Alright, this post has been waiting in the wings for a few days because I couldn't decide whether I was proud to identify myself with the country that developed this, or wanted to drop my shaking head into my hands behind my laptop like I did with the pizza cone.
Apparently, the Korean fast food chain that has arrived in the US via New York and New Jersey, BBQ Chicken, has come up with a new way to make fast food even faster for you. The Col Pop is scary convenient, and by "scary convenient," what I really mean is, "scary." The top of the cup holds popcorn chicken, while the bottom of the cup holds your soda, and keeps both at the optimum temperature. Technology-wise, that's kind of neat. Eating-wise, I'm not sure that this is all that convenient.
The guys over at Serious Eats did a test drive of the Col Pop and though I couldn't figure out what the final conclusion was, it seems that it wasn't all that bad. I'd just like to see them try the spaghetti-version of Col-Pop.
2-07-2008 @9:57PM kevjohn said... That must be some great insulation to keep the chicken from getting cold too fast. And the little food receptacle doesn't seem to hold much. It's like they merely found a way to give you less food for more money. Although I'm just speculating since I didn't see any mention of price anywhere. In any event, no thanks.
but mmmm, pizza cone!
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2-07-2008 @10:46PM Red Icculus said... If it reduces packaging waste, it isn't just convenient for the consumer, it is responsible for the food chain to do.
. . . and the pizza cone is the best invention ever!
http://red-icculus.com
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2-08-2008 @12:51PM Cyn said... This. Is. Awesome. If I could get something this awesome at Sonic, I'd be there now.
Love it. Be proud.
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2-09-2008 @9:21AM Silver_Potato said... Fill that sucker with beer and you might have something
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3-11-2008 @6:06PM Shugar said... I've just visited the Pizza cone site and the BBQ -Col-Pop site and I've got to say YUMMMM! I'd like mine filled with margarita instead of beer, but first I need to find wealthy investor to franchise them here in Fort Wayne, IN!
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