Hot Concession Item Tips !

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Popcorn Machine
The irresistible aroma of fresh kernels popping seems to radiate for miles. Once you pick up this buttery, salty snack, putting it down seems almost impossible. Popcorn is the number one most profitable concession stand food.
When you think about popcorn, you  think  about the yummy flavor of theater popcorn. We deserve theater popcorn at home and this is easy to do. When you rent a popcorn machine it is usually a 6  to 8 ounce machine. This means the machine’s kettle holds 6-8 ounce packets of popcorn. A popcorn packet or as I call it, the all-in-one has perfectly pre-measured kernels, butter, oil and popcorn salt all together.
The all-in-one packets are the easiest to use for rental customers. You can certainly purchase all the ingredients separately but everything has to be measured and that means more items to clean up.
When popping the corn you want to make sure  most of the kernels pop and avoid burning the popcorn. Hint: Listen to the popping sounds, I call it pop alert, at first the pops are just a few, then there is rapid popping, towards the end of the popping cycle the pops are few, this is the time to pour the popcorn out of the kettle.
Hint: When scooping up the popcorn avoid putting your arm near the bottom of the kettle, it is very hot!
Cotton Candy
Brightly colored cotton candy is just as pleasing to the eyes as it is to the taste buds. This sticky, sugary treat is a delight to both kids and adults. The cost of cotton candy ingredients is minimal, and the rent of the cotton candy machine is low.
If you plan on becoming and cotton candineer  –  A  yearly profit of $6,048.00 may be earned by averaging a sale of 20 servings of cotton candy per day, at $1.00 per serving.
I have never met a person that did not like cotton candy. CC is spun sugar made of mostly air.  Not only does it melt in your mouth but it comes in a variety of tasty flavors.  A typical serving of cc is one ounce on a stick  –  that is it! One ounce is only 100 calories.
The cc machine is easy to use, the instructions are on the front of the machine.  There are three main components to the machine. The top, or the sugar reserve bowl, this is where the sugar goes, the giant bowl and the two controls.  The top has a heater in it and it melts the sugar, adds air and spins the cotton candy out.  The giant bowl and netting catches the cotton candy and the 2 controls is the on off and heater knob.

Sno Cone  *  Snow Cone  *  Sno Kone
Sno cones are the most popular concession treat on hot summer days.  They are made with two ingredients, crushed ice and flavored syrup. One 22 pound bag of ice will make approximately 50-60 sno cones. The syrup comes in 1 quart or 1 gallon serving containers. One quart serves about 25-30 cones. The  best way to serve a sno cone is to put half of one flavor on one side of the cone and put another flavor on the other side. Yummmmm !

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