Vegetable Cutters
I feel like it’s been awhile since I made a bento post. Last week the family took turns passing around a cold, so I decided to go the easy lunch route and packed food in Ms. Little Bubbles thermos. Fast and easy, but homemade. On Thursday, she asked if I was going to make her a “pretty lunch” that day. I ended up make her a quick sandwich bento, but didn’t have the energy to make it fancy.
While I took a one-week hiatus, a reader asked me how I added star carrots to my bento. The picture above shows a few of my vegetable cutters. They are stainless steel and have plastic tops that can be taken off. The plastic tops are great because if you are trying to cut a raw carrot, they allow you to cut them without hurting yourself. Each cutter came in two sizes – small and large. Below is a picture of how I store them. I take off the plastic tops and store them in a stackable container. The flower cutters in the middle of the container are actually cookie cutters. And although they are pretty, I rarely use them because they can’t cut through vegetables. I have used them on cheese and softer types of food, but it won’t work on vegetables.
I purchased my cutters at a local Japanese grocery store. However, if you do a search online, you’ll find numerous stores selling them. It’s probably easier to find cutters that don’t have the plastic tops, which is okay. I just like the added convenience of the tops. 🙂
Vegetable Cutter Storage
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Nice collection, and well-organized too 🙂
🙂 Thanks Sheri! I’d love to see how you organize your bento stuff. I have a pic of my storage bins, but am wondering if they are too messy. LOL!