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Cando

Sustainable food preservation in the private household.

Date:

Oct 2021

Creation Place:

University of Wuppertal

Project Length:

10 weeks

Bachelor Thesis 2022

Canning device that makes food preservation motivating for a younger generation.

Food preservation has been practiced for thousands of years, with methods like canning allowing people to store food for the off-season. Industrial food production and preservatives have largely replaced these methods, leading to health issues and food waste. Today, we have access to food year-round, but this abundance contributes to waste, especially in urban areas. Many younger generations are now embracing sustainability, rediscovering practices like seasonal eating and urban farming. Preserving food at home can offer ecological, economic, and social benefits. My thesis aims to motivate today’s urban generation to reconnect with sustainable preservation methods.

Humanity has been preserving food for thousands of years.

my grandma

A project inspired by the childhood of my grandmother.

In this project I was heavily inspired by the stories of my grandmother from her experiences in the after war times. Resources were limited and food had to be grown in their own small garden. This meant that there were times in the year with a big amount of one supply that had to be preserved for the winter. She taught me most of the recipes I know and my wish for the thesis was to let more people enjoy the traditions from older generations and use them in their daily life, like canning.

A project inspired by the childhood of my grandmother.

HMW make canning enjoyable for a younger generation?

“Food can be a vehicle for social change. It brings people together in a way that very few activities can.” - Anim Steel

The process of canning starts with an app that guides the user through the process, providing recipes and instructions. They are meanwhile also displayed on the device's display in a shortened form. The pot gets filled with up to eight glasses and filled with water. It has an additional induction field to be flexible in its use case. The lid will get attached as a last step to build up pressure. It has a transparent window so that the users always feels safe about the process going on in the inside.