Now and then you come across a story about 3D printed food but where
are we at now? What can already be printed in the kitchen? How do we get
started? Here are five examples that can help you on your way to
becoming a master 3D printing chef 😉
1. BotBQ Extruder
The BotBQ
is the open source 3D printing BBQ (eventually..). Right now you can
download and modify the extruder to fit your own requirements to make it
compatilbe with your 3D printer extruder if it isn’t a Wades already
(btw… a parametric version in the works!) You could easily be printing
your own burgers in your favorite shape and thickness in no time with
the help of the BotBQ extruder and a couple modifications to fit your 3D
printer. The BotBQ extruder was designed to be simple to use and you
don’t even need to disassemble your printer to attach it, only remove
the idler block and replace it with the BotBQ extruder.
The BotBQ Extruder is now available as an open source release for anyone to experiment with.
2. Make a mold out of your prints
3. OctoPrint Cookie Cutter
Gina Häußge (@foosel)
has had a tremendous impact on my journey through open source 3D
printing and I just have to spread the word about her OctoPrint and even
better when it’s related to food! Thanks to telepath for the creation
of this!
If you aren’t aware, OctoPrint is a FREE wireless open source
interface for your 3D printer. It’s very easy to use and what’s better
than kicking off a print from your couch on another level of the house,
and then monitoring it through the local camera you have connected to
it. You can go to OctoPrint.org to learn more and while your learning about it go ahead and throw a batch of OctoPrint cookies in the oven!
4. Replace your Kitchen Utensils
Make magazine has already cataloged many useful kitchen items you can print off right now and begin eating off them.. just make sure to use PLA as it may be a bit safer* (safer as in you still need to be careful what you put in your body.. use at your own risk!).
5. Cook an Egg!
You’ve now got some ideas of just how you can bypass all other rules
of the kitchen and move your 3D printer right next to the KitchenAid
mixer as I did:
But that’s not all!
3DFP needs your help!
Have you ever wondered what a 3D printed burger, chocolate picture of
your spouse or gluten free sauce-infused noodle cube tastes like? Do
you have “other-than-normal” ideas about the shape, texture and flavor
of food? Did you ever feel like bursting into the kitchen and
confronting the chef at your favorite restaurant to either shake his
hand with gratitude or ask him where his passion is?
If you answered Yes to any of the above questions then you are the type of person we’re looking for input from to help us shape the future of our #3DFP (3D Food Printing) workshop. Luis Rodriguez (@3DigitalCooks) and myself (@BotBQ) are putting together.
3D food printing and digital cooking are new to many but the
ideologies of thinking outside the box with food is not. We know we’re
not alone in thinking about food differently and that’s why we’re asking
for your help to let us know what you’d like to learn/do at a 3D food
printing X digital cooking workshop.
How can you help?
We’ve created a survey that is short and sweet here: https://3digitalcooks.
Your responses will help shape the workshop and ultimately help people get involved in 3DFP or further their own knowledge in the realm of digital cooking. We could really use your help in this effort.
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