Schlagwort: food

  • The grilled cheese-making robot of your dreams

    The grilled cheese-making robot of your dreams

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    Ummm…YES PLEASE!

    Cheeseborg: The Grilled Cheese Robot!

    More cool stuff at http://www.tabb.me and http://www.evankhill.com Cheeseborg has one purpose: to create the best grilled cheese it possibly can! Cheeseborg is fully automated, voice activated, and easy to move. With Google Assistant SDK integration, Cheeseborg can even be used as a part of your smart home.

    Does it use a Raspberry Pi, please?

    Sometimes we’ll see a project online and find ourselves hoping and praying that it uses a Raspberry Pi, just so we have a reason to share it with you all.

    That’s how it was when I saw Cheeseborg, the grilled cheese robot, earlier this week. “Please, please, please…” I prayed to the robot gods, as I chowed down on a grilled cheese at my desk (true story), and, by the grace of all that is good in this world, my plea was answered.

    Cheeseborg: the grilled cheese robot

    Cheeseborg uses both an Arduino Mega and a Raspberry Pi 3 in its quest to be the best ever automated chef in the world. The Arduino handles the mechanics, while our deliciously green wonder board runs the Google Assistant SDK, allowing you to make grilled cheese via voice command.

    Saying “Google, make me a grilled cheese” will set in motion a series of events leading to the production of a perfectly pressed sammie, ideal for soup dunking or solo snacking.

    The robot uses a vacuum lifter to pick up a slice of bread, dropping it onto an acrylic tray before repeating the process with a slice of cheese and then a second slice of bread. Then the whole thing is pushed into a panini press that has been liberally coated in butter spray (not shown for video aesthetics), and the sandwich is toasted, producing delicious ooey-gooey numminess out the other side.

    Pareidolia much?

    Here at Raspberry Pi, we give the Cheeseborg five slices out of five, and look forward to one day meeting Cheeseborg for real, so we can try out its scrummy wares.

    ooooey-gooey numminess

    You can find out more about Cheeseborg here.

    Toastie or grilled cheese

    Yes, there’s a difference: but which do you prefer? What makes them different? And what’s your favourite filling for this crispy, cheesy delight?

    Website: LINK

  • HeaterMeter, the open-source barbecue controller

    HeaterMeter, the open-source barbecue controller

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    We spent the weekend knee-deep in marinade. (Top tip: if you’re brining something big, like a particularly plump chicken, buy a cheap kitchen bin. The depth makes it much easier than juggling near-overflowing buckets. And when you’re finished, you have a spare bin.)

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    If you’re a serious barbecue jockey, you’ll want to know about Bryan Mayland’s HeaterMeter, a rather nifty open-source controller for your barbecue, built around a Raspberry Pi. Controlling the heat of your setup is key in low, slow cooking and smoking; you can get glorious results very inexpensively (an off-the-shelf equivalent will set you back a few hundred pounds) and have the satisfaction of knowing you built your equipment yourself. Bryan says:

    Temperature data read from a standard thermistor (ThermoWorks, Maverick) or thermocouple probe is used to adjust the speed of a blower fan motor mounted to the BBQ grill to maintain a specific set temperature point (setpoint). A servo-operated damper may optionally be employed. Additional thermistor probes are used to monitor food and/or ambient temperatures, and these are displayed on a 16×2 LCD attached to the unit. Buttons or serial commands can be used to adjust configuration of the device, including adjustment of the setpoint or manually regulating fan speeds.

    The Raspberry Pi adds a web interface, with graphing, archives, and SMS/email support for alarm notification, which means you can go and splash around in the kids’ paddling pool with a beer rather than spending the day standing over the grill with a temperature probe.

    Heatermeter graph output

    You can buy a HeaterMeter online, in kit form or pre-assembled. There’s an incredibly comprehensive wiki available to get you going with the HeaterMeter, and a very straightforward Instructable if you’re just looking for a quick setup. If you’re the type who prefers to learn by watching, Bryan also has a few videos on YouTube where he puts the kit together. To start with, see how to assemble the LCD/button board here and the base board here.

