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May 13, 2014

Review & giveaway #16 – Movie night kit from Just Mustard

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Just Mustard sent me their The Shake’n’Make (RRP £15) and a microwave popcorn maker (RRP £20) to hold my own private movie night without the trouble of leaving my home. We added Toy Story to the mix, closed the curtains and off we went…

It has to be said that the speedy ice-cream maker made the biggest impression on both my little boys and the older members of the family. Basically you add cream and/or milk, sugar and any flavourings then make sure you have salt and ice in a separate chamber of the pot – shake for about 3 minutes and you have ice-cream. I know! It’s clearly magic. Amazingly quick and was a very exciting science experiment that prompted a quick lesson in what salt does and how ice-cream is made. There are even ‘recipes’ (very simple suggestions) in the instructions so no need to be a culinary whizz to get this right. Here’s a pic of the maker:

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Things I liked: The novelty value! The fact it kept little hands busy. And of course the delicious and edible results.

Things I didn’t like: The amount made is pretty small which could be a good thing depending on your view point. I also wonder how often we might use this once the novelty has worn off.

We also tried out the microwave popcorn maker. A pleasing to the eye bright red ‘bucket’ where you place a measuring scoop of popcorn kernals, some oil and any flavourings – a few minutes later you have popcorn. Very easy and perfect for making a less calorific snack than the usual popcorn you buy pre bagged.

Things I liked: Easy to measure, quick to make and no need for hot pans of oil on the stove. Also – so cheap! Popcorn kernels are inexpensive meaning you can save a lot of money with this gadget if you’re a popcorn household.

Things I didn’t like: Nothing really other than I have to find a place to store it! We are very short on kitchen space in this house.

I have two movie night kits to giveaway consisting of a microwave popcorn maker and an ice-cream maker each, worth £35 per set.

There are lots of ways to enter – see the Rafflecopter form below. The first way is just to leave a comment on this post. Easy peasy. Closing date 12th September 2014. How to enter:

  • Complete the Rafflecopter form below to confirm your entries made via blog comments, Twitter, Facebook etc.
  • This giveaway will close on 12th September 2014.
  • Please read the rules below.
  • Winners are announced on the Rafflecopter form after the prize has been claimed by the winner.
  • First timers: Please watch how Rafflecopter works (video)! It is 46 seconds long. It explains everything.
  • If no form is showing, hit refresh and it should appear.
  • Complete the form – or your beloved entries will not go into the draw. And that would be such a waste of time.
  • Mandatory entries need to be completed first – so leave a blog comment before you try and complete any of the other methods of entry.
  • Want more chances to win? Come back daily after tweeting about the giveaway and fill the form in again.
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Rules and things:

  • Open to anyone over the age of 18, Europe only. Sorry to anyone younger or further afield.
  • There’ are 2 x movie night kits (as stipulated above) available worth £35 up for grabs. There’s no cash alternative to the prize and the prize is not transferable. No part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions.
  • Instructions form part of the terms and conditions. Entries using any software or automated process to make bulk entries will obviously be disqualified. The winner will be picked at random using software and then contacted by email. If you win and then don’t respond to this email within 7 days then another winner will be picked so check your emails and your spam! The goodies will be delivered to the winner as soon as possible after you have sent me your delivery address.
  • I am running this giveaway on behalf of Just Mustard who will be responsible for sending the prize to you by post should you win. Their decision is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • This is where I get all stern – please don’t say you have liked the post and followed me on Twitter and Tweeted away like a Tweety thing if you haven’t as guess what? If you win I will check you did do the things you said you did. It’s only fair after all. And I do like fairness.

 

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452 comments

  1. brilliant giveaway! who needs a cinema, when you can create the same at home with your family :D

  53. Great giveaway!! I love how movie nights can bring the whole family together, these look like they would be a great addition to any movie night! x

  82. Love the ‘magic’ icecream maker, would be something youngest would insist on taking up her aunt and uncles when she goes to stay, as ‘Uncle T’ can do lots of magic tricks including making her big brother disappear so she would be quite impressed with showing him she could do magic too!

  93. My son would love for us to own a popcorn making machine, wonderful prize, thanks for making this available x

  101. I’m movie obsessed, literally live in the cinema, so this is my dream giveaway, I can bring the cinema home! Brilliant competition lovely!

  145. Micro popcorn maker – HAS to be easier than using a pan. One of which I burned horribly making popcorn……it’s never quite recovered :(

  160. ice cream and popcorn – just have to decide which film. thanks for the info and the chance to win.

  184. Love the comp, just don’t like mustard, strange seeing as I live very close to Colman’s of Norwich, lol

  196. Blo**y need one of these for my Grandad, he’s going through 2 x 2l tubs of Ice Cream in 2 days!! Since he got out of hospital in April he has put back on the 6 stone that he lost when he as in there Jan-March!! He’s a 13st lump of Ice Cream :) Wouldn’t mind but hes developed a liking for Kelly’s Ice Cream now :)

    Becci Cleary

  210. Yum I have been wanting an Icecream make for ages! and oooh Popcorn me and my boyfriend love it :D

  233. Am I the only one who seems to have to repp the unpopped kernels?! I love popcorn – been ages since I’ve had a good movie night! x

  237. fab kit I love popcorn & would really love to try that ice cream maker out!

  256. This is making me feel food guilty just looking at it – but I still want to win and eat! Nom nom nom!

  269. I love movie nights and these would make it even more perfect. I normally get the munchies when I sit down to watch a movie and I normally dont have anything in. These would be briliant and would keep this popcorn mad house very happy x

  279. Fabulous giveaway. My dream is an ice cream factory of my own, this prize could be the first little step…

  289. This is great! When ever we have microwave popcorn in the office people wander down the corridor looking for the bowl. This would go down very well!

  293. We do a regular movie night, every Friday. Snacks and drinks, and camping out on the sofa for the night in sleeping bags. But the treats are starting to get a bit samey. This would really revive our fave night of the week. :-)

  315. Ooo I’d love this, we love planning a good movie night in. It’s the best way to get snuggly and warm, forgetting all your cares away :)

  327. This is a FAB giveaway-my 3 children would be so so pleased if we won these! xxx

  334. Fab giveaway – fingers crossed – love your Banana berry smoothie recipe x

  342. i’d love the ice cream shaker as i’m lactose intolerant and i’d have some fun experimenting :)

  368. ice cream addict especially during pregnancy but have never made it would like to give it a go if i can find space in my freezer

  373. i love popcorn and icecream so both are fab !!!! perfect for family film night :)

  374. I’m intrigued by the ice cream thing, what a clever gadget! I live alone so the small quantity will be just fine for me.

  385. I saw a bicycle powered icecream maker once on CBBC’s Ed and Oucho’s wonderful inventions. It looked like a lot of fun

  392. Ooh I want to try Shake n Make! I think the small size would be good for me! And I love popcorn! Thanks for the competition!

  403. This would be great, my son and I always try and have a movie night each week where we stuff our faces with popcorn or pizza and lounge on the sofa…. happy times!

  439. Now that my boys are a little older – I love movie night – I remember the days we watched Thomas The Tank Engine Movies over and over, now we can all enjoys films like The Hobbitt and I particularly enjoyed Chris Hemsworth in Thor (Yummy!!)

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Holly Bell
I’m a mum of 3 boys, a cookbook writer and also a finalist on the 2011 Great British Bake Off. I’ve decided to record the recipes I use, partly to save them somewhere and partly in case someone else might like to use them... [Read more]

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