It seems the hottest trend these days is to create DIY food products within the comforts of your own home. From brewing self-powered espressos to crafting your own home beers, today’s modern urban dweller seems to be shunning mass-market products in favour of that personal touch. Now, the latest product getting that DIY touch is cheese, thanks to an upcoming Fromaggio smart home gadget.

Having completed a successful crowdfunding campaign, the Fromaggio markets itself as the first smart, automatic cheesemaker for home use. The premise is simple. Users select a specific recipe via the companion mobile app, then add the suggested amounts of milk, cultures and rennet to the countertop appliance. The machine then performs the rest of the curing procedure by itself with no additional input necessary.

In what is sure to be an attractive feature for several niche segments of society, the Fromaggio’s versatility is not limited to traditional hard/soft and aged/fresh cheese, but is also capable of making lactose-free, kosher and even vegan cheeses, if its promotional material is to be believed.

So if you’re a fan of fromage – and someone for whom delayed gratification is not a hindrance – the Fromaggio smart cheesemaker could offer a whole new dimension to both your cheese platter and your home cooking. While first shipments only go out in March 2020, you can still pre-order your own unit by visiting this site.