Kitchen Aid Cookware: Smart Planet CDM-1 Corn Dog Maker Review

This may sound like an odd review, but we have been looking for something like this device for a long time.Hot dogs are a great kid-friendly dinner, and surprisingly low in calories and fat if you get chicken dogs.Corn dogs are tons of fun, but frying them is not only not good for you, it makes dinner heavy and greasy.We tried many times to make oven-corn-dogs, but the batter always fell off.It looked very unappetizing.This corn dog device is perfect.We mixed the batter according to the recipe, put the corn dogs (along with the batter), and a few minutes later, perfect corn dogs on a stick.The outside is crisp (with a nice texture), and the inside fluffy.As close as you can get to frying without actually frying.

It could be improved.First, while hot dogs do come in various sizes, these molds are too short for almost any hot dog.We ended up cutting off the ends of all of them, and then making a corn dog composed of 3 end pieces.It did such a nice job with cooking the bread that you couldn't tell which one wasn't a single dog.Second, it would be nice if the plates were removeable for easier cleaning.I'm still giving this 5 stars because I had an awesome dinner with it.

Overall, glad I bought it, and I would buy it again.Single use appliances are generally not my favorite, but corn dogs need this type of device, and everybody needs home-made corn dogs.

***Update 5 months later***

Wow.... still loving this corn dog maker.Same comments as above--it's not perfect, but everybody in the family looks forward to corn dog night.We use it about once every 2 weeks.We're still buying standard hot dogs, cutting off the ends, and then making a corn dog of cut-off pieces.Another reviewer suggested buying really long hot dogs and cutting them in half.I like that idea,but not sure if they make long chicken hot-dogs.Go ahead and buy this great device, get some spicy honey mustard, and enjoy!

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Product Description:
Bake carnival-style corn dogs, cheese on a stick, pizza on a stick, snickers on a stick and more. No messy frying. Just plug in and go. Enjoy healthier, tastier corn dogs and more. Simply prepare your favorite batter, dip, bake, and enjoy!