| Other than a good reference book that will show | | | | Nonstick Fry Pan |
| you how to make sushi at home, you will need | | | | Some sushi requires cooking. You don't want to |
| some basic equipment that most home kitchens | | | | have to use any oil when cooking those |
| already have. | | | | ingredients. It spoils the flavor. |
| But just to be sure here is a list of that | | | | Plastic Wrap |
| equipment: | | | | Don't skimp here. You want a wrap that is not so |
| Cutting Boards | | | | thin that you can't control it. This is used when |
| Wood is better than plastic because it is more | | | | you are rolling with the bamboo mat so you have |
| resilient and less likely to dull your knife. It also | | | | to be able to manipulate it very well. |
| looks better than plastic. You could probably get | | | | Tweezers |
| by with just one but it is quicker if you have | | | | Some of the fish you use may come with the |
| more than one so you could cut different | | | | bones still in them. You need tweezers to help |
| ingredients without having to stop and wash the | | | | you get them all. Nothing is worse than a mouthful |
| board each time. | | | | of fish bones after you plop your sushi in your |
| Strainer | | | | mouth. The tweezers should have a broad tip and |
| A fine mesh strainer is a necessity for washing | | | | be ribbed on the inside to help hold on to the |
| some of the thinly cut ingredients that are | | | | bones. |
| required for most sushi dishes. | | | | Vegetable Peeler |
| Grater | | | | Another item you don't want to skimp on. You |
| You also need a fine one of these. There are | | | | need a good ceramic one that is well built and |
| some sushi that requires finely grated ingredients | | | | very sharp. You will need these to peel vegetable |
| for looks as well as taste. | | | | as well as make those cute little curls to decorate |
| Measuring Cups and Spoons | | | | the plates with. |
| Accuracy is king in these recipes. A dash too | | | | There you have it. This should be the bases for a |
| much or a pinch too little can change the whole | | | | good sushi kitchen. These aren't the only tools |
| complexity of the sushi you are making. Make | | | | you will need but it will give you a good start |
| sure the measuring implements are accurate and | | | | anyway. |
| have plenty of gradations to them. | | | | |