| If you have gone to a sushi restaurant these days, you | | | | is the sushi roll cutter. It cuts a maki roll into clean, equal |
| might have noticed the number of customers it serves. | | | | slices. The traditional method of cutting maki is by using |
| You might have wondered, too, how some three to | | | | a sharp kitchen knife. Unlike the sushi roll cutter, there is |
| four chefs working in the kitchen deliver the orders of | | | | occasionally a chance that the knife will jam the rice |
| the crowd in no time. You understand the complexity | | | | stuffing. Using the machine, the nori and the rice |
| of sushi making, and then you begin to ask yourself: | | | | stuffing appears intact. |
| "How'd they do that?" | | | | Still one of the sushi machines that are used today is |
| Most sushi restaurants nowadays have included | | | | the rice ball machine. This is used for making onigiri, a |
| specialized equipments in their kitchens. Whether it is a | | | | rice food that is different from sushi. By replacing the |
| traditional, Japanese-style restaurant or a fast-food | | | | moulds, you can make several kinds of onigiri with this |
| sushi bar, equipment such as the maki machine and | | | | machine. |
| nigiri robot are used to increase productivity, save time | | | | A number of sushi machines are designed for |
| and labor costs. | | | | desktop-portable and space-saver. They are also |
| It has been said that the pioneers of sushi-machines | | | | great for home. Portable sushi machines, especially the |
| invented such equipment to mainly address the | | | | maki machine, usually come in easy-to-use designs |
| expansion of the industry. Sushi culture has spread | | | | that even a child can operate them. On the other hand, |
| wide across the globe, and the maki machines today | | | | industrial sushi making machines are the heavy-duty |
| need not be Japanese. Since everybody is learning the | | | | types used for mass-production of sushi. They are |
| sushi making process and is venturing into the business, | | | | huge in size and can do thousands of pieces of sushi |
| it is no doubt that these machines are of help to them. | | | | in an hour or less. |
| Sushi machines come in various sizes and uses. A | | | | It seems that you can easily identify a |
| wrapping machine is used to wrap the rice in a nori | | | | machine-produced sushi from the traditional |
| sheet. In traditional method, you use the bamboo mat | | | | "hand-made" one. Occasionally, the rice falls out of the |
| to press the nori into the stuffed rice. The main | | | | nori when turned over or dipped in soy sauce. It |
| difference here is that, there is no direct contact of the | | | | happens with the usual method, which may be the |
| hands meaning less work and faster production. Those | | | | result of working in haste. Most machine-made sushi is |
| who use sushi machines claim that compared to | | | | intact even when they are dipped or flipped. |
| traditional methods, it is less messy and more hygienic, | | | | If you are planning to start a sushi business, it is best to |
| which doesn't mean though, that sushi made by bare | | | | familiarize yourself first with sushi making machines. |
| hands is unclean. | | | | They will give you good profit returns and help improve |
| Another machine that is used in sushi making process | | | | your sushi business. |