How To Care For Bamboo Sushi Mat

Place the sushi roll on a cutting board and cut it into 6 8 pieces.

How to care for bamboo sushi mat.

Three easy steps to a clean bamboo sushi mat and a bright future of delicious homemade sushi. Cover it in plastic wrap stack your ingredients and then roll them up using the. After that place the nori sheet with its rough side facing up. There you have it.

I had tried several cleaning approaches solutions with no success. Use a sharp knife to cut the sushi roll into 1 in 2 5 cm pieces. Do not saw the sushi roll to cut it. Always use a plastic layer to prevent the ingredients from squeezing into the bamboo slits.

The plastic wrap should be oriented so that the short side is near you. Take a tea towel hand towels will work in a pinch as well fold it in half lengthwise and lay flat on a counter. Let it cool and dry overnight. Using a clean dish cloth wet your cloth in the hot water and gently scrub your mat in an up and down motion with the bamboo sticks.

You can easily clean your bamboo sushi mat with hot water and vinegar solution. You can also place the bamboo mat inside a large ziplock. Lay the bamboo mat on the center of the plastic wrap oriented the little bamboo sticks that make up the mat are parallel to. Instead let the weight of the knife press through the sushi roll.

First lay your bamboo mat and line it with a food grade plastic sheet. Place a half sheet of nori or a whole sheet of if making futomaki or very thick rolls of sushi shiny side down on top of the bamboo mat. Line up the edges of the nori with the edges of the mat.