Laser Cooking is a novel cooking technology that uses a laser cutter as a dry-heating device. In general, dry-heat cooking heats the whole surface of an ingredient, while a laser cutter heats a small spot of the surface in a very short time. Our approach employs a computer-controlled laser cutter and a video image-processing technique to cook ingredients according to their shape and composition, allowing for new tastes, textures, decorations, and engraving unique identifiers to the ingredients.

Publications

• “Laser Cooking: an Automated Cooking Technique using Laser Cutter” Kentaro Fukuchi, Kazuhiro Jo: TEI’11 Work-in-Progress Workshop Proceeding
• “Laser cooking: a novel culinary technique for dry heating using a laser cutter and vision technology” Kentaro Fukuchi, Kazuhiro Jo, Akifumi Tomiyama, Shunsuke Takao: Proceedings of CEA ’12

Talk

• “Laser Cooking: a state-of-the-art” Jo Kazuhiro: Sketching 2011

Media coverage

• “Laser cookery makes your food more fun” New Scientist
• “Препечена филийка с QR код – възможна с лазерно готвене” Economy.bg
• “Il laser, nuova frontiera della cucina” Corriere Della Sera
• “Food Hacking: Laser Bacon” MUNCHIES
• “Laser-cooked bacon is a delicious techno-culinary masterpiece” Engadget
• “Professor cooks bacon using industrial laser” Metro