Best Gyoza Dumpling Presses for a Deep Kitchen Drawer

How the Five Compare on the Numbers

The published height fields are 0.67 inches for MHH, 2.0 inches for Stonelatrixo, 2.3 inches for Helen’s Asian Kitchen, 7.7 inches for MUMSUNG and 11.25 inches for CucinaPro. Those are five different storage problems. A deep drawer gives you vertical room, and not one of these listings says which of its three figures would stand up in it.

What arrives also differs. MUMSUNG ships four presses at 6, 4, 3 and 2.6 inches with a dough cutter and a stuffing spoon. CucinaPro ships a tray and a press that makes 6 at a time. MHH is one aluminum mold with 14 slots. Stonelatrixo and Helen’s Asian Kitchen are each a single press, and both are the only listings here that name a drawer.

The table cannot say which figure a drawer closes on, because none of these makers labels its three numbers. Helen’s Asian Kitchen is the only one of the five that publishes an open measurement: 4 inches of diameter by 1 inch closed, and 9 inches from handle to handle fully open. On a hinged press that open figure is the one a drawer has to take, and nobody else gives it.

What a Deep Drawer Is Good For

The One Purchase That Stacks

MUMSUNG puts the most objects in the drawer of these five. Its own bullet names four presses at 6, 4, 3 and 2.6 inches and a matching dough cutter. A later bullet adds that the dough cutters and spoons are food grade 304 stainless steel, in the plural and without a count. Its fields read 4.0 x 7.7 x 7.7 inches and 1.66 lb, the heaviest published weight here.

Two of its three field figures are 7.7 inches, which on a four press set is consistent with the presses nested rather than laid out. That is exactly what a deep drawer is for: the stack goes in once and comes out once. The listing also claims a dumpling in 30 seconds and says the presses work with store bought dough as long as the size matches.

The Two That Have to Lie Flat

CucinaPro and MHH are both formers rather than presses, and both want length rather than depth. The CucinaPro fields read 1.0 x 4.0 x 11.25 inches, and its listing says the tray and press make 6 pierogi or dumplings at a time. The MHH fields read 9.57 x 9.57 x 0.67 inches, and its mold has 14 slots in solid food grade aluminum.

In a deep drawer that depth is wasted on both of them. A 0.67 inch mold and a tray with a published 11.25 inch figure both sit flat and take floor area, and neither listing says anything about standing either one on edge. Neither publishes a washing instruction either, which on an aluminum mold with 14 slots is the gap worth knowing.

The Two Listings That Mention a Drawer

Steel, and a Size That Disagrees With Itself

Stonelatrixo is the only steel press of the five, in premium 304 food grade stainless steel, and its own bullet says the compact structure allows convenient storage in any kitchen drawer or cabinet. Its fields read 3.2 x 3.2 x 2.0 inches, against 2.0 x 5.3 x 2.3 inches from Helen’s Asian Kitchen, and it publishes no weight at all.

Its size is the problem. The title says 3 inch, the size field says 3inch, and the first bullet says it measures 6 inches in diameter. Those cannot both be true of one press, and the listing never resolves them. This page reports both figures and uses neither to rank anything, because a 3 inch press and a 6 inch press are different tools.

Four Inches Closed, Nine Inches Open

Helen’s Asian Kitchen is the only one of the five that tells you how big it gets. Its own bullet gives 4 inches of diameter by 1 inch and 9 inches fully open, handle to handle, and in the same breath says the press is compact for space saving storage in kitchen drawers. It is BPA free plastic and dishwasher safe.

That 9 inch figure is the number this page would most like from the other four and does not get. A press with handles takes more room open than closed, and nothing else here says how much. Its published fields read 2.0 x 5.3 x 2.3 inches and 0.21 lb, the lightest published weight of the five, and the listing clears it for a dishwasher.

Washing, Sealing and What Each Press Claims

Only Two Clear a Dishwasher

Two of the five publish a washing instruction. Helen’s Asian Kitchen says dishwasher safe for easy cleanup. Stonelatrixo says the smooth surface makes it easy to clean, just rinse with water or place it in the dishwasher. MUMSUNG, CucinaPro and MHH each publish no washing instruction of any kind in their own bullets, and on a hinged plastic press the hinge is where dough collects.

That matters more on the three that say nothing than it sounds. MUMSUNG is thickened food grade plastic with four presses to wash, CucinaPro is a tray and a press, and MHH is a 14 slot aluminum mold. Aluminum and a dishwasher are not always a good pair, and the MHH listing does not address it.

How Each One Seals

The seals are described five different ways. MUMSUNG names deep crinkles for a finer edge pattern and an integrated edge cutter that trims excess dough. Stonelatrixo names a strong sealing edge and an ergonomic handle for even pressure. Helen’s Asian Kitchen cuts the circle, folds the dough in half and crimps the edge in a single motion.

The two formers work the other way round. CucinaPro says to press dough into the form, fill it, and seal with another sheet of dough on top, which needs two rolled sheets rather than cut circles. MHH says a raised base allows stable pressing and efficient cutting, and that the mold is compatible with all dough rollers including thick or sticky doughs.

Which One Fits Your Kitchen

A drawer deep enough for a stack. MUMSUNG, four presses at 6, 4, 3 and 2.6 inches with a dough cutter, in thickened food grade plastic with 304 stainless steel cutters and spoons. Fields of 4.0 x 7.7 x 7.7 inches and 1.66 lb.

A press you can rinse and put away. Stonelatrixo, premium 304 food grade stainless steel at 3.2 x 3.2 x 2.0 inches, cleared for a rinse or a dishwasher and stated for drawer storage. Note the 3 inch title against the 6 inches in its bullet.

One press, measured open and closed. Helen’s Asian Kitchen, 4 inches of diameter by 1 inch and 9 inches fully open, in BPA free plastic at 0.21 lb. Dishwasher safe, and the only listing here that publishes an open figure.

Six pierogi in one pressing. CucinaPro, a tray and a press that its listing says makes 6 at a time, with fields of 1.0 x 4.0 x 11.25 inches. It publishes no weight and no washing instruction.

Fourteen pieces at a time. MHH, a 14 slot mold in solid food grade aluminum at 9.57 x 9.57 x 0.67 inches and 0.44 lb, stated compatible with all dough rollers. It names no washing step.

What We Could Not Verify

Everything above comes from the five listings themselves. These are the things they do not say.

• None of the five labels which of its three published figures is the height, so what a drawer closes on is a guess.
• Stonelatrixo says 3 inch in its title and size field and 6 inches in diameter in its first bullet.
• Helen’s Asian Kitchen states 4 inches by 1 inch while its fields read 2.0 x 5.3 x 2.3 inches.
• MUMSUNG, CucinaPro and MHH publish no washing instruction of any kind.
• Stonelatrixo and CucinaPro publish no weight at all.
• No listing of the five says how much room its press takes open, except Helen’s Asian Kitchen at 9 inches.