What is the Best Way to Make Mochi at Home? — The Kitchen Gadget Test Show


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On this episode of the Kitchen Gadget Test Show, host Esther Choi tests out two different mochi-making machines to see if the compare to hand-made versions.

45 replies
  1. Pikangie
    Pikangie says:

    Are you supposed to be using the large impeller for the Zojirushi? We bought it and trying it the first time, it's behaving just like the Tiger one is, just vibrating the rice and not rotating. o_o

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  2. marcio shiokawa
    marcio shiokawa says:

    the Japanese machine above comes with JAPANESE instructions ONLY. One cannot tell how much water or rice to put in it (unless you read Japanese) . Neither cant make out how to prep the rice (if needed to prep), type of rice, etc.
    and more: it only comes as 100V, whereas in America, the voltage is 120V. So, one has to buy a separated step-down transformer to bring the 120V (USA) down to 100V(Japanese). Transformer = 35US$.

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  3. marcio shiokawa
    marcio shiokawa says:

    I love this kinda Mochi,..fried,..served with shoyu with some sugar. tried to make mochi twice at home, with arm power, hammer style. Got really tired. I can't leave without Mochi..so I just bought da machine. thanks.

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  4. Jennifer Lee
    Jennifer Lee says:

    this isn’t the traditional recipe for mochi though, right? in my culture, we have a treat called ncuav (gua) where we make it using the same two methods of either beating my hand or rolling it in a machine, then put them into circles to dry and later bake to make a crunchy and chewy hot snack that is paired with syrup or honey.

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  5. Chelsy Bear
    Chelsy Bear says:

    Growing up my grandma used to make it all the time in our Hmong household. She would make it in a breakmaker! All my cousins and I would watch it roll and tumble. We loved eating it with just honey. We call it “ncuav” pronounced “joua”. You can also blend up the presoaked rice with sweet corn and sugar and then steam it. That was my favorite.

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  6. Julia Okasaki
    Julia Okasaki says:

    I know she was comparing pounded rice options (the machine vs by hand) but unless you make mochi a lot and in large quantities to justify buying the machine, using sweetened rice flour (Mochiko is common) to make mochi is so much easier than trying to pound the rice and you can make it in the microwave.

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  7. chava Chiva
    chava Chiva says:

    I have seen several of your kitchen Gadget tests and you are the worst tester I have seen. I would never take your word on the quality of a product when buying any kind of gadget.

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