The invention relates to a kitchen appliance, especially a food printer, and amethodfor printing food in 2- or 3-dimensional shapes. The food printer for making 2-or3-dimensional shapes comprising a housing, an opening for printable food andbinder, a control unit, and a printer head, wherein the printer head printssmall dropsof the printable food and the binder while moving to build the 2- or 3-dimensionalshape.