Sushi rolling apparatus with independently repositionable rollers

Abstract

A sushi roll forming apparatus has a horizontal base with parallel upstanding end walls; a first and a second roller having a longitudinally extending rod at each end, with the second roller parallel to the first roller; and a flexible sleeve suspended around the rollers. The end walls each have guide slots, with rests, that carry the rods slidably between the rests. A method of forming a sushi roll includes providing the sushi roll forming apparatus; spacing the first roller from the second roller to form an assembly deck; placing nori on the assembly deck; pressing sushi rice onto the nori; distributing filler ingredients longitudinally along the nori; urging the first and second rollers together; and rotating the first and second rollers, rolling the nori around the filler ingredients. The apparatus compresses and adheres rice to nori on an exterior of a sushi roll while compressing ingredients within the roll.

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