I was in Japan for 6 weeks in March / April and I'm already missing their sushi. This is my attempt at a salmon nigiri which was nowhere as good as a top sushiya in japan but at the very least conveyence-belt level, definitely much better than most salmon nigiri you find in the UK.
Quite happy with how I cut the skin also !
I just realized you answered my comment... Yeah, that is more or less my experience as well, but without the rice cooker, which from what I hear is very comfortable.
I think that maybe my issue is that I can get cheap and fairly good sushi ar restaurants, whereas other recipes or kinds of food are either not as easy to find or not as good as what you can make at home (unless you are willing to spend lost of money).
But you comment has motivated me to try it out again. I just need to get my hands on some good salmon and freeze it for a couple of days.