Unwrapped Season 6 Episode 7 Machines
- TVG
- August 9, 2004
- 21 min
Unwrapped season 6 episode 7 titled "Machines" is all about the mechanization of the food industry and the various machines that are designed to help streamline the manufacturing process. Host Marc Summers takes viewers on a tour of different factories and sees how machines are used to make everything from jelly beans to cheeseburgers.
The episode kicks off with a visit to a jelly bean factory where we see how machines are used to sort, package, and label thousands of different flavors of jelly beans each day. We learn about the special machines that are used to mix the syrupy candy coating and how the jelly beans are carefully molded and formed by machine.
Next, we get a glimpse into the world of frozen pizza production where machines are used to mix, form, bake, and package pizzas in mere minutes. We see how machines help to make pizzas more uniform and efficient, which ultimately helps to lower production costs.
The episode then takes us to a cheeseburger factory where we see how machines are used to form, cook, and assemble cheeseburgers at lightning-fast speeds. We learn about the different types of machines used to grind meat, cut buns, and assemble burgers, and we even get a glimpse of a machine that can flip cheeseburgers at a rate of over 2,000 per hour.
Throughout the episode, we see how machines have revolutionized the food industry and greatly increased production capabilities, making it possible to produce millions of items each day. We also see some of the downsides of using machines, such as the potential for product defects and the loss of the human touch in food production.
Overall, Unwrapped season 6 episode 7 is a fascinating glimpse into the world of mechanized food production and the many ways machines are used to make our favorite foods. As always, host Marc Summers is a delightful guide, providing a mix of humor and insight into this fascinating topic. Anyone who loves food or is interested in learning more about the technology behind our favorite snacks is sure to enjoy this episode.