About the product
"Everyday Range Star"
We have developed a product that is easy to use and convenient for everyone, aiming to popularize the phrase "Everyday Range Star." It is a cooking tool that can be used for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks, suitable for any dining table, any generation, and various occasions.
Range Star combines the functionality of a microwave and a toaster. As the name suggests, it allows easy cooking using microwaves and toasters. Leveraging the techniques of Mino Ware, a specialty of Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, it is suitable for cooking rice, steaming dishes, grilling, stewing, and waterless cooking. It can also cook two dishes simultaneously using the lid.
Achieve Waterless Cooking with High Sealing Performance
Range Star utilizes the high sealing performance achieved through the techniques and materials of Mino Ware, combined with precision cutting. Made with heat-resistant clay that has a high far-infrared emissivity, it can be used in microwaves. With just a press of a button, you can enjoy dishes that are rich in flavor, such as steamed vegetables, waterless curry, and waterless meat and potatoes. With Range Star, you can easily prepare curry, meat and potatoes, and even rice, all with a single button press! It effortlessly adds color to your dining table.
Versatile as both Cookware and Tableware
Due to its simple design, Range Star can be directly used as tableware, enhancing the ambiance of your dining table. With multiple color options available, you can choose your preferred combination according to your table's atmosphere and preferences.
Furthermore, Range Star excels in heat retention. By placing your cooked dishes in Range Star, you can keep them warm. It is perfect for families with different arrival times or when there are variations in cooking times for multiple dishes. Range Star allows you to enjoy warm meals.
In addition to its functionality, Range Star is compact and easy to clean. It can be stacked for storage, making post-cooking cleanup a breeze.
Enable Time-Saving Cooking
With Range Star, you can cook using just one button on the microwave, allowing you to prepare other dishes while cooking. It is perfect for situations where you need to make multiple dishes in a short time, such as preparing lunch boxes or cooking for the whole family. Range Star comes in two sizes: the smaller size is suitable for single servings, while the larger size, when using the lid, can accommodate cooking for a family of four. It allows you to cook with your children without using an open flame.
Review by Food Creator Okachimai-sensei
With Range Star, you can easily create delicious dishes by placing ingredients and seasonings inside and heating it in the microwave or toaster. It can be used as both a cooking tool and a serving dish, adding a touch of elegance to your table and reducing the amount of dishwashing. It is a highly practical item that will be a great help for home cooking, from breakfast to dinner.
You can create various dishes with Range Star, including waterless cooking, soup and morning plates, carbonara, mentaiko udon, pudding, and meat and potatoes.
The Inspiration behind Range Star
While we have been developing products using Mino Ware that can be used directly over an open flame, we wanted to create something that can be used by every household, utilizing microwave and toaster ovens. With the decrease in dining-out opportunities due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are enjoying home-cooked meals. However, cooking every day can be tiring.
We wanted to create a product that would allow everyone to enjoy the same delicious food and bring smiles to the dining table. Thus, Range Star was born through meticulous handcrafting, considering cost-effectiveness to ensure that it is accessible to many.
We are promoting the traditional craft of Mino Ware in Yokkaichi City to preserve it for future generations. As successors are lacking, Mino Ware faces the risk of decline in the next ten years. To spread its techniques, we are consistently producing various products within our company, including Range Star, bread-baking containers, teapots, grill plates, and more. Please look forward to our upcoming product lineup.
We have also created Instagram and Facebook accounts to share product information and recommended usage.
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Product detail
Specifications
Range Star Mini
Width: 147 x Length: 217 x Height: 83
The size is suitable for one person
Range Star Large
Width: 201.5 x Length: 292 x Height: 83
Similar to A4 Size, this size is suitable for preparing meals for the whole family
Colors: Dark Blue, Cream, Camel, Olive, Brown
Notes
*Please do not soak the detergent. The detergent may seep into the pottery itself, making it unable to be used for cooking.
*If you fill the container to the brim with ingredients, it may overflow during cooking. If any spills occur, please be cautious as they may leave stains on the surface. Additionally, there may be variations in glaze color or small holes called pinholes.
*There may be traces of casting marks on the top and bottom surfaces, but it does not affect the usage.
*Since the product is made of pottery, it can break. However, it is made using heat-resistant clay and fired at 1200°C, so it will not break due to household temperatures. It may deteriorate and break over time with repeated use, in which case we will offer a replacement at a discounted price.
*When cooking with oil, there is a possibility that the smell and taste may linger when using it afterward. Therefore, we recommend avoiding oil cooking if possible.
About the maker
Nakamura Manufacturing Company is a long-established company with a history of over 100 years and is also known as the "Real Downtown Rocket." For a long time, it worked as a subcontracted town factory, producing precision machinery parts. However, after the Lehman Shock, its sales decreased by 90%. Despite that, they never gave up and under the guidance of the previous generation's words, "We can cut anything except air," they embarked on new initiatives such as developing their own products.
As a result, their efforts bore fruit with the titanium seal called "SAMURA-IN" released in 2015, showcasing their high precision machining technology. By creating products recognized by the public, their main business performance significantly improved. Today, they are involved in the manufacturing of cutting-edge machine parts, including space rockets, industrial robots, and electric vehicle motors.
In recent years, they have incorporated the skills to produce the local traditional craft of Yokkaichi called "Banko-yaki" within the company, aiming to preserve it for future generations. One of their characteristics is not overlooking fading industries or industries that have gone out of business. Instead, they enter these fields using their own technology to ensure that the disappearing techniques are not neglected.
As part of their efforts to preserve Banko-yaki for future generations, they have created a product called "Best Pot."
