My biggest problem is always the rice. I just can't seem to get it "just right". I've tried 3-4 times now and the rice was never quite the way I'm used to at a Sushi place.
The rice is the hardest part! I added a tutorial about just the rice, so maybe that will be helpful, but I think rice is just a bit tricky and something you have to experiment with a lot. My brother, who is a long time sushi enthusiast, uses a rice cooker and it works pretty well. He also likes to use mirin rather than rice vinegar, but I'm not sure how big a difference it makes. I've made some pretty horrible rice, like when it gets slimy on the outside and it's somehow still crunchy inside, yuck!
Oh god or when it clumps together when rolled so it feels like you've got 3 times more rice than usual with every bite. I will check out the tutorial, I really need to master the rice part as everything else seems to come out well for me.
I actually make quite a bit of Sushi at home and one of the best investments i ever made towards that was the purchase of a Zojirushi rice cooker. Their standard recipe comes out perfect every time !
They are a tad more pricey then your average rice cooker but worth it IMHO. That said I'm sure similar results can be had with a cheaper cooker and following their recipe if you can get the water / rice ratio right.
My biggest problem is always the rice. I just can't seem to get it "just right". I've tried 3-4 times now and the rice was never quite the way I'm used to at a Sushi place.
The rice is the hardest part! I added a tutorial about just the rice, so maybe that will be helpful, but I think rice is just a bit tricky and something you have to experiment with a lot. My brother, who is a long time sushi enthusiast, uses a rice cooker and it works pretty well. He also likes to use mirin rather than rice vinegar, but I'm not sure how big a difference it makes. I've made some pretty horrible rice, like when it gets slimy on the outside and it's somehow still crunchy inside, yuck!
Oh god or when it clumps together when rolled so it feels like you've got 3 times more rice than usual with every bite. I will check out the tutorial, I really need to master the rice part as everything else seems to come out well for me.
I actually make quite a bit of Sushi at home and one of the best investments i ever made towards that was the purchase of a Zojirushi rice cooker. Their standard recipe comes out perfect every time !
I could use one of those. I've also heard good things.
They are a tad more pricey then your average rice cooker but worth it IMHO. That said I'm sure similar results can be had with a cheaper cooker and following their recipe if you can get the water / rice ratio right.