Patent ID: 7776372

Claim:
A method of preparing a custom food product under the direction of a customer, the method comprising the following steps performed in the presence of the customer: placing a customer-selected substrate on a scale having a food preparation surface, wherein the scale is supported by a mobile table having storage compartments that contain all of the ingredients used to prepare the custom food product, a display, and a data processor in communication with the scale and display that is configured to calculate the cost of the custom food product, based on the type and weight of the ingredients, as the custom food product is being prepared; removing customer-selected ingredients from respective storage compartments of the mobile table and preparing the customer-selected ingredients under the direction of the customer; placing the prepared customer-selected ingredients on the substrate under the direction of the customer in customer-selected amounts and customer-selected areas; and calculating and displaying to the customer in real time the cost of the custom food product based on type and weight of the customer-selected ingredients via the data processor as the customer-selected ingredients are placed on the substrate.