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45 second bake time can't possibly produce a pizza that is "healthy". What kind of additives do you have to add to the dough to get that kind fo speed?

bell-cot 4y ago
Think back to Calculus 101 - if you make a pizza thin enough, you can cook it in s seconds, for any s > 0.
fellowniusmonk 4y ago
At 900 degrees it might be? I have my pizza's (which use a super wet dough) at that temp for 90 seconds. I could see it working with a drier dough and with some ingredients partially pre-cooked.
- sschueller 4y ago
  At that temp aluminum and other metals will melt. I don't think you can cook a Pizza that hot.
Melting_Harps 4y ago
> 45 second bake time can't possibly produce a pizza that is "healthy". What kind of additives do you have to add to the dough to get that kind fo speed? Honestly, it doesn't look that appetizing [0]; it looks like something between a Dominoes and a frozen pizza that you'd have to be really limited on options to even consider, which if you're pulling doubles and everywhere is closed is a likely scenario and it's a stand-alone option. Personally, I think it's an engineer(s) leveraging on their SpaceX backgrounds and doing something fun outside of aerospace to raise funds and their CVs than revolutionizing pizza making as it looks remarkably similar in execution/quality to that of a race to the bottom cost-cutting Dominoes product/process, with albeit more automation at the assembly stage (toppings are done by hand in all the demos I've seen [1]). SpaceX has lots of food trucks that support their food program in addition to their mezzanine kitchen/cafe(s) (Starbase has food trucks only to support its dining-meal program) so maybe this is one former engineer's take on what he would have done differently during COVID is my best guess at explaining the 'how,' but the why still eludes me since their are way better options on and off site. Update: It is, and is guided by former SpaceX Head Chef Cizma: it's likely a PR stunt/fun project more than anything else [2]. Stellar Pizza, founded by ex-SpaceX engineers Benson Tsai, Brian Langone and James Wahawisan, is a food truck that will serve pizzas made by robotic arms that dress and bake the pizzas, which customers will be able to order via the company’s app. Former SpaceX executive chef and director of culinary services Ted Cizma is overseeing the recipes with aid from consultant and Slow Rise Pizza Co. founder Noel Brohner. My guess is they want some of Ono Food's Marketshare who launched and raised in 2019 [3]. Best of luck to them all! 0: https://www.eatstellarpizza.com/ https://www.eatstellarpizza.com/ 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu9cWMQ9sWg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu9cWMQ9sWg 2: https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-11-30/with-stellar-pizza-a-team-of-former-spacex-engineers-is-building-pizza-robots https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-11-30/with-stellar-p... 3: https://www.nrn.com/technology/food-truck-powered-advanced-robotics-lands-la https://www.nrn.com/technology/food-truck-powered-advanced-r...
cameronh90 4y ago
I cook Neapolitan pizzas for around 60 seconds and they come out well.

bell-cot 4y ago

Think back to Calculus 101 - if you make a pizza thin enough, you can cook it in s seconds, for any s > 0.

fellowniusmonk 4y ago

At 900 degrees it might be? I have my pizza's (which use a super wet dough) at that temp for 90 seconds. I could see it working with a drier dough and with some ingredients partially pre-cooked.

sschueller 4y ago
At that temp aluminum and other metals will melt. I don't think you can cook a Pizza that hot.

Melting_Harps 4y ago

> 45 second bake time can't possibly produce a pizza that is "healthy". What kind of additives do you have to add to the dough to get that kind fo speed? Honestly, it doesn't look that appetizing [0]; it looks like something between a Dominoes and a frozen pizza that you'd have to be really limited on options to even consider, which if you're pulling doubles and everywhere is closed is a likely scenario and it's a stand-alone option. Personally, I think it's an engineer(s) leveraging on their SpaceX backgrounds and doing something fun outside of aerospace to raise funds and their CVs than revolutionizing pizza making as it looks remarkably similar in execution/quality to that of a race to the bottom cost-cutting Dominoes product/process, with albeit more automation at the assembly stage (toppings are done by hand in all the demos I've seen [1]). SpaceX has lots of food trucks that support their food program in addition to their mezzanine kitchen/cafe(s) (Starbase has food trucks only to support its dining-meal program) so maybe this is one former engineer's take on what he would have done differently during COVID is my best guess at explaining the 'how,' but the why still eludes me since their are way better options on and off site. Update: It is, and is guided by former SpaceX Head Chef Cizma: it's likely a PR stunt/fun project more than anything else [2]. Stellar Pizza, founded by ex-SpaceX engineers Benson Tsai, Brian Langone and James Wahawisan, is a food truck that will serve pizzas made by robotic arms that dress and bake the pizzas, which customers will be able to order via the company’s app. Former SpaceX executive chef and director of culinary services Ted Cizma is overseeing the recipes with aid from consultant and Slow Rise Pizza Co. founder Noel Brohner. My guess is they want some of Ono Food's Marketshare who launched and raised in 2019 [3]. Best of luck to them all! 0: https://www.eatstellarpizza.com/ https://www.eatstellarpizza.com/ 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu9cWMQ9sWg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu9cWMQ9sWg 2: https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-11-30/with-stellar-pizza-a-team-of-former-spacex-engineers-is-building-pizza-robots https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2021-11-30/with-stellar-p... 3: https://www.nrn.com/technology/food-truck-powered-advanced-robotics-lands-la https://www.nrn.com/technology/food-truck-powered-advanced-r...

cameronh90 4y ago

I cook Neapolitan pizzas for around 60 seconds and they come out well.