Rob Beschizza
Gear

Computer-Controlled Toaster Prints Anything On Bread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oga_4uoCvnA Remember when toast featuring cloud-like psuedoimages of religious icons would sell on eBay for thousands of dollars? Well, if you’ve been working the blowtorch and iron stencils ever since, the Evil Mad Scientist has a gadget for you: The CNC toaster! By strapping a hot air gun to the carriage of a fancy, computer-controlled […]

Remember when toast featuring cloud-like psuedoimages of religious icons would sell on eBay for thousands of dollars? Well, if you've been working the blowtorch and iron stencils ever since, the Evil Mad Scientist has a gadget for you: The CNC toaster!

By strapping a hot air gun to the carriage of a fancy, computer-controlled gantry, detailed images can be seared into bread with all the ease of Control-P Print..

"We certainly aren't the first ones to aim for true CNC toast– A group of students at Olin College apparently were working towards that goal a few years ago, but may have given up in favor of their laser cutter– which is (we think) cheating on building a CNC toaster. "

In truth, it's not that easy. The device only accepts low-res, 1-bit images. Fortunately, the uneven texture of the bread makes for an affective antialiasing filter.

Finally, CNC Toast! [Evil Mad Scientist via Make