Uno Casa Cast Iron Tortilla Press 8 Inch - Tortilla Maker Press, Pre-Seasoned Roti Maker with 100 Pcs Parchment Paper - Heavy Duty Quesadilla Maker for Homemade Flatbreads, Rotis, Empanadas

Here's a condensed version: The Uno Casa 10-inch cast iron press is one of my best kitchen investments. The solid cast iron construction feels premium and built to last generations. It creates perfectly round, uniformly thin rotis every time with even pressure across the surface – no more struggling with a rolling pin! Incredibly simple to use: place dough between parchment paper, press, and you're done in seconds. The quality and durability offer exceptional value – truly a one-time buy for life. It is quite heavy, which actually adds stability (though not very portable). Bottom line: If you regularly make rotis, this press is absolutely worth it.

So this is going to be a long review, but if you want really good tortillas you may want to read it. This is a review of the 12 inch t-maker. Two key points: 1) Great cast iron. 2) Needs mods to make great, thin tortillas. The 5-star review is based on the relatively easy mods done to make this a great thin t-maker. Out of the box you will note that this is a very heavy, well made cast iron product. It has the industry standard "pre-seasoned" coating. To really season this product, get some flax seed oil and a brush. Unscrew everything, and coat all with a light coating of oil. Use a brush as there are a lot of non-square surfaces. Used the brush to get the oil inside the holes for the screws. Note: Only a very light coating -- no drips/pools. Pop into a 450F oven for an hour, and be sure to open all your windows and turn on all your exhaust fans. When the product cools you will see an incredible brownish-black new seasoned coating. This is the very best coating you can get. Now go to your local stores and buy the following: 1) A 4.5 x 1/4 stainless steel hex bolt with either matching stainless lock-nut, or a standard stainless nut (if you use the t-maker on the stove). 2) A 1/4 inch x 3 inch "Safety Coupler" lynch pin (see the picture). These are used for hooking up tractor devices to rear hitches so a "country" or "tractor" supply store will have them in stock. Both items should cost less than $3 each. Replace the back bolt with the 4.5 inch stainless hex screw, and replace the front screw with the lynch pin. Note that this will take all the "play" out of the t-maker. The Mfg suggests "play" is a good thing, but if you want thin tortillas this is not true. Despite the bolts being the same size the UCasa bolts are thinner and weaker than what you will replace them with. So if you use the packaged bolts you cannot make a thin tortilla, and will certainly bend/break the handle bolt (hence they give you a second one in the package). Again, impossible to get a tortilla that is less than 1/8 with the supplied bolts (1/8 may be over-stating how thin you can get -- there is a lot of "play"). An upside of using the "safety coupler lynch pin" is that it gives a really handy "handle" to grab when moving the t-maker (I bought the rounded versino). This is pretty heavy product, and while there is a natural gap in the rear to grab, the front lies flush with the counter. Not that easy to move with the standard equipment. The lynch pin is a great salvation when moving the device. Also the pin is way, way stronger than the supplied bolt, so it will not bend/break. Changing out the supplied bolts removes most of the "play" between the plates and handle. With the standard bolts you can raise the handle fully to the open position with the top-pate flat without any issues because of the "play". With the replacement bolt/pin you cannot do this. You have to use two hands: one to raise the handle, and the second to lift the upper part of the t-makers to clear the handle as you lift it. This is simple and easy, but not quite as convenient when there is "play" available. Finally you need to change/spread the contact point of the handle. The t-maker has a small approximate one inch raised ridge that you leverage down with the handle. This is a significant weak point. First, it focuses the pressure at the very front of the t-maker. Despite it being a solid piece of iron it is very hard to get an even edge-to-edge pressure when pressing down. One side likely will thinner. Second this is a significant wear point. The fix is super-easy. Get a 12 inch long piece of 2x4 kiln-dried lumber, and use it to leverage the handle down (you need to hold it in place when you press down -- hence my added handle in the pic). Even without the handle I added, this is very easy to use, and works great to fix the problems with the 1-inch leverage point. To make a very thin tortilla you will need to do four cycles. For each cycle press down very hard, and pump the handle a few times. Open the t-maker, rotate the tortilla a quarter turn, and repeat. With 75-80 grams of masa you should get a 10-11 inch tortilla that is 1/16 or less thick. Here are some additional hints not related to this t-maker: 1) Use a napkin and some avocado/sunflower to lightly coat the parchment paper before spreading the masa. 2) Use a flat glass container to initially press the ball into a good round. If you do this, no need to offset the ball in the maker. 3) The top layer of parchment is easy to remove, so take if off and take the tortilla stuck to the bottom layer to your pan. 4) Center and drop the paper/tortilla into the pan. Use a silicon spatula to "free the initial edge" of the tortilla from the paper. You can then easily peel the paper away. Parchment does not burn easily, so no worries there. HTH, and GOOD LUCK. Months Later Update: I wanted to add an update given I have been working on my tortilla process ever since my purchase. I am now consistently making great 50/50 tortillas about 11 inches in diameter. Love, love the 50/50 flavor and "rollability". Insights: A) I bought a roll of 12 inch silicon baking mat and cut two 12x12 squares from it. Lightly coat these with Avocado oil prior to pressing each tortilla and they work GREAT & seem to last forever (still on my first pair). Peel off top, flip top onto removed bottom, peel off, fold over and drop onto the comal to cook (silicon spatula need to initiate the peel). Works fantastic. B) Had to go back to the thinner, original bolt in the back as an 11 inch gets too thin at the back with the thicker bolt. C) My recipe: --110 grams Bob's Redmill masa (uniquely good), --70 grams white flour, --1/2 Tablespoon vital gluten (mix these three in a bowl) --3/4 cup less 2 tablespoons water, --1 tablespoon duck fat, 1/4 teaspoon salt (add these three into a pyrex bowl and microwave for one minute). Stir heated mixture until salt & fat are dissolved. Add water mixture to flour and mix with a spatula (it is hot). Put final mix onto a wetted board, and knead for about 2 minutes. Wet your hands while kneading to get the texture pretty 'wet' -- the Red Mill masa will absorb quite a lot of this moisture. Cover with saran wrap and let sit for an hour or so. Separate into 3 balls by weight (should be about 123 grams each). Press on the maker rotating it three times -- press really, really hard to get an 11+ inch spread. Cook at 500 degrees for maybe 90 seconds per side (varies as my temp control on the comal is not that great). Store in an airtight container. Enoy.

