Something Delicious

[Bit]

Can they go into the skillet right outta the squisher, Urs? And do they cook hot, or medium? Does it take long for each one?

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by Bit

Can they go into the skillet right outta the squisher, Urs? And do they cook hot, or medium? Does it take long for each one?

Yep! Into the skillet straight out of the squisher. Many line the squisher with a freezer bag that they have cut the sides out of, and this helps a lot with the sticking.

I think from memory, they cook hot, and it doesn't take long at all for each one, maybe 30 seconds each side?

[Bit]

Gryph says a squisher is in my future. Thank you for telling me the technique!

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by Bit

Gryph says a squisher is in my future. Thank you for telling me the technique!

Mine looks like this:
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-Cast-Aluminum-Tortilla-Press/dp/B00004UE8E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1353111074&sr=8-2&keywords=tortilla+press"]Amazon.com: Norpro Cast Aluminum Tortilla Press: Kitchen & Dining[/ame]

Reading the reviews for this listing also gives you valuable information. One of the biggest limitations is that it doesn't make very big tortillas.

You can also make them yourself out of wood, there's lots of info on the internets (that was the squisher, not the tortilla. Whoever heard of a wooden tortilla?)

[Bit]

Originally Posted by Ursy

You can also make them yourself out of wood, there's lots of info on the internets (that was the squisher, not the tortilla. Whoever heard of a wooden tortilla?)

*looks all around the room, whistling a nervous lil whistly tune*

......I'm glad you weren't there the first time I tried to make tortillas....

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Bit

*looks all around the room, whistling a nervous lil whistly tune*

......I'm glad you weren't there the first time I tried to make tortillas....

Why what happened?

What did you use if not a squisher?

[Bit]

Originally Posted by Sun

Why what happened?

What did you use if not a squisher?

*hangs head... makin' me admit this public* Well... I made tortillas that were... wooden. Hard dry and tasteless, even. *sheepish look*

I used a rolling pin. I wanted to pat them out like the really accomplished tortilla makers do *yanno, says on the package, "hand-stretched, the old-fashioned way"* but I'm just not that coordinated so I rolled them out like pita bread or noodle dough. Got pretty good at it, but my wrists gave out last year so I had to stop.