Norpro Cast Aluminum Tortilla Press
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Norpro Cast Aluminum Tortilla Press
Customer Review: Have Used for 10 years-Hard on the Arms and Neck
Summary: 3 Stars
Well I am not a muscular woman and I used this press for about 10 years. The last couple of years I've had my husband do the pressing as it takes too much out of me. The press itself does a fantastic job and it does exactly what it is supposed to do. I do believe the manufacture suggests pressing the dough and setting it aside to be cooked later, but we were taught to do it the "Mexican" way by using a heat source. So we press our tortillas with the press over the stove burner to get the heat source. We spray the tortilla maker with Pam cooking spray, place a small about of dough in it and press. If your press is sufficiently heated it will press the dough out about 1/2 - 3/4 of the way. Then using tongs we turn the pressed tortilla over and repeat the process. The traditional Mexican tacos are then filled with meat and beans and fried in another pan. I use a small amount of olive oil in the pan to keep the grease down to a minimum, but if you like the old fashioned greasy tacos then you can use a pan with vegetable oil and use a bit more. You only need to fry them until they are browned enough to your liking. A great time saver is to make up about 200-400 taco shells and put waxed paper between each shell and freeze them for quick tacos any time! Nothing beats a homemade taco. However, I'm retiring our cast press and upgrading to and electric press, should be much easier on little ole me...:-)).Customer Review: Works very well for me!
Summary: 4 Stars
I'll admit that at first I was a bit frustrated with making my tortillas. This quickly ended after I figured out a few things and my second batch was so much fun to make.This is what I do:
1) Mix up the maza and keep it moist. I roll out the balls first.
2) Use 1 sheet of wax paper.
3) Fold the wax paper in half (I do this diagonally so that it fits)
4) Put the wax paper so that the open end is at the hinge side of the press and the folded part of the wax paper is at the handle side of the press. This will help in removing the tortillia.
5) Put your tortillia ball about 1 inch off center towards the hinge of the press and then fold over the wax paper and close the press. The maza being off center will keep it evenly pressed. If it is in the center it tends to get pushed forward too much and hangs off the press.
6) Open the press and run the wax paper with your hand a few times prior to peeling of the paper. This helps to break the bond. Turn the paper over and do the same thing to the other side. The tortillia now will fall out the paper very easily.
7) Since the paper peels off the tortilla from back to front, the tortillia will not rip. If the paper were the other way it tends to rip the tortillia as the handle side of my press makes the tortillia thinner there.
Hopefully this helps get you started. I love this press. Wish it were bigger though.
Customer Review: one of the "necessary" items for the kitchen
Summary: 5 Stars
Norpro Cast Aluminum Tortilla PressI'm always cautious of negative comments on internet sites. You should first presume that angry customer didn't/can't read the directions. This is a wonderful tool in the kitchen. However, I use a storage bag--not wax paper which I can taste--cut on three sides. There is no nuisance as with plastic "Saran" wrap. Tortilla making is not a violent process. It would be very difficult to break this unless the dough you're using is too dry. Keep the dough moist with a damp towel over the bowl. I use a small ice cream scoop and form all the balls of dough before I start pressing, cooking the tortillas as they come off the press. Lard, of course, enhances the taste. I expect this item to last the rest of my life.Customer Review: Beats hand rolling!
Summary: 4 Stars
This tortilla press is very easy to use (in fact it's almost fool proof). I lined both sides with wax paper so the pitas and tortillas would be easy to remove. Usually 1-1.5 oz of dough make the proper thickness and you will also want to make sure you place the ball slightly towards the hinge. The one downside to this press was that the side closest to the handle tended to be thinner. I combat this by pressing once, turning the pita the other way in the press (so the thinner end is next to the hinge), and pressing one more time. Despite being thinner near the hinge, my tortillas and pitas are MUCH more uniform using this press than rolling them by hand and it only took me about 25% of the time! I would recommend this press to anyone that makes tortillas, pitas, or flatbread at home. It has really streamlined my bread making process!Customer Review: Great for making tortillas and pupusas
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this tortilla press because I wanted to make pupusas (El Salvadoran stuffed tortillas) with it. My workplace has a cafeteria and many people who work there are from other countries. One day they served pupusas in the cafeteria and I loved them so much I wanted to learn to make them at home. After researching the internet, I found several websites with pupusa recipes and videos showing how to make them. However, I had a hard time duplicating the ones that I had eaten at work when I made them using my hands. Since receiving the tortilla press, it is much easier to create pupusas like the ones I ate at work. Using wax paper to line the press creates great results with little mess to clean up.