Ever since a few years ago when I saw a sugar-based 3D printer, I've wondered when we would have a 3D food printer. Finally, a company called Natural Machines is taking the leap to build such a device (see the video above). They can print interesting shapes in chocolate and pasta. It is a sort of a step beyond the Play-doh fun factory for food. It's still in early stages of development, so the food in the video doesn't look too appetizing at this point, but the concept is good.
I really think they should apply a little more food science. Just look at what we have learned from sous vide and the interesting results when you have exacting control of temperature of your ingredients. Since 3D printers have heated nozzles, don't you think we could do some really accurate cooking at the same time. Extrude your runny egg mixture, but then cook it to just the right texture as it leaves the nozzle (click here to learn more about exact egg cooking temperatures). Maybe we could even include some frickin' lasers to do some spot cooking. The printer should be the oven as well as the extruder. I think with the right set of technologies you could create beautiful and delicious culinary art. I feel a Kickstarter campaign coming on...
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