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French Culinary School Tries Out 3D Food Printer

  • Marlon Mata
  • March 5, 2011

As I have mentioned before, there is a lot of potential for companies that can develop a way precisely prepare food without the need for human hands. This is why Cornell University’s Fab@Home developed the 3D Food Printer. It allows them to create interesting food shapes from liquid ingredients with pin-point precision. But that’s not all. A famous culinary school just teamed-up with them to further develop the device.

The French Culinary Institute has joined with Fab@Home to fully explore the possibilities of this device. The aim is to discover what other food products can be made with the printer. For example, the Institute has created space shuttle-shaped food pieces using the machines 3D technology. They hope to be able to create other food items that are not easily done by hand, due to size, complexity and ingredients. So far, the partnership has created some interesting results.

So what does it mean to us? Well, we all know that making food by hand demands some level of skill. It must look good, taste good and maintain during cookin. By hand, this can be challenging. But if the 3D printer becomes mass-produced, then it is possible to make complex food with precise characteristics, and in higher quantities.

French Culinary School Tries Out 3D Food PrinterYou say this will never happen, that this will never be an option for the home cook. I predict that it will happen sooner than you think. After all, I already have a sous vide machine in my kitchen.

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