Anyone ever see a Nigiri rice forming machine? Saw one for the first time at Temaki Den in Denver.
Anyone ever see a Nigiri rice forming machine? Saw one for the first time at Temaki Den in Denver.
by NinjaInspector
31 Comments
NinjaInspector
That Suzumo machine new is over $17,000
JasonIsFishing
If I did see one I would leave the restaurant
xyespider
I don’t really like it, i believe that it should be done by hand and not machine.
DidYouSeeBriansHat
burnfifteen
That machine looks so dirty. It’s a nope from me.
gooseberryhermit
I saw one at my local Kura Sushi
NinjaInspector
This was taken at one of Denver’s best sushi restaurants, Temaki Den, owned by same people who run Denver’s other best sushi restaurant Sushi Den. I was surprised to see it there, and in such dirty shape.
leninbooty
It must be a nightmare to clean it properly
TheGreatDissapointer
They have them at the whole foods sushi stall in my area. This one in particular looks filthy.
Graybeard_Shaving
If I ever see one of these sitting in a legit sushi spot I’m turning around and walking out.
For gas station, grocery store, premade sushi… well, fine I guess.
Curious-Ad2547
Looked into it a bit. That’s a $18k top of the line nigiri sushi machine. They say it can roll-up to 4,800 of these per hour without damagjng the rice grains. It also keeps the rice at a food safe temp with a built in heater.
This place must be doing good to afford one of those.
Hard to find reviews but I couldn’t find anything about the quality being poor. Sure wish something that expensive *looked* a little nicer though. The outer material looks like a dirt magnet.
Relative-Dig-2389
I wonder if they also use the powdered sushi seasoning.
SirTrinium
I prefer the machine that puts the perfect amount of rice on the nori sheets. When you are making hundreds of rolls a day it is nice to have. I solo prep for large catering station orders. Never seen the nigiri one but I’ve definitely large batch prepped nigiri rice turds for use later (fish added fresh cut). My favorite to prep are the pressed sushi rice molds tho, just load them up and stack them. Spam musubi is my favorite to complete bulk prep tho. sorry got off topic. Cool their volume is so high they can justify this machine.
zfenty
as much as i would like to roast them, I eat store bought sushi.
Italiosaurus
Yes! When I worked at Kura Sushi in Japan, this is the machine they use. If you go to any Kura Sushi in Japan (maybe even outside) it is made from this machine.
kendostickball
One of the 100yen a plate ($1 at the time) sushi places I used to frequent in Japan used one similar to that. That carousel was always stocked!
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That Suzumo machine new is over $17,000
If I did see one I would leave the restaurant
I don’t really like it, i believe that it should be done by hand and not machine.
That machine looks so dirty. It’s a nope from me.
I saw one at my local Kura Sushi
This was taken at one of Denver’s best sushi restaurants, Temaki Den, owned by same people who run Denver’s other best sushi restaurant Sushi Den. I was surprised to see it there, and in such dirty shape.
It must be a nightmare to clean it properly
They have them at the whole foods sushi stall in my area. This one in particular looks filthy.
If I ever see one of these sitting in a legit sushi spot I’m turning around and walking out.
For gas station, grocery store, premade sushi… well, fine I guess.
Looked into it a bit. That’s a $18k top of the line nigiri sushi machine. They say it can roll-up to 4,800 of these per hour without damagjng the rice grains. It also keeps the rice at a food safe temp with a built in heater.
This place must be doing good to afford one of those.
Hard to find reviews but I couldn’t find anything about the quality being poor. Sure wish something that expensive *looked* a little nicer though. The outer material looks like a dirt magnet.
I wonder if they also use the powdered sushi seasoning.
I prefer the machine that puts the perfect amount of rice on the nori sheets. When you are making hundreds of rolls a day it is nice to have. I solo prep for large catering station orders. Never seen the nigiri one but I’ve definitely large batch prepped nigiri rice turds for use later (fish added fresh cut). My favorite to prep are the pressed sushi rice molds tho, just load them up and stack them. Spam musubi is my favorite to complete bulk prep tho. sorry got off topic. Cool their volume is so high they can justify this machine.
as much as i would like to roast them, I eat store bought sushi.
Yes! When I worked at Kura Sushi in Japan, this is the machine they use. If you go to any Kura Sushi in Japan (maybe even outside) it is made from this machine.
One of the 100yen a plate ($1 at the time) sushi places I used to frequent in Japan used one similar to that. That carousel was always stocked!
Temaki Den is incredible.
https://preview.redd.it/0e3ho0m8zhcf1.jpeg?width=2992&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4907486ff6ad9cbb9761c1130b42d29d0074634d
Are we sure they’re not cooking up the plague?
https://preview.redd.it/6feoy6bd0icf1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=499080aa805963692f2b5c86d5a579f017e19f27
See Jiro, it’s not that hard.
Yes. All the Sugarfish in LA use them and obviously Kura uses them.
Best sushi in Denver
Bacteria machine
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I used to work at kura sushi and we had several of these in the kitchen haha
Gross.
Sad
Wegmans uses these machines for pre-laying a sheet for Maki.
Always heavier on the rice than I’d prefer, but it is a huge time saver and *consistent*.
Makino in Vegas had one
They have these at conveyor belt sushi places.
Ask Phillip Franklin Lee how popular these are in Asia..