At International CES this week, 3D Systems, One company from South Carolina, introduced what it calls "the world's first and only professional certified, 3D food printer."
It can print with sugar, chocolate or candy in almost any design imaginable.
To create a sweet, the printer is needed water and dry powder ingredients.
How it works: A mechanism, spreads the first layer of dust on the print surface. A print head inkjet continuously sprays water, creating with the dust the plan that the owner has planned. When water strikes dust, it creates crystals, so the powder hardens.
The process is repeated by layers, from the bottom up, and the printing goes at 2.54cm per hour.
Sweets can be used as sculptural wedding cake toppers, traditional sugar cubes, printed and personalized candies, or anything else you can imagine, said Liz Von Hasseln, artistic director of productof 3D Systems nutrition.
But do not expect to buy the printer for your home. ChefJet, when released sometime in the first half of 2014, will start at "just under $ 5.000," said Von Hasseln. It targets professional bakers, pastry chefs, restaurants and chocolate shops.
The biggest version of the printer, it's called the ChefJet Pro and will be available for a while "under $10.000."
And for those who are wondering: 3D printed candies are quite delicious.
