Comment on Why don't we have cool vending machines in the US?
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoPretty sure a machine that can be built to make popcorn can also.be engineered to self clean. Human maintenance one per week to swap out parts and re-top corn.
fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 4 weeks ago
I’m sure it’s possible but I suspect it’s simply not cost effective.
Removing grease requires hot water, harsh solvents, and scrubbing. If you’ve ever cleaned an oven or bbq or whatever I’m sure you’d agree that it would be very difficult to automate.
WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Something like this
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