Washing rice means pouring cloudy water off four or five times, and doing it over the sink usually costs you some of the rice. This bowl drains from the bottom instead. Press the centre and the water goes straight out...

The one litre size in Akebono's everyday lidded bowl range, big enough for batter or a marinade. Anti-drip spout, measuring marks inside, shaped handle, and a lid so it goes from mixing to microwave to fridge without changing containers. Capacity...

The 400ml mini, and the one that actually gets reached for. A beaten egg, a dressing, a small amount of sauce. Same anti-drip spout as the larger bowls so small pours stay clean, and it comes with a lid so...

A deep prep bowl with a lid, so the same piece mixes, goes in the microwave and then goes in the fridge. The spout is shaped to stop liquid running back down the outside, which is the failure most plastic...

A Chinese-style ladle redesigned for a frying pan rather than a wok, deep enough to lift a real portion but with a thin rim that sits flush against a sloped side. It is moulded in TPX, a translucent engineering plastic...

A nylon turner that is thin and springy at the edge, which is what lets it get under a pancake or an okonomiyaki without tearing it. Akebono's double-embossed surface means the batter releases instead of sticking to the blade, and...

Long and narrow, made specifically for fried rice. The edge cuts through clumped rice so the grains separate rather than mash, and at 30cm the handle keeps your hand clear of a pan that is running hot. Nylon does not...

Rice has to be cool before it goes into a bento box, otherwise condensation forms in the lid and you have a food safety problem by lunchtime. Spread it on this and steam escapes from underneath as well as above....

A press that turns an ordinary toaster oven into a hot sandwich maker. Put it down on the bread and it crimps the edges shut and trims the crusts in the same motion, so the filling stays inside while it...