Nostalgia Electrics MDM-600 Mini Orbital Donut Maker

I bought the nostaglia donut maker for my girls for christmas. The donuts were so tiny and they burned the bottom the middle back donut had to stay in longer or was doughy and the tops were too light and doughy if you took them out so bottoms didn't burn. I was not impressed. I looked up reviews on the Sunbeam and Bella Cucina and was going to get the Bella Cucina but ended up with the Sumbeam. So I did a cook off with the Sunbeam and Nostalgia. The Nostalgia still burned the doughnuts by the time they were not doughy. The Sunbeam did much better and we were very happy with them. The Sunbeam donuts are a little bigger (twice the size of the nostalgia ones) about 2 1/2 inch diameter, more even on the bottom in color but still a little lighter on the top but a much better donut maker on the whole. We will keep the Sunbeam one over the nostalgia donut maker. This is a fun activity to do with my girls. We tried a recipe online which is supposed to be from Bella Cucina which is 1 c flour, 1/2 csugar, 1Tbsp baking powder, 1 egg 1/2 c milk, 1/2 tsp vanilla, and 4 tbsp oil. We were very happy how they turned out will keep the Sunbeam and will try other recipes for fun.

The first experimental batch was burned on the bottom and white on the top after only 3 minutes. I've read that flipping the donuts half way through cooking time works best and there is now a donut maker that flips just like the flip waffle maker. So, after 1 minute and 30 seconds exactly, I flipped the entire machine on its lid. (Use a heat proof mat because the lid side is hot). Cook for an additional 1 minute and 30 seconds. Worked perfectly. They were brown on both sides. Use a pancake pen to fill the pan and fill all the way to the brim otherwise they will look flat like washers. The pancake pen allows you to fill rapidly which is important because the bottoms start cooking as soon as they are in the pan. They are 2 inches diameter when done, and 5/8 inch deep. I did not need to grease the pan with the basic recipe and the donuts did not stick. They pick up easily when done with a wooden skewer. If you are in a hurry, this works faster than an oven. If I want deeper donuts though, I will use the oven donut baking pans. The directions say to open with a pot holder, but the handle is not hot and is easy to hold for flipping. Use your own discretion for that. Total baking time 3 minutes. I only gave it 3 stars because the directions say 5-7 minutes and they do burn on the bottom if you don't flip it.

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food did not heat up to high

so food came out rubbery not too good

I do not recommend this product

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I bought this Nostalgia Mini Donut Maker at a local store at a deeply discounted price. I didn't even think to check the reviews on Amazon first because the price was so low. Who would have thought this donut maker would be so lowly rated?

I have to concur with all the reviews. This doesn't work very well. It does burn the donuts. I followed the directions of a fellow reviewer and baked the donuts for exactly 3 minutes and turned the whole machine over at a minute and a half to help a little bit. I used a muffin mix that comes in a pouch and that worked well but the donuts still tried to burn at just 3 minutes.

The size donuts were a nice size, similar to the powdered ones that come in the bag but I can't recommend it because the donut maker itself does not do a good job. There are other donut makers that get good reviews and I think I'm going to try the Sunbeam. I am returning this one to the store tomorrow after one use.

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My daughter received this product for Christmas. I am not sure where the purchaser bought it at. But This review is for the product itself and the costumer service of Nostalgia Electrics. After 4 months of use (with very good handling and storage in its original box) the nonstick coating starts to flake off and the middle rear space doesn't get hot. Called costumer service and they said I could mail it back at MY OWN EXPENSE and they would check it out and send one back, except they are being discontinued soon so no promises of the same product being sent back out. --this is Nostalgia Electrics costumer service!!!! (not Amazon).