Customer Reviews

Nostalgia Electrics CCM-600 Vintage Collection Cotton Candy Cart

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Originally bought the tabletop Nostalgic for less than $50. Product should not be on the market -- no cotton candy after trying for 45 minutes. Then, I saw this Nostalgic cotton candy machine cart and read the mostly positive reviews. I ordered it and am not disappointed. Yaayyy to a no-fat dessert whenever the mood strikes. This machine should not be considered "commercial" as it is definitely more of a family/home machine.
Pros:
--Cotton candy started spinning out almost immediately.
--Good amount of cotton candy on cone
--Easy to use and clean
--Came with 2 packages of pink vanilla floss and 2 pkgs of blue raspberry floss; paper cones
--All tools for assembly provided
--Though it is a cart, doesn't really take up that much space, especially if you leave off the cone holder attachment
--2 spare fuses provided
--Great price in comparison to other cotton candy machines
--Quiet machine when making cotton candy. Was pleasantly surprised!

Cons
--Terrible, awful, horrible directions for assembly. Incomplete information! The worst I have ever seen.
-- Not all bolts fit properly as some of the holes were too small (and, yes, I used the correct bolt) There were enough bolts that did fit O.K., so machine is stable, however, I wouldn't feel comfortable rolling it around here and there.
--A couple of springs were included, which I have no idea where they should go! I also had some left over bolts and screws.
--Some smoking when using it, though not enough to set off any smoke alarms.
--A fair amount of sugar doesn't get spun and ends up wasted and scattered inside the bowl.

Having had a passion for cotton candy since I think birth, I was goofing around one day and came across this machine, and bought it. It was super easy to put together, good thing cuz the instruction sheet is a rough picture (just use the hex head screws on the bottom, the round heads for the trays, put a washer on everything. Long bolts for wheels, short bolts on front legs 3 screws hold the dome on.). No tools required, they give you everything. Perfect, no parts left over... always a good thing! I plugged the thing in and turned it on empty and everything spun centered. I then poured in the sugar they give me, and turned it back on. Within 2-3 seconds here came the cotton candy and within 20 seconds my wife was gobbling hers down. The machine also came with cones and 2 flavors of sugar so your all set to play right away. Cleanup is super easy too! The bowl is coated so the sugar line falls right off and wipes right out, that's all there is to it, other than run all the sugar out of the spinner.
This machine will be allot of fun for many years! It came with an extra set of brushes for the motor, and another set of fuses too. I missed Halloween this year but next year I will start a new tradition for the kids. One down thing is making cotton candy smokes up the house a little, but it's happy sweet smoke, and although you can see it, it smells nice in here.

Until very recently if you wanted to purchase a cotton candy machine you had a choice of buying a $40 to $50 model that made very small amounts of cotton candy, or else a large commercial size machine starting at $500 (and the $500 models do not include the cart). Nostalgia has now come out with this great commercial grade machine that is priced just right and includes the cart, machine, and dome. I recently purchased one for my brother's children and they are thrilled. My brother said that it was easy to assemble, the machine looks great, and it makes large amounts of cotton candy very quickly. This is exactly what we have been looking for!

When we purchased this Cotton Candy machine, we had a doubt when it came to the capability of the product; was it good enough or should we purchase the real professional ones. Due to the price and the overall appearance we chose to buy the Nostalgia instead of the Gold Medal, which was way more expensive and you didn't even get the cart. I must say that the machine has not failed. It is a success, especially if you only need it for small occasions like Birthdays etc. It produces good size Cotton Candy quick. Only thing is that is looses a lot of sugar, while spinning. I don't know if this is normal, for all cotton candy machines, but the sugar that is not heated builds up on the inside of the bowl. After using the machine for 10-20 Cotton Candy you need to wash it, otherwise the cotton candy will stick to this sugar buildup. Like other reviews we have read, we also smoked up the house the first time. This is due to some of the cotton candy going back to the heater. But it is something I think you would have to live with, because of the relatively small, but good size bowl. Now we only use the machine outside. It was a good purchase especially if you take the price into consideration. The cart and machine has a good size, and is an eye catcher at every party.

This machine does what it says, it makes alot of cotton candy in a short time. Best investment in a long time.

very bad instructions for putting it together. can not run machine for very long smokes badly.bowl is to small to make a full size cotton candy cone. spinner head doesn't hold much floss have to keep filling it often.can't adjust heat waste as much floss as it makes. does make small amount of cotton candy quickly. Not a large commerical machine as advertised

I Received my machine today which took only 3 days to ship. The machine came packed well but 2 spokes on the wheel were broken. The directions to put machine together were awful. Once the machine was put together, it was simply to use. In seconds cotton candy was coming out. It does waste a lot of the floss sugar which I purchased seperately with the cones(None came with the machine)It tasted great,but made small cones.This machine is great If you just want this for your family. If you are looking to use for making money, you will be very unhappy. Clean up was super simple. Other machines run 500 dollars and up which does not include a cart or dome.I wanted this for my family so For the money spent I am pleased.

And fun too! I purchased this machine after trying the table top Nostalgia Electrics "retro" cotton candy maker. The table top machine simply did not work. After a half-hour of spinning, nothing but scattered sugar. Very disappointing. But this machine. WOW! It simply works GREAT. Just seconds after starting it up... cotton candy! I read the other reviews. And they're right. This machine is lots of fun, and produces great, tasty cotton candy. I can't imagine that a more expensive machine could work any better. So this is definitely worth the price. If you're thinking of buying this -- just do it. You won't regret it.

I have to agree with the reviews that say this was a good investment. While this unit is far from cheap, it is a lot less than most commercial machines on the market. The smaller Nostalgia cotton candy machines are really a waste of money, so if you want a semi-commercial machine that makes a lot of cotton candy quickly - this is the one for you! I have never owned a commercial machine, so I can't compare this unit to a commercial unit, but I can say it does what it is supposed to and the kids get a total kick out of watching the cotton candy form from the sugar and they LOVE that they can make cotton candy in their own backyard! The machine does smoke (it is the sugar burning off of the heating element) but if I know I am making several cotton candy cones, I either move the unit outside, or just open a door. It isn't an excessive amount of smoke, but it will sometimes set off the smoke alarm for a few seconds. It is also pretty easy to clean and SO EASY to use (which I love)! As all of Nostalgia's products, the assembly instructions are useless. You are better off looking at the picture on the box and assembling it yourself. Overall, my family is THRILLED with this machine. We definitely have our money's worth out of it and it is the hit of all my kids' friends! It is our favorite toy!

I like my machine. It looks impressive, makes cotton candy very quickly, and it extremely easy to use. My 15 year old son assembled it for me in 15 minutes. It was easy for him because he had just built a popcorn machine from the same manufacturer.
There were some funky springs that we didn't know what to do with. I called the company, and they are pretty clueless, but at least nice about it.
There is some smoke and it does set off alarms if used in a closed area. We have a sunroom with windows, so this alleviates this problem. The instructions say not to use outdoors, yet it says perfect for family picnics. Pretty funny, really. We have used this outside and had no problems.
I use this for my business and love it. Looks are very important in my business so a cute machine that works quickly gets an A+ in my book.
P.S. I never thought I liked cotton candy, but after getting this, I'm addicted. Yummy.