Sushi Making Kit, Sushi Roller, Sushi Bazooka, Sushi Maker, Bamboo Sushi Rolling Mat For Beginners (Green)

I really like this thing. I've used it twice and both times the rolls came out spot on perfect. I'm still going to experiment a little on rice amount vs ingredients amount, as the roll comes out good but it's still a lot of rice. The machine is easy to use, but for those who like a little more explanation I'll go about it below: Get the bazooka, wash it well with soap and then rinse thoroughly. Water beads off. Then spray it down with avocado oil spray (one can use coconut oil or any other oil they like. I wouldn't recommend butter, the rice will taste like butter and sushi rice doesn't go with butter, just saying. Then load the bazooka parts with the rice, use the thin tube part to press rice down a little, so you can fill each side easier. When that's done, place your ingredients inside, then make sure the thin part is sitting inside the screw portion, flip it closed and hit the latches. Bam. Then put the end cap on and push the plunger firmly into place. This will compress the roll inside tube. Take the end off and push out the roll. It's that easy. Sushi rice recipe: Start with 2 cups sticky rice (Any brand. I used Mahatma sticky rice.) 1/4 cup rice vinegar 2 tbs granulated brown sugar (you can use white, but we don't do refined sugar) 1 tsp salt (iodized salt gives you that extra, but one can use any salt they like) Mix the ingredients in a small pan over low heat, make sure it doesn't boil, just dissolve. Take off heat and let it cool a little. The rice should be rinsed once, not multiple times. The idea is to leave the starch there so it's sticky. Put it in any rice cooker and turn it on. *DO NOT USE OIL OR BUTTER OR SALT IN RICE* JUST LET IT COOK LIKE THAT. 2 cups of rice works well with the above measurement of ingredients. If you plan on making more than 2 cups of rice, calculate the correct amount of rice vinegar, sugar and salt you'll need for the brine mix. When the rice is done, take out the fluffy part and leave the burnt part stuck to metal bowl. The rest toss in a glass bowl, a plastic bowl or a cedar bowl. Take the brine and spoon it onto rice with spoon. Then take a paddle and mix the rice around carefully until it's shiny (until the brine is mixed in) then air dry and fan dry it. I used an advertising mailer like a fan (who says junk mail is useless?), to dry it as I turned the paddle. With my third hand I lit a cigarette... Use the rice while it's cool to touch, or a little warm to cool. Depends on if you're doing raw or cooked ingredients. The thing works great. The sushi came out restaurant quality. Gave me delusions of chef level grandeur. (3 ply toilet paper did the same, read that review) And voila, better than restaurant quality sushi at home. I wrapped the roll in a roasted seaweed sheet (Nori). Everything except the tuna and sesame seeds was bought on Amazon. So it's basically all a search away. I've included some photos. The soy sauce I bought (low sodium) but the spicy mayo I made. Basically a scoop of Duke's mayonnaise and a squirt of siriacha. Any mayonnaise would do. Tuna: we used ahi tuna, frozen solid at store we bought at, Amazon owns that chain supermarket store too. Can you guess the name? Anyway, we thawed it out overnight in fridge, then cut up while cold, pliable but not frozen at all. No ice crystals. And finally some white and black sesame seeds for flavor. Note: when buying tuna, you need sushi grade tuna. Regular tuna won't do. And it has to be sushi grade because sushi grade is frozen at a certain temperature for about a week, then shipped out. The temperature kills bacteria the fish may have. This is why sushi grade tuna can be eaten raw. Remember: sushi grade tuna. Salmon is salmon, tuna, is a whole other fish. Note: The tube is longer than a standard sheet of nori. So when you push the roll out of the tube, place it on the nori, the rice edges will stick out. The photo shows how one roll sits poorly on the plate, this is why. Thinking about it, these ends can be cut off and decoratively added to the arrangement. Hope these tips helps you guys out. And yes I'd recommend the product and will buy again. Value for money is undeniable and totally worth it. Update: I wanted to experiment with less rice in a roll and was able to achieve it, the only thing is that when you compress the roll gently with the plunger, it presses inward and creates the same quality roll only about half the size. I had wanted to try to make it thinner across the circumference of the log, but that can't happen because the size of the tube. Still, less rice compresses well, and creates a small roll. Say, maybe 6 small pieces. I'm including photos of this second attempt, as the craft if getting better and better. I still have a long way to go, but would recommend the kitchen tool without question. I've never made sushi this accurate to form, feel and taste. I tried once ages ago and it was a disaster. I feel confident with this tool and some simple recipes, even though my inside out rolls need work.

Really easy and fun to use. Its didnt take long to get the hang of it.

It makes a nice finished product although can be tough to squeeze out of the cylinder. Tried to do with just the mat and nori to less desirable results. I would reccomend trying a couple of times first. Put on the top shelf of the dishwasher to clean. Would buy one to give as a gift

This was very easy to use (it took one careful look/read at the apparatus to understand), and made perfect sushi. It wasn't hard at all and was probably the best sushi maker for the money. I didn't find it hard to clean. It's worth it, especially if you want good sushi at a fraction of the cost. I'm looking forward to more homemade California rolls!

I made sushi tonight for the first time using the smiletools, sushi making kit. It worked so easy and has great instructions on each step. I did have to look back up on Amazon to see if it was dishwasher safe as that was not listed in the instructions. Just so you know, it is dishwasher safe. I think my sushi came out great

I got this from my sushi making. It took me a little bit to figure out how to get it nice and snug eventually, I got it right. The set includes all you need for making great sushi.

Love this

The instructions included are wrong for what I bought but everything else is perfect!!! So simple to use, old school for sure!!!

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