tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post164048329988833796..comments2023-07-14T07:42:45.273-05:00Comments on Beam Me Up - Science & Science Fiction news: MIT's Food Printer! WTF?!Beam Me Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-39051645679524208422010-01-20T21:10:19.242-05:002010-01-20T21:10:19.242-05:00Marc
Yeah, I know what you are talking about. My ...Marc<br />Yeah, I know what you are talking about. My family was in the food biz for years and we could get pics and all that stuff onto cakes and cookies, but that is again printing ON something. This MIT thing is PRINTING the food, or more to the point is mixing product and dispensing it to be cooked to produce a food product. Usually it takes a whole factory to do what MIT is trying to put Beam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-49049787256680525822010-01-20T02:56:53.700-05:002010-01-20T02:56:53.700-05:00Watch a show called "Cake Boss" - they h...Watch a show called "Cake Boss" - they have printers that print edible inks on edible paper to decorate cakes. Combine that with the "3-D" printers that can create (non-edible) objects by laying down layers of powder and you can create any food you want!MarcCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-33755028584728537632010-01-15T15:13:30.027-05:002010-01-15T15:13:30.027-05:00I guess it depends on the process and nozzles and ...I guess it depends on the process and nozzles and the cooking style. You would be surprised at how many processed foods are pastes early on, many quite robust in texture after cooking. I could easily see where you could ask for a plate of nachos and get crispy chips and cheese galore. cakes, cookies icecream chips, pretzels, crackers, snack food heaven.Beam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-53784236019491119762010-01-14T20:01:43.850-05:002010-01-14T20:01:43.850-05:00Wouldn't this be like Baby Foods? I mean, pura...Wouldn't this be like Baby Foods? I mean, puraed T-Bone or Rib Eye in a paste? <br />We already have-<br />peanuts=peanutbutter<br />baked potatoe = mashed potatoes<br />strawberries+ice and rum= daquri LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com