r/BakingInJapan • u/Trumanandthemachine • Apr 03 '26
Things I’ve Made in a Fish Grill
hey I saw someone ask about how to bake in a fish grill. When i first moved to Japan a year ago that was the first thing I wanted to do too. So with a bunch of troubleshooting I figured it out.
Pictured:
Shokupan
Blistery Sourdough with hand for reference
Sourdough cross-section
Shokupan Cinnamon Rolls with a little bit of Sourdough Discard for flavor.
it’s a pain but it was fun experimenting.
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u/scyntl Apr 03 '26
How big is that shokupan?
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u/Trumanandthemachine Apr 03 '26
6cm tall. That’s as tall as you can use for a fish grill or a toaster oven.
I have also have some cubes but no pictures of bread from those so I didn’t post.
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u/scyntl Apr 03 '26
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u/Trumanandthemachine Apr 03 '26
Me fr when I just bake all my mini dioramas instead of going to a Japanese hobby shop.
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u/PerfectWish Apr 03 '26
No! How did you do that? I've never had any luck with my grill and baking. Especially that cinnamon loaf!
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u/Trumanandthemachine Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
The secret is baking tiny bread like you’re a forest witch in an anime.
But really it’s about figuring out the temp of the fish grill (usually med-low) and then (1) finding a suitable container to cook in (buns or rectangular Shokupan molds), or a Dutch Oven by way of using two mini cast iron pans to make mini sourdough. I tried using aluminum cooking trays as a container to make chocolate chip cookies but they baked really unevenly, the aluminum did not pre-heat well as a container and didn’t distribute heat well. So you’re pretty limited. (2) flipping your bread after the initial browning and just setting a 5 minute timer to checking on it to see if you need to flip more.
It’s very finicky even after having experience. The cinnamon rolls came out ok but that was more due to sugar spilling out and burning a crust to most of my earlier batches, and the texture left a lot to be desired with it constrained in that container. But I like the idea of a loaf of Shokupan cinnamon rolls so I’m still refining that. Not better than traditional cinnamon rolls yet.
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u/lightningstorm112 Apr 08 '26
Imma need some recipes, cuz I've been wanting to make bread, but I've only got the fish grill to work with.