Chocolate printed on a 3D printer in the USA

The editor of the American publication The Verge printed various chocolate compositions on a Cocoa Press 3D printer for almost $4,000, which allows you to create chocolate designs with clear detail. This printer uses cartridges with dark, milk or white chocolate.

The owner of the device should be prepared for the fact that chocolate is a finicky material for printing. The temperature settings required for each type of chocolate can be unpredictable, and the process takes quite a while.

The journalist notes that dark chocolate does indeed taste like chocolate, despite the use of palm oil instead of cocoa butter to make it fatty.

"In my case, it sometimes took hours for the printer's 65-gram chocolate syringe to reach an even temperature. I quickly realised that you can't print anything too small or pointy without slowing down the prints. Chocolate needs time to cool and harden before the printer tries to print another warm layer on top. My wife is a fan of dark chocolate, and while it's definitely not the best we've tasted, she was happy with the quality. However, I can't say the same for the milk or white chocolates, as they are a bit waxy and reminded me of Candy Melts. The worst thing about 3D printing chocolate is controlling the heat," the American says.

Source: The Verge