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Inspired by this thread https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=315236.0 (and others in the past), I brainfarted https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=315236.msg3388446#msg3388446.

I'll have a prototype baked later today, for I'm about to head to the store to get the ingredients.

The ultimate goal is to make the first ever 4mm diameter pizza, then make more for sale via Bitcoin only to be the first commercially available smallest pizza in the world produced in Sandwich, Illinois (how ironic).

Mainly a novelty item, but no harm if eaten when first received.

The following are the comments I've made on the other thread:

res.

The first one shipped out free of charge will be to Jacob, shown in the OP. There will be a Jacob Pizza consisting of his favor toppings, iff this endeavor comes to fruition.

If only Bruno was a popular name in Italy.  ::)

The first 20 (brand name)'s pizzas (not counting Jacob's) can be had for exact shipping cost only. Simply post on this thread if you desire to be one of the first to receive a (brand name) pizza, one of which I'm reserving for the Bitcoin Museum of which they'll have to pay for shipping also if they want one.

Again, this is all based on how the final product comes out, so there's no obligation for being on the list.

Phinnaeus, you're one of the most interesting people on this forum BY FAR.  Do you have a blog or something that I can send people to as inspiration?

Also, can I get a certificate of authenticity with this pizza?  I'm concerned about preserving the collectible status.  What would shipping be to the Los Angeles area?

Thanks, bud. No blog yet, but I'm about to register the domain name. Shipping to LA should be under $5, for I'm be shipping the smallest box possible that's able to have an address attached to it, and the weight would be very little.

Since you're the first to reply to this thread, I'll reserve #1 for you until you make up your mind.

As far a certificate of authenticity, I didn't give that much thought, but should be able to be arranged. Now you got me a thinkin' about a shadow box that would display the pizza, certificate, date of purchase via Bitcoin, etc., framed in barn wood.

The first batches will be done in 4mm (1/8") washers. Damn, that hole is small, wondering what possessed me to think up this shit.

I just got back from Walmart after purchasing the needed supplies, and when I turned into the driveway another approach hit me like a ton of bricks. Most everybody is familiar with stone baked pizzas, so why not obtain 1-2(?) inch stones and drill a 4mm (1/8") hole in the center and cook and sell those? Of course the stones would be properly washed/boiled prior to using just in case the pizza's eaten. The end result would be a pizza not cooked on stone, but in it.

Since the ingredients required per each pizza would be miniscule, I've opt to only use the best ingredients once full production commences. The first batch will be using the best ingredients available from Walmart, thus no generic brands used. Proof of such will be provided with pics of all the ingredients along with the receipt.

I'm a clean cook, so no worries about not washing hands regularly of which I always do.

If this takes off, the Micro Pizzas would make fine Christmas presents. Also, since this is basically a waste of good food, albeit it wouldn't be much for say 1,000 pizzas, I'll pledge 10% of sales to Sean's Outpost/Satoshi Forest iff this endeavor comes to fruition. But, that's gettin' the cart before the horse. Let's see how the first batch comes out and see what issues I encounter. Bottom line, I'm excited.

That said, feel free to post your interest if you desire to receive one of the first 20 for only the cost of shipping to your address.

Fuck it! I put the cart before the horse and went ahead and registered the domains. Besides, how badly can one fuck up a 4mm pizza?

Bruno's Micro Pizzeria is now registered as a .com, .net, .org and .info. Didn't want to take any chances of somebody stealing my multimillion dollar idea.  ::)

Soon, I'll be hiring a couple full-time chefs, preferable a man and a woman. Any suggestions?  ;)

This brainfart has already cost me:

Washers at Ace: ~$6.00
Walmart: $36.83
Domain Names: ~$25.00
Hostgator: ~$9.00 (will get in sec)

Now, I need a logo or a caricature of my likeness. I'm able to handle the website design and layout.

I'll bite.  Any estimate for the final price per pizza?  A limit to the # you can order?

Welp this is going to be awesome

No limit as to how many one can order. In fact, it'll be cheaper since I'll combine shipping cost of which will only be charged the exact amount, thus no profit on shipping.

I purchased cases, originally designed for beads, at Walmart at a cost of ~$.35 each, but should be able to source them at a lower rate.

When I start selling the pizzas, they shouldn't be over $2.00 USD each regardless of what's on them, with most of that going toward the labor that's involved. Ideally, I aiming for ~$1.00 USD each. The only other cost I'll have to consider is for the washers, stones, etc., that the pizzas will be encased in, and be a permanent part of the final product. Miniature boxes just came to mind as well.

