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lawhawk2/27/2020 10:35:34 am PST

re: #29 Targetpractice

Because the cost of acquiring that kind of machine, and that can handle all the complex tasks of cooking food, is far higher than any restaurant can actually bear to pay as upfront cost (or even paid off over time). And we know cooks can deviate from the menu for special orders with relative ease, but a machine has to be programmed for each specific task, and there’s no way to deviate.

And when the machine fails, it shuts down the restaurant. Fast food restaurants in particular have multiple line cooks.

Ultimately, it’s because restaurants don’t want to pay living wages and pass along the costs to their customers (which could raise the cost of a typical burger by what? $.50?