Hot Sake at Home: 4 Methods of Warming Sake

If you have never tried warming sake at home, but don't know how. I'll show you the different ways I use to heat sake, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Heating sake at home is easy and once you find a way that works for you, and when you've got a good sake to play with, you'll want to explore what temperature range you like best. Kampai!

[@koruki]

Great tips! One idea I just thought of after watching your video is my kids old formula warmer from Philips advent. It’s the perfect size for the container and the temps are suitable for drinking since it’s made for babies formula.

[@sakegeek2707]

That is ingenious! I love that!

[@kevinhenri5751]

do you think that'll work for a porcelain carafe? I know the bottle warmer takes a little longer to heat our baby's glass bottles vs the thinner plastic

[@philmowatt3645]

I lived in Japan for nearly three years and miss the variety of Sakes I could get. George Plimpton wrote a book about sake that was quite good.

[@sakegeek2707]

I have that book, co-authored by Hiroshi Kondo. For a while it was the only book out there, but there are some better more recent ones, I think. My favorite is the one written by Philip Harper. 'The Book of Sake,' is the title believe.

[@MastarCheef1337]

Theres nothing like a nice warm sake.

[@yamitflorentin9316]

Thank you for this detailed video!! I appreciate you !

[@sakegeek2707]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@connor203]

Thanks 🙏, I was looking for some tips around using my sous vide machine for sake.

[@sakegeek2707]

Thank you for watching. Glad you got something from this video!

[@nightlordAL]

Very well made video. Very helpful

[@sakegeek2707]

Thanks for watching. Glad it was useful to you.

[@lorenzohancock3621]

Thank you sir! Very informative and well put together video. I was googling how to warm sake at home and your video popped up in results. My method was basically the hot water bath but I don't have a tokkuri. I will need to purchase one. Instead what I did last night, was I used a large glass and submerged it into the bath. Then I poured that into my drinking vessel. It worked okay but not great. Also not even sure it was a good idea putting a normal drinking glass into warm water.

[@sakegeek2707]

Thanks for sharing your experience. As for putting a glass in the warm water, i guess it depends on the glass. It your not sure, probably best not to try it.

[@Oddzilla51]

Dang. Never thought of using my sous vide machine for this! A few years ago my wife and I and some friends were at an Aikido seminar in Chicago and at the after dinner party they served warmed sake. We never had it warmed before and they were using boiling pot of water for it. They used Ozeki gold label sake. It was so smooth and delicious. Never had sake like that before. Now I must experiment. Thank you!

[@sakegeek2707]

Thanks for watching! Please do experiment and find out what you like!

[@mookiestewart3776]

Warm sake is great but the warning is generally used to mask the flavor of bad sake in Japan. If you get the really good stuff it’s served chilled or room temp. Highly recommend!! Gives you an entirely different buzz

[@Oddzilla51]

@@mookiestewart3776 Oh, I'm in total agreement about getting good sake. I just like drinking it warm sometimes. And chilled. And room temp. Depends on the sake, the mood and the company. :)

[@debbigley3963]

I’m new to sake. What’s some good stuff ?

[@brandontemple5849]

Very helpful thank you

[@sakegeek2707]

You're very welcome! If you have any other videos you would like to see about sake, please let me know.

[@Cypeq]

I liked my sake below room temp more, but less viscous and hot makes it for comforting drink.

[@sakegeek2707]

My favorite kinds of sake can swing both hot AND cold!

[@powerk2615]

I was just wondering if it's okay to microwave Sake, and you gave me a good understanding. Thanks a lot buddy. By the way , my favorite is the cheap Sho Chicu Bai made in California lol

[@Cypeq]

microwaves are great tools for warming up everything... just gotta learn how to use it right.

[@sakegeek2707]

Personally I only use the microwave in a pinch,or when I’m not too concerned about precise temperatures. The caveat is that you gotta watch it. You don’t wanna boil your sake.

[@powerk2615]

Since I am a fast drinker, do you think it's okay to put the bottle in a boiling pot?

[@richrnndz2]

What's the best sake to use to warm up. Can you compile a list of 5? 1 most favorite to 5 least favorite?

[@sakegeek2707]

That is an outstanding idea Ricardo, thanks for watching and thanks for the suggestion. I will add it to my list of videos to create.

[@warlordofvideogameglitches]

I find trying sake at room temperature didn't give me much good taste as it taste like mushroom so i come to this video to see what can i do to experience the other methods of sake like cold or hot sake.

[@sakegeek2707]

Thanks for watching. I hope you found some useful techniques from my video!

