Cake Decorating Edible Image Printer Help

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Doughboy1993 Posted 6 Mar 2007 , 5:52pm
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Hi, I am opening a bakery in a few months and I was wondering if anyone would happen to know what is the best printer(either Canon or Epson) to buy for printing edible image designs? If you have a model number that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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stephanie214 Posted 6 Mar 2007 , 5:59pm
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Hi Doughboy1993,

Welcome to CC icon_biggrin.gif

I have the Epson CX3810 and love it. Here is a link to Kopykake

http://www.kopykake.com/

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missyek Posted 6 Mar 2007 , 6:36pm
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I liked my Canon i560s (really old) and my Canon ip3000 until both print heads bit the dust. The i560 was within a year and the ip3000 just over a year. I used them often, so it wasn't a matter of them sitting too long. I literally just finished installing my new Epson C88, so I will post how that prints. Hopefully this will last much longer than the Canons. I have an Epson RX500 All-in-one as my normal printer and have had that for awhile now. I have had pleasant experiences with the Epsons for every day use (I have had a number of them--upgrades).

And check the FAQ on the kopy kake link that stephanie posted--lots of good info.

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MrsMissey Posted 6 Mar 2007 , 6:50pm
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I have the Canon i960, it's the 6 cartridge one. I just love that thing...not necessarily the cheapest, but well worth the investment IMO!

I bought mine from www.icingimages.com

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Crimsicle Posted 6 Mar 2007 , 6:51pm
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I like my Canon ip1500 a lot. But, it's getting to the point that the "best" printer is the printer you can FIND...since most (if not all, I'm not sure) of the Canons that have edible ink available are discontinued.

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cryssi Posted 6 Mar 2007 , 7:06pm
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I have the Epson c88+ and it is really fabulous...

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missyek Posted 6 Mar 2007 , 7:19pm
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Okay, just made my first print out of the C88. I used a sample that had a lot of problem colors--red and orange in particular. OMG!!! it came out perfect and NO color adjustment! I constantly had to adjust the red on my Canon in order for it to turn out decent. Already, I love my new printer! thumbs_up.gif

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Doughboy1993 Posted 12 Mar 2007 , 2:42am
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Thank you all for your answers...

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