Chennai startup's dosa printer goes viral but not everyone is liking it
Evochef, a Chennai-based startup, has launched an automatic dosa maker. Netizens have mixed reactions, and we present both sides of the spectrum to you. While some think it would make cooking easy, some think it is a useless invention.
By ET Spotlight Special | Updated:
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You are not alone if you have struggled to make a crispy and round dosa! Any amateur cook can tell you the same. We won't comment on whether there was a need to fight this battle or not, but there is a startup based in Chennai that thinks it is very much required. A few companies have tried coming up with dosa-making appliances and have produced appliances that get rid of the battling batter. The latest entrant is Evochef's smart dosa maker or 'dosa printer'.
The dosa printer is one such latest invention that has caught people's eye and has gone viral. It delivers thin and crispy dosas at the click of a button. You can find many videos explaining how to use the printer on Twitter. The printer has garnered mixed reviews as some people liked and some outright hated it. Evochef is the Chennai-based startup that came up with the idea and launched the automatic dosa maker.
Evochef calls its dosa maker the first smart dosa maker capable of delivering dosas in less than a minute. The customer or user can choose how crispy and thick they want their dosa to be by just pressing one button. You can also add extras such as cheese, butter, or ghee.
Rajagopal, 71, always dressed in white with a strip of sandalwood paste on his forehead, is the pious son of a low-caste onion trader from a village in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
In 1981, having opened a grocer's shop in Chennai then known as Madras, he took the brave step of opening his first restaurant at a time when eating out was unusual for most Indians.
The winning formula was, and remains, that the southern Indian vegetarian delights on offer - dosa pancakes, deep-fried vadas and idli rice cakes - taste homemade, and are affordable.
"If a lower middle class family wanted an outing, a good treat, a place to celebrate something, Saravana Bhavan was the choice," G.C. Shekhar, a journalist in Chennai said.
A user on Twitter shared a promotional video of the dosa maker and wrote, "dosa printer". Some netizens loved the invention because of the convenience it brings. At the same time, others hated it and questioned whether it could provide the authentic dosa taste.
A user commented that the invention is useless as preparing the batter is the hardest part and not making dosai.
Another user commented that this is the worst idea one could come up with.
Some people favored the new invention and pointed out how it would help chefs get their work done quickly. Another user wrote that the product is great, and if one doesn't like it, it is because dosas are readily available.
You can buy the EC Flip dosa maker by Evochef for Rs 15,999 online.
The dosa printer is one such latest invention that has caught people's eye and has gone viral. It delivers thin and crispy dosas at the click of a button. You can find many videos explaining how to use the printer on Twitter. The printer has garnered mixed reviews as some people liked and some outright hated it. Evochef is the Chennai-based startup that came up with the idea and launched the automatic dosa maker.
Evochef calls its dosa maker the first smart dosa maker capable of delivering dosas in less than a minute. The customer or user can choose how crispy and thick they want their dosa to be by just pressing one button. You can also add extras such as cheese, butter, or ghee.
In 1981, having opened a grocer's shop in Chennai then known as Madras, he took the brave step of opening his first restaurant at a time when eating out was unusual for most Indians.
The winning formula was, and remains, that the southern Indian vegetarian delights on offer - dosa pancakes, deep-fried vadas and idli rice cakes - taste homemade, and are affordable.
"If a lower middle class family wanted an outing, a good treat, a place to celebrate something, Saravana Bhavan was the choice," G.C. Shekhar, a journalist in Chennai said.
A user on Twitter shared a promotional video of the dosa maker and wrote, "dosa printer". Some netizens loved the invention because of the convenience it brings. At the same time, others hated it and questioned whether it could provide the authentic dosa taste.
A user commented that the invention is useless as preparing the batter is the hardest part and not making dosai.
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Another user commented that this is the worst idea one could come up with.
Some people favored the new invention and pointed out how it would help chefs get their work done quickly. Another user wrote that the product is great, and if one doesn't like it, it is because dosas are readily available.
You can buy the EC Flip dosa maker by Evochef for Rs 15,999 online.
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