Michele Humes (I live in New York and I write about food.)

Some People Are Really Dedicated To Their Insane Hobby, And I Respect That

I have written about miniature fake food; I have written about miniature imitation-but-edible food; now I bring you miniature real food cooked on miniature, functional appliances.

In the following videos, you will see a Japanese miniphile flip pancakes that give a new meaning to the term “short stack,” and use a quail’s egg (nice touch!) to bind the teeniest burger patties you ever did see. They’re all prepared on a 1970s-era electric toy stove, Japan’s infinitely more pleasing answer to the Easy-Bake Oven, complete with scaled-down skillets and spatulas.