Karlovac installs 'Ćevapomat' — vending machine for fresh ćevapi 24/7
Local butcher Kušan launched a vending machine in Karlovac that dispenses fresh ćevapi and other meat products at any hour.
In Karlovac a local butcher shop has installed an unusual vending machine that dispenses fresh ćevapi around the clock.
The device, nicknamed the "Ćevapomat," was placed by the Kušan butcher shop and is stocked with freshly prepared ćevapi and other meat products. The machine is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, allowing customers to buy raw meat at any hour.
Fresh meat on demand
Unlike ordinary snack or drink vending machines, this unit offers uncooked meat items that buyers take home and prepare themselves. The owners say the idea grew out of long queues at the shop: the machine lets customers avoid lines and buy products outside normal opening hours.
Reactions online were mixed. Many buyers praised the convenience, saying the machine is useful for last-minute weekend barbecues or when a group decides to grill at short notice. Others were skeptical — "Who needs ćevapi at 3 a.m.?" some asked — and debate over the novelty quickly spread across social networks.
Users even joked about the invention, calling it one of the greatest modern ideas, while others teased about taking a night train from Zagreb to Karlovac just to visit the machine. For the butcher, the vending solution demonstrates how a traditional product can be sold through a modern, flexible channel that extends sales beyond regular hours.
Photo: Ilustracija (AI)
