A lot of my readers have been asking me about the wooden Onigirazu Mold (Onigirazu Maker) that I’ve been using for my recipes and here’s what I use.
Wooden Onigirazu Mold
Mark, one of JOC readers from Oregon, kindly sent me this beautiful onigirazu mold that he handcrafted as a gift. It’s made of Port Orford cedar and there is not a single nail used in this mold! The cedar smells amazing (reminds me of cedar products in Japan) and this mold has been so useful to make my children’s Onigirazu lunch often. Thank you Mark!
UPDATE:
I received many requests from JOC fans about Mark’s mold, and I’m happy to tell you that he now started to sell his handcrafted mold to people who are interested in his mold! A plastic mold has a reasonable price but might break one day; however, this wooden mold will last to next generation if you take good care of it. You’ll love the texture, smell of the wood, and functionality! If you’re interested in purchasing or asking him a question, please go to his Etsy site Mark’s Wood Crafts.
How To Use Onigirazu Mold
With the mold, you can portion control the amount of rice and filling. Without it, I often add way too much rice and filling and I struggle to wrap the nori around nicely. As you see in Step 7, the rice and filling is already packed tightly, so it’s much easier to wrap the rice and filling with nori sheet.
Onigirazu mold is not necessary to make onigirazu as I’ve demonstrated in my Chicken Katsu Onigirazu and Bulgogi Onigirazu recipes, but the mold definitely helps remind me to control the amount of the filling I add and to maintain the shape of the rice so that I can make a good-looking onigirazu!
Where to Buy Onigirazu Mold
Wooden Onigirazu Mold
Plastic Onigirazu Mold
Onigirazu Recipes
Onigirazu Tutorial without Mold
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Olá Nami,.. Boa tarde…
Fiz uma visita ao site Mark’s Wood Kraft, mas pelo que percebi, qualquer encomenda para o molde não vai ser possivel ser atendido a curto ou medio prazo… A solução não é a que eu procurava, mas ocorreu que talvez eu pudesse fazer um molde provisorio para meu uso. A execução barra num detalhe simples: medidas. Não tenho ideia do tamanho ideal ….
Hello, Jorge! Thank you so much for taking the time to read Nami’s post!
The Mark’s molds are available in three different sizes: 3½” x 2½”, 3½” x 3”, 3½” x 3½” (inside diameters).
Most importantly, it should fit Nori, thus, we recommend double-checking the size because Nori comes in a variety of sizes depending on the company that makes them.
We hope this helps! 🙂
Hi Nami,
Bento & Co have sushi molds in different sizes. The small size looks like the size of other onigirazu molds:
https://en.bentoandco.com/products/sushi-mold-small-square
They have these in stock and we got ours within two weeks(looks like they ship from Japan).
Hi there! That is Oshizushi mold, and different from Onigirazu mold. 🙂 With the mold you bought, you can make sushi like this:
https://www.justonecookbook.com/mackerel-pressed-sushi/
Hi, where can get the onigiri mould?
Hi Chris! Do you mean this wooden one? Mark has been making hand made molds as a side business for JOC readers (he has his main job) but he has a long waitlist. Click on contact to send him a message. https://www.etsy.com/shop/markswoodcrafts
Went to Etsy to look for the Onigiri mold made by Mark’s Wood Craft. per Etsy, the site has been on a break since June 2018. Is the wooden mold available elsewhere?
6/23/2019
Hi Virginia! He’s still working on it as a side business. He has a wait list of names for his onigirazu.
how do I order onigirazu mold
Hi Glenn! You can contact Mark on his Etsy shop (click “contact”).
https://www.etsy.com/shop/markswoodcrafts
I really love the wooden mold! Does Mark sell them?
Hi Patty! He just started to sell after everyone’s request. Please order soon while his wood supply lasts. 🙂
https://www.etsy.com/listing/386133104/onigirazu-mold
Where can I purchase the mold that Mark made for you?
Hi Ruby! I’m happy to tell you that Mark started to sell his mold! Please check out his Etsy site for more information. Don’t wait too long as he has limited supply of wood for now. 🙂
https://www.etsy.com/listing/386133104/onigirazu-mold
Hello! Please be so kind to provide information, which size of onigirazu mold have ( I refer to internal mesurements) and which average weight of onigirazu coming when onigirazu is done.
Thanks in advance,
Alexander
Hi Alexander! Please contact Mark (https://www.etsy.com/shop/markswoodcrafts) as I’m currently in Japan and am not in my kitchen to check the mold. 🙂
I love the wooden mold that mark made for you!! Does he sell them? I would love to buy 5 of them!!
Is it possible for you to send me his email or vise-versa?
Thank you for all your recipes! I have so much fun cooking your recipes!
Thank you,
Kim Martel.
Hi Kim! Guess what, I’m happy to tell you that Mark started to sell after everyone’s request! Please check out his Etsy site for more information. Don’t wait too long as he has limited supply of wood for now. 🙂
https://www.etsy.com/listing/386133104/onigirazu-mold
Thank you so much for trying my recipes!