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Pizza Vending Machines Coming to the U.S.: Great or Gross?

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Craving a slice of pizza, but don't have the time/patience to get yourself over to your local pizza joint and wait for a slice? Enter the pizza vending machine. Let's Pizza, a vending machine that creates pizzas from scratch in 2.5 minutes, is coming to the U.S.

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The machine, which contains an infra-red oven, is distributed by A1 Concepts, and it's already a hit in Europe, especially Italy. "The machine contains a specially developed bag of flour and a bag of mineral water. Every time you order a pizza, the machine will start making the dough, then shape it into a crust, and top it with organic tomato sauce," A1 Concepts' CEO Ronald Rammers says.

And yes, toppings are available. "We have our own facilities where we produce the toppings and it is possible to create any kind of pizza -- meat, fish, vegetarian, any kind," he adds. The suggested retail price for [an approximate 10.5-inch] pizza is $5.95, which is more than a tasty New York City slice but not so bad for a 10.5-inch pie. Rammers says you'll find Let's Pizza at malls, airports, hospitals, restaurants, hotels, supermarkets, universities, gas stations, bus stations, etc. Would you give it a try?

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  • DizziNY 2012/06/15 16:34:33
    Gross
    DizziNY
    +11
    Vending machine pizza = CARDBOARD.

    THIS is REAL pizza:

    pizza

    pizza

    A REAL Pizzeria:

    new york pizza shop

    new york pizza shop

    Again, REAL pizza:

    new york pizza shop

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  • darazan baby gurl 2012/06/15 22:40:16
    darazan
    From what I could tell watching a segment about it on "How It's Made," yes.
  • simplex5 2012/06/15 18:54:35
    Gross
    simplex5
    The sauce will go bad and people will become sick. I do love pizza....
  • darazan simplex5 2012/06/15 22:44:19
    darazan
    The sauce won't go bad as long as it's stored properly, which it is. As are the rest of the ingredients. I'd try it.
  • Sodaguru 2012/06/15 18:43:31
  • TheAven... Sodaguru 2012/06/15 21:24:28
    TheAvengers#1Fan
    THE AWESOME FACE!!!!!!! XD
    awesome xd
    LO-F***ING-L
  • KATLYN 2012/06/15 18:36:17
    Great
    KATLYN
    sure why not could be tasty
  • Kitsune Touhou 2012/06/15 18:35:23
    Gross
    Kitsune Touhou
    REAL pizza looks like this:
    pizza
  • Leigh-Anne Kitsune... 2012/06/15 20:50:05
    Leigh-Anne
    No... It actually looks more like the pizza in the vid, thats American Pizza you have there, REAL Italian Pizza is very thin crusted and the toppings are usually fewer.
  • DizziNY Leigh-Anne 2012/06/18 03:02:08
    DizziNY
    You mean like this :

    plain thin crust pizza
  • Kitsune... Leigh-Anne 2012/06/19 18:20:51
    Kitsune Touhou
    yeah I know I just couldn't find any :( here this is way better :D
    thin crusted itallian pizza
  • rcardon 2012/06/15 18:33:20
    Great
    rcardon
    I'd give it a try. While it may not be all that great, for people that can't go anywhere, like once you're past airport security, it might not be a bad idea.
  • george 2012/06/15 18:10:31
    Gross
    george
    I would never want a slice that bad that I would use a vending machine. I don't even eat the pizza chain food. I like the real stuff too much. I'll wait. meatball pizza
  • elisa 2012/06/15 18:06:32
    Great
    elisa
    because it is better for if you want to bye somtin
  • Headshot760 2012/06/15 17:51:50
    Great
    Headshot760
    Sounds kind of expensive though.
  • darazan Headsho... 2012/06/15 22:45:13
    darazan
    Not for a whole 10" pizza, though.
  • Headsho... darazan 2012/06/16 04:13:17
    Headshot760
    +1
    Oh I thought a slice was going to be 5.95. Never mind what I said before, I think I know where I'm going to be eating dinner from now on.
  • Lady Katze 2012/06/15 17:48:07
    Gross
    Lady Katze
    In general, vending machines gross me out. How long has that food/drink been sitting in there?