Now the bad news. It looks like producing 4mm pizzas won't be practical on a large scale due to its small scale. Who would've guessed? But, Bruno's Micro Pizzeria would still be known as the originator of the world's smallest pizza, having at least one 4mm on displayed, sold only as a limited edition.

To keep with the original plan, of which is paramount, I'll see no problem with making micro pizzas at under an inch, looking at 7/8" (22mm) sold commercially on a regular basis, thus recognized as the world's smallest pizza seller since there's already Big Mama''s and Papa''s Pizzeria (http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-11000/largest-pizza-commercially-available/) The largest would be the Milliways Pizza at 42mm, of which its signature ingredients has yet to be determined. I'm opened for suggestions in that regard, bearing in mind the significance of Milliways and the number 42.

I took pics to document the ingredients, receipt, and the washers in a cast iron skillet prior and after the dough was in place, but stopped when I was challenged with the pizza sauce. I realized right off that it wasn't going to go as plan. I will now need to purchase washers or some other cavity sized at 22mm before I tackle the endeavor again.

Bottom line: Making 4mm pizzas is hard!

In the spire of stone baked pizzas, I believe it best to offer Bruno's Micro Pizzeria pizzas in drilled cavities of flat stones similar to depicted below.

http://img1.etsystatic.com/014/0/7524292/il_570xN.467146731_lo81.jpg

The 42mm Milliways Pizza will utilize some unique flat stone not yet sourced. Also available will be larger flat stones having multiple 22mm pizzas at a reasonable price point.

Besides bitcoiners, the only drawback I can see is that I'll be catering another small group of enthusiasts--pizza lovers.

I think you're nuts  ;D

But I wish you every success in your latest venture.

I'll take one off you if you can deliver to UK (I want it warm when it arrives though!)

I was reading down the thread and this was pretty much exactly what i was going to say. :)

Here you go squire:

put me down for some micro pizza
edit: can you ship them in a capsule to preserve the collect-ability?

They will be shipped in clear plastic(?) containers for constant viewing pleasure.


I will deliver worldwide. It will ONLY be warm if delivered during the summer months, otherwise expect it to be of current ambient temperature.


That goes for you, also.


Not too bad, but the name is Bruno's Micro Pizzeria. I'm going to start a thread offering up a $50 bounty for the best logo design of which I will link to from this thread. I hope you enter.

EDIT: I edited the bounty from $100 to $50 due to how I'm conducting the bounty: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=316894.0

So that I don't use valuable resources to harm the environment, the in-stone-pizzas will be solar bake.

Perhaps I'll even my very own Ninja Baker.

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100425194957/solarcooking/images/d/d4/Solar_Women_of_Totogalpa_baking_photo_4-24-10.jpg

I like this design. I can easily put a dozen of them in my backyard.

Reserved.
How would you deliver these pizzas to us, I want a few dozen :D

Postal carriers: USPS; UPS; DHL; FedUp; etc.

What about a "take and bake" option shipped in vacuum sealed bags?  or perhaps a "do it yourself kit" that includes a cooking rock and miniature solar oven?

Actually, I was thinking about something like the following down the road, set up as fund raisers for kids conducting fundraising events. I sell them the oven, rocks, manuel/recipe, etc., but not the ingredients, at cost, thus further expanding the mindshare of Bruno's Micro Pizzeria.

http://wendalicious.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/easy-bake-oven.jpg

So far the menu consist of:

Supreme
Jacob's Pizza
Milliways Pizza (42mm--our largest)
Pi Pizza (31.4mm with a layer of crust on top and with the pi symbol branded on it)
The Yap Stone Pizza

The latter of which (inspired from below) will have a 22mm hole drilled through the center of which the entire cavity is filled with ingredients oppose to the others of which are only drilled partway through with the pizza cooked within.

http://epubbud_uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/69923/Q4J2XJW9/yap%20stone%20money.jpg

Umm.. shipping food?  Would it be refrigerated, or frozen?

I assume this will be a pre-ordered pizza?  Any chance of delays?
Could you possibly hire a spokesperson in case us pre-pay customers have concerns?
You aren't shipping from KC are you?

I've always known that my sarcasm would one day bite me in my ass. Well played!


