Axel Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Lets get a-vending! [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7967253.stm[/url] Seriously... Are we really killing off traditional skills (Like pizza making), or are we just making everyones lives just that little bit easier? (Or, maybe both at once?) I know one thing. The Ninja Turtles would be proud. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drizzt Do'urden Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Hmm I guess I'd have to try it and see how good it is. In reality pizza is something hard to ruin, so I figure it would turn into something like automobiles. Sure most places are completly automated. So you can get them anywhere, but you really can't beat a beautiful handmade bentley. Just like pizzas, many places now have premade crusts and all the employees do is smooth them out, add toppings, and put in the oven. Which depending on the ingrediants can make a good pizza, but you just can't beat going down to a pizza place that is all handmade. So if you're in a hurry and just want something to eat they'd be fine, but they'll never replace the classics. So I guess knock yourselves out I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiha Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 [COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]Dude. Pizza is really easy to ruin. Trust me. Too long in the oven and you get something that could double as a frisbee that also smells bad. Too long in a microwave and you'll get something that couldn't be chewed by Jaws from 007. Too little time in the oven and you get something that could gag a maggot. Too little time in a microwave and you get something still frozen that will turn rubbery when cooked again. If you make a mistake in the sauce, you'll have a horrible flavor that you can't escape from. If you use the wrong kind of cheese the whole thing will, again, be ruined. If you don't mix the dough properly it won't rise properly or it'll be as hard as a brick when you're done with it. But as someone not lazy, I actually make my own dough and my own pizzas. So I know the ways in which a pizza can contrive itself to asplode.[/FONT][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachmaninoff Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 [quote name='Drizzt Do'urden']Just like pizzas, many places now have premade crusts and all the employees do is smooth them out, add toppings, and put in the oven. [/quote]That's what I was just thinking, it's already automated to some extent, depending on where you go to get the pizza. Doesn't seem too much different from buying it frozen, you get what you pay for. If you just want some that's quick and easy then sure, I can see having the machine around. Otherwise, you just go to some place that does a better job of it. Like the report said, it's not the first thing to end up in vending machines so I'm sure it won't be the last. =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibi-master Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 [quote name='Raiha'][COLOR="DarkOrchid"][FONT="Times New Roman"]Too long in a microwave and you'll get something that couldn't be chewed by Jaws from 007.[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE] I can testify to this! Honestly, I have screwed up so many pizzas designed for microwaves! Even ones that are supposed to be non-screw-up-able! Seriously, I've accidentally turned a pizza to liquid when the box said 'Bad-Cook-Proof'! (Can't quite remember the brand for that one...) The cheese just sorta went all gooey and ate up the entire thing... I should probably learn to stay near the microwave when cooking...:animedepr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 [quote name='chibi-master'] Seriously, I've accidentally turned a pizza to liquid when the box said 'Bad-Cook-Proof'! (Can't quite remember the brand for that one...) The cheese just sorta went all gooey and ate up the entire thing... I should probably learn to stay near the microwave when cooking...:animedepr[/QUOTE] [COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]:o I've actually cooked pizza in the microwave and had it like....a brick. You seriously turned pizza to a liquid? :animestun And don't worry.....I used to wander away from the microwave too. Dark days they were. :catgirl: Anyway, I think we are doing both.....although I must say a pizza vending machine is the best invention ever! I do hope that we keep the traditional art of pizza making because it is fun. By the way, it is easy to ruin pizza, one little slip up and you're ruined. :animedepr[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drizzt Do'urden Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I still think the ruining a pizza is up in the air, I'm still leaning towards hard to ruin it...well unless you're chibi. But that's not fair because it sounds like she'd turn water into a brick by boiling it (no offense chibi, only love) :animesmil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 [SIZE="1"]While I'd certainly like to hear about more about the quality and taste of the vended pizza before I'd try it, I certainly can't see any reason why this couldn't catch on in the same way beverage and confectionery vending machines have become commonplace[/SIZE]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChibiHorsewoman Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 [quote name='Drizzt Do'urden']Hmm I guess I'd have to try it and see how good it is. In reality pizza is something hard to ruin, so I figure it would turn into something like automobiles. [/QUOTE] [color=#9933ff][font=monotype corsiva][size=4]On the contrary Pizza is very easy to screw up. I mean have you ever been to [B]Chuck E Cheese[/B]? Worst bloody pizza ever! And they actually promote themselves as a place with good pizza! I couldn't even get my dad's dog to eat it. I'm very particular about pizza. It was next to impossible to find good pizza in central Texas, even the chain places screwed it up. And let's not even go there on everyone screwing up pizza themselves. I tried to make pizza from scratch using the pre-mkade dough and the dough wouldn't cover the whole pan, and the sauce and cheese was all runny. I think I won't do that again :animeswea Unless I can put it on youtube for a laugh.