How does a cotton candy machine work?!


Question: How do they make cotton candy?

Cotton candy is one of those amazing foods that makes no sense until you know the secret. There is no way to produce cotton candy without special equipment, but if you have the equipment, it is incredibly easy!

Cotton candy is nothing but pure sugar. To make the sugar "cottony," you need four things:

* Heat to melt the sugar and turn it into a liquid
* A set of very small holes that the liquid sugar can flow through to form threads of sugar
* A spinning head that slings the liquid sugar outward so it is forced through the holes
* A bowl to catch the threads

The head contains the heater to melt the sugar and make it liquid. Then, by spinning the head, the cotton candy machine forces the liquid sugar out through tiny holes in the head. The instant the thin threads of sugar hit the air, they cool and re-solidify, so in the bowl of the machine a web of sugar threads develops. The web is easily collected on a paper cone.

If you mix water with cotton candy it instantly dissolves, and you can see that it's nothing but a tablespoon or two of sugar filling the entire bag. It's amazing how much you can charge for sugar, air and a little coloring!


Answers: How do they make cotton candy?

Cotton candy is one of those amazing foods that makes no sense until you know the secret. There is no way to produce cotton candy without special equipment, but if you have the equipment, it is incredibly easy!

Cotton candy is nothing but pure sugar. To make the sugar "cottony," you need four things:

* Heat to melt the sugar and turn it into a liquid
* A set of very small holes that the liquid sugar can flow through to form threads of sugar
* A spinning head that slings the liquid sugar outward so it is forced through the holes
* A bowl to catch the threads

The head contains the heater to melt the sugar and make it liquid. Then, by spinning the head, the cotton candy machine forces the liquid sugar out through tiny holes in the head. The instant the thin threads of sugar hit the air, they cool and re-solidify, so in the bowl of the machine a web of sugar threads develops. The web is easily collected on a paper cone.

If you mix water with cotton candy it instantly dissolves, and you can see that it's nothing but a tablespoon or two of sugar filling the entire bag. It's amazing how much you can charge for sugar, air and a little coloring!

first the mahine heats up the sugar till its liquid, the spinning throws the liquid sugar out of the center thur smallholes forming thin strings forming the cotton on the sides then the person operating spins a cone to gather up the spun candy, hope this helps

The sugar is first melted to a liquid. The cotton candy machine spins the liquid sugar and forces the liquid through tiny holes. When the sugar pass through the tiny holes it is shaped and cooled and becomes a solid again. The center of the cotton candy candy machine soon becomes filled with tasty sugar threads, which are collected and served on a stick or a cone





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