Termyn8or
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Not so much The Original Series, but the Next Generation and beyond. In TOS they had food dispensers, which suggests someone is preparing the food, plus they had to keep a store of food on hand. That changed wth TNG, where they replicate food. It is made out of energy by then.
I suppose things have to be sampled, like you could put in a dish and it would make a replica. And from what I've seen you can put in a specific molecular structure.
Thing is, if you were to setup for self cooking, what would you do ? For example, would you clarify your own butter or let the computer do it ? That is only one thing of many, many skills you develop in the kitchen. A little more tempting to just let it do it might be Hollandaise sauce. Perhaps Alfredo sauce.
I think some things are best made on the spot. Steaks, many fried things. But I bet it could separate my eggs, a skill I just - well it almost scares me. Would the computer become a crutch for wannabes ?
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I suppose things have to be sampled, like you could put in a dish and it would make a replica. And from what I've seen you can put in a specific molecular structure.
Thing is, if you were to setup for self cooking, what would you do ? For example, would you clarify your own butter or let the computer do it ? That is only one thing of many, many skills you develop in the kitchen. A little more tempting to just let it do it might be Hollandaise sauce. Perhaps Alfredo sauce.
I think some things are best made on the spot. Steaks, many fried things. But I bet it could separate my eggs, a skill I just - well it almost scares me. Would the computer become a crutch for wannabes ?
A penny for your thoughts. (I have a roll of them)
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