Pizza Hut unveiled a “pizza warmer” made with a 3D printer.

Pizza Hut unveiled a “pizza warmer” made with a 3D printer.

Do you often experience that your pizza has gone cold while you were absorbed in a game? Rarely?

If you find yourself in that situation, Pizza Hut Canada has a new PIZZAWRMR (via Creative Bloq). This is a 3D printed model that uses the exhaust heat from the PlayStation 5 to keep the pizza hot.

The model is free to download, but you will need to fire up your best 3D printer to get it. Note that the warmer requires a minimum modeling volume of 15 x 15 inches. This excludes many of the 3D printers we recommend from the size unless you are willing to chop up your model. We recommend trying the Prusa XL, a larger version of the Prusa Mini+ for beginners.

Usually, when a company posts a ridiculous product on their social media accounts, it never becomes reality.

PIZZAWRMR works best with standard PS5. However, the STL file PDF states that it should work on the PS5 Slim; it is unclear if it can work on the PS5 Pro or Xbox Series X|S.

The model is printed in separate parts in the STL file: body, lid, manifold, and left and right stands. Information released by Pizza Hut does not reveal how long the printing process will take, but based on the size and number of parts, we imagine it will take several days. Pizza Hut Canada also recommends using food-safe materials for the prints. They specifically mention PLA plastic. To prevent oil and foil from getting everywhere, Pizza Hut recommends placing a 34 x 23 x 2.5 cm foil tray in the warmer.

As for the pizza holder itself, it does not appear to be able to hold an entire pizza together, but instead appears to be able to hold smaller pizzas in sections.

From the design, I have to say that this looks like it could work. However, as a general rule, you don't want to place food near game consoles or controllers. Who would want a greasy DualSense or Nacon Revolution 5 Pro? Nor do we want to disturb the heat exhaust from the electronics, even those with reliable heat sinks in place.

Still, I'd like to give it a try...

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