We've increased our level of #tempeh making! Some explanation: we designed and 3D printed a tempeh mold, using food safe plastic (PETG), which we filled with half-ground soybeans and a fungus (rhizopus oligosporus) and let it grow in our custom-made incubator for ~30 hours. The result is this amazing, delicious, protein-packed tempeh <3
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@kensanata @focus404 Nice! Does your process involve cooking the soybeans in the plastic mold to semi-sterilize it before innoculating with fungus? If so, what temp can that plasic handle? I think I would be tempted to make one that fits in an electric pressure cooker that has a yogurt function. e.g. cook at high temp, open & innoculate, seal back up and use yogurt setting. Would that work?
@resist1984 @kensanata Good point! For now, we cook the beans separately and wash the mold carefully with soap and water. No problems so far. The melting point of PETG is about 250°C (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_terephthalate)