We love this machine and have had tons of fun with it this summer!!!We got this cotton candy maker to use during a graduation party and have since found numerous opportunities to use it! The unit works well and makes cotton candy that tastes just like we could get at an amusement park. The unit does not come with a dome cover, but you really need to order that as well. We tried to use the unit in our kitchen without the cover, and cotton candy strands of sugar were floating everywhere, making a huge mess! Using it without the dome outside (with even the slightest amt of wind) would be impossible as the sugar strands would just blow away. Plus, the dome protects the cotton candy from bees and other insects that might be attracted to the sugar. Once we added the dome, the unit was absolutely great! The unit is larger than I expected, but it is quiet and easy to use. Note: as a safety feature, the unit requires the steel bowl to be securely in place before it will operate. We didn’t realize this at first and thought it was defective until we properly positioned the bowl and it began to work.Clean up of the bowl is super easy, as it just takes some washing out with hot water. The central part that heats the sugar is a little trickier to clean, but I found that it cleans nicely when I place a washcloth (wet with hot water) on the crusted sugar for a minute and then wipe/repeat until clean.Save the box for storage because the unit is large and oddly shaped.