i bought this as a gift for someone who was making homeade sourdough tortillas. they love it and have used it multiple times already. the quality is great and its so much easier than rolling them out. it works well they are uniform in size and thickness. they couldnt be happier. it was well worth the price.

A good size! It work well!

Easy to use, comes with already cut parchment papers. Easy to clean. Makes perfect size tortillas fast. Heavy and durable. Easy to attach handle with extra screw and bolt. Comes seasoned and ready to use. I would recommend!

So convenient! Definitely heavy duty. This has made my first time making tortillas from scratch easy and enjoyable. It's a little bit hard to figure out exactly the right spot to set the dough so that it doesn't flow over the edges when you squish it, but that doesn't reflect on the quality of the item, it's just a user error. It's going to be a trial and error process to figure that out. As for the handle that I've seen some complaints about (which is why I didn't buy this sooner) it has some give because of the way that it is attached. It's attached the way that it is so that it can be shipped in a smaller box. It's very easy to put the handle on and it's completely functional. It just feels different than what we may be used to. I've had no problems at all with the handle. The pre-cut parchment papers that it comes with are really convenient for pressing and you're definitely going to want to use them. I use the same two sheets of parchment paper to make a batch of 2 dozen tortillas, so those will last for a while. It is cast iron so if you accidentally get dough on it and need to wash it, just remember to dry it thoroughly so it doesn't rust.

This tortilla press is the best! It works perfectly, especially if you use the enclosed parchment papers, which are precut! This saves so much time by not having to roll out each tortilla by hand! One press and you’re done! I ordered one evening and it arrived the next day! I did have to adjust my tortilla mix, I had it a little too sticky the first time, but used a little more flour and it worked great! Really a good buy! It is quite heavy. Absolutely love it. A real time saver.

Very heavy-duty cast-iron item. Built solid, however, it does not work trying to flatten your tortilla dough. 1. There is not enough pressure on the handle to flatten the dough, and you get very thick tortillas, 2. the dough does not spread correctly over the surface of the press, you get odd, shaped fat tortillas. 3. the nonstick paper they include does not work, it sticks to the dough and when you try to remove the paper from the dough, it tears the dough. If you lightly grease the press, without using the paper, the dough still sticks to the surface of the press. The dough balls are a little bit bigger than a gold ball and smaller than a tennis ball and you just don't get the right flattened tortillas. My wife has been making tortillas for over 30 years, and she would rather roll the dough with her rolling pin. Gonna give it 5 stars for the heavy duty of the cast iron, but 3 stars because it doe does not work the way it should. Will be returning the item.

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Jest ciężka i stabilna i robi doskonale placki. Nie wiem jak inni ja jestem zadowolony. Uważam że zakup trafiony w punkt. Zaszczepiłem się tacosami będąc za oceanem I teraz nie ma tygodnia żebym nie robił. Tym bardziej że w internecie jest w mnóstwo przepisów na farsz. Polecam. Uważam że pieniądze wydane dobrze.

I am very impressed with the quality of this tortilla press. It is heavy and so sturdy. The instructions it came with for seasoning the cast iron are very clear and useful. I’ve used it many times and my tortillas turn out each time. I would recommend getting a thick plastic baggie and cutting it open rather than using the parchment paper included in the package because you’ll end up with a nicer product in the end - less sticking. Wonderful!

I really liked learning to make my own tacos with this press. It’s a quality bit of traditional style cast iron kit. Comes with a reasonable supply of paper discs too. Another thing to store - and it’s quite heavy, so you wouldn’t want to damage something else while you move it in or out of your cupboard. It’s not big but you do need a bit of space somewhere directly on a shelf - not on top of something else.

Material quality is great, but I assume I got a defective piece. The gap between the plats at closing is too wide..result is uneven thickness.