# Fufu machine

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A **fufu machine** is a kitchen appliance used to pound cooked starchy vegetables, particularly [cassava](/source/Cassava), [plantains](/source/Cooking_banana), or [yams](/source/Yam_(vegetable)), into the West and [Central African](/source/Central_African_Republic) staple food [fufu](/source/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.[1][2]

## Development

The first fufu machine was developed in 2004 by [Ghanaian](/source/Ghana) electrical-equipment dealer Fadegnom Charles, who produced small numbers of electric fufu machines for local consumption.[2] 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](/source/Kwame_Nkrumah_University_of_Science_and_Technology) (KNUST) was released shortly thereafter.[1] The machine saw significant adoption in both homes and small businesses in [Accra](/source/Accra) by 2014.[3]

In 2017, a [Togolese](/source/Togo) entrepreneur named Logou Minsob successfully invented the model Foufoumix which allows for efficient mixing of the fufu into a well-set texture and consistency.[4]

## References

1. ["KNUST Lecturers Develop Fufu Machine"](http://www.modernghana.com/news/68826/1/knust-lecturers-develop-fufu-machine.html). modernghana.com. Retrieved 13 November 2013.

1. ["No more sweat: Fufu in a minute."](https://web.archive.org/web/20130821120657/https://aasw6.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/no-more-sweat-fufu-in-a-minute). Archived from [the original](http://aasw6.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/no-more-sweat-fufu-in-a-minute/) on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.

1. Adu, Beatrice (4 February 2014). ["New Fufu-pounding machine making waves in Accra New-Town"](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). *www.myjoyonline.com*. Joy News. Archived from [the original](https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2014/February-4th/new-fufu-pounding-machine-making-waves-in-accra-new-town.php) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

1. Parent, Salomé (23 May 2017). ["Le Foufoumix gagne du terrain dans les cuisines togolaises"](https://www.jeuneafrique.com/439070/economie/video-foufoumix-gagne-terrain-cuisines-togolaises/) (in French). *Jeune Afrique*. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

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