooth-edged product, you get a rough, crumbly cake-like thing. There is NO WAY anybody including a master pastry chef could decorate these crumbly things. I told my spouse that they must have spent more time on Adobe Photoshop decorating the doughnuts then in the kitchen when you look at the product package.

The reality of the product is that it is a cheap bunch of plastic that serves no real purpose. The only part of the kit that has any use is the doughnut mix. The doughnuts don't come out of their forms cleanly at all (if at all) and a silicone tray would have been so much more useful. Trust me, once you use this product you'll soon realize that the only part you'll use again will be the molds unless you're blessed with infinite patience.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun for my 7 year old, June 22, 2010

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M. Hertzler (East Coast USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cra - Z - Art Super Donut Maker (Toy)

Look, I am glad that all these budding gourmet chefs are out there at 7 and 8 years old. But I don't have one. I have a typical 7 year old that just wanted some sweet treats.

Bought by the grandparents, I had no hand in picking this one out. I am well versed in the "just add water" type of cooking and had little to no expectations on flavor. I find it a little amusing that anyone would expect great taste from a packet of cake mix that you microwave.

Yes, the premise of the toy is ridiculous. EZ Bake oven anyone? But it was fun for my daughter. The directions were easy for her to follow. The measuring spoon was very helpful in having her follow a recipe (with one and a half small or large spoons, etc).

Clean up isn't fun. The desire for my child to want to 'do it all by herself' while asking me for help every few seconds wasn't fun either. But again, the toy wasn't made for my age group (37, if you are curious). If I can honestly complain about anything, it would be the difficulty of getting the donuts out of the tray once their cooked.

If anything, this toy and its ridiculously decorated photo on the package should allow you to give your child a lesson in marketing and expectations. But the toy itself is enjoyable for what it is.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Get a Refund!!!!!! (if possible), December 31, 2009

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Lavezz L. Middleton "Tacy" (Olympia Fields, IL) - See all my reviews
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= Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Cra - Z - Art Super Donut Maker (Toy)

My 7 year received this for Christmas and I wish I had the gift receipt!!! First, the dough mix is thick and ssssslllllloooooowwwww coming out of the chamber. We ended up pushing it through with a butter knife. Then it was cook time. Not a doughnut at all. Instead we got mushy, rough, spit ball like, white things. Decorate, Yeah Right!!! If you can get them out the plastic holder EAT RIGHT AWAY they turn into white bricks. I did get bonding time with her but she was disappointed. She loves to cook and was excited about this gift. I'm happy she was understanding and seen my hard work in trying to get it to work. I so wish I had the receipt!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS PLASTIC JUNK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!