Hi,
Has anyone every used this machine for food? I am looking to cut 1/2 inch thick dark chocolate with nuts without adding any abrasives. Any advice?
I’m confident it will cut. But the amount of cleaning you would need to do if the machine had ever used abrasive before would be a lot. Nothing is clean about these systems. If you are planning on buying a brand new one to only use for food…maybe. But you would want to clean it out daily to prevent bacterial growth. The plastic bed will grow mold/bacteria. None of the parts are food grade.
thank you. I will buy a new machine. Will it cut with out using any abrasives in the water?
I can’t guarantee it, 1/2” is fairly thick. I would definitely look at a waterjet made specifically for food, Wazer definitely doesn’t want you using their equpment for this purpose, and I don’t want you doing it either. There are tons of things that could go wrong, leech into the water, contaminate the food.
I’d say it definitely could cut chocolate. https://youtu.be/ZFGbfos4bPM?si=a7HSz4EzhO2RHFEQ
I personally wouldn’t though.
Thank you. Why wouldnt you?
There’s nothing about this machine that is food grade. Machine oils on parts, grease, the bacteria that will sit and form in the various hoses because they won’t be completely dry after you use them. Pretty sure you’d Have chocolate bits spewing everywhere. You probably could cut it, but you couldn’t pay me to eat it 
the water chews up the cutting bed so you’ll have bits of that plastic in there….