There are a number of reasons why chefs are interested in 3D food printing, but two main areas come up time and time again:
1) Create dishes that aren’t possible by hand. Try creating this edible, sturdy flowerpot (made with fresh polenta and spices), or a perfect spiral, or a base of sea urchin in the shape of coral, or symmetrical heart (or two!)... the list goes on. 3D food printers enable chefs to have even more control in precision of food designs.
2) Automation. Imagine you are a chef who has to create breadsticks in the shape of tree branches for a dinner seating. Traditionally that would be done by hand, food piping or perhaps with a mold. With a 3D food printer, chefs can automate that process.
A few extra bonuses for using a 3D food printer instead of molds: molds cost a lot of money if you want it customized, and you wouldn’t be able to use the design immediately – as you’ll first have to design and then order the mold and wait for delivery. Have an idea for a new food design? Simply print it right there and then. Even for molds that are “off the shelf” and not customized, you’ll have to store it somewhere. One or two molds may not be a problem, but the more molds you collect, the more physical space you’ll need for storage. But if you use a 3D food printer, no need for mold storage… just save your mold design digitally and print it whenever you want.
Ultimately, our 3D food printer, Foodini, is a designed kitchen appliance. Chefs use it as part of their arsenal of appliances to make creative dishes and to help prepare food.
Chefs are very excited about this new technology now available for use in the kitchen. With Foodini, this is real food... 3D printed.