[@dvprao]

what is the temperature I am looking for ? why did you avoid it studiously?

[@sakegeek2707]

Please experiment and find what you like. A good place to start would be around 38C.

[@yixiangharry]

I boiled it.. As well as microwaved it

[@caitlinquinto3300]

Where are the links mentioned in this video?

[@VeryLoki]

guess he forgot to put them in his description.

[@foxmulder7616]

I just put it in a pan on medium for a min or two.

[@roselikethewine]

What do you think about the sake sets that use a candle to heat the sake??

[@sloppydom]

That's a great question! Thank you! Actually, I've never used anything like that for sake, but they seem inexpensive, so why not give one a try. I imagine you just would need to be careful as the tokkuri gets more empty that the sake doesn't over heat. Try one out and let us know!

[@roselikethewine]

@@sloppydom will do!! 😁✌🏼

[@wanTANdan]

😋... 😆

[@WhiskeyTheShepherd338]

Warm Sake!?....Very....good

[@sakegeek2707]

Nothing better!

[@donnykyoto1519]

In the middle of the afternoon?

[@redsol3629]

I’m going to put it in my mouth 👄

[@mauromol5429]

excellent methods but the most practical is the microwave.

[@sakegeek2707]

Agreed. That is really the only time I do it, when I want s quick cup of warm sake. Otherwise is use a different method that gives more control.

[@angelthere]

Whats the temp?

[@momeara7482]

Quite!

[@MultiDeathmaster123]

You think if i dont have a thermometer ima have a fuckin tokkuri? 😂😂🤣 Good video tho man

[@sakegeek2707]

Good point, Bolt Dillon. When all else fails just use your senses. I have used just a microwaveable measuring cup in the past. No thermometer - Living on the edge!

[@doombga]

So handsome

[@sashizakura9124]

Yikes. I'd be careful warming sake in a ceramic tokkuri in the microwave. Earthenware tends to like to explode from time to time in those things.

[@sloppydom]

Perhaps I've been lucky🤞. I haven't had any problems as of yet. You raise a good point though. It's probably not great to leave one in there for too long. Interestingly enough, I recently discovered that you can actually fire ceramics in a microwave, with the right tools and technique.

[@SanguisNeveck]

I liked this, quite informative. But don't heat glass, and then pour cold sake in. Good way to bust the glass. Additionally, I think a good video would be opinions about Local "Japanese" restaurant's Sake. Taste, heat, presentation, and service. I've had plenty of sake and usually they are "okay". Most are heated too much, and some are just awful to the taste. Which is unusual, because there is just "sake" on the menu. What type?! and how can you distinguish between different types.

[@sakegeek2707]

Thank you for the comment and suggestion. My sake was not cold, so there wasn't an issue but that is a good caveat. Thank you. As to your question, I think we've all been there. We order sake from a menu not knowing what to expect and we wind up being underwhelmed. The short answer is to look for "ginjo" on the menu. This is a classification for sake made with highly polished rice. It takes extra care to make it, so you are getting an premium product. However there is loads of good sake that isn't "ginjo" (吟醸 ), but that is the short answer. I'll consider an episode on the topic. Thank you for the feedback

[@herooftime9921]

You NEVER heat sake in the microwave...

[@sakegeek2707]

Thanks for watching. This is not the first time I've been admonished for doing that. Some people feel this is sacrilege. Most people who use this method do so for the sake of convenience. That said, there is a right way to do do and a wrong way to do it. I tried to show the best practice for microwave technique, should you be so inclined.

[@Cypeq]

Why comes in handy, is there a why to this?

[@HapCollins23]

I don't know why but people speaking English while trying to pronounce words authentically in another language is one of the most annoying things in the world to me. Sock-a... man is that ever annoying. Just like people that say Porsche-uh. Yeah we get it buddy you're so much better and more authentic than everyone. Just say it Frenchie! Say chowda!

[@sakegeek2707]

Thanks for watching! By whatever name you are comfortable with I hope you enjoy some sake sometime soon. Just don't drink sock -a while driving your Porsche-uh and you'll be alright ; )

[@kangill2411]

Sounds super complicated just to get high.

[@frankmagdalena6922]

WEEB ALERT

[@frankmagdalena6922]

Jk this was great and I used your advice lol

[@sakegeek2707]

@@frankmagdalena6922 Thanks for watching! Glad to hear you enjoyed some sake as a result!

[@rhodes1591]

useless ... stating obvious stuff only ...

[@sakegeek2707]

Thanks for watching, Ice Chuzzel. Sorry you didn't find this useful. You must know more about sake than the average person. Is there anything topic you would like to see covered on the channel?