Aladdin Sake Bottles

These lovely bottles were spotted by the Notcot staff while shopping at Mitsuwa Marketplace. The bottles were so uniquely shaped and colored that I just had to share them here with you. They’ve indeed got sex appeal. Mitsuwa Marketplace, by the way, is a great place to shop for Japanese goods in the good ol’ United States. It probably is the next best thing to actually flying to Japan to do your grocery shopping. You can find a Mitsuwa Marketplace in California, Chicago and New Jersey. And if you decide to stop by at one of their location, maybe you can seek out one of these sake bottles and let me know what it tastes like!

Via Notcot.

Ice Ball Maker

This device makes perfectly cylindrical ice ball and I’m not sure why I want one but I do. The 3″ x 3″ ice ball mold is made out of silicon and will be available for sale mid-February at MUJI Ice Maker. Granted that an ice ball made with the ice ball maker will be no different from your typical ice chip when it come chilling your drink – but it will chill in style.

How to make an ice ball:

1) Attach top and bottom parts. Please close it tight.

2) Pour water from top hole. Do NOT fill water completely, please keep a little space on the top.

3) Push top part to make sure there is no space in between, then store in freezer.

4) Slow freezing will make better ice than fast freezing. (Fast freezing will cause crack on ice)

Buy the Ice Ball Maker from MUJI Ice Maker for $11.75.