Ronco TF7004 Classic Collection Donut Maker, Dispense Biscuits, Crepes, Pancakes

Momma used to have an anodized aluminum cake donut dropper, made by West Bend, if I remember correctly. I was a little reluctant to buy something plastic to use around hot grease, but that turned out to be no real problem.The bug problem was the recipes that came with it. The batter was so thick, it didn't want to come out, and although I could coax it, I ended up with something shaped like a Funion - think of a donut that's all hollow and collapsed, and won't hold a round shape.When I mentioned this to my sister, she said Momma never used hers much because she wasn't happy with the results. They used to have a machine in the window of G. C. Murphy's downtown that worked this way, and it was *constantly* busy; people would come in to get a dozen donuts every time they went downtown, because the donuts were purely wonderful. I also keep getting these ads for "Lil Obits" equipment to build a carnival business around, so they must be succeeding as well. If the G C Murphy machine can make great donuts this way, surely I can as well. It's just sa matter of getting the recipe right.Currently, my recipe is 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, 2 ounces lard, a scant cup water,1 egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla If you get your lard in a box, cut it into stickks like butter, and 2 ounces is 1/2 stick. Or if you're not health-conscious, a quarter cup of vegetable oil will work. The sugar in the recipe means your doughnuts turn very dark if overcooked, so don't let the french fryer get to hot. The recipe should be about the same thickness as cake batter, and you shouldn't go too far wrong simply using cake mix for your donuts.It takes some practice to learn how much batter to drop. My first time with this, I ended with a mass 5-6 inches across and 1 1/2 8inches thick. It was hard to flip it over when half fried, but dusted with granulated sugar, it slid down my gullet right easy, and before the battrer ran out, my donuts looked as nice as Little Debbie or Sap's.

In my quest to recreate the best donuts I've every had while in Duck, NC. I purchased this rondo donut maker to make deep fried cake donuts. Needless to say- my quest continues. The recipes I've found, and the ones included have the batter so thick that it takes a good 15-20 second for the batter to come out and drop into the oil- and that's when there is the weight of all the batter in the maker- the last few donuts take forever to drop. I when you get done you have enough batter to make 2-3 more donuts that is now coating the device and unless you want to take the thing apart to salvage the batter- you end up washing it down the drain.When I loosened up the batter then the donuts ended up being more like fritters then cake donuts.All well the quest continues with the Ronco Donut maker abandoned in my wake.

The donuts that one can turn out on this appliance are satisfactory. The consistency of the mix is the secret, get that right and the Ronco turns out reasonably shaped donuts. Have patience and with some practice, good results are possible. The retaining nut on the bottom of the plunger can be screwed in or out to get different results. I found it works best with it screwed out to the end of the thread. For the price it is a reasonable buy, and saves all that rolling out and cutting out of the dough. Turn on the deep fryer and the oil is ready by the time the batter is made. I turned out a dozen donuts in just over one half hour.

Listen...this thing is as cheap as they come. And yet, for once, the el-cheapo thing actually does the job, plain and simple. My husband loves making homemade donuts for our kids up at our cottage. We figured for a few bucks, we could try this thing, and if it was awful, no major investment lost. Turns out it's just fine. Yes, you do need to make sure the batter is thin enough to come thru it okay. And the last donut or two are tougher to get out without the weight of the other batter pushing them down, but not difficult. We're not a bakery churning out dozens a day; we're just a mom and dad occasionally making donuts for our kids in the summer, and this does the trick. Kind of funny...we rent our cottage out a couple weeks each summer, and while we leave our expensive Vitamix blender out, my husband hides this silly Ronco donut maker! :-)

This is a very cheaply made product. It did not break on me but it felt as if it could at any time. I do not expect it to last any meaningful amount of time. More importantly, it did not actually perform as expected. I could not get it to actually drop appropriately shaped donuts into the oil. They all came out as blobs of batter. Despite my efforts to change my technique and batter consistency, it would not perform.

My Peruvian parents wanted an easier way to fry picarones (Peruvian donuts) and they’re so excited this really works! The batter is heavier and stickier than regular donuts but this worked like a charm and they came out so perfect without having to get dirty!

This is a Great inexpensive batter dispenser. Very user friendly and easy to clean, it leaves the pricey competitors in the Doughnut Dust. The only con is some of the recipes that come with it sometimes don't dispense well. Easy fix if you Google your own recipes for doughnuts and pancakes. That's probably what Ron did when he previewed this item. He tests all his products himself before selling them, wish everybody did the same. I highly recommend it to anyone with a bad case of the "munchies". Ronco Donut Maker

Looks like this product will work only if the batter is liquidish.... wrong buy for me.

Great little tool. Im was so happy to be able to replace my Mom's whi h broke after many years of use. She had one of the original ones. The old recipe is much better than the new one so Im glad I kept the side panel from the box!

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