    (But I have pretty high standards for pizza, so I am bias anyway.)
  • MuseVI 2012/06/15 17:43:47
    Great
    MuseVI
    It's sort of like a cotton candy vending machine I saw.


    cotton candy vending
  • BigKwell 2012/06/15 17:42:09
    Great
    BigKwell
    But impersonal. Rather have a pizza made by human hands.
  • Everett... BigKwell 2012/06/16 00:01:03
    Everett Thompson
    +1
    As long as the HUMAN HANDS were clean! How do you check for that, with a boxed pizza, or even a pizza place?
  • Slurry 2012/06/15 17:41:17
    Great
    Slurry
    I'd at least try it haha.
  • Kristopher Atkinson 2012/06/15 17:38:41
    Great
    Kristopher Atkinson
    +1
    time for america to get fatter
  • darazan Kristop... 2012/06/15 22:46:10
    darazan
    ...you sound like this was made over here. It was made in Europe and is quite popular over there, especially in Italy (as the article noted).
  • dear•LT13☻ 2012/06/15 17:28:07
    Gross
    dear•LT13☻
    That reminds me of an episode of Futurama...
    Egg Salad
    He buys this sandwich out of the restroom vending machine... It did not go well
  • Claybern 2012/06/15 17:27:40
    Great
    Claybern
    +1
    As long as it's really good.
  • kofp 2012/06/15 17:17:27
    Great
    kofp
    +1
    If I can pay for the pizza in any currency of my choosing (with the option of paying in real silver coinage) then I'm for it. Only thing is those pizza machines better be checked daily to be sure nothing goes amiss. It's easy to get food poisoning if something isn't functioning as it should be. Honestly though hand made pizza put in a pizza oven sounds better and healthier but am open to trying these machines.
  • Saye Saye 2012/06/15 16:59:59
    Great
    Saye Saye
    +1
    better of the two options; I would have to taste it to give a proper opinion
  • FadeToBlack... 2012/06/15 16:35:04
    Gross
    FadeToBlack...
    Why would I want a freaking machine cooking my food?
  • Saye Saye FadeToB... 2012/06/15 17:00:47
    Saye Saye
    fast food seems to be the constant front newsmaker.
  • darazan FadeToB... 2012/06/15 22:57:37
    darazan
    Do you use a microwave oven, conventional oven, toaster, or stovetop? Those are all machines (especially if you have electric rather than gas appliances). You already allow machines to cook it your food. It's hardly a new concept, and one that people have been trying to perfect for a very long time to spend less time in the kitchen preparing, and more time enjoying your day.

    We no longer have to cook over a fire to heat up everything from the water you use for dishes and bathes to the bacon and eggs you eat for breakfast, and the steak and potatoes you eat for dinner (Or if you're a vegan/vegetarian: the meat free bacon substitute and non-dairy egg substitute for breakfast and the tofurkey and potatoes for dinner).

    Cooking over a fire takes a long time, hurts to do, and is dangerous to your health and your clothing/hair (I don't mean gas stove kind of fire, I mean fire in a hearth kind of fire). We invented machines to make our lives easier, to cook food faster, more accurately, and more safely for everyone. Besides, infrared cooking is awesome.
  • Everett... FadeToB... 2012/06/16 00:02:43
    Everett Thompson
    We do already! You ever hear of an oven, microwave or other?
  • FadeToB... Everett... 2012/06/17 12:41:36
    FadeToBlack...
    Ok I really don't need your two cents.
  • DizziNY 2012/06/15 16:34:33
    Gross
    DizziNY
    +11
    Vending machine pizza = CARDBOARD.

    THIS is REAL pizza:

    pizza

    pizza

    A REAL Pizzeria:

    new york pizza shop

    new york pizza shop

    Again, REAL pizza:

    new york pizza shop
  • Zeus2713 2012/06/15 16:32:06
    Gross
    Zeus2713
    Disgusting
  • Soup Man 2012/06/15 16:27:46
    Gross
    Soup Man
    dum
  • Matt Forrester 2012/06/15 16:13:00
    Great
    Matt Forrester
    +2
    Sounds great, especially if the home of pizza is happy with them...but God only knows when they'll hit Australian shores...a franchise opportunity, perhaps?!
  • poet4justice 2012/06/15 16:10:25
    Great
    poet4justice
    i cant wait
  • Joann 2012/06/15 15:58:07
    Great
    Joann
    +1
    it is an interesting idea....but i highly doubt it will last in small towns that don't take care of certain equipment....
  • democoach 2012/06/15 15:37:53
    Gross
    democoach
    +3
    i'd be worryed about food poisoning
  • S123 democoach 2012/06/16 01:59:17
    S123
    They could keep the ingredients refrigerated.

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