| Making sushi at home can be fun and rewarding. | | | | them with your new found sushi making skills. |
| But learning how to roll the sushi correctly can | | | | However there is a better way to get passable |
| take a bit of a learning curve. | | | | sushi rolls without the learning curve. |
| Fortunately for the less able among us, there are | | | | Introducing the sushi molds. |
| plastic molds available for use in making sushi. | | | | Looking a little like ice cube trays, they are plastic |
| Most, if not all real sushi chefs, use the time | | | | molds in the shape of the rolls. Usually in two |
| honored tradition of rolling their sushi rolls with a | | | | pieces, so you can load the bottom piece with |
| bamboo mat or Makisu. To use a bamboo mat | | | | rice and sushi ingredients and use the top piece to |
| you need to cover it with plastic wrap in order to | | | | press the rolls. |
| keep the roll together and be able to unload the | | | | These molds are terrific time savers and produce |
| mat after the roll is pressed. You also need to | | | | a pretty good looking roll. |
| practice, practice and practice some more to get | | | | A skilled sushi chef would rather die than be |
| the rolls just right. | | | | caught using these molds, but if you are just |
| Believe me you will have many ugly rolls to | | | | getting started and want to make quick, |
| consume before you are ready to present your | | | | presentable sushi rolls, give the molds a try. |
| rolls to guests. At least if you want to impress | | | | |