I looked at about 5-6 different sushi makers recently (including the $20,000 sushi robot).Sushezi seemed the best bang for the buck.It arrived today (along with a rice cooker) via Amazon Prime so I didn't even get a chance to get impatient about it.
I've made sushi for years now with the little bamboo mat.I'm pretty handy in general and have had good results with the primitive tools, but still get more than half of the attempts at rolls to have a few end pieces collapsing, the roll irregular, etc.I DO have a life and I don't want to spend it perfecting being a sushi chef.
The Sushezi does one thing and it does it well: it makes a perfect large sushi roll and it does it quickly.I was both cooking and talking on Second Life to a friend and I compared chat time-stamps.I assembled ingredients (the rice was ready before I started), cut up a few veggies, found and opened a nori package, scrounged some of that orange caviar from my freezer, fake crab, leftover smoked clams, cream cheese, etc.I made four rolls.45 minutes after the chat start mark, I had uploaded a photo of a plate of samples of each roll and sent it to my friend.If you've ever made sushi before, you know that's absurdly fast.
The Sushezi has a solid feel to it.There's nothing small and delicate that's going to break and leave you with a worthless product (versus, say, those cheap plastic cookie presses).
I'm staying with the very solid 5-star rating, but there are some downsides.First of all, it really needs a narrow diameter counterpart.That is to say, a Sushezi roll that can be wrapped with half a nori sheet.(Note: I e-mailed the company asking about that and got a very quick reply saying that they didn't have such a device.Disappointed though I was, I appreciated the fast and honest reply.)Next, if you're into inside-out rolls, this won't work.It's not designed to, so there's no reason to take away points.
Finally, the company suggests other uses for the product.This is cool: Cheese logs and cookies as a bonus is good.However, I just want to make good, consistent sushi rolls and do it quickly and easily.Sushezi worked exacly as presented.As I said earlier, a lot of bang for the buck.You do sushi rolls?Get this.
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Sushezi Sushi Made EasyProduct Description: Sushezi helps you make perfectly round, restaurant-quality sushi in your own kitchen.The innovative tube is easy to use. Simply fill each half of the plastic tube with rice. Using the included plunger, make grooves in each half and add your other ingredients.Then replace the plunger, clip the tube together, turn the plunger to compress the rice, and remove the end cap. Plunge the rice right through the tube onto a nori sheet. After rolling up the nori sheet, use a wet, clean knife to create round slices.The Sushezi also can be used to create cake rolls, biscuit cookies, nut logs, mince patties, and candy sushi.It's dishwasher-safe and measures 12 inches by2-1/2 inches by 2-1/2 inches.
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I see that everyone else loves these spatulas, but I'm wondering what they are using to hold them with -- the handles are horrible.They are just thin, sharp metal.Are you all using gloves or mitts or something?I agree they probably are great with regard to heat-resistance, but the handles are extremely uncomfortable.