    We’re hungry.

    Website: LINK

  • Bake a Cake with Twitch!

    Bake a Cake with Twitch!

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    We’re celebrating the third anniversary of the launch of Food & Drink on Twitch with a full day of some of the sweetest culinary activities this Friday, April 26. Join us as we cook, bake, and salud with some of your favorite streamers, and join in the fun by cooking along and tweeting your creations to us @Twitch and tagging us on Instagram.

    We love Food and Drink Channel!

    Website: LINK

  • This drink machine pours, slices, and dispenses mint!

    This drink machine pours, slices, and dispenses mint!

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    This drink machine pours, slices, and dispenses mint!

    Arduino Team — April 18th, 2019

    Automated cocktail machines can be fun projects, but this device by CamdenS5 takes things to a whole new level. Not only can it pour liquids from multiple bottles, but it chops limes, dispenses sugar and mint, and even features a refrigerated compartment to keep ingredients at the appropriate temperature.

    An Arduino Mega along with an Uno are employed for control, while user interface is provided by an Android tablet affixed to the front of the assembly. 

    There’s a lot going on mechanically inside, including a linear actuator for chopping, and augers that dole out mint/sugar as needed. 

    Details on the build are available here, with code/files ready for download, and an interactive Fusion 360 model that you can manipulate in your browser.

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    Website: LINK

  • 9 Simple And Delicious Potato Recipes That Your Friends Will Love [video]

    9 Simple And Delicious Potato Recipes That Your Friends Will Love [video]

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    Website: LINK

  • 3D Printed Tastebugs Challenge Children to Eat Insects

    3D Printed Tastebugs Challenge Children to Eat Insects

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    Tastebugs is a 3D printed modular kitchen utensil to teach children about the benefits of eating insects. We may squirm now, but it’s likely that bugs will make it to our plates very soon. 

    Would you feed your children bugs? With consumers becoming more conscious of the impact of eating unsustainable food, it’s believed that we’ll soon begin turning to insects.

    However, there is still a long way to go in terms of normalizing eating bugs. But one student from Northumbria University in the UK is using 3D printing to get the next generation on side.

    Student Jay Cockrell entered his modular kitchen utensil, called Tastebugs, for the 3D Hubs Student Grant. The utensil’s purpose is to get children familiar with handling, preparing and eating insects. It’s also toy-like and easy for kids to use.

    Still wondering why you should try eating bugs? As well as being far more sustainable than beef (due to requiring less water and energy), insect powder is full of omega and amino acids, low in sugar and also up to 65%+ protein.

    Cockrell’s first step in creating Tastebugs was to work out how the utensil could be fun. He chose to go with a modular design, making the utensil stackable. 3D printing was used to create the design as it was affordable but also the best way to get the right geometries and final material finishes.

    Tastebugs
    Tastebugs

    TasteBugs for Breakfast…?

    Each component has a specific use for preparing bugs. For example, Cockrell designed dicer and mill to cut the insects, a funnel to get them in position, a compactor to make bug bars, and an infuser to create insect stock.

    Components can all be detached or attached, making it possible to dice your bugs then turn them into a bar. Or funnel them into position before milling them down.

    To create each module, Cockrell used a mixture of SLA and FDM printers. By using 3D printing it’s possible to make parts on demand. Better yet, Cockrell relied on 3D Hubs to source his parts and received 25% student discount.

    Each module’s main housing is made from Formlabs standard resin. This gives a smooth surface finish. The windows are made using DSM Somos Watershed. The final look has that of a tree, this was done using wood-look vinyl.

    The small accessories and handles were made using PLA filament. Finally, the 3D printed parts are assembled using internal metal components.

    Future plans for Tastebugs are to introduce the kit to schools and educate children about the benefits of eating bugs. Insects could be a staple on menus a lot sooner than we might expect.

    Source: 3D Hubs

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    Tastebugs

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  • BENTO WATCH – 世界最小の弁当「BENTO WATCH」。

    BENTO WATCH – 世界最小の弁当「BENTO WATCH」。

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  • ‚Edible Growth‘ 3D Gedrucktes Essen

    ‚Edible Growth‘ 3D Gedrucktes Essen

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    Ein Neues Konzept für selbst wachsendes 3D gedrucktes Essen kommt von einer jungen Studentin , die Ihr Design bereits 2014 auf der Dutch Design Messe präsentieren konnte.

    Hier ein paar Bilder der kleinen ‚Kunstwerke‘

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    The Edible Growth project fits the category “Food for Thought” and is partly created as a form of critical design. I want to show that high-tech food or lab-produced food does not have to be unhealthy, unnatural, and not tasteful. Edible Growth is an example of high-tech but fully natural, healthy, and sustainable food made possible by combining aspects of  nature, science, technology and design. Edible Growth shows real growth, an intensifying flavor and structure, makes smart use of natural processes like fermentation and photosynthesis and lowers the use of  resources.

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    Interview Video:

    Bis es aber soweit ist, das wir zuhause unsere kleinen selbst wachsenden Pilzkuglen Essen können, sollte man doch lieber auf normale alternativen zurückgreifen 🙂

    Source: http://www.chloerutzerveld.com/#/edible-growth-2014/

  • Where Is the Black & Decker Food Hydrator!?

    Where Is the Black & Decker Food Hydrator!?

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    In the 1989 film Back to the Future II, Marty McFly visits October 21, 2015 and witnesses all kinds of new technology including power shoelaces and flying hover boards. Arguably the greatest technological advancement of them all, however, is the food hydrator. It’s now 9 months until the fated day, but there are no signs or advancements that allow pizza to be hydrated. Are you as disappointed as I am?

    The food hydrator works sort of like an oven or microwave. In the movie, Grandma Lorraine puts a small, dehydrated Pizza Hut pizza into the hydrator and says „hydrate level 4, please!“ and the pizza comes out normal size and ready to eat. It only takes 12 seconds to work. It’s food magic.

    Unfortunately right now, the only way to rehydrate anything it to basically boil it. Obviously, pizza isn’t the ideal candidate for this process. Such a bummer.

    It’s not Back to the Future II‘s fault for getting our hopes up; the movie had the right idea all along. You have nine more months to rectify this situation, Black & Decker.

    Source: http://www.thekitchn.com/its-2015-where-is-the-the-black-decker-food-hydrator-from-back-to-the-future-ii-214600

  • 24 Cool Gadgets for Food Geeks!

    24 Cool Gadgets for Food Geeks!

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    This R2-D2 Measuring Cup Set might not be the most practical, but it certainly can be filed under „cool gadgets and accessories for food geeks“. It’s more than meets the eye because the body is constructed from 4 different measuring cups (1/4, 1/3, 1/2 and 1 cup including his dome) for accurate ingredient portions. Plus, the droid’s are detachable and serve as nested measuring spoons (1/4, 1/2, 1 tsp and 1/3 tbsp). At a svelte 6.5-inches tall, it’s manufactured from food-grade ABS plastic that is BPA-free.

    BUY HERE: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JS3GG6M/?tag=tec02e-20

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  • There Is A Huge Underground Farm Hiding 100 Feet Beneath London’s Streets

    There Is A Huge Underground Farm Hiding 100 Feet Beneath London’s Streets

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    The newest branch line of the London Underground doesn’t go anywhere. But it does produce a lot of nice food to eat. It’s an aquaponic farm, 100 feet below the surface, set to open this March.

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    With sky-high rents in central London, it made sense for the startup behind the project, Zero Carbon Food, to look for an unconventional farm site. And the location, beneath the Northern line, puts the produce near a lot of restaurant customers. That reduces the miles that food has to travel to reach the table. Zero Carbon Food is now selling stock online–you can see its full pitch below:

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