Shellminator The 2 Piece Perfect Taco Shapers

I love that you can set these in just an inch or so of hot oil and by flipping them. From side to side, you can create a crispy taco shell. That is well shaped and can hold lots of taco stuffing like lettuce. And cilantro, and onions and salsa. And whatever else you put in your taco! They are pretty enough that you can just serve the tacos in the holders.

These are the simplest shaper molds that I've used. I bought a different style set of shapers a few years back and they were awful. Once fried, it was impossible to remove the crispy shells from the mold without the shells braking. It was because the shaper had a wire design that allowed the unfried tortillas to sag between the wires causing them to be misshapen. These shapers are solid enough in form to keep the corn tortillas completely smooth so removal is a snap.I do suggest two sets (four individual shapers) if you want to quickly fry shells without risking a nasty burn. While two shells are frying, the previously hot shapers are cooling so that they can have fresh tortillas added to them without burning your fingers. While two shells are frying, I'm loading up the now cooled shapers with two more tortillas. It is easy to fry up a dozen shells in about 20 minutes.They handle the dishwasher just as well as they handle hot oil. I just toss them onto the top rack. No rusted areas yet and they've mean through several washing cycles over the time that I've owned them.

I bought these to make crispy taco shells in the Air Fryer as I don’t like all the oil when you fry them. These are pricy but they do work perfect and they are made very well and I believe they will last a long time. I love these and would highly recommend.

I liked that these were a better fit for taco shells… corn or the flour.Used them in my air fryer

So I love crispy tacos - my favorite. I always want to try to make them myself because the boxed shells are just not great. I have one of the tong type taco shapers and it is ok. It would probably be better in a deep fryer but I basically fry the tortilla then put it in the tongs to form the shell. Meh - not bad, not great by any means.I saw these and wanted to try them. Their price is pretty high I thought but if it makes good shells and is easy to use, great! I just wasn't too impressed (actually returned the item). I did not care for the outcome from the air fryer so I went to the frying pan.Seemed to work ok but it's really tough to tell how well done they are plus, they tend to stick a bit pulling them out. I decided there has to be a better way so I sent them back.I did not go 1 star because they did not deserve the worst score but just couldn't go higher than a 3.