My kids love donuts but I hate buying them and I refuse to deep fry them. I've had a house fire in the past so I'm a little leery about anything that could be a fire hazard. So when I saw this I had to give it a try. Its surprisingly easy to use. Its not quite as heavy as I would imagine, but it works great so that doesn't really matter. I haven't tested the non stick alone because I always spray mine with cooking spray out of habit, but so far nothing sticks. Its very easy to use and I can even let my kids do it with supervision.