In the development of "Best Pot," they mobilized their accumulated expertise and achieved an unprecedented shape for a clay pot that was deemed impossible. They successfully created a clay pot with high heat retention and heat resistance. However, with the "RangeStar," their goal was to make it more affordable and accessible to a larger number of people.
They aim to create products that bring smiles to more households and more people in the future.
karimusume
274 days agoPottery welcome! It's hard to get dirty, so it's easy to clean, and unlike plastic, it doesn't look cheap.
Google Translated Comment Show Original Comments(陶器大歓迎です！汚れがつきにくいので手入れしやすく、プラと違い見た目に安さを感じません
手持ち電子レンジの大きさ都合でラージサイズ申し込みになりました
色か選べるも嬉しいですね)
株式会社MOLATURA
Thank you for purchasing karimusume.
Google Translated Comment Show Original CommentsSince it is made of ceramic, it is easy to clean, so I think it will be very easy to wash! ! Please use it as tableware! !
(karimusumeさん、ご購入ありがとうございます。
陶器製ですのでお手入れが簡単ですので洗うのもすごく楽になると思います！！食器としてもぜひご活用ください！！)
井野仁
274 days agoI have high hopes for the future.
Google Translated Comment Show Original Comments(今後も期待しています。)
株式会社MOLATURA
Hitoshi Ino, thank you for your purchase! !
Google Translated Comment Show Original CommentsI'm glad that you're looking forward to it. We will continue to create products that make you happy! !
(井野仁さん、ご購入ありがとうございます！！
ご期待頂きまして嬉しいです。これからも皆さんが喜んで頂ける商品を創ります！！)
xxAz
274 days agoI want to make good use of it.
Google Translated Comment Show Original Commentslooking forward to it.
(上手に活用したいです。
楽しみにしています。)
株式会社MOLATURA
Thank you for your purchase, xxAz! !
Google Translated Comment Show Original CommentsPlease take advantage of it! !
(xxAzさん、ご購入ありがとうございます！！
ぜひ色々御活用くださいね！！)
No-name
274 days agoI would be happy if I could cook rice without the inside of the range being full of water droplets.
Google Translated Comment Show Original Comments(これでレンジの中が水滴だらけにならずしてご飯が炊けると嬉しいのですが…。)
株式会社MOLATURA
Thank you for your purchase, cross.
Google Translated Comment Show Original CommentsYou can easily cook rice with the Microwave Star, but if the water droplets are completely trapped in the container, they may explode like other products. Please note that there may be some water droplets. Thank you for your confirmation.
(cross.さん、ご購入ありがとうございます。
ごはんも簡単にレンジスターで炊けますが、水滴に関しては完全に容器に閉じ込めてしまうと他の商品と同様に爆発する恐れがあるのでどうしても水分を少しは逃がす構造となっておりまして、レンジ内は水滴が多少つきますのでご了承ください。御確認よろしくお願いいたします。)
鉄川 沙織
274 days agoI'm looking forward to using it with the best pot! I'm looking forward to receiving it (^^)
Google Translated Comment Show Original Comments(ベストポットと合わせて使うのが今から楽しみです！届くのを楽しみにしています(^^))
株式会社MOLATURA
Tetsukawa-san, thank you for your purchase! !
Google Translated Comment Show Original CommentsI would be happy if you could use it with bestpot! !
I hope you enjoy your dining table with rice and side dishes! !
(鉄川さん、ご購入ありがとうございます！！
bestpotと一緒に使って頂けるとこちらも嬉しいです！！
ごはんとおかずで食卓を楽しんで頂けると思います！！)
チャコりん
274 days agoI am glad that it can be easily done in the microwave.
Google Translated Comment Show Original Comments(レンジで手軽に出来るのが嬉しいです。)
株式会社MOLATURA
Chako Rin, thank you for your purchase! !
Google Translated Comment Show Original CommentsYou can easily cook lentils in the microwave, so please use them in various ways! !
(チャコりんさん、ご購入ありがとうございます！！
レンジで簡単にレンチン調理出来ますのでぜひ色々御活用ください！！)
井口博充
274 days agolooking forward to it.
Google Translated Comment Show Original Comments(楽しみにしています。)
株式会社MOLATURA
Iguchi-san, thank you for your purchase! !
Google Translated Comment Show Original CommentsYes, I would be happy if you could look forward to it! !
(井口さん、ご購入ありがとうございます！！
はい、ぜひお楽しみにお待ち頂けると嬉しいです！！)
篠田栄子
274 days agoI've been interested in it for a long time, so I bought it to support it.
Google Translated Comment Show Original CommentsFirst of all, I wonder if I'll challenge curry.
Enjoying the wrench~❣
(以前から気になっていましたので
応援購入させていただきました。
まずは、カレーに挑戦かなぁ。
レンチン楽しみ〜❣)
株式会社MOLATURA
Shinoda, thank you for your purchase.
Google Translated Comment Show Original CommentsThank you for your support! !
Anhydrous curry can also be made with a wrench, so please take advantage of it! !
(篠田さん、ご購入ありがとうございます。
応援ありがとうございます！！
無水カレーもレンチンで出来ますのでぜひ色々ご活用ください！！)
Ken2_i7_12900
274 days agoI enjoy cooking.
Google Translated Comment Show Original Comments(料理をするのが楽しみです。)
株式会社MOLATURA
Igarashi-san, thank you for your purchase.
Google Translated Comment Show Original CommentsWe hope that you will enjoy cooking various dishes with the Range Star. !
(五十嵐さん、ご購入ありがとうございます。
ぜひレンジスターで色々な調理を楽しんで頂けたらと思いますのでよろしくお願いいたします！！)