Little Grocer | Beef Steak Pack | Expansion

Little Grocer | Toy Beef Steak Pack

Add a new kind of chilled grocery to Little Grocer with this 3D printable toy beef steak pack!

Designed to match the style of the original Little Grocer playset, the beef steak pack features the same simple shapes, cheerful colors and sturdy construction as the existing groceries and accessories. Its chunky supermarket tray, simplified two-color steak and cow-themed packaging make the contents easy to recognize while keeping the design clean, playful and easy to print. The steak can be removed from the tray, adding another interactive element to pretend shopping and creating a product that can eventually fit naturally into the planned Little Chef cooking playset. A pair of embedded magnets keeps the steak neatly attached to its tray while still allowing little shopkeepers to remove it for play. The beef steak pack is part of the growing Little Grocer collection, with more groceries, chilled products and store accessories planned to continue expanding the little supermarket.

Part of Little Grocer

This model was designed specifically to complement the original Little Grocer Grocery Store Pretend Playset and its expanding collection of groceries and accessories. Add it to the supermarket shelves or a future refrigerated display to give little shopkeepers another product to stock, choose, place in their shopping basket and scan at the checkout. The removable steak also introduces a first step toward future food products that can move between Little Grocer and the planned Little Chef playset.

Community Feedback

Little Grocer is an ongoing project, and community suggestions help determine what will be added next. If there is another chilled product, meat pack or store accessory you would like to see added, feel free to leave a comment.

Designed with Safety in Mind

Just like the original Little Grocer set, the beef steak pack has been designed with children in mind. The model uses simple, sturdy geometry and avoids unnecessarily small or delicate details wherever possible. This is the first Little Grocer product to use magnets. The model requires two 8 × 2 mm magnets, with one embedded inside the tray and one embedded inside the steak. The magnets are inserted during printing so that they become enclosed within the printed parts rather than remaining externally accessible. Magnets can present a serious ingestion hazard if they become loose or exposed. Make sure the magnets are completely enclosed, check the parts carefully after printing, and regularly inspect the model for cracks, damage or exposed magnets. Do not allow children to use the model if a magnet can be accessed or removed. 

As with any 3D printed toy, adult supervision is recommended, especially for younger children. Please use your own judgment regarding the suitability of the model for your child.

Printing & Magnet Installation

The beef steak pack has been designed with ease of printing in mind and requires little to no support material.

The model uses:

• 2 times: 8 × 2 mm magnets
• 1 magnet embedded in the tray
• 1 magnet embedded in the steak

The included 3MF file already contains the required print pauses. When the printer pauses, insert the corresponding magnet into the prepared cavity before continuing the print. The remaining layers will then print over the magnet and permanently enclose it inside the model. Pay close attention to the magnet orientation before continuing the print so that the steak and tray attract rather than repel each other. Once printing is complete, verify that both magnets are fully enclosed and that the steak attaches securely to the tray before use.

I hope you and your little shopkeepers enjoy adding the first magnetic chilled grocery to Little Grocer!

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