The Cornucopia system is one of the first genuine attempts we've seen to produce a machine that can make virtually any dish given the right set of instructions.

The Cornucopia system is one of the first genuine attempts we've seen to produce a machine that can make virtually any dish given the right set of instructions. Sure, it's not going to print you a medium rare steak, but it can reliably and replicably build all sorts of elaborate and complex combinations, precisely mixed and temperature-controlled, that would be near impossible to create using any other cooking process. Every bit of that paragraph is self-contradictory. First it says it can make "virtually any dish," and next it claims it will build "all sorts of elaborate and complex combinations" that are currently "near impossible." Knowing something about food preparation and 3D printers would tell you that the two processes are quite different. 3D printers use a limited set of ingredients that have very specific attributes. Food is prepared through the use of an astounding variety of ingredients that come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, with completely different properties, not to mention the tools, and most importantly, brains and hands that are then involved in combining everything together. I doubt this thing could make a salad much less "virtually any dish." The way they've described and designed this contraption, I bet it would fail miserably at preparing most of the dishes you'd find in any decent restaurant. Unless this thing takes up the entire counter space and looks like a disfigured Inspector Gadget, I don't think Chefs have much to fear yet. At least not until consumers develop an appetite for "nutritious goop."