3D printers have revolutionized many sectors, especially the creative ones, where they have been able to unleash users with parts and designs that were previously impossible to create. But beyond PLA filaments and plastic materials, there is a new creation that could give a lot to talk about in the hospitality sector. What if you could eat what you print?
a chocolate printer
The Mycusini 3D is a printer 3D which uses a few refills of chocolate that the machine will gradually melt to the perfect temperature so that a steel nozzle will expel it little by little as the axes of the printer move the head. The operation is identical to that of a 3D printer, with the exception that the refills are absolutely edible and delicious.
The manufacturer has cylindrical-shaped refills that must be inserted into the corresponding cartridge, having versions of different colors with which to create very varied designs. Thus, you can create green, blue or pink letters as well as creations in the classic dark chocolate color.
What can be printed?
With the help of its 3,5-inch touch screen, we can choose between the 1.000 3D designs stored in the device's memory, although we can also work with our own files in STL format and the appropriate software (Tinkercad and Microosft's 3D Builder are valid ).
Cartridge flavors available
The cartridges have an autonomy that will allow you to create approximately between 2 or 3 figures or 3 to 12 letters depending on the size. There are a total of 10 different flavors and various colors available. They are all these:
- vegan dark chocolate
- Vanilla colored chocolate (white chocolate flavor)
- Pink Chocolate (White Chocolate Flavor)
- Blue colored chocolate (white chocolate flavor)
- Dark chocolate (dark chocolate flavor with a hint of vanilla)
- Dark chocolate with orange
- dark chocolate with coconut
- Green colored chocolate (white chocolate flavor)
- Yellow colored chocolate (white chocolate flavor)
Not too high a price
El price of this mycusini 3D is 478 euros, an amount that does not seem too high if we take into account the price that 3D printers usually have. The problem is that the versatility that 3D printers have is not found in this machine, whose exclusive use is to make chocolate figurines. To this we must add that you depend on the manufacturer to buy the chocolate refills, since the spare parts are bought in packs of 60 or 120 refills with prices of 57,10 euros and 106,45 euros respectively. It should also be taken into account that these packs include all the flavors and colors, so if there is one that you do not like, you will have to buy it anyway.
We do not know if there is the possibility of melting chocolate on your own and making your own refills. This is something that seems feasible to us, although it would be necessary to find the perfect mixture of cocoa and fat so that the chocolate melts properly and does not create a mess when making figures.