[/color][/font][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibi-master Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 [quote name='Drizzt Do'urden']I still think the ruining a pizza is up in the air, I'm still leaning towards hard to ruin it...well unless you're chibi. But that's not fair because it sounds like she'd turn water into a brick by boiling it (no offense chibi, only love) :animesmil.[/QUOTE] I've turned eggs to bricks by boiling them, does that count? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrina Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 [FONT="Tahoma"]I rarely mess up anything when I cook. However, I like to cook so I'm always trying out new stuff. Homemade pizza is always super tasty and I seriously doubt some vending machine will ever be better. But! The same is true of sandwiches, cookies and other stuff you can get. So as long as it's fairly decent and not too expensive I don't see a problem with it. If anything, it will give you more to choose from. :catgirl:[/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangome Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 [quote name='ChibiHorsewoman'][color=#9933ff][font=monotype corsiva][size=4]On the contrary Pizza is very easy to screw up. I mean have you ever been to [B]Chuck E Cheese[/B]? Worst bloody pizza ever! And they actually promote themselves as a place with good pizza! I couldn't even get my dad's dog to eat it. [/color][/font][/size][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]...I must be the only person in the world that [I]liked[/I] their pizza. My taste buds must have been warped as a kid. :animedepr[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allamorph Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 [quote name='Sangome][SIZE="1"']My taste buds must have been warped as a kid. :animedepr[/SIZE][/quote] [FONT=Arial]Among other things. [I]*smirk*[/I] I have severe reservations about vending machine pizzas. Then again, I also have severe reservations about public cafeteria pizzas, and I eat that pretty often. (I really wish the cafeteria here would stop menu-ing Asian food all the time. Something about the flavors bothers me.)[/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChibiHorsewoman Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 [quote name='Sangome'][SIZE="1"]...I must be the only person in the world that [I]liked[/I] their pizza. My taste buds must have been warped as a kid. :animedepr[/SIZE][/QUOTE] [color=#9933ff][font=monotype corsiva][size=4] Well I don't remember the pizza much from when I was younger. But I remember it from a few months ago when I took my daughter there. She wanted to go- I'd rather have eatten cardboard with some cheese on it. That would've been more appetizing- but at least she had fun. As for being a warped kid. I was just picky. I wouldn't even drink Kool Aid[/color][/font][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachmaninoff Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 [quote name='ChibiHorsewoman][color=#9933ff][font=monotype corsiva][size=4]As for being a warped kid. I was just picky. I wouldn't even drink Kool Aid[/color][/font'][/size][/quote]Nothing wrong with that, it's nasty stuff. =P Also, I don't remember Chuck E Cheese being all that bad, however it's been a very long time since I ever went to one so who knows if it does indeed suck now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sangome Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 [quote name='ChibiHorsewoman'][color=#9933ff][font=monotype corsiva][size=4] Well I don't remember the pizza much from when I was younger. But I remember it from a few months ago when I took my daughter there. She wanted to go- I'd rather have eatten cardboard with some cheese on it. That would've been more appetizing- but at least she had fun.[/color][/font][/size][/QUOTE] [SIZE="1"]Well it has been a long time since I actually ate it, as well...I guess it could very well suck now. [maybe I could go for my birthday...even if I'll almost be 20 >_>] [quote name='Allamorph'][FONT=Arial]Among other things. [I]*smirk*[/I][/FONT][/QUOTE] You keep telling yourself that. :animesmil[/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaryanna Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 [COLOR="DarkGreen"][FONT="Tahoma"]I'd be curious to try it. Who knows? For vending food, it might be pretty good. =P[/FONT][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fall Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I'd buy one, if I had the money, and set it up in my kitchen. I love pizza. I do agree though, on the other hand, that pizza does tend to taste alot better when hand-made, if the cook knows what they're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkin Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 [size=1]I don't know, to be honest I'm pretty picky about any food that goes into my mouth anyway. So I doubt I'd be down to try a vending machine pizza. What's next vending machines with sushi rolls? Wait, don't even anwser that. [/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChibiHorsewoman Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 [quote name='Pumpkin'][size=1] What's next vending machines with sushi rolls? Wait, don't even anwser that. [/size][/QUOTE] [color=#9933ff][font=monotype corsiva][size=4]Under normal circumstances I would listen, but it doesn't suit me today. :animeswea Seeing that vending machines are only stocked once a week (sometimess less often than that- the vending machine in our breakroom at my full time job is twice a month if that) I don't see that being a good idea. Instead I see that being a breeding ground for food poisoning. However you can get a hamburger or chicken from some of the machines. Oh for the good old days when you could only hope to accidentally get a condom out of the vending machine.[/color][/font][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibi-master Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 [quote name='Pumpkin'][size=1]What's next vending machines with sushi rolls? Wait, don't even anwser that. [/size][/QUOTE] Actually, they already have that. Don't ask. I've seen things. Horrible, stinking, moldy things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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