Yaki-imo Japanese Roasted Sweet Potato Maker

There are few things in Japan that better indicate that the weather is turning from summer to autumn, and with winter just around the corner, than the appearance of roasted sweet potatoes in convenience stores, supermarkets, and in trucks turned into mobile ovens on the streets (especially of eastern Tokyo). The smell, together with a slow song that sounds almost like a lament, is an integral part of the seasonal changeover and now you can recreate it at home with the Yaki-imo Japanese Roasted Sweet Potato Maker – at least its culinary part!

If there is an easier way to make delicious sweet potatoes than the Yaki-imo Japanese Roasted Sweet Potato Maker, no one has seen it yet: you just snap in the plates into the 35 x 25 x 15 cm (13.8 x 9.8 x 5.9") toaster-like appliance, put in two sweet potatoes, set the timer to 40 minutes (it goes up to 60 minutes), and when it's done, so are your sweet potatoes: just split them and eat them pippin' hot! And if you want something less Japanese and more Western, say a toasted sandwich, use the toast plates and you can have that too!

Specs and Features:

• Binchotan charcoal plates
• Removable/washable plates
• Timer: up to 60 min.
• Dimensions: approx. 35 x 25 x 15 cm (13.8 x 9.8 x 5.9")
• Weight (with both plates): 3.7 kg (8.2 lb)
• Operating voltage: AC 100 V, 50/60 Hz
• Power consumption: 1,000 W
• Power cable length: approx. 1.4 m (4.6 ft)
• Comes with 2 sets of plates (1 for sweet potatoes and 1 for toast) and recipe book (Japanese)
• Instructions/manual: Japanese