2010 Christmas Bento Shopping Guide

With only 3 days of Amazon shopping left to get items before Christmas, I thought I should do a shopping post with some recommended items for those of you out there with a recent (or veteran) bento addict in the house. I’ve listed things by price in case you guys are looking for anything from stocking stuffers (like my book Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches!) to full blown gifts (like rice cookers).

Just to give a warning now though, if your significant other has an addictive personality like me, stuff like this can happen. This is a photo of me that appeared in the local paper this past February. As you can see, I have bento box issues. I mean, this looks like a picture promo for an episode of Hoarders!

I’ve thought about getting rid of some, but I haven’t found the strength to part with any of them yet. And these are just my boxes! I have my bento accessories too!

Okay, warning over. Let’s get shopping!

Please note that unless noted, all items listed are in stock by Amazon.

Under $5.00

• Piggy and Square Sauce Bottles $3.62
• Fish Sauce Bottles (red & green caps) $3.90
• Small Maki Sushi Mold $4.25
• Large Heart & Star Onigiri Mold $4.40
• Japanese Rice Spatula $4.45
• Plastic Egg Mold, Set of 2, Fish & Car $4.49
• Holdstix – Easy to Use Chopsticks $4.49
• Large Maki Sushi Mold $4.88

$5.01 – $10.00

• Triangle Onigiri Mold (Pink) $5.30
• Nigiri Sushi Rice Mold $6.50
• 3 pc Silicone Food Cup for Bento (animals) $6.90
• Fred & Friends Chimpsticks Chopsticks $7.00
• Kotobuki Makisu Bamboo Sushi Mat $7.19
• Rice Mold Nigiri + Triangle $7.63
• Wilton Christmas Mini Cookie Cutter (set of 12) $7.89
• Wilton Easter 12pc Mini Metal Cookie Cutter Set $8.68
• Fred Chopstick Kids Chopsticks Holders $8.93
• Casabella Mini Muffin Cups $8.99
• Edison Training Chopsticks for Right Handed Children Pink Rabbit $9.10
• Martha Stewart Holiday Winter Wonderland Food Picks $9.31
• Stainless Steel Vegetable Cutters (Set of 4) $9.50
• Face Food:The Visual Creativity of Japanese Bento Boxes $9.90
• Fox Run Fairy Tale Cookie Cutter Set $9.99
• Wilton Triangle Silicone Baking Cups, 12 Count $9.99
• Wilton Square Silicone Baking Cups, 12 Count $9.99
• Stainless Steel Vegetable Cutters (Set of 6) $10.00

$10.01 – $15.00

• Easy Japanese Cooking: Bento Love $10.10
• Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go $10.17
• Japanese Black Chopsticks Gift Set (5 pair) $10.25
• Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches $10.72
• Joyce Chen Sushi Kit $10.99
• Hello Kitty Funtainer Food Jar $11.00
• New Wave Enviro Stainless Steel Food Container $11.19
• Japanese Geisha Chopsticks Gift Set (5 pair) $11.35
• Hello Kitty Bento Box (Square) $11.95
• Kawaii Bento Boxes: Cute and Convenient Japanese Meals on the Go $12.23
• Wilton Heart Silicone Baking Cups, 12 Count $12.77
• Hawaii’s Bento Box Cookbook: 2nd Course $12.78
• The Just Bento Cookbook: Everyday Lunches To Go $12.87
• Japanese Dragonflies Chopstick Set (5 pairs) $12.95
• R & M Mini Cookie Cutter Set $13.14
• Microplane Fine Grater $13.95
• Lunch Punch Transport Shape Sandwich Cutters (Set of 4) $14.50
• Lunch Punch Whimsical Shape Sandwich Cutters (Set of 4) $14.50
• The Manga Cookbook $14.95
• Hawaii’s Bento Box Cookbook: Fun Lunches for Kids $14.95
• 2-Tier Bento Box, Metallic Blue Rabbit $15.00

$15.01 – $25.00

• Wilton Fondant Alphabet Number Cookie Cutter Cut Outs, Set of 37 $15.24
• Hello Kitty Funtainer Food Jar $15.99
• 2-Tier Panda Face Bento Box $16.50
• 2-Tier Pink Piggy Bento Box $16.81
• 2-Tier Green Frog Bento Box $16.81
• Ateco Marker Style Food Color Kit $18.27
• Kids Konserve Set of 2 Leak-Proof Stainless-Steel Food Containers $18.50
• Sachi Fashion Insulated Lunch Bag, Circles $18.99
• Wilton Floral Collection 32-Piece Gum Paste Flower-Making Set $19.06
• Star Wars: Lightsaber Chopsticks Set: Yoda and Luke $19.91
• Greef Leaf Bento Box with Bag $19.95
• Star Wars: Lightsaber Chopsticks Set: Yoda and Vader $19.98
• Hello Kitty with Apple Blue Lunch Bag with Bento Box $19.99 (third party seller)
• 2-Tier Bento Box, Burgundy Owl and Moon $20.99
• Vivo Kids Bento Box, Orange and Pink (Round) $23.00
• Vivo Kids Bento Box, Blue and Green (Round) $23.00
• 2-Tier Bento Box, Red Beckoning Cat $23.55

$25.01 – $50.00

• Panasonic 3.3-Cup Automatic Rice Cooker $25.31
• Victorinox Fibrox 7-Inch Granton Edge Santoku Knife $25.86
• To- Go Ware 2-Tier Stainless Lunch Box $28.98
• 2-Tier Bento Box, Sakon Cat $31.80
• Hello Kitty Bento Box Set and Bag $34.95 (third party seller)
• Aroma 8-Cup Digital Rice Cooker & Food Steamer $34.99
• Zojirushi Ms. Bento Stainless Lunch Jar, Aqua Blue $35.15
• Zojirushi Stainless Steel Food Jar, Pink $35.66
• 3-Tier Vivo Square Bento Box, Red/Orange/Pink/Yellow $36.00
• Zojirushi Mini Bento Stainless Lunch Jar Set (Blue) $37.71
• 4-Tier Vivo Large Round Bento Box, Red, Orange, Pink, Yellow $39.78
• Zojirushi Ms. Bento Stainless-Steel Vacuum Lunch Jar $39.99
• 3-Tier Vivo Oval Bento Box, Blues and Greens $40.00
• Zojirushi Mini Bento Stainless Lunch Jar (White/Green) $41.78
• Zojirushi Mr. Bento Stainless Steel Lunch Jar $44.38
• Wusthof Classic 6-Inch Cook’s Knife $49.99

$50.00 and over

• Zojirushi Classic Bento Vacuum Lunch Jar $55.75
• Aroma 6-Cup Sensor Logic Rice Cooker & Food Steamer $64.94
• Panasonic Fuzzy-Logic 5-Cup Electronic Rice Cooker/Warmer,White $84.99
• Wusthof Classic 7-Inch Santoku Knife $91.58
• Zojirushi 5-1/2-Cup Neuro Fuzzy Rice Cooker and Warmer $155.14
• Zojirushi 5-1/2-Cup Rice Cooker/Warmer with Induction Heating System, Stainless Steel $245.74
• Zojirushi NP-HTC18 Induction Heating 10-Cup Pressure Rice Cooker and Warmer $415.00