Victoria 8 Inches Cast Iron Tortilla Press, Roti Maker and Tortilladora, Pataconera Seasoned with Flaxseed Oil, Made in Colombia

I use it to press whole wheat tortillas. I know I can roll them out, but it's honestly easier to just press it. I can get my 3 y.o. to help me make tortillas. I put the dough between sheets of parchment paper. She can press them and flip over the parchment paper. I don't think I'd be able to teach her to roll out a tortilla with a rolling pin, and even if I did, she wouldn't be able to do it in the same amount of time, and in such a nice circular form. I've used it for other whole wheat flatbreads as well. I used it to press out my yeasted naan dough.

I bought it to flatten chicken. No idea concerning it’s tortilla making efficacy. I was surprised how well it does smash chicken. You can tell if the piece in it will work the simple-machine-lever action but, if the piece does fit and I flatten it, it is tough to gauge the amount of pressure needed. It’s very easy to destroy it and make it into paste. What’s interesting, is how the chicken kind of breaks apart in the lines of the muscle fibers like wood grain. But, it works

I have given up on making flour tortillas at home because it's not practical to make dough with sufficiently low moisture and the kind of saturated fat that would mimic the store bought fresh tortillas. Instead I make a flatbread dough using olive oil as my fat, a higher moisture content, salt, and baking powder. I partially press the dough with some parchment paper (avoiding plastic), then stretch it out like pizza dough. I place the dough on a Victoria griddle when it reaches 450 degrees F, as measured using a simple infrared thermometer.

I ate storebought flour tortillas for years, assuming that making them *had to be* tedious due to having to roll them out by hand.I had previously been very hesitant to spend the money on a press as I assumed that there couldn't really be a big difference in the flavor or texture of homemade vs. storebought. But, after reading a bunch of recipes and wanting to eat them for flavor, rather than just as a method of transporting the filling to my mouth, I decided it was time to shop for a tortilla press.I had been wrong, homemade are amazing and I can customize them by using different flours and other ingredients. This press is heavy enough to make the process simple and quick and I am so glad I made the purchase!I, however, hate the cotter pin that goes through the post which holds the handle on the press as the up/down motion of using the handle, makes it fall out *every time* I use it. But having been unfamiliar with the actual function of cotter pins, I then found that I can spread its sides apart slightly and insert one side through the hole until the loop sets around the hole in the post. It then stays in place, but the tips are sharp so need to be clipped shorter to keep from being poked while using it.Regardless, that's a miniscule frustration and overall, I absolutely love this press. It will last long after I'm gone and is a nice addition to my other cast iron cookware.

I'll start with admitting that I'm very new to the making my own tortillas game. After making my first batch of flour tortillas using a rolling pin, I quickly came to the conclusion that a press would be the way to go, especially if I wanted to make corn tortillas. I was right.Some points to consider with this press (my first, and probably last):1. It's cast iron. That means it's not lightweight, but compared to the cast iron cookware I have, it's crazy light. It also means durability, hence my comment that it will probably be my last press.2. One thing I noticed when reading reviews while researching was the back and forth with "very thin/not thin enough" in relation to the thinness of the final product. I think I figured it out. When I make corn tortillas, they come out very thin, or, as I call it, perfect. However, when I make flour tortillas, they are much thicker. I plan on playing around with this to see if I can get the flour ones thinner, but the discrepancy seems to be with the base ingredient.3. It is MUCH faster, and less messy, using a press rather than a rolling pin. They also come out round, rather than looking like a playdough project made by a toddler.4. This press does NOT come with parchment rounds. It wasn't a huge deal for me because I always have a large pack of parchment sheets, but I did buy the rounds. They are easier to use. You do need either parchment or plastic, but I see the plastic option being to fiddly.

The corn tortillas you can buy from the store here have so many unnecessary ingredients and don't taste nearly as good as homemade. I used to use a pan to flatten my tortillas before because I didn't want to have more kitchen gadgets. My husband purchased this anyway and it definitely was worth the price and the kitchen space. Tortillas are now even thickness and therefore cook better. I have used it for about 5 batches of tortillas so far. It's durable and works very well.

I had ordered some masa so I could start making my own tortillas, as I was unhappy with what I was finding in the stores to use for soft shelled tacos.Thing is HEAVY, but that was expected. But it works great, consistent sizes and thicknesses, and just the plastic sheets needed to be sourced elsewhere to make things quick and clean.

I love this versatile kitchen. It makes the perfect size and thickness for all my favorite recipes . I even sent one to one of my friends as a gift .