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How to Cook Better Stews and Other Foods with Drop Lids

Wondering how you can improve your stews and burgers? You need a drop lid.

December 18, 2024
3 min read
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How To Care For Japanese Lacquerware

Scared of buying or using lacquerware? Fear not. Learn how to enjoy your lacquerware with this guide.

December 04, 2024
4 min read
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Eye-catching Ceramic Cups

Looking for a unique gift for the Japan-lover in your life? Look no further!

November 13, 2024
2 min read
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How to Care For Brass Kitchenware

Got brass in the kitchen? Learn how to take good care of it!

November 06, 2024
3 min read
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Making Devilishly Delicious Food with an Onioroshi

Learn about the perfect kitchen tool for thrill-seeking cooks.

October 23, 2024
3 min read
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How to Make Traditional Matcha

Embrace Japan’s high culture of green tea.

October 16, 2024
3 min read
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Making miso soup with the Suncraft Miso Jozu

Easy Miso Soup

Learn how to make a simple miso soup using a simple miso tool.

October 09, 2024
2 min read
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How to Make Tonkatsu

Okaasan, it’s time to deep fry. Hide the scale.

October 02, 2024
3 min read
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Feel the Cold with This Beer Tumbler

The power of copper will compel you to keep sipping.

September 25, 2024
2 min read
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Japan Makes a Mean Potato Salad

Unsatisfied with being masters of rice and square loaves of bread, Japan is now aiming to dominate the potato salad industry.

September 11, 2024
3 min read
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How to Make Yaki Onigiri

Finishing off a nice barbecue? Drop some rice bombs on the grill and make the most of those dying embers!

September 04, 2024
4 min read
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Make Professional Bread Loaves at Home

Japan knows rice, but they know bread, too. Read on to learn how to make a loaf of genuine, chewy, moist shokupan.

August 28, 2024
3 min read
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Holding the rice storage container filled with rice

Versatile Rice Storage for Rice Lovers

Streamlining your rice pipeline begins with the right storage. This storage container will help bring you one step closer to rice nirvana.

August 21, 2024
3 min read
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A Temakizushi Wrapper for the Road

Are you rice-maxing with your foot-long temakizushi, but feel let down by soggy nori? Then this wrapper is for you!

August 14, 2024
2 min read
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Wrapping onigiri with a Seinichi Onigiri Wrapper

Fresh, Crisp Onigiri On The Go?

Love onigiri but feel sad when you bite into soggy nori? Wrap that nori up!

August 07, 2024
2 min read
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Beef grilling on the Maruju-Kanaami grill mesh

The Marujyu-Kanaami Far-Infrared Grill Mesh

Need a small, personal-sized grill for single meals? Then the Marujyu might be for you.

July 31, 2024
3 min read
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Tokoroten noodles extruding out of the tentsuki

Gelatin noodles for summer

Tokoroten is a traditional Japanese gelatin made with a surprising ingredient.

July 17, 2024
2 min read
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Kitchen Shears: The Odd Job Specialist

For a surprising number of odd jobs around the kitchen, a nice pair of kitchen shears can't be beat.

July 10, 2024
3 min read
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cutting chicken on a cookin cut cutting board by parker asahi

This Pro-Quality Board Just Became More Accessible

Parker Asahi makes cutting boards professional chefs love. Now they're even more accessible.

July 03, 2024
3 min read
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Washing rice with the 3-way rice washing bowl

Clean and Strain Your Rice to Perfection

Are you a lover of rice and rice byproducts? Simplify your rice-making operations with this bowl.

June 26, 2024
5 min read
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End Kitchen Feuds With This Ice Cream Scoop

Are you in the market for an ice cream scoop to settle family disputes over scooping rights? Then consider this spade.

June 19, 2024
4 min read
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Iwaki Heat-Resistant Glass Tableware Handling Instructions

For long-term and safe use of Iwaki glassware, follow these instructions.

June 12, 2024
6 min read
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Heat-Resistant Glass Pudding Cups by Iwaki

Does your doctor say you're vitamin-C(ustard) deficient? These cute little itty-bitty pudding cups will help you get just the right amount of custard in your diet.

June 05, 2024
2 min read
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The Kinka Charcoal Grill: Yakiniku On The Go

Summer is coming. Are you in the market for a charcoal grill suitable for a Japanese-style barbeque? Then this is the article for you.

May 15, 2024
5 min read
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Savoring The Tea-Time Experience

If you are in search of the perfect green tea-brewing experience, then consider your search over. Read on and embrace an ancient Japanese method for getting the day--or the conversation--started.

May 08, 2024
3 min read
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A Guide to Iron Kettles and Teapots

Iron kettles (tetsubin) and teapots (tetsukyusu) have been used for centuries to boil water and brew tea. In this guide, we'll teach you everything you need to know to use and care for them.

May 01, 2024
4 min read
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How to Make Onigiri

Packing a Japanese lunch? Then you need to make onigiri.

March 20, 2024
3 min read
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For the Very Best Rice, You Need an Ohitsu

What separates the average rice-enjoyer from the extra-handsome rice-enjoyer? An ohitsu.

March 13, 2024
3 min read
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The Unsung Hero In The Kitchen: Sarashi

It's easy to take a simple cloth for granted. Today, we solute the unsung hero in every Japanese kitchen.

March 06, 2024
3 min read
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Welcome in Spring With These Scrubbing Gloves

Time to come out of your winter hibernation and get to work on spring cleaning.

February 28, 2024
3 min read
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Sweet potatoes in an OIGEN cast iron sweet potato pot

How to Make Classic Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Do you smell that? It's the rich aroma of roasted sweet potatoes. Learn how to make yours at home.

February 14, 2024
2 min read
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What are Yukihira and Yattoko Pots?

Are you in search of information about Yukihira and Yattoko pots?

February 07, 2024
2 min read
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How to Use a Steamer

Are you steamer-curious but not sure you could use one? Fear not. Read on and become a fearless steam-cooking hero.

January 31, 2024
4 min read
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How to Make Tofu

Welcome, tofu lovers! In this guide, we'll teach you how to make authentic tofu at home.

January 24, 2024
4 min read
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Preparing a Donabe For First-Time Use

Got a new donabe? Then you need to do a little preparation before cooking for the first time.

December 20, 2023
3 min read
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Burning off the anti-rust coating on a new wok

Getting Started with a Wok

Learn how to prepare and season a wok to perfection and begin the journey to fried rice perfection.

December 13, 2023
3 min read
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A Beginner's Guide to Wrapping with Furoshiki

Christmas is approaching. Want to share some Japanese culture with your loved ones while learning an interesting hobby? Furoshiki might be for you.

November 15, 2023
5 min read
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Freshly polished tinware sake server by Nousaku

Not All Sake Cups That Glimmer Are Gold. Some Are Tin.

Wanna build a collection of sake cups and servers without lawyers getting involved? Consider tin.

November 01, 2023
3 min read
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Yamase Tokoname Ware Suribachi Mortar_HG8A1088" alt="Mortar and pestle with ground sesame seeds

Serve Earth, Home, and Heaven to Your Family

The humble mortar and pestle are the heart and soul of the perfect family meal. Read more and learn the possibilities these simple kitchen essentials unlock.