Thursday, 17 November 2011
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Introducing: The Tupperware Sushi Maker
Many people I know love sushi and I do love it as well! When my mom makes sushi at home, she uses the "old school" bamboo rolling mat to make sushi, but it doesn't always come out perfectly shaped. I haven't tried making sushi at home, but I've only seen many sushi making sets in the Asian supermarkets. However, there's a new sushi maker on the block called the "Tupperware Sushi Maker" that's guaranteed to make your life simpler and making sushi efficiently.
When I saw the YouTube video for this, I fell in love with it. This video gives you a captivating view of how to use this neat tool. This video is quite hypnotizing, so you've been warned! The great thing about this sushi maker is that it's convenient, easy to use, and versatile. I haven't seen this special sushi maker in stores, but when I do I'm going to invest in it. According to Ebay, this cost less than $20!
This innovative tool is a Nigiri and a Maki maker. Nigiri sushi is a type of Japanese dish made with sushi rice and fresh fish. The sushi rice is hand formed into a small clump, and the fish is sliced and pressed on top of it.
Maki refers to any type of sushi which is made in a roll with sushi rice, toasted seaweed, nori, and various fillings. The word maki means “roll,” and most people who have eaten sushi have consumed maki in some form or another.
According to Ebay, the Tupperware Sushi Maker costs less than $20. I think any gadget that costs less than $20 has to be pretty decent. I haven't seen the Tupperware Sushi Maker in stores, but when I do I think I will probably invest my money into it.
Would the Tupperware sushi maker be something you'd be interested in?
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Comments (48)
I want it!
This is awesome! Adding to my christmas list.
These are interesting products, especially the maki maker.
I have to say though, that the way they make their sushi rice makes me cringe. From the microwave treatment, to the way they handle the rice, it's borderline offensive. Sushi rice is an art, and makes the difference between a mediocre preparation and a great one. Everything about it is a precise and exacting, from the moisture content controlled over time, serving temperature, balance of sour, sweet and savory, the technique used to polish and dry the grains, to the way it holds together firmly but falls apart on the tongue instantly.
The maki maker makes for very nice looking maki. That, I could see using.
The nigiri maker though, is pure fail. The rice ball is way too big, disproportionate, and way too packed and dense. The nigiri rice ball is more like a cloud barely holding together but just enough to be a single form. It's supposed to be consumable in a single delicate mouthful. The little ovals the presentation cuts out of whole cuts of fish though -- that just makes me want to gut someone. I don't even understand why someone would slice a thin slab of fish and cut ovals out of them like stencils. Horrendous.
mmmm my mouth is watering...i'm so hungry.
I love sushi...but I have to admit...I LAUGHED when I watched that video. If I didn't know better, I'd have sworn it was of a little kid playing with Play-Doh. Disappointed to the max.
Hahaha this is like sushi making for people who don't know what real sushi is supposed to be.
@arenadi@xanga - Totally agree with you on all counts! And making maki with the bamboo mat isn't that hard...
Yes, I think it would be fun to make some sushi at home! But, that is if I can afford to have Tupperware items, they are so pricey! I do think it's worth it though, if you can manage not to lose them, they really do last a long time if cared for properly.
Honestly... I don't find that this product makes it that much easier to make sushi.
The whole...*pressing rice into molds* makes me cringe..
It's too easy to 'kill' the texture of the rice by that one step.
@arenadi@xanga - hey now, if everyone took cooking as serious as you described then where's the fun in cooking? Art is art, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For someone who perhaps wants convenience and entertainment vs a hardship of life long practice of nigiri molding-maki rolling and sashimi cutting, this is actually a great product.
And! IN FACT! the simplicity and fun of this sushi mold will bring to people who are shy away from sushi for whatever reason, MAY even bring them to try making it. Therefore, at least it will allow them to take a step forward to what could be an masterful art.
If you are going to hate on this fun sushi mold, you should also hate on mandoline slicer because that takes away the practice of using a knife, which to Chefs, is the right hand. (or left). You would one who cooks, should understand.
here's a lollipop.. be good now!
Lol I probably wouldn't use this to make real sushi but I would totally use it to make sweets like cakes to be shaped like sushi!
@Made2Order@xanga - "here's a lollipop.. be good now!"
While I understand your intention to support your beliefs, there is no need to be rude. @arenadi was only expressing his views, same as you. Where is the harm in that?
Where would the fun be if we were all of the same mind? There would be no need to discuss anything if such were the case!
Please, consider your tone while disagreeing with someone. There are several ways to do it respectfully.
Take care.
@imTHEmeowMIXcat@xanga - haha sorryyyyyyy if you were offended! but i'm sure arenadi is a man who is able to take a little harmless poke! nonetheless. granted, lollipop taken back.
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i'm very interested
That is brilliant! It looks like it's not only easy to use but also to clean, even by hand.
@arenadi@xanga - I cringed when they were washing the rice! They were being so rough with it!
FINALLY!!
WANT!!! Must. Get. This!!!
lol sticking the rice in a mold seems more time consuming than just using a bamboo mat. the way the fish slices are procured saddens me :(.
This looks like something we should see Ron Popeil selling on TV.
that video made me think of sex
@imTHEmeowMIXcat@xanga - Haha, he can say whatever he wants to say.
Definitely going to get this.. makes life so much simpler!