Comments on: How to make Otoshibuta (Japanese Drop Lid)

By: Yuto Omura

Yuto Omura — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:37:42 +0000

In reply to Sherry. Thank you so much, Sherry! :)

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:55:22 +0000

Thank you showing me how to make my own otoshibuta out of parchment paper. Excellent tutorial.

By: Yuto Omura

Yuto Omura — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 02:02:09 +0000

In reply to Donna LaFrance.

Hi Donna,

Thank you for your question and for sharing the picture.

The main purpose of an otoshibuta is to help the cooking liquid circulate evenly so that the flavors are absorbed uniformly, even with a small amount of broth. It also lightly presses down the ingredients to prevent them from breaking apart or colliding with each other while simmering.

In that sense, almost any tool that fulfills these roles can serve as an alternative. From the photo, your collapsible stainless steel steamer basket looks like a very creative and effective substitute! It should work quite well!

Yuto

By: Donna LaFrance

Donna LaFrance — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:28:06 +0000

Hi not sure if this would have had the same effect but I used my collapsible stainless steel steamer basket…wondering your thoughts on this🤔

By: Yuto Omura

Yuto Omura — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 06:16:12 +0000

In reply to Suki. Happy to help!

By: Suki

Suki — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:28:48 +0000

This is brilliant. Thank you for saving me time and money offering this paper otoshibuta tutorial. It worked perfectly.