3-D printed food machines [1]

Star Trek's replicator technology looks a bit more microwave than printer.  Beaming stuff together seems like a pretty good idea, and certainly cleaner than nozzles blowing carbs and proteins into an edible, but hardly something we're ready to crack in the near future.In water parched regions of the world, the amount of moisture used to cook needs to be minimal, as does the amount necessary for clean up.  Water use on a deep space vessel would be equally or even more limited than almost all but the dryest regions of Earth.  So food preparation will most likely follow these trends.Considering the dry nature of the powder in the cartridges, I wonder if it will be more about choosing how much moisture is necessary to get the bits to stick together.  Pizza makes sense, though I wonder how tasty or melty they can make powdered cheese.  Based on the pictures they provide, everything's bite-size so you can eat them with chopsticks, or some other easily cleanable utensil we haven't yet invented.  As always, leave your thoughts in the comments below.  Let's figure out what's being served up at the future Orange Julius, Roman Delight and random sandwich shop in the food court of the ship ferrying everyone to a planet where giant plants will eat us like popcorn.3D printed food | Via Popular Science