Seattle Food Geek
@seattlefoodgeek.bsky.social
Scott Heimendinger. Inventor; knife, robot, and laser enthusiast. Founder @ Seattle Ultrasonics. Formerly Anova, Modernist Cuisine, Sansaire, Microsoft.
SeattleUltrasonics.com
SeattleUltrasonics.com
I've visited places that make everyday stuff. Injection molding for baby bottles, circuit boards for vacuum cleaners, wood milling for whiskey boxes. These pics are from small/medium factories in China each with 10s of millions of specialized equipment.
This does not magically appear in the US.
This does not magically appear in the US.
April 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I've visited places that make everyday stuff. Injection molding for baby bottles, circuit boards for vacuum cleaners, wood milling for whiskey boxes. These pics are from small/medium factories in China each with 10s of millions of specialized equipment.
This does not magically appear in the US.
This does not magically appear in the US.
Stargazing from bed is one of the yurt's best features.
March 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Stargazing from bed is one of the yurt's best features.
We woke up to a pink + white sunrise after last night's storm.
Icicle Canyon, Washington State
Icicle Canyon, Washington State
March 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We woke up to a pink + white sunrise after last night's storm.
Icicle Canyon, Washington State
Icicle Canyon, Washington State
Fake Spring, you rascal
March 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Fake Spring, you rascal
They got AI cauliflower now
March 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
They got AI cauliflower now
Working on my pineapple eye removal cuts. What I really need is a low-speed lathe...
March 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Working on my pineapple eye removal cuts. What I really need is a low-speed lathe...
The @severence2.bsky.social $200M budget explained in one image
March 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The @severence2.bsky.social $200M budget explained in one image
3D previz of a my new studio setup tells me exactly how far away to place the camera and which lens gets me 16x9 head-to-counter without showing the side walls.
Sadly I lack the piercing gaze of the stand-in model.
Sadly I lack the piercing gaze of the stand-in model.
February 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
3D previz of a my new studio setup tells me exactly how far away to place the camera and which lens gets me 16x9 head-to-counter without showing the side walls.
Sadly I lack the piercing gaze of the stand-in model.
Sadly I lack the piercing gaze of the stand-in model.
Someone's been Frenching in the forest
February 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Someone's been Frenching in the forest
Sunset in Seattle tonight was a great reminder of why I love living here.
February 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Sunset in Seattle tonight was a great reminder of why I love living here.
Bob Ross tutorials also work on cake. This information may be valuable during the revolution.
February 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Bob Ross tutorials also work on cake. This information may be valuable during the revolution.
Who caffeinated the orange juice in the first place?
February 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Who caffeinated the orange juice in the first place?
The expensive part of steak tartare is no longer the steak
February 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The expensive part of steak tartare is no longer the steak
I built this machine to test knife sharpness, but when you have a pair of dental models & a bag of snacks lying around, nature finds a way.
February 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I built this machine to test knife sharpness, but when you have a pair of dental models & a bag of snacks lying around, nature finds a way.
I bought 21 of the most popular chef's knives and programmed a robot to cut food while measuring the resistance. The open-source results are available on my site.
February 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I bought 21 of the most popular chef's knives and programmed a robot to cut food while measuring the resistance. The open-source results are available on my site.
Do you see your knife in this lineup? I'd love to fill in the gaps in this collection.
February 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Do you see your knife in this lineup? I'd love to fill in the gaps in this collection.
This is SaberBot, the pneumatic champagne sabering robot. I built the original for Modernist Cuisine to capture high speed photography of the flying cork. This updated version sabered bottles of the roof of Seattle's fanciest restaurant for New Years.
February 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is SaberBot, the pneumatic champagne sabering robot. I built the original for Modernist Cuisine to capture high speed photography of the flying cork. This updated version sabered bottles of the roof of Seattle's fanciest restaurant for New Years.
Seen in Seattle last night
February 6, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Seen in Seattle last night
pics or it won't happen
February 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
pics or it won't happen
This is a coupe glass, not to be confused with what Elon is doing.
February 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is a coupe glass, not to be confused with what Elon is doing.
why did they make level 6
January 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
why did they make level 6
The world is awful but I perfectly cooked a piece of salmon on a cedar plank and we had citrus and radicchio salad for outdoor lunch and that was a really good part of the day.
January 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The world is awful but I perfectly cooked a piece of salmon on a cedar plank and we had citrus and radicchio salad for outdoor lunch and that was a really good part of the day.