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Automatic Food 'Printer' Can Only Make Us Fatter, Lazier, Happier

by Caleb Johnson on January 23, 2010 at 02:01 PM

food printerWe've seen food and printers meet before with varying results (depending on how crisp you like your toast). But we've never seen anything quite like this new project from a couple of MIT students. Trust us, this printer isn't meant for the office. According to Inhabitat, the Cornucopia will "print" and cook 3-D versions of your favorite dishes. Think meals-ready-to-eat, but for the hip, digital crowd. Here's how it works: load the printer with canisters of tasty "ink" (e.g., flour, salt, eggs, etc.), select your desired meal using a touchscreen, and watch the device go to work. As a layer of food is squirted out, the device uses heating and cooling tubes to cook it -- one layer at a time. Judging by the pictures, the end result looks eerily similar to that fruitcake from Christmas that's still sitting on our kitchen counter.

The creators, Marcelo Coelho and Amit Zoran, claim this process "allows for the creation of flavors and textures that would be completely unimaginable through other cooking techniques." If that's the honest truth, then bon appetit. But just to be safe, we'll let you take the first bite. [From: Inhabitat, via: Engadget]

Tags: amit zoran, AmitZoran, food, kitchen, marcelo coelho, MarceloCoelho, mit, printer, top, weird

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