Sushi kit for Chirstmas. Where can I find the best one?
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http://www.amazon.com/Sushi-Chef-Making-Kit/dp/B000H241DS/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
and with the price below your budget you could also get a top notch sushi recipe guide for beginners
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Sushi-Hideo-Dekura/dp/0794603165/ref=sr_1_cc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1290490495&sr=1-1-catcorr
or even a serving set
http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Sushi-Wasabi-Plate-Chopsticks/dp/B001LZSD8O/ref=sr_1_49?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1290490746&sr=1-49
Happy shopping!
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M$
Enjoy! These look really great.
$82.95
"If you already have all the fresh ingredients for sushi, this sushi-making kit is the perfect way make your meal materialize. It comes with one sushi oke (Hangiri in Japanese), a large flat-bottomed wooden tub for making sushi rice. Along with the oke, you will find useful tools including a rice paddle, a bamboo mat for rolling sushi, and a non-stick nigiri sushi mold. It also comes with four, green square sushi plates. Each dish, sustaining a smooth crackle glaze, is decorated in a bamboo motif and comes with four pairs of stylish wooden chopsticks. Made in Japan."
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-11981746382951_2129_346025442
http://www.mrslinskitchen.com/6084.html
Or if you don't want to spend that much but this looks excellent also:
$61.75 on sale
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-11981746382951_2129_336654141
http://www.mrslinskitchen.com/6048.html
Sushi books to consider:
$14
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-11981746382951_2131_5047397
http://www.mrslinskitchen.com/11227.html
$8.95
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-11981746382951_2131_13977780
http://www.mrslinskitchen.com/11266.html
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M$
This Sushi Kit comes with the following:
Nori (toasted Seaweed) (15 sheets)
Sushi Rice (White) (32 ounces)
Wasabi (3 ounces all natural)
Ginger (6.7 ounces all natural)
Rice Vinegar Mix (12 oz)
Sesame Seeds (3 ounces black and white mix)
Miso Soup (3.7 ounces - 12 servings)
Green Tea (Gen Mai Cha) (15 servings)
Japanese Rice Candy (2 boxes - 12 pieces)
Soy Packets (15)
Chopsticks (12)
Baran (Decorative Dividers) (15)
Rice Paddle (1)
Sushi Rolling Mat (1)
Also, it will serve about 5-8 people, which is 12 rolls. As for additional seafood or vegetables, I would go ahead and buy those ingredients at a local asian store for pricing purposes.
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Here's the REAL list of what you need, and most of it is ingredients:
A rice cooker: Spend your money getting a GOOD rice cooker, and it appears that the asian made brands usually do better than american brands. Asian markets will have what you need. I've never seen a sushi "kit" that included a rice cooker, but this is a MOST important piece of equipment.
A big wood bowl to cool the rice: Some sushi restaurants use metal bowls, but wood is traditional. It needs to be wide, like a giant mixing bowl. Needs sides high enough to prevent rice from falling out when mixing.
A rice paddle (Bamboo recommended)
A good non-serrated SHARP knife: Santoku style knives work well. The knife needs to hold its edge, cause if it doesn't, you will smash and smear your rolls rather than cut them into bite size pieces.
A sushi rolling mat (shouldn't cost more than $5, and probably cheaper). You will be covering the mat with plastic wrap if you want to do rolls with rice on the outside.
A good, fairly large cutting board that is easy to clean.
Serving plates and Soy Sauce dishes: buy what you like and find artistic.
A decent book on making sushi, or a friend with experience (probably more valuable)
Now for BASIC ingredients used with almost all sushi:
Sushi rice: short or medium grain white rice. I like Kokuho.
Sushi vinegar: Get a big bottle of Marukan or Mitsukan. Most brands are very similar.
Nori: This is what you wrap the rolls with. It's actually not exactly seaweed, but algae that has been pressed into sheets like paper.
Wasabi: Powdered wasabi that you mix usually tastes better than what you get from a tube)
Pickled Ginger: another traditional sushi condiment
Other ingredients are dependent on what roll or nigiri you are making. Start with simple basics before you get fancy. Try a simple tuna roll (red tuna, wrapped in rice and nori), and practice techniques. Rolling takes some practice, but most people have great problems cutting. Practice and advice from an experienced friend are what you really need. Simple advice is not to cut a roll like you would a carrot/vegetable (don't just press down with the knife on the roll). You need to slice, not saw, and you need to slice decisively. Don't forget to wet your blade with sushi vinegar before slicing, and keep it clean with a damp cloth.
Other simple sushi recipes to try:
California roll: Imitation crab, peeled and deseeded cucumber, and avocado. Serve rice on outside, garnish with sesame seed.
Philidelphia Roll: Smoked salmon, unsoftened cream cheese, and avocado. Cut CC while cold (5/16 inch is ideal).
Miami roll: Red tuna and avocado.
Other common (and tasty) sushi ingredients:
Yellowfin Tuna (Hamachi)
Fresh Water Eel (Unagi)
White Tuna (aka Escolar)
Salmon
Masago (Smelt roe)
Octopus (Tako)
Squid (Ika)
Scallop (Hotate)
Gobo (Seasoned burdock root)
And sauces:
Spicy mayo
Eel sauce
Thai Chili Sauce
Shoyu (aka soy sauce, and I recommend low sodium)
Sri Racha hot sauce
Many sushi restaurants make "spicy" versions of various rolls. They all are basically the ingredient shredded up (fish, scallops or whatever), hot spices, hot sauce, sesame oil, green onion, mayo, dash of sea salt, and sometimes a small amount of cream cheese. I REALLY like these, and I bet you just might too. There's spicy tuna, spicy yellow tail, spicy scallops (favorite), spicy salmon, spicy imitation crab. I have experimented with adding fresh dill to the above spicy recipes with great success.
To sum it up: You will get a far better value putting together your own kit (and you will have to get to know your local asian markets for ingredients anyway). Get a good rice cooker, buy the basic accessories, and a good knife. This way you will be spending most of your money on ingredients rather than hardware. You can find instructional videos for sushi prep online including rice, rolling, and cutting. It wouldn't surprise me if Mahalo eventually adds some. I have included one on a cali roll. They use slightly different technique than we do, but you will get the idea.
Best of luck, and feel free to contact me if I can be of any further assistance.
4+ years working in a sushi/hibachi restaurant.
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Check from the above link which best for you...
Thank you...
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these chopsticks http://www.amazon.com/Global-Decor-Stainless-Steel-Chopsticks-Pairs/dp/B0000CFV4B
and http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Easy-Sushi-Cook-Book/dp/4915249042
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