Ambient temperature, if it's intended to be eaten, otherwise consider Bruno's Micro Pizzeria pizzas as novelty items when shipped, although consumable if eaten on site or arriving at ones doorstep within a couple days. Remember, we're talking about pizzas measuring less than an inch in diameter embedded in a rock.

No, I am serious.   I have grave concerns here about giving some guy named "Bruno" my hard earned money on the promise that he knows how to make an itty bitty pizza.   I demand proof that "Bruno" is a master pizza chef and not just some putz that collects wood off barns or something like that.
Can you imagine giving this guy all your money and then sitting around starving at home waiting for your pizza and you find out that Bruno is really a carpenter that can never deliver on his promises of the perfect micro pizza?
You people fall for everything.   You never think or check things out.   I expect most of you still buy sea monkeys thinking that the next batch will be better.

I have NEVER been disappointed with my sea monkey purchases.  Plainly stated...every batch has been an under sea marvel.

With that said, put me down for a pizza pre-order OP.  Don't worry about delivering it though, as I intend to sell my spot in the pizza purchase queue on eBay before it ever arrives.

Will the preorders be baked and shipped by order date or will you be making lots of pizzas a kind at a time?  I want to know if I order pepperoni and I was the first order, I will get the first pizza.  I don't want guys who ordered mushroom pizzas a week after me getting their pizzas first because you found it was easier to cook the mushroom version!

Also, if you are taking preorders, will they be able to upgrade their pizzas to a better pizza if you come out with a hand tossed or organic version before they ship?

Nice prose, but you forgot the logo:

http://s.ecrater.com/stores/257586/51bbab65e7ec5_257586n.jpg


Yes to all the above unless no is the better answer.


I'll send you another free pizza if you list on eBay that you're selling your queue position (call it 5 for sake of argument) for one of the first 20 Bruno's Micro Pizzeria supreme pizzas. Remember, it's 22mm solar baked inside a flat stone. Link to the official website http://brunosmicropizzeria.com/ of which looks like shit so far. I'm not happy with that theme, but luckily I purchased a bulk lot.

A penny is 0.75 inches or 19.05mm, so I guess mine would be about the size of the pizza depicted below (probably slightly smaller) at 22mm. And mine will be baked inside flat stones at probably three pennies(?) in depth.

http://img.izismile.com/img/img5/20120428/640/adorable_tiny_things_640_30.jpg

Via a warning: Consume at own risk if shipping takes more than 48 hours. Otherwise, consider it a novelty item.

Bruono, put me down for one.

Down!

Over and beyond the novelty aspect, I guess these pizzas could be shipped and fit for human consumption given that their sizes (22mm; 31.4mm; 42mm) are more practical than say a 4mm micro pizza of which would not be fit for consumption (via mail) unless present on site.

I envision selling them as novelty items made with premium ingredients at a very reasonable price point, but if desired for eating via shipping, the cost wpuld be considerable higher with a slightly more profit margin built in.

I thought about using one of those home vacuum sealers. Better than the dry ice option of which would be more expensive.

I'm pretty sure that there's regulations about transporting food via the mail carriers of which I would have to be in compliance, but I'll consider that aspect down the road when it becomes warranted.

Upon further research, I can bake the micro pizzas in mushroom caps: http://www.melissassouthernstylekitchen.com/2012/01/supreme-pizza-stuffed-mushrooms.html

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VgWyIvqz5Ww/UgLo7XjlNuI/AAAAAAAAJ3g/K32ou0XUUiY/s640/editedSupreme+Pizza+Stuffed+Mushrooms+033.jpg

Then I'll declare it as a craft item.

DO NOT PRE-ORDER!!!!
At least until phin shows a pic that he has bought a beard net that complies with health codes.   I have already contacted his local health department to make sure that he complies.   They told me that someone named Josh had been calling them to inspect this operation on a daily basis and they were all over it.

Can I specially request a micro pizza in which you don't wear a beard net Phin? I'm pretty fascinated by genetics and cloning, and I've got some interesting machinery at my disposal which could lead to some interesting discoveries.

please fry them

better fried labs
please

You can't get anything over on me, for I've already cover my hair ass that aspect, and proved it to Josh when he stopped by to tour the kitchen, of which afterwards we enjoyed LukewarmJr Kool Aid.

http://rlv.zcache.com/beards_are_super_iphone_3_cover-r5129da9174094a17b2982336458d198a_w8wq2_8byvr_324.jpg

See, I'm in compliance. And the iPhone is even FCC approved.