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Bandai, Takara Tomy get cute in the kitchen

Written by: Rebecca Milner on April 29, 2008 at 11:48 am | In Fashion & Lifestyle Trends |

Ever since the Chuboo line of fun kitchen tools caught our eye (and CNN’s too!), we’ve been noticing what can only be described as a boom in cutesy kitchen gadgets that can be enjoyed by moms (or dads) and kids alike. Major toy companies like Bandai and Takara Tomy put out their share of toy like kitchen appliances last year and have plans in the works to release more this year.

Bandai scored big with its Cook Joy series, featuring the Norimaki Makki (available HERE), a device that helps small, uncoordinated fingers roll out near-perfect sushi rolls, and the Ichi Ni Sando (product page here) sandwich press, which makes fun shaped “sandwiches” out of bread or rice. (Product Page).

Meanwhile Takara Tomy had a hit with its Sugar Bunnies-themed Ice Cooking (¥4,200) ice cream maker last summer and now has plans to release an Onigiri (rice ball) Party (¥3,675) making kit with the same character images this June.

All of the above made from colorful plastic and are hand-controlled, electricity and oven-free, focusing on either lunch box material or after school snack foods. Of course what is particularly interesting about these products is that, in contrast to the kiddy cake baking kits popular in other countries, many of these sets teach kids to make traditional Japanese food, which makes me think maybe I should pick one up myself.

Tags: appliances, Children, Customization, food, Home, kitchen, Toys
Category: Fashion & Lifestyle Trends
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Kitchen Toys get Popular…

There’s been a boom in the toy kitchen line ever since the Chuboo line of fun kitchen tools caught our eye. Major toy companies like Bandai and Takara Tomy have put out their share of toy like kitchen appliances……

Trackback by Gizmodiva.com — April 30, 2008 #
Where can I get one hands on these? Can I order them online?

Comment by James — May 1, 2008 #
I love this!!! Kawaiii!!!! Is this avaliable online??? I can’t read jap unfortunately so its of no use if i visited the Bandai site :(

Comment by Liora — May 17, 2008 #
At least this should guarantee a new crop of sushi chefs to continue the trade.

Comment by Gadgets — June 21, 2008 #
[...] Jahr, wir haben beirats schon darüber berichtet, zeigen uns die Spielzeughersteller auf der Toy Show wie ihre “Spielzeuge” uns helfen [...]

Pingback by Trends in Japan - Deutsch » Tokyo Toy Show 2008 mit Fotos und Videos — July 3, 2008 #
[...] of a different sort, the Nobi Nobi does resemble Takara Tomy and Bandai’s top-selling toy kitchen appliances released in the past year, as part of a noteworthy strain of practical [...]

Pingback by Trends in Japan » Nobi Nobi Ball Tower from Takara Tomy grows with your tot — July 14, 2008 #
[...] es eine andere Art von Spielzeug ist, ähnelt das Nobi Nobi von Takara Tomy dem Kitchen-Spielzeugen von Bandai. Beide sind Spielzeuge, die einen praktischen Nutzen mit sich [...]

Pingback by Trends in Japan - Deutsch » Nobi Nobi Ball Tower von Takara Tomy wächst zusammen mit den Knirpsen — July 15, 2008 #
I love this product! It is the Japanese version of an Easy Bake Oven.

Comment by I Love Cooktops — October 18, 2008 #