Customer Reviews for VEVOR 5L Donut Dispenser Maker DIY Doughnut Depositor Hopper Bakery Kitchen Tool

First time using an automatic donut machine, and there was a little bit of a learning curve, but I was able to get it figured out after a few tries and make nice consistent donuts. Instructions could have been clearer, but we were able to figure it out. We have only used the medium size so far, but I assume the other 2 would work just as well. A couple of things you might want to be aware of: 1. It does not come with a plug, so you will have to wire your own plug onto the cord. Not too hard to do, but I wasn't aware of it based on the description.j 2. It needs to be on its own circuit. It blew the breaker when we first turned it on because there were some other small things plugged in on the same circuit (not the same outlet), but once we moved it to a dedicated circuit it worked great. 3. The hopper needs to be pretty full of batter to get consistently sized donuts, so I don't recommend trying to test it with a small batch because you need enough dough to make it work correctly. 4. It holds a lot more oil than I initially realized. I didn't see anywhere in the instructions where it mentioned capacity, but you will need to have at least 2 gallons of oil.

For an inexpensive doughnut robot it worked better than I expected. Yes, there is a little learning curve with any donut machine, mostly getting the batter mixing temperature correct/moisture right. This didn't come with a plug but we were able to get a 30 amp plug and wire it in so we could plug it into a generator to run it from our concessions trailer. It does pull a lot of juice and occasionally trips the generator and shuts it off but otherwise works pretty well. We averaged about a donut a minute once it gets going if that helps on production time for those of you figuring out how many it makes. If you're trying to decide on machines, we ordered the larger double row machine first and discovered the larger one needs a 50 amp 120 plug which isn't common in the USA. It needs to be direct wired which wasn't an option for us. Lenovo was nice and gave us $100 refund on the large machine when we contacted them but they wouldn't take it back so if you're trying to decide and power is an issue go with the smaller one (this one), if you need a double row maybe get 2 of these instead. This 1 row donut machine does tip them out of the oil automatically when they get to the end. It worked great for the price!

I was having a hard time finding a donut depositor for mini donuts, this was the only one I found. It is much more expensive than a full sized depositor I found on Amazon, but it is worth it. It’s very well made and looks like it will last a very long time. It is easy to use and is easily disassembled for cleaning. It has multiple size settings which are a great feature because different dough viscosities will yield different sized donuts- the adjustment allows you to dial in just the right amount of batter. My only complaint is the finish is a little rough on some of the parts, but that is minor. It’s heavy duty and will last. It’s well worth the price and is a good value in my opinion.

Very easy-to-use, makes perfect doughnuts. Would recommend to anyone wanting to make a lot of doughnuts in a short time.

We use this to make hush puppies.

The dispenser works well and is definitely high quality in terms of the material it's made out of. It will last a long time. I didn't realize that the size of the donuts would be quite so small (about 1.75 inches across at their largest) but it works!

Easy to use and donuts made to perfection

It was so easy to assemble!

This is great and super compact!