i dont need like a home recipe or anything i was just wondering how its done lol
2006-07-07 10:44:06 · 5 answers · asked by xxxxkaligurlxxxx 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Cotton candy is produced by a commerical machine--it's a large machine, with a wide bowl around a base in the center. You pour sugar into the center, and the sugar may have flavor and color. The machine heats up the sugar and has a turning mechanism within that forces the heated sugar out through a series of holes. The spun-sugar comes out in long winding threads, but you can't really see each individual thread, but after some accumulation you begin to see the 'cotton'. Then, you take a paper roll (slightly damp helps to make the sugar-cotton stuck to it) and roll it around the inside of the basin several to many times, and the sugar is sticky, so it builds up, until you have the big puff that you are familiar with.
2006-07-07 10:50:44 · answer #1 · answered by Tray 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sugar is put in the center of a special machine, that heats the sugar and melts it.
The part of the machine that the sugar is in spins very rapidly, and has tiny holes in it.
As the sugar melts, it is thrown out through the tiny holes. A bin or bowl around the spinning part collects the spun sugar, which can then be wrapped around a paper cone for serving.
2006-07-07 17:49:40 · answer #2 · answered by zen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exactly what the person said above me, and they even made a kid toy, that made cotton candy in a small amount for you.. I wanted it when i was younger, but my mom said no... i wonder why hehe..
2006-07-07 17:49:15 · answer #3 · answered by Luckystar25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's sugar, spun in a machine with heat added to begin to melt the sugar
2006-07-07 17:47:37 · answer #4 · answered by J Somethingorother 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sugar is heated until it is liquified, then forced through small holes onto a cool area where it solidifies into threads, making candyfloss.
2006-07-07 17:47:54 · answer #5 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