{"id":39061,"date":"2015-08-11T10:41:16","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T14:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=39061"},"modified":"2016-03-10T10:53:20","modified_gmt":"2016-03-10T15:53:20","slug":"gift-lab-rolling-out-diy-sushi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2015\/gift-lab-rolling-out-diy-sushi\/","title":{"rendered":"Gift Lab: Rolling Out DIY Sushi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Product:<\/strong> Sushi Making Kit<\/a><\/p>\n

Research:<\/strong>
\nI typically eat sushi 2 \u2013 4 times a month and it has never crossed my mind to make it myself. Upon seeing this product, I suddenly became obsessed with wanting to create it for myself and others \u2013 I craved sushi almost every day. The kit looked like it would be easy and not a fussy\/stressful meal to prepare, which made me more eager to try.<\/p>\n

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Hypothesis:<\/strong>
\nI don\u2019t have much experience with sushi rolling, so I\u2019m not expecting my rolls to come out presentable, but I believe the taste will be great. I\u2019m not expecting to yield much out of this kit, but I will have fun preparing and tasting!<\/p>\n

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Experiment:<\/strong>
\nThe directions on the kit are clear-cut. I made sure to shop for all my filling ingredients ahead of time, so I\u2019d be set the day I wanted to try out the kit. I made NY rolls \u2013 which I\u2019ve never knew existed until I started researching which type of sushi I wanted to make. For NY Rolls, I only needed apple, salmon, and avocado \u2013 common grocery store items. Everything else \u2013 including dipping options \u2013 is\u00a0included in the kit.<\/p>\n

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The packaging for this kit doubles as a the recipe stand, which was very convenient for a first time sushi maker.<\/p>\n

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Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

I rinsed and drained the included sushi rice 3 times as the directions stated, then added to boiling water. I let it boil for 25 minutes on low heat.<\/p>\n

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As the rice was cooking, I prepared my sushi fillings. Directions said it would be convenient to prepare them at that point, and I felt that it was.<\/p>\n

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Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Once the rice was finished, I prepared the vinegar mixture (all new to me). I don\u2019t own a microwave, as I slow cook while at home. The instructions noted to heat the sugar, salt, and vinegar (sugar and salt not included in kit) in the microwave, but I heated on the stove.<\/p>\n

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Once the mixture was dissolved \u2013 I poured over and mixed into the rice (which I already transferred over into a large bowl).<\/p>\n

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Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

As you can see from my earlier pics, I started this late (around 8:30 pm) \u2013 so at this time, I was hungry and wanted to get things going. I spread the rice onto a baking sheet so the rice could cool faster (I didn\u2019t mind creating more dish work for myself later).<\/p>\n

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As it cooled, I wrapped my rolling mat in saran wrap for easier clean up.<\/p>\n

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Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

I started making the sushi with rice, sesame seeds and fillings.<\/p>\n

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Directions were very straightforward here, but I was intimidated, worried that my rolls wouldn\u2019t come out nicely.<\/p>\n

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BUT…I did OK! I\u2019d recommend after rolling \u2013 cutting the rolls on a flat surface like a cutting board. I cut mine on a raised edge plate.<\/p>\n

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Step 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Make more sushi. This time around, I had my previous watchers and taste testers get involved. I traded out the saran wrap around the rolling mat for a zip close plastic bag. This was a better option, as the plastic didn\u2019t roll off and scrunch up while \u201crolling\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Below are everyone\u2019s sushi creations after we\u2019ve eaten some and with plenty of rice and nori left over.<\/p>\n

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Conclusion:<\/strong>
\nTaking pictures while cooking was harder than I expected, but I\u2019m sure I would\u2019ve moved faster had I not been playing chef and photographer. I had fun with this kit and it made those around me want to get involved (with cooking *not helping document, unfortunately). Everyone tested their sushi making skills and there were still rice and nori left over. I missed on the packaging where it says \u201cmakes 48 rolls\u201d, so I was pretty stoked when I saw how much sushi we had made without using all of the ingredients.<\/p>\n

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Associate Buyer NéQuana constantly craves sushi. Will the Sushi Making Kit roll up to her expectations? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":39313,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[741],"tags":[137,3,198],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39061"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39061"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44913,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39061\/revisions\/44913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}