Customer Reviews

Girl Gourmet Candy Jewel Factory Oven

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(17)

 

 

My daughter wanted this sooooo bad for her birthday. Imagine the disappointment when we opened it and she wanted to play with it, but we didn't have a light bulb to melt the candy into the molds.
We searched all our light fixtures in the house to "borrow" one; however this one uses a special small based blunt tip 40W chandelier bulb.
Once we found this specialty bulb at a large retail hardware store, she filled her little mold tray. It took about 1 1/2 hours to make 4 tiny pieces of candy and about 4 minutes for her to string it through a licorice rope and eat it. The refill kits are expensive. You're better off getting a roll of Lifesavers and stringing them on licorice ropes or yarn because that's basically what this is!

The packaging does not indicate that it does not come with a 40W bulb, so I had to run out to get the bulb while my kid was ready to 'cook' her candy. Then realized bulb was not strong enough to melt candy into mold, we tried to cook it multiple times and it did not work. The candy came in un-resealable baggies which was very difficult to contain so be aware that it will get everywhere. My kid was so frustrated with it not working and gave up on it. It was complete waste of time.

My grand daughter really loves this toy. She use to always buy those candy rings and necklaces so this was a must have for her. She thoroughly loves making different necklaces and bracelets and then immediately eating them. Yes it does not come with a light bulb but it says so on the box. Just like any toy these days you have to look to see what is not included. Same goes for batteries on other toys.

This product does not work as described. The oven does not come with the light bulb required and said light bulb is hard to find. The oven does not heat well, nor evenly. Some of the smaller candy finally melted after about an hour, but the other candy did not. It's hard to get the melted candy out while trying to leave the unmelted candy undisturbed. It was such a disappointment!

I bought this after reading about it taking forever to melt and had low expectations. However, I read the directions and found it clearly says to use the sprinkles as decoration and then fill the mold with the candy pellets (big ones that are pink and green). The sprinkles do not melt and if you don't put enough candy pellets in, it won't work. We did use too many sprinkles on a few and all we had to do is put a few candy pellets on and then put it back through. Worked just fine. My 3 and 7 year old had a lot of fun with it (even though it says 8 and up). You do need the lightbulb but I did get that ahead of time. Christmas Day with all the stores closed, it would be a major disappointment to not have the bulb. Bad call by the manufacturer!

As many others have mentioned, and I didn't notice on the package, THIS DOES NOT COME WITH THE LIGHT BULB!!!

Make sure you have a 40-watt blunt end small lightbulb (like old christmas lights).

This requires high dexterity for kids. The candy pieces are very small and will make a mess. It does come with 2 molds, but the molds are small so be aware that getting the candy inside the mold, vs on the mold/table/floor/everywhere is quite difficult even for me as an adult. My kids were already frustrated at this point.

The "oven" doesn't heat evenly and some candy melts while others just sit there.

My kids basically spent about 2 hours to get 3 small pieces of candy. I paid $[...] plus tax at Wal-Mart. $[...] can buy a lot of candy and I wouldn't have a plastic piece of junk laying around.

Take your kid to a local candy store and have them show them how they make the candy. Then buy some candy. Much better experience.

We bought this for our daughter's 7th birthday and she loves it. Yes, unfortunately it doesn't come with a light bulb so make sure to purchase this ahead of time. The candy tastes great and it's a fun activity to do with your child.

Everyone complaining on here apparently did not also get the Girl Gourmet cupcake maker, that was a huge disappointment for us. Not only did it taste bad, but frosting ran everywhere. We were thrilled that this thing actually worked and luckily I had a light bulb. Candy "cooked," tastes very good. 7 year old played all day making batches of candy. If you don't put the candy past the "fill to" line, it should melt. Also, we had the narrower 40W bulb. Maybe that makes a difference. I just wanted to throw out a positive review because we really do like it.

I purchased this toy for my 5 year old daughter. After reading some of the reviews I thought twice about purchasing it but I'm so glad I did. She completely loves it! After we made the first batch together she is able to do it by herself. The toy is very safe and so much fun for her. It only takes about 10 minutes to melt the candy in the oven and when it is done the over shuts itself off. Then the door stays locked until the candy is completley cool so there is no chance of burning yourself (this takes 20-30 minutes). Overall I feel this toy is very safe and very fun for my 5 year old.

This candy maker is a great and fun way to make your own candy. Best part is the candy tastes greaat too. Nothing better than creating and designing your own candy jewlery with this oven.