Are you looking for an edible ink printer?
Buying an edible ink printer doesn’t have to be a complicated exercise in research and time. Although there are a few things you need to know to get a reliable edible ink printer, they are actually quite simple. What you may not know is that an edible ink printer is just an inkjet printer that uses food grade edible inks. . This ink must be specially designed to have the proper viscosity for an inkjet printer. As with any printing, the ink is sent through the printer and deposited on the paper. The only difference is that with an edible ink printer you print on edible paper. There are many types of edible papers, but icing sheets are the most widely used and achieve excellent results.
Currently, Canon printers are our preferred machines for edible printing. What we love about Canon printers is the microscopically controlled ejection of ink from the print head nozzles, delivering highly accurate prints. Breaking it down a bit more regarding Canon (and what to look for in an edible printer, the edible cartridges inside the printer work the same way as regular inkjet printer cartridges. You install them the same way you would would with regular ink, your printer’s ink sensors work the same way as they would with regular ink.The added benefit of EIS edible ink cartridges is that they are refillable, saving you money if you plan to use your printer regularly.
When looking for edible printers, you will undoubtedly discover unknown brands. Buyer beware, lesser known brands tend to be extremely unpredictable when it comes to technology. So really the only way you can guarantee that you are getting what you pay for is by selecting a trusted brand. Some of the features that you should expect to get in your edible printer are Wi-Fi compatibility, a USB port, an SD port.
These features come standard with the printers we choose to sell, ours also support AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, and third-party platforms like One Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, Facebook, and Instagram. Our printers also work equally well with Windows and Mac OS. Which means that if you’ve printed something before, then you already have all the skills you need to print an edible image!
When it comes to edible printers, one of the most important features is a removable print head, which makes it much easier to maintain. We’ll go into detail about this in another article, but for now just know that Canon ticks that box! One last point to keep in mind, while it’s good to be price conscious and shop around with edible printers (and we recommend you do), one word of advice: make sure your sheets and inks are coming from a reputable source. If you’re looking for an easy, stress-free purchase with added support, then a respected vendor that specializes in edible printing is your best bet. You should also be able to buy the printer, inks, and icing sheets together as a bundle, which proves to be more cost effective.
Important note: For edible images NEVER use a printer that has previously been used with non-edible inks, even if it has been thoroughly cleaned, as normal inks are toxic.