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[madzonie]

<h1>Flatev gives tortillas the pod treatment</h1>

By Ben Coxworth

From GizMag.com:

"The Flatev makes fresh-baked tortillas from individual dough pods

Say what you will about the wastefulness of Keurig coffee-makers, you've gotta admit that the things are convenient – you just stick a K-Cup in the top, and a single serving of coffee comes out the bottom. Well, inventor Carlos Ruiz is now hoping to bring that same convenience to freshly-baked flatbreads, with his Flatev tortilla-maker.

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Users start by inserting a K-Cup-like pod, that contains a ball of tortilla dough – Ruiz plans on offering choices of flour, corn and blue corn. After the user presses a button, the machine then breaks the pod open, presses the dough flat, cooks it, then deposits it in a tray at the bottom. The whole process reportedly takes less than one minute.

The pods have to be kept refrigerated, and should sell for less than a dollar each. Down the road, plans call for other types of flatbreads to be available, such as roti, chapati and naan.

The Flatev ("Flatbread Evolution") machine itself should cost under $300, although it isn't expected to be ready for retail until 2015.

[brii]

Seems a little expensive and over the top for tortillas...

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On 6/23/2014 brii said:

Seems a little expensive and over the top for tortillas...

I was thinking the same thing.

[Topaz Gem]

I like that some people think outside the box. Who knows if this will ever really catch on, but if it does, I'm sure the price will go way down.

[kdgn]

Considering I thought the idea of a single serving coffee makers like Tassimo and Keurig were ridiculous, it will be interesting to see how this one takes off. I have owned two Tassimo makers and currently have the Keurig.

Nothing tastes better than a fresh tortilla.....

[sidsmom]

Wow....that's amazing. Yes, it's expensive...who remembers their first TV?...but if it catches on, the price point will lower. It's really no different than a bread machine..ish. Cool.

[madzonie]

If the price comes waaaaaay down, and if reports of good quality tortillas come along, I'd consider getting one. Hubby is of Mexican descent and he loves tortillas!

[tansy]

We have a lot of excellent tortillas available at the market. I wouldn't want to store the machine.

[september]

Those are mini tortillas! They'd be nice for appetizers, but for meals, I like the 8 inch size or bigger.