Oven Toasted Nori

Article Written By: Marisa Baggett

It’s 97 degrees F with high humidity and your bag of sushi nori is limp!

Summer humidity can be bad news for your sushi nori. Or if you’re like me and have a pantry/laundry room combo, less than crisp nori can occur anytime of the year. Nori is hypersensitive to even the slightest changes in humidity. At its best, nori is crisp and crumbles easily when crunched in your hands. At its worst, nori is limp, almost leather-like and not as tasty. If your nori is less than desirable, here is a quick way to bring it back to life.

Re-crisping Sushi Nori
Preheat an oven to 200 degrees F. On a dry, ungreased cookie sheet, arrange nori in a single layer. Place in oven and test the crispiness of your nori after 2 minutes. If more time is needed, check again every 1 – 1 1/2 minutes. Remove nori from cookie sheet and allow to cool completely before use.

To keep nori crisp
Keep covered during sushi use. A large plastic zipper bag or plastic container with a tight lid works well.

Only take out as many sheets as you need and be sure that hands are dry before reaching into your nori container.

Cover any leftover nori tightly after use.