HIC Kitchen Taco Making Tools, Tortilla Press, Heavyweight Aluminum, Forms 6-Inch Tortillas and Artisan Flatbreads

We love Mexican food, especially tacos. We used a corn tortilla recipe that I got off of the internet, which was 2 cups of masa herena, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. oil (optional) and about 1 1/2 cups very warm water. You blend all of the ingredients in a mixing bowl by hand until the mixture is the consistency of cookie or play dough. If it the mixture is crumbly and won't hold together in one ball it's too dry, add more water a tsp. at a time. If the mixture sticky and sticks to you hands, then it's too wet, add more masa. Once you have the mixture to the right consistency, wrap it in plastic wrap and let it rest on the counter for at least 30 minutes. Do not put it in the refrigerator. While the tortilla dough is resting, take a standard Zip Lock sandwich bag and cut off, cutting as close as you can the zipper part. Then take a sharp knife and split out the rest of the sandwich bag, so you are left with 2 equal size pieces of plastic. You may use a quart or gallon size bag and cut them down, but the sandwich size works best. The sandwich size bag once done as directed, is the exact size that will fit the tortilla press and the sandwich size bag is more pliable than the larger bags, which makes for easier handling. Once your dough has rested, preheat a Comal, which is what we use or a large cast iron skillet or griddle to medium high heat (no oil, use dry). While you're preheating your cooking vessel, take the dough and form it into balls about the size of golf balls and set aside, covered with some damp paper towels to keep them from drying out. Then open the tortilla press and take one piece of the plastic and place it on the plastic on the bottom of the press, placing it slightly closer to the hinge side and then cover it with the other piece of plastic and press it down a little with the heel of your hand to form the ball into a small disc and then close the press and push down until it forms about a 6" diameter disc. Then very carefully peel each piece of plastic from the newly formed raw tortilla and in one motion flip it over onto the preheated Comal and cook about 30-45 seconds on each side or until it puffs up or the edges start to lift. Do not over cook or it will be stiff and you won[t be able to bend it for tacos or roll it for enchiladas. Immediately place the cooked tortillas in a tortilla warmer or on a plate and cover with a dish towel to keep warm. This recipe makes about 12 -15 six inch tortillas. I will never buy store bought tortillas again. There is no comparison. The home made are so much more tender and the taste is far superior to the ones you buy in the store. Also, these are so easy and fun to make. The tortilla press works perfectly and is of high quality. Note! Hand wash only. Placing this or any other aluminum product in the dishwasher will ruin the finish.

It is a fine tool. Just don't press as hard as you think you need to. Be sure to use plastic wrap or wax paper for ease in cleaning.

I should maybe give myself 4 stars (or less) on this one and not the press. The press itself works great and is a good value. It has solid construction, is easy to use, and cleans up quickly. And, despite some of the reviews, it is NOT hard to press down - at all. My 10 year old can make perfectly flat tortillas with zero effort or struggle. My only complaint is that I have had to use parchment paper to make my tortillas, as they stick horribly to the metal. Again, I kind of figured this going in, but it is a bit of a pain. Side note - plastic wrap was a total mess, but the parchment works very well - I cut mine in half width-wise to conserve paper (and you could really reuse it if you had to or are on a really tight budget). I may try spraying it with a non-stick pan spray to see if I can avoid the paper, but I'm also not a fan of all the chemicals in those products.

Great for making flatbreads. Faster than rolling and they are round. Not heavy. But it is very sturdy. I use parchment paper to prevent sticking and make for easy cleanup.

Like many have said, this unit will squash down the 2" balls but it will not give you a flat tortilla. A cast iron version might work better for that. However, I am not returning mine as I wanted a light weight unit so kids wouldn't crack my countertops or floors and we really don't mind doing a quick rolling pin after the unit flattens it before cooking in the pan. It still does a better job of keeping a rounder tortilla than if we just start rolling a hand flattened 2" ball. We use parchment paper and have 2 small pieces to line the press unit and then 1 large to put the flattened tortilla into and then use the rolling pin to get to desired thickness. They are still not all regular in roundness or size, but they work for our family.

I used this tortilla press to make meat pies. They look like a turnover pastry. In the past I would roll out the dough and it would take all day long to get them done. This press worked great. It cut my time in half. Since I didn't want the dough to be as thin as a tortilla, I pressed it lightly, turned it 180 degrees and pressed lightly again. Just perfect. I did take the advise of previous reviewers and used a plastic bag on top and bottom. It was easy to pick up the plastic with the dough, fill it, crimp it, peel off the plastic and move on to the next one. Good value.

This tortilla press is very lightweight but seems durable after quite a few uses. It works great for corn tortillas. It's also incredibly easy to clean.

One thing I was shocked as soon as I saw it, was how small it looked in person. But that is to be expected, given the dimension, but still it was s shocker. But, once I started using it, I was surprised as to how quickly and efficiently I was able to make the Tortilla. We used whole wheat to make the dough, so it was not real smooth as we would usually make. But still this press managed it well. There was a suggestion here or in some other press review, the plastic cover technique. That works wonders, who ever thought of that, you deserve an applause. Operation: With a cut open zip lock bag, spary / spread a lil oil on the inside. Keep the rounded dough at the center of the plastic cover and place them in the press. Press it once, rotate the ziplock 180 and press it again. Viola!!! perfectly thin, easily detachable and even thick tortilla (roti) is ready for cooking. Shyam

It is light but durable. Makes good evenly sized and perfectly shaped tortillas/wraps

La tortillera è arrivata con grande anticipo rispetto alla data prevista. Il prodotto mi soddisfa totalmente. Prima che arrivasse mi chiedevo dove poter reperire i fogli di plastica tra i quali mettere le palline di pasta, ma uso quella all'interno della confezione ed è perfetta. La utilizzo per fare tortillas, chapati e piadine. Le dimensioni sono quelle riportate nelle descrizioni, questo mi permette di cuocerne insieme almeno tre è per me è perfetto. E' vero che la pasta è più sottile nella parte dove si pressa, ma sarebbe impossibile il contrario, volendo la perfezione, ruoto la torilla e presso più volte, impiego qualche secondo. Facile da pulire, la passo un momento sotto l'acqua, non è pesante e questo la rende pratica e maneggevole, prende poco spazio nel mobile. La utilizzo tantissimo. Prodotto consigliato,

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It was exactly what I was looking for. Every piece of dough flattened to the exact uniform size and it was so quick and easy. I also used it to make Chinese dumplings and when the dough was slightly stickier I just wrapped the plates plastic wrap and it worked really well. I would recommend this item. I’ve only used it twice and so far so good but I can’t comment on its durability

Works perfectly well & shaped tortillas quickly with minimal effort. Have used several times already & very happy with the purchase.