TORTILLA PRESS HACK

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  • Опубліковано 25 січ 2019
  • This hack I came up with to aid in using a tortilla press. This could even be used with a rolling pin. Amazon link to cheap cutting board. A about a buck a piece amzn.to/2WtEMMN
    This will be my next press amzn.to/2Ynndje

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  • @JackPaynesFoodPains
    @JackPaynesFoodPains  4 роки тому +15

    For those wanting to see the hack in action you can see it here.. ua-cam.com/video/-RHLVeh3Dpw/v-deo.html

    • @ronaldriley5075
      @ronaldriley5075 4 роки тому +1

      You’re making flatbread! However you said the hack was for thinner tortillas! Both videos are extremely useless!

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  4 роки тому +4

      @@ronaldriley5075 What?? I make tortillas all the time with it. Are you claiming that you can't make tortillas with a tortilla press??

    • @ronaldriley5075
      @ronaldriley5075 4 роки тому +2

      Jack Paynes Food Pains well show us and make sure they’re thin tortillas! That’s what we came to see! Anyone can make thick flatbread!

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  4 роки тому +4

      @@ronaldriley5075 You do know the difference between the 2 don't you. Jusr don't add a levitating agent and use less dough to make tortillas. What is so hard to figure out. The press works the exact same way. It is not rocket science..

    • @practicalguy973
      @practicalguy973 3 роки тому +4

      @@JackPaynesFoodPains I watched the other video you made and you purposely made a thin version to show people how. I'd say your hack is awesome! I'm doing the same. I've been rolling my tortillas which is way too much effort and really tough to get round.

  • @mugensamurai
    @mugensamurai 2 роки тому +21

    What's with the negative thumbs down? This is actually useful for people with lower quality presses.

    • @amiekim
      @amiekim 2 роки тому +3

      I think because this could have been a 2-minute video instead of 9 mins.
      Most of the time he spent explaining things that are common sense. Dough too thick on one side? Rotate it and press again. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out.

    • @dovkushnir7808
      @dovkushnir7808 2 роки тому +3

      @@amiekim this exactly. I didn't sign up for this train of thought derailing for 9 mins. Super helpful, but could have been distilled.

    • @nickzee7723
      @nickzee7723 Рік тому

      Because he did not have dough and do a REAL demonstration.

    • @vjs4539
      @vjs4539 9 місяців тому

      UA-cam took away the dislike number after Biden got elected because too many people disliked the white house videos

    • @roadrunner694
      @roadrunner694 5 місяців тому

      ​@@amiekimI never had thickness problems.

  • @kissmissthis
    @kissmissthis 2 роки тому

    Awesome hack!! Thank you for sharing!

  • @manuelmolina5940
    @manuelmolina5940 6 місяців тому

    Thank you my friend. You’re a genius.

  • @BusterKitten
    @BusterKitten 2 місяці тому

    hell of good idea, thanks.

  • @9universalmag
    @9universalmag 5 років тому +58

    would be nice if you showed it in action with dough

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  5 років тому +2

      It coming. I have it in the can just waiting to release it.

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  5 років тому +7

      I was going to wait till Friday. But since you asked here it is. Thanks for watching. ua-cam.com/video/-RHLVeh3Dpw/v-deo.html

  • @lexconor8498
    @lexconor8498 8 місяців тому

    Genius right there!! Thank you!

  • @gayatrishivoham
    @gayatrishivoham Рік тