Do you like ordering lattes and pastries with all sorts of food art on top? If you do, then you’ve probably wondered how you can do that with your own food creations at home. Turns out, it can be as simple as printing it on your food using the iKoffy EdiBot.
A handheld food printer, the device lets you print full-color images on top of various food items, allowing you to easily decorate your cookies, sandwiches, and lattes with any of your favorite designs. From what we can tell, the food only needs to have a flat surface in order to be printed on, so you should be able to use it with a decent variety of your favorite grub.
The iKoffy EdiBot is a handheld printer that can print full-color images using food-safe edible ink. To use, simply pair it to the companion app and choose an image to print using the app. From there, you place the included alignment ruler on top of the food, lay down the printer on top, and press the print button, then manually move the printer to the right across the length of the ruler. That’s it. According to the outfit, it can do small one-time prints up to 0.92 inches in diameter, which is ideal for printing on food items. However, it can also perform long prints up to 1.2 meters and multi-line printing by simply selecting those options in the app.
The printer outputs images in 1200 DPI and full CMYK color, allowing it to produce sharp, detailed images with vibrant hues. It uses an edible ink that’s both vegan and kosher-friendly, with ingredients made up of water, glycerine, propylene glycol, FDA-approved food colorants, and plant-based emulsifiers. From what we can tell, it’s supposed to be tasteless, so it shouldn’t affect the flavor of any food you decide to decorate.
The iKoffy EdiBot comes with a vacuum-sealed base that the outfit recommends you place at the bottom of the printer after every use. This is supposed to keep the print head from drying out, effectively extending the length of time you will be able to use it. It uses an ink cartridge that’s rated for around 30,000 one-time prints, so you can use a single cartridge for quite a long time. Do note, cartridges need to be consumed within six months once opened, as it has a shorter shelf life than regular ink due to the food-safe nature. The printer comes with a rechargeable battery, too, so you don’t have to plug in while using it.
Aside from printing on food, you can also use it to print on paper, fabrics, and even skin (basically, absorbent surfaces), so you can put it to work beyond the kitchen. The app comes with built-in templates that are ready-to-print, an image editing function for customizing templates, image uploading support, and even built-in AI image generation, so you have plenty of options in the designs you can use. All this in a package around the size of a large mouse, which is pretty impressive.
A Kickstarter campaign is currently running for the iKoffy EdiBot. You can reserve a unit for pledges starting at $199.
