3D Printed Meat Is Coming to a Supermarket Near You

3D printed meat: just the thought alone probably has your mouth watering right now. I know mine is, but I’ve eaten nothing but saltines for the better part of a week because I’m too lazy to go to the grocery store and too poor to order delivery. But enough about my stomach eating itself; food company Redefine Meat is hard at work making 3D-printed meat a reality.

Redefine Meat’s New-Meat product is supposed to be delicious, good for the environment, and kinder to animals. The last two are almost certainly the case considering it’s lab-grown and 3D printed, leaving only its deliciousness in question. Send some my way for a taste test! Just let me know when it’s supposed to arrive, so it doesn’t sit on my front porch for a week and start to rot (I always enter the house through the garage).

The first video, compared to the second, shows a drastic improvement in the technology already. If companies can nail the taste and price, I’m really curious to see how all this lab-grown pans out. Hopefully medium-rare, with a nice sear and topped with herb butter!

[via Reddit]

Korean BBQ Coffee Table: For Proper TV Dinners

Because nothing says ‘Honey, I’m home!’ like the delicious smell of sizzling bulgogi wafting from the living room, this is the Korean BBQ coffee table sold by woojuCorporation on Etsy. The table costs $650, has a removable grill and collapsable legs for slimline storage, and is quickly going to become my new favorite piece of home furniture.

The tables measure approximately 47″ x 30″ x 13″ and come in nine different finishes to match any home decor. The grill itself is powered by an easily replaceable bottle of butane. Of course, with no overhead exhaust hood, you can expect your living room to smell like cooked meat for several days after dinner.

I lived just a few blocks from Los Angeles’s Koreatown neighborhood for almost a decade, so I’m no stranger to all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ. I miss it. Will this coffee table help satisfy my longing? I hope so. I also hope I don’t accidentally melt a TV remote or unwittingly cook my heels in the process.

[via DudeIWantThat]

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This Meat Puzzle Is Made of Literal Butcher Blocks

Thanksgiving is over, so I’ve officially had my fill of turkey for the year. Next time I have meat, I want it to be a nice hearty steak. Perhaps a rib eye or a New York strip. If you’d rather play with your meat than eat it, then maybe you’ll like this puzzle that lets you see all of the delicious parts of a cow.

Toy company Megahouse created this 3D puzzle that looks like a bull with all of its guts on display. Simply remove its plastic ribcage, and fill its torso with various cuts of meat. Presumably, you could use this knowledge to better understand how to butcher a cow – assuming you can read Japanese because that’s how all of the parts are labeled.

Now why the cow is sticking his tongue out is anyone’s guess. Maybe he’s taunting us because he’s made out of PVC, and you’d choke to death if you tried to eat any of him. Or maybe he’s just catching flies. Who knows?

Not a beef eater? That’s okay. Megahouse also makes chicken, pork, and tuna body part puzzles.

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