My Bento Corner

25. February 2009, 18:40 UhrBento Gadgets, Tips on storing bento toolsshoppingmum19 comments

Some of you have been asking me to snap my bento tools, so there you have it! Actually, I still have some tools with CP, but not a lot this time. I’m slowing down in buying tools because I have quite a handful of them already!


My toolboxes at my little bento corner. There are toolboxes, food wrapper and some lunch mats.

 

 The lunch boxes are kept away in the cabinet, and I place my bento tools in a few boxes, placed on this coffee table. This table is located at the corner by our dining table, and most of the time, the curtains are opened so it’s very bright. I like this spot a lot because it has a lot of sunlight coming in and it’s great for photo shooting. I didn’t snap my dining table, and it’s just nearby. By sitting there, I can reach my toolboxes.

 

Various cutters and silicon cups

There 2 boxes are for cutters and silicon cups. As you can see, the one on the left is more for wheel cutters or those tiny details. The one on the right are for bigger shapes, which I normally cut the bread and fruits with.

 

Nori punchers

I have quite a lot of punchers, and my favorite ones are from Carla Crafts. I have the Hello Kitty punchers too, but I must have kept them away for too long, I forgot where they are. LOL! Anyway, I don’t like to use them, so I can’t be bothered to look for them. Same goes for the bigger smiley punchers, they are highly depending on how thick and hard the nori is to get a nice punch, so they are not really my favorites too. As for the punchers in yellow, pink and blue, they are from Daiso. I like them a lot because they are cheap in price and good enough.

 

Picks and barans

Here are my picks and barans. I have a lot of them, but I hardly use them these days. Some gone missing, so I will buy once in a while if there are nice designs. If you check out my early bentos, I used quite a lot of picks.

There’s one box which I put away in the cabinet because I hardly use them. There are rice molds and egg molds, all kept in this transparent shoe box.

Rice molds and egg molds

 

If you are looking for a bigger box, go for the shoe boxes. I think I bought this from Central, and it’s meant for men shoes, so it’s slightly bigger. As long as they are new and clean (they should be wrapped up when you purchase them), and after a good wash, you can use them to keep some tools away.I like to keep my tools in transparent boxes so that it’s easier for me to see what I have. So, do I have a lot of tools? I hope not. LOL!

 Edited: If I’m not mistaken, I bought these boxes from Central. The one with baran and picks come with flexible dividers which you can slot in depending on how big you want the compartments to be.

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19 comments:

  1. esther, 25. February 2009, 18:55

    Hi Amy,

    thanks so much for posting this! i was just wondering what are your tools! and how many??? just realised my mouth was wide opened thru’out browsing this posting!

     
  2. caroline, 25. February 2009, 19:18

    Thanks Amy for granting my wish on seeing your bento accessories and how you packed them!! You are really organised!!

    Oh …. you don’t like the bigger smiley puncher ah? I am still thinking to get them for my next purchase …. mind to tell me why? But I know you will love your shoe puncher because I just got them and they are real sharp and nice to use too!! Thanks again for sharing your bento accessories organiser with us :)

     
  3. chinnee, 25. February 2009, 19:38

    i din manage to get the face punchers from MPH the other day. Anyway, just got myself the expensive Jap puncher from CP. Gosh, u really have lots of everything!

    I am looking for more of these big boxes (u called them shoe box? not sure where i can get them from here. Prob ikea is a good choice)

    and about the picks, u r right. i think beginner loves to use them like myself as it can be a decorator of foods. QQ just told me she don want fruits in her lunch box, only bread and sausage so i was like huh? how to make my food presentation without fruits?? so i usually use lots of picks, hehe…

     
  4. chinnee, 25. February 2009, 19:39

    thanks for sharing with us, Amy! really helpful to me.

     
  5. Bento Pet, 25. February 2009, 20:41

    I pray that your surgery will go through successfully and you’ll be back in no time to inspire more mummies to bento.

     
  6. wen, 25. February 2009, 21:32

    my goodness! u have such tools!!!!!!!! wow! haha!!
    hey, i like ur tool box with small compartments, i need to buy one for my tools too!

     
  7. shoppingmum, 25. February 2009, 22:55

    Esther and Chinnee, thanks!

    Caroline, the nori gets stuck and the cuts not sharp, so it’s like trying a few times to get the right one, and I don’t have the patience for that. LOL! I can’t wait to see how good the shoe puncher is!

    Bento Pet, thanks for your prayers, I will really rest well and hopefully, have some ideas later. :)

    Wen, I think my friend Arlene got a nice toolbox from Parkson. Maybe you can find it out? :)

     
  8. Wong fei fei, 26. February 2009, 0:08

    So looking forward to read yr blog everyday !!!!! Yipee …….. thanks for sharing yr info and yr bento tools ………

     
  9. piggychoo, 26. February 2009, 0:54

    hihi i like ur tool box with small compartments.I had been looking around for it but didnt manage to find one.Ikea got something like the one you stored yr Picks and barans but without handles.Hope to find one in transparent as i saw some tools with ugly green colour.Well well well forgotten to comment wow woowwwooo you got alots of bento tools.I just starting to collect it but not confident enough to use it.
    Take care and hope you will be back soon as every day i am looking forward for yr new post.

     
  10. Ellena, 26. February 2009, 11:01

    Wow.. Amy… u really have a lot of bento tools… :) And i really learnt a lot from you thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas with us….

    I will include you in my prayers too….. Hope to see more of your bento creation real soon……. Take care.

     
  11. Jesslyn, 26. February 2009, 11:50

    That’s a lot of tools!!

    btw, will your kids took some and play with it?

     
  12. shoppingmum, 26. February 2009, 12:05

    Jesslyn, no la, they won’t play unless I tell them to help out. I let them use the rice mold sometimes at dinner, just for fun. LOL!

    Wong fei fei and Piggychoo, thanks. Piggy, better use them fast fast loh. LOL!

    Ellena, thanks for your prayers.

     
  13. khongfamily, 26. February 2009, 12:44

    My god…you really have A LOT of tools!!! I was like ‘WOWW…!!!’ when I saw your photos..LOL! I only have one one big and one small box to keep all the tools and I hardly use them…haha. Keep it up! Love to see your cute bentos everyday…brighten up my day definitely :P .

     
  14. SIG, 26. February 2009, 13:42

    WOW, WOW, WOW! :)

     
  15. Angeleyes, 26. February 2009, 23:03

    Wah wah…. all your ‘choy chan’!!!
    I am also slowing down in buying more… going bankrupt soon! heheheee

     
  16. HL, 27. February 2009, 9:18

    My Oh My!!! That’s a lot of tools! But i think since you are making bento almost everyday, you hv make your investment worth :)

     
  17. sasha, 27. February 2009, 14:16

    My jaw just dropped…

     
  18. bentoGal, 17. July 2009, 22:48

    SOOOO MANY!!!and i know now got even more..haha..i’m so jealous..sure you have spend a lot of money on it…hope the items will last very long

     
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