/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>11782036
If you are making big batches, yes.

>>11782036
They cost like $10. If you make tortillas once a month it's worth it.

>>11782036
if you have 2 cast iron skillets, one 10 inch and 1 8 inch, then just sandwich the tortillas inbetween

>>11782036
You're not mexican enough to make tortillas

You can microwave 50 at a time with nothing but a damp paper towel fuck these hipsters op.

>>11782159
???

>>11782036
>Are these things worth it?
Yes.

>>11782152
And that's a good thing.

>>11782036
I should buy one of those

>>11782036
Convincing advertisement. Well executed.

Now I'm in the market. I make bean and egg burritos often and fajitas at least once a month.

>>11783924
It was this that got me:
>>11782042

>>11782159
It's a press for making them, not for cooking them you dip

just get an electric one.

They'll save you a lot of trouble, and if you have some masa kicking around it'd be pretty cool to just whip up tortillas whenever you want. You can let the dough ferment in your fridge, it only becomes more awesome.

>>11785482
>ferment
>temps below 50f

Pick one

>>11785488
If you give it a start and then fridge it, it will continue to sour and ferment over time just like sourdough.

>>11782036
If you cook a lot of mexican food it's well worth it. The flavor and texture of a fresh tortilla is far superior.

>>11782036
Looks like a fucking unitasker to me bub
Tortillas are too cheap for me to care to make them at home

Why not just get them from Taco Bell like a normal person?

>>11783924
I don't understand, do gringos think there's one brand of tortilla press?

>>11785707
>Alton Brown
>having an opinion that isn't hot garbage

>>11782142
What if you aren't a homosexual?

>>11785736
this is actually how is done in México

>>11786160
Maybe if you're a retard. I lived in CDMX for 2 years and literally nobody did that. I'll bet you open bottles by bashing them on the edge of the kitchen counter.

>>11786175
>you open bottles by bashing them on the edge of the kitchen counter
only once senpai and I was drunk

is not like everyone has a tortilla press in México, if you happen to want to make tortillas you just use 2 pans, were you staying with an average mexican family?

>>11782036
Hand formed tortillas always taste better. Honestly, you can tell the difference, tortillas should not he perfectly flat.

https://youtu.be/ZT05xaq65o8
This is how you do it.

>>11786185
If you want to talk about "average people" you would be buying them in bulk. It's like pasta makers, most people do not own them, but if you make your own pasta, you probably do.

>>11783924
Homemade flour tortillas are fantastic!

>>11785724
>>11785707
But he endorses using one in Good Eats

>>11782036
I got one and it doesnt make them as thin as i would like so i end up pressing them with it then rolling em out. It does make it easier though and beats using two pans to smash them .

>>11782036
These are 3 for $1.
I expect homemade tortillas when I go out, but at home? Fuck it.

masa is like 2$ for a 5 lb bag and takes 15 minutes max for a huge batch if you have a press. the only ingredients are the masa, water and salt and you almost can't fuck up mixing it.

>>11782036
could this work for pizza dough?

>>11786194
>tfw no qt latina gf to make homemade tortillas for me while she insults me in spanish
why even live?