First time making sushi! First roll in the back, second in the front

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1. It was really fun to finally make my own sushi, and came out way better than I expected it would.

   Here were my general steps, please let me know if there’s anything I should change, and what I need to improve on!
   – For the rice I followed [this recipe](https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sushi-rice-recipe-1944633)
   – I let it cool about ~20-30 minutes to room temperature.
   – Then I got the nori, waved it over the stovetop about 10 seconds (I heard this helps it avoid flaking).
   – I wet my hands, spread out the rice over the rough side of the nori on my rolling mat, with about an inch of leftover nori kept bare at the end.
   – Laid out the cucumber/carrot/smoked salmon down the middle of the rice and rolled.
   – Then I wet a chef’s knife with cool water and cut! I noticed pressing down messed it up and crushed it too much, so I just moved it back and forth and let its own weight push it through.

   Sorry the first picture is a bit blurry. I was going to retake it when I noticed, but by then most of the sushi had mysteriously disappeared…

2. I’m sorry I have a hard time believing that’s your first time rolling looks too good

3. Nice! Smoked salmon?