Spam Musubi Maker

[miltk]

Hey guyz..where can I get a plastic musubi maker? Can't find any on the internet.

thx,,,,,,,,,,,mahalo

[Kory K]

Re: (spam) musubi maker

amazon has one. . .

http://www.amazon.com/Spam-Musubi-Ri.../dp/B000FWOB5S

[miltk]

Re: (spam) musubi maker

Saw that one...Unavailable

amazon has one. . .

http://www.amazon.com/Spam-Musubi-Ri.../dp/B000FWOB5S

[Pomai]

Re: (spam) musubi maker - Marukai and Long's on Oahu

Funny you bring this up. A gal recently emailed me from Guam asking how much SPAM Musubi Makers costs in our stores locally. Turns out, you can find them on eBay for about $10 each.

Being a regular Marukai shopper, I always see them on sale there...



That's actually their regular price. Just the other week they were on sale at $2.99 for the single size and $3.99 for the double size maker.

These are high quality acrylic models imported from Japan (although made in Taiwan). The clear acrylic walls are thick, so when you press down the rice, it doesn't expand out like the cheap (as if this isn't cheap enough!) ones do.


Long's Drugs has similar acrylic models by a generic manufacturer import at the same price, but I think these ones from Marukai are a bit better in quality.

Also available at Marukai is the luncheon meat slicer!...



I had one of these a while ago but never ever made use of it.

If you're in a bind, you can always gut the SPAM can and use that as mold. It works. I tried it. Only thing, it's a bit more challenging to get the rice packed in tight. These musubi makers are much better at making a good musubi that doesn't fall apart when you eat it.

[TuNnL]

Re: (spam) musubi maker

They sell nori in New York?!!

[cyleet99]

Re: (spam) musubi maker

I have bought nori and Calrose rice in Myrtle Beach at Bi-Lo and Walmart. We had a great store that billed itself "Oriental Food Store" in Socastee and it is very well stocked with lots of Asian specialties and produce. So when I got here and walked down the isles in Tamura's not all of it was totally foreign.

LOVE the Spam slicer! Gotta get one!!!

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Re: Spam Musubi Maker

life is short; get the double maker. The whole sheet of nori fits nicely and it gets the work done in 1/2 the time.

When we go holoholo, we make our musubi with boneless chicken (usually teri chicken, but sometimes fried). Often its from the leftovers of dinner the night before.

[cezanne]

Re: Spam Musubi Maker

Hah I think we bought that $4 one for like $10 years ago, but of course it came with a free el cheapo paring knife.

[Pomai]

Re: (spam) musubi maker

I have bought nori and Calrose rice in Myrtle Beach at Bi-Lo and Walmart.

Last price check we made was this past week at the Koreamoku Walmart, where Hinode rice was going for $10.99 per 20 lb. bag.

While on the subject of SPAM, check out the wide selection of "other brand" luncheon meats available at San supermarket in Okinawa...



And corned beef hash...



This is courtesy of fellow food blogger, Nate, da "HYN Pake in Okinawa". He describes the above as follows...

Pix shows 3 shelves of different brands - Tulip, Celebrity, Mayfair, Midland. Pretty amazing. Lots! Spam is on the shelf above that's not in the picture too. Okinawa - land of luncheon meat! Corned beef hash starts on the right and there's a bunch of that too. Popular dish is cooked somen stir-fried with bit of corned beef hash. Mary Kitchen brand even has a recipe on the can.

[Kelly0040]

Re: Spam Musubi Maker

If you're still in NYC, have you looked at Muji?

[miltk]

Re: Spam Musubi Maker

I was told that the wooden musubi makers are better than the plastic because they stick in the plastic mold?

[Holonalu]

Re: Spam Musubi Maker

Dear Lord,
Why does everyone have to tempt me like this?????? Those pictures are pure Spam porn, and Spam Musubi???????? Must resist..........Must resist......Guess it's okay if I look at the pictures........

Aloha
Recovering Spamaholic

[cyleet99]

Re: Spam Musubi Maker

I ended up getting a plastic double musubi maker at Don Quijote; cost about $10.00. (The slicer was closer to $20.00, so I decided to use my knife.)

Now,now, Holonalu. Calm down, we are just using the immersion technique for your healing process.

PM, that's a great idea to use other meats. Why didn't I think of that?

[bittersweet]

Re: Spam Musubi Maker

The acrylic (not plastic) spam musubi maker i bought from longs has lasted me close to 8 years...and it's still going! I just saw some at longs the other weekend and thought of getting another one...but I got distracted by the huge amount of people hording dasani water (value book 2cases for $9!!)

I have a plastic musubi maker (triangle shape) for regular musubis that has lasted forver too. I bought that from longs too.

[kani-lehua]

Re: Spam Musubi Maker

I was told that the wooden musubi makers are better than the plastic because they stick in the plastic mold?

if you have the plastic/acrylic type makers, try dipping them in water first then placing the rice in the mold. it worked every time when i had my okazuya. and, that goes for making musubi by hand as well. keep the hands wet.