7 3D-printed objects that make kitchen work easier

You’re never too young to learn your way around the kitchen. Or, in the case of this year’s FabSlam Showcase participants, learn how to innovate within it.
Over six weeks in March and April, high school and middle school students gathered at Digital Harbor Foundation’s Tech Center for the annual FabSlam competition. The seven teams were tasked with creating 3D-printed solutions that made working in the kitchen easier. On April 22, an expert panel judged how they did.
Here’s what the students came up with:

1. Pour and Store Syrup Cap

A team of Perryville Middle School students dubbed Nerdy Bacon want to help you get out of a sticky situation.
Designed on TinkerCad and produced using 3D printing, this syrup cap is resistant to making a mess. The solution was in the shape, as the team created a cone to replace the current flat surface where the syrup comes out. The cap was tested with water and actual syrup. The design won first prize from the judges, and the competition’s fan favorite award.

2. The Kitchen Copter

Innovation Nation, one of three teams at the competition representing Bryn Mawr High School, had already competed as a robotics team. The five-member team drew on that experience to create a quadcopter that could help perform kitchen tasks. The team put together a frame for a drone that allows for kitchen attachments. They even 3D-printed a spoon for stirring. Judges were impressed with the team’s documentation on its blog, which includes inventory and an extensive description of the design process. Innovation Nation was awarded second place.

3. Pass the Salt

Another team from Bryn Mawr, Team Sophomore, sought to make it easier to pass things around the dinner table.
The end result, called Pass the Salt, was dubbed a “food chariot.” It features a wagon attached to a Sphero ball. The ball can be controlled remotely with an iPhone, offering a hands-free option to get potatoes to plate. The team won third place.

4. Potcentric 3000

Garrison Forest High School’s Grizzlies created a device that clips to the side of a pot, and automatically stirs so the cook can keep things moving and get to other tasks. The device can attach a number of spoons, and goes in both directions.

5. Miss Army Knife

Another Bryn Mawr team called Wo(man) Made came up with a set of portable utensils that make sure eaters don’t need a kitchen to grab their food. The set includes a fork, spoon and other tools.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGFeer-_hdY

6. Carrot Dispenser

A team of Digital Harbor Foundation students dubbed 3D Ninjas came up with a device to dispense carrots like Pez. The idea is to make carrots as attractive to candy. The device itself is a work-in-progress.

7. 3D Printed Sink

This DHF team wanted to explore 3D printing of water-tight objects, so they went straight to the kitchen’s source. With the project, the team proved the sink could hold water.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KAWX_kYDcA