Japanese Food Tech for Single People

My wife was perusing the internet and came upon some "interesting" products. I noticed quite a few of them seemed geared towards single people, so I thought, "Hey, why not test some of them out".
Portable rice cooker 1 level ¥6,980 | US$50.98
おひとりさま用超高速弁当箱炊飯器
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Portable rice cooker 2 level ¥7,980 | US$58.28
お米もおかずもこれ一台！2段式超高速弁当箱炊飯器
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Rotating yakitori maker and mini yakitori grill ¥6,980 | US$50.98
自動で回る卓上無煙焼き鳥器「自家製焼き鳥メーカー2」
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Mini toaster and egg cooker ¥5,251 | US$38.35
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Mini yakitori grill ¥5,980 | US$43.68
[山善] 焼き鳥焼き器 減煙 電気七輪 卓上 焼き鳥 焼肉 ひとり占めグリル 焼鳥コンロ 網焼き 家庭用 無段階火力調節 油ハネ削減 ブラック ESR-Q100(B)
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Electric pot ¥10,980 | US$80.19
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[@thegromlin6736]

Some of these gadgets may seem frivolous, but for disabled people like myself (and I imagine the elderly who aren’t as spry) these are game changers. Yea, you could use a pot on the stove, but if you’re a wheelchair user and it’s hard to use the stove, personal electric appliances like these give back some independence and makes it easier to cook for myself.

[@akirebara]

I seriously love your relationship with Akko. You guys have that brother-sister relationship and I love that she's not shy in your videos.

[@ronagreenfield9545]

This is a nice change of pace from Costco products which are all designed for large families. In general, products designed for single people seem to be an overlooked and niche market.

[@LifeWhereImFrom]

My wife was perusing the internet and came upon some "interesting" products. I noticed quite a few of them seemed geared towards single people, so I thought, "Hey, why not test some of them out!" What do you think of them?

[@kimmeipkm]

The mini 1 pot lunchbox is really useful for students living in dormitary! You can save washing space and plates and cook all dishes at the same time! It was my best friend during my college days

[@TarotLadyLissa]

I’m disabled and standing at the stove is sometimes difficult. These table top appliances seem perfect! The pot especially!

[@CherryJuli]

The toaster that also cooks eggs is actually kinda genius. Also, it saves energy since you don’t need to use a toaster AND your stove.

[@jonlilley2832]

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[@ChristopherCricketWallace]

it's like they didn't actually USE the devices before manufacturing them...

[@kansaibeyond]

As someone living in a small apartment in Japan with only one stove top, I can see how those electric cooking devices can be really handy serving as additional cooking stoves. And good alternatives to just microwaving everything!

[@Wychwood]

I grinned when I saw the rotating yakitori cooker. I have its grandma in one of my kitchen cupboards. It was my mother's, and it's called a "Kabobit" by Wearever. It is from the 70's. It still works, and we use it quite often for kabob skewers and sausages/hot dogs. Pro tip: Take the end tips out of the bottom of the grill, skewer your meat and then put the end tips firmly on the skewer, then put the skewers into the machine and then put the enclosure on. If the end tips are on firmly enough, they won't come off the skewers until you remove them manually, and you won't have to play Yakitori Operation anymore! 🙂

[@Boop45]

The mini hotpot looks useful and fun, especially for younger cooks and handy for people with no access to kitchen facilities.

[@cppham]

That butter knife is the MVP tool of this video. 😂

[@_kyt_]

I made all my meals in a rice cooker for a few years (eggs, sausage, even mac&cheese) and it wasn't so bad. Before rice cookers were popular in the US, apparently my mother did the same thing in college... with a coffee pot?! It was all she was allowed to have.

[@MSSmith1022]

I think the two-layer Bento Box Rice Cooker would be really good for college dorms for late-night meals when studying or when one is traveling and staying in hotels. I would like to see a handle included for lifting the separator from the rice.

[@rejn1420]

The tiny grill would work great for one person especially an old person. Because we got time to sit around and mess with stuff and it’s fun to cook alone it’s not sad at all. Through different stages of life what seems sad changes :-).

[@mdrumt]

"Kawaii" when that little oven came out. Love it!

[@jayemover_16]

I'm definitely getting the individual rice cooker! I hate not-fresh rice, so being able to make it at will is wonderful! And the mini-grill looks so much more useful than trying to figure out how to grill something on the stove.

[@lunzeea]

I laughed out loud at the rotating yakitori maker. The mini toaster is so cute, i can see myself getting it.

[@damianvila]

Every time your sil is in a video, she’s happy and laughing. She has a lovely predisposition. I enjoy her appearing in the videos. I mean this in a really innocent way. I just enjoy that kind of personality. Cheers.