Imusa VICTORIA-85008 Victoria Cast Iron Tortilla Press, 8-Inch
by Imusa USA
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Imusa VICTORIA-85008 Victoria Cast Iron Tortilla Press, 8-Inch
Customer Review: Tortilla Press
Summary: 5 Stars
It is great. we had an aluminum one and it was not heavy enough to get the job done. This one works great. Thanks.Customer Review: easy to use and clean
Summary: 5 Stars
Again, I am very happy with this product.
It is easy to use and I will use it frequentely.
Customer Review: tortilla maker
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this product. It makes nice sized tortillas and is sturdy. The children love it.Customer Review: Well-built, but not perfect.
Summary: 4 Stars
This press is very heavy (it's cast iron, instead of aluminum) meaning you don't need to be especially strong to work the lever. It was greasy when it arrived, though, but nothing that a quick washing couldn't fix.
My only real complaint is that the tortillas don't come out very thin. Pressing the handle down all the way (with the unit I received) only flattens the dough to a thickness that's more appropriate for pita bread than for tortillas. Probably this could be fixed by attaching a couple layers of plastic between the two sides of the press, but for now I've just been using a rolling-pin to flatten out the tortillas until they're thin enough. Even if it doesn't "go the whole distance," I find it *much* easier to make tortillas that are consistently even and round using the press & rolling-pin combination, as opposed to just rolling the dough out without pressing it first, so the press was still a worthwhile investment for me.
Customer Review: Makes Excellent Tortillas
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an excellent tortilla press. We just recieved one and yes, it is a bit greasy out of the box, but this is not a hinderance. It made very flat, thin, and (most importantly) consistently good tortillas.
In order to avoid contact with the grease (which there from the manufacturing process to prevent the cast iron from rusting - not necessarily a bad thing), we took a 1 gallon Ziploc bag (food grade plastic) and cut it at the seams to create two pieces of plastic. We then trimmed the plastic sheets to be slightly larger than the press. This works wonderfully, we only need to peel the pressed tortilla from the plastic sheet and lay it in to the griddle.
We would recommend this press to anyone interested in making their own tortillas, sopes, or other dishes requiring use of a press.