Cornell Creative Machines Labs are developing a 3-D printer called the Fab@Home, these printers uses food as ink to allow users make precise, digitally designed food. These printers will allow users to experiment with recipes and create artistic dishes. So far, these printers can only print out raw materials using soft materials.

The impact that these printers will have on everyday life will be pretty significant. Since it will allow more room to experiment with different recipes and designs and less room for mistakes because these printers follow a digital blueprint and future models will involve download able menus. These printers will help with portion control, since it follow a blueprint that tell the printer the amount to output. For those people that are picky eaters, these printers allow you to shape the food into anything they desire , for example, you could shape your food into a superhero. At home, these printer will allow people prepare meals quick and easy. Imagine treating your friends and family to a fancy dinner just with a single press of a button. …show more content…
For restaurants, these printer can help speed up the efficiency in the kitchen by helping the chef design the dish and make dishes such as pasta dishes. In a bakery setting, these printers can help with designing and icing cakes, however they want by creating their own blueprint. This could allow customers to design how they want it to look like. The same thing can be done for candy makers or in a candy store setting. These printers could make workplaces in the food industry more efficient, allow the customer more power to create and design there own foods, and it will also help lessen the workload for employees in the food