Equipment for cotton candy and popcorn: reviews

Good weather, walks in the parks, sugar candy - a nice and organic picture, is not it? With the advent of summer, more and more small tents are appearing on the streets , where popcorn and cotton candy are made at the customers' premises. Such a treat quickly prepares, it is convenient to eat and it very brightens up leisure, especially if you are walking with children. The street sale of cotton candy and popcorn is a wonderful seasonal way to earn. In this article, we will discuss in more detail the principles of creating the final products, equipment, brands and consumables.

Raw materials for cooking cotton candy and popcorn

Any, even the most expensive and high-quality equipment for cooking cotton candy and popcorn will not cope with the task if you use poor-quality consumables.

Air corn is produced from grain of special varieties, which are characterized by:

• Degree of disclosure. One of the most important indicators, because it depends on the ratio of weight and volume of finished products.
• The ratio of the uncovered and unopened grains. The smaller the latter, the lower the costs of production.
• Humidity. It should not exceed 14% - a larger percentage will have a negative impact on disclosure.
• Strength. An important indicator if popcorn will be covered with caramel or stored for some time.

For the production of air corn, a special vegetable oil is used - often this is pure coconut oil or a mixture. The main indicator - the ability to work at high temperatures without burning and child.

To give popcorn extra flavoring accents, special mixtures are used. Depending on the composition, they can provide corn with the usual salty taste, or caramel, chocolate, berry, etc.

Raw materials that use equipment for cotton candy, trivial - ordinary sugar. In order to enrich the taste of the product, flavor additives are used. They are a mixture of food colors and flavors. Working proportion - 2 tbsp. Spoons for 4.5 kg of sugar.

How to cook popcorn?

The creation of popcorn is based on short-term strong heating and the subsequent addition of toppings (sweet or salty). The average sequence of actions is as follows:

• Fully assemble the device, focusing on the accompanying documentation;
• Turn on the machine for popcorn.
• Wait 4-6 minutes (only needed when first turned on).
• Put in the boiler 57 grams of special oil for popcorn (usually based on coconut). The weight of the oil should be about one third of the weight of the dry grain.
• Add to the oil dry grain (168-170 grams).
• Add a sweet additive to your taste - gram 85, that is, half of the weight of the grain. If you use a special salt, then it will need a gram of 5-7 (1 tsp lodka).
• Close the boiler cover, wait until the popcorn is fully opened.
• Overturn the cauldron and make sure that there is no grain left.
• Repeat all operations as many times as necessary to complete the sale.
• At the last loading, once the ready corn kernels have been raised the boiler cover, turn off the heat to avoid the smell of burning.

How to cook cotton candy?

Using professional equipment for the production of cotton candy, you can easily learn how to prepare this meal. A little skill and even edible flowers will be subject to you. The general principle of work is the following:

• Fully assemble the device, focusing on the accompanying documentation.
• Place plastic cotton candy sticks in a container with cold water - when working, their surface must be moist, otherwise the cotton wool will not stick.
• Fill approximately 4.5 tbsp. Spoons of sugar. If desired, you can pre-mix sugar with flavoring additives.
• Turn on the button that starts the rotation of the head, and set the heating to minimum. Tan will start to heat up and slowly melt the sugar.
• As soon as you hear a crash and a smell of caramel appears in the air - you can start work.
• Pull the sticks out of the container one at a time, and make rotational movements along the casing - the equipment for cotton candy will create from the heated caramel the fibers that you have to collect on the stick.
• Once you have wound 79-80% of the desired size of cotton wool - turn off the ten. Another 12-16 seconds of fiber wool will fly out of the device, which will allow you to complete the job.
• Serve the cotton wool to the customer solely in an upright position!

Technics for the preparation of street strains from China

Most of the equipment that is used in the process of cooking cotton candy and popcorn, is produced in China. This technique is characterized by an attractive appearance and very affordable price.

According to the reviews of street vendors that sell this type of products, the equipment from China is designed for one season. That is, the equipment for cotton candy and popcorn is purchased in the middle of spring, the whole period until the end of the autumn intensively works, then it is thrown out.

Such actions are associated with a low level of durability of Chinese products - repair as a result is more expensive than the new device. And since all investments have paid for themselves, the seller has made a profit and is ready to repeat the whole cycle of actions for the next season.

The following brands are the most popular among manufacturers:

• Airhot;
• Starfood;
• PYHL;
• Gastrotop;
• Viatto.

All of them, according to the opinions of the traders, work qualitatively, are easy to maintain and do not require any service intervention.

Equipment for cotton candy and popcorn. Russia

Demand always naturally causes an offer, and Russian manufacturers did not stay aloof. Apparatus for the preparation of cotton candy existed on the territory of the USSR, so they were not surprised, but the technique for making popcorn was added to the assortment, taking advantage of the constructional achievements of Western colleagues. Specialists recommend paying attention to the assortment of the following brands:

• "Atesi";
• TMM;
• "Sicom".

They offer a technique of different performance, which allows you to select individual solutions for each individual object.

According to users, equipment for cotton candy and popcorn of Russian production is more expensive than Chinese counterparts, but it has better build quality and higher wear resistance. All these characteristics make it possible to work on the products of companies from Russia for years without loss of quality. Yes, periodic service intervention is required, but it refers more to regular maintenance than to repair.

Equipment for the production of cotton candy and popcorn. USA

Objectively, the best and most reliable technique for making this street-line is from the United States.

Perfect quality of assembly and consumables, attractive appearance. Minus only one - a high price.

Acquisition of American equipment is justified if you experience a stable need for a large number of finished products. It is most in demand among the owners of entertainment centers, cinemas, etc. If this applies to you, we recommend that you pay attention to the brands:

• GOLD MEDAL;
• CRETORS.

The most high-quality equipment for the production of cotton candy and popcorn. Serves for decades without losing its performance characteristics.

Final packaging and sale

So, you bought equipment for cotton candy. Reviews about the manufacturers have helped and you have chosen exactly the technique that suits you. Prepared the final products. What should I pack them before I give them to customers?

Suppliers selling grains, additives, etc., often include packaging in their assortment. For popcorn it can be:

• Cardboard glasses. The most popular models are the V-24, V-32. They will be comfortable to hold in the hands of children from 9-10 years.
• Heat-resistant paper bags. Miniature, perfect for younger children.

Cotton candy in a special package does not need - everything is limited to the stick on which it is held.

Large-scale production

Popcorn can be produced in the shop, packed in standard packages and sold at retail outlets along with chips, snacks and the like.

This activity implies a more thorough technique with increased performance - it's not just compact, cute devices that you can install directly on the workstation, but full-scale production lines capable of delivering up to 67 kg of ready-made popcorn per hour.

Such equipment is delivered to order in accordance with the needs of the customer. The line is modular and can include:

• Apparatus for the preparation of popcorn ;
• Neutral working surfaces and supports;
• Separators, designed to separate from the finished popcorn undissolved corn grain;
• Oil dispensers;
• Dispensers for toppings;
• Mixers for mixing ready popcorn with topping.