fufu machine
A fufu machine is a kitchen appliance used to pound cooked starchy vegetables, particularly cassava, plantains, or yams, into the West and Central African staple food fufu.
Fufu machines can achieve the fine, dough-like, pasty texture of fufu in about one minute; traditional hand-pounding methods generally required at least 30 minutes for the same result.
Development
The first fufu machine was developed in 2004 by Ghanaian electrical-equipment dealer Fadegnom Charles, who produced small numbers of electric fufu machines for local consumption.{{cite web|title=No more sweat: Fufu in a minute.|url=http://aasw6.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/no-more-sweat-fufu-in-a-minute/|access-date=10 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821120657/https://aasw6.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/no-more-sweat-fufu-in-a-minute|archive-date=21 August 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} A mass-marketable design by a team led by Professor Kwadeo Kesse, Dr Lawrence Ansong and R.E Doddoo at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) was released shortly thereafter.{{cite web|title=KNUST Lecturers Develop Fufu Machine|url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/68826/1/knust-lecturers-develop-fufu-machine.html|publisher=modernghana.com|access-date=13 November 2013}} The machine saw significant adoption in both homes and small businesses in Accra by 2014.{{cite news|last1=Adu|first1=Beatrice|title=New Fufu-pounding machine making waves in Accra New-Town| url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2014/February-4th/new-fufu-pounding-machine-making-waves-in-accra-new-town.php| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421233017/https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2014/February-4th/new-fufu-pounding-machine-making-waves-in-accra-new-town.php |archive-date=21 April 2018| url-status=dead| access-date=3 February 2022|work=www.myjoyonline.com|agency=Joy News|date=4 February 2014}}
In 2017, a Togolese entrepreneur named Logou Minsob successfully invented the model Foufoumix which allows for efficient mixing of the fufu into a well-set texture and consistency.{{Cite news|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/439070/economie/video-foufoumix-gagne-terrain-cuisines-togolaises/|title=Le Foufoumix gagne du terrain dans les cuisines togolaises|last=Parent|first=Salomé|date=23 May 2017|newspaper=Jeune Afrique|access-date=10 December 2020|language=fr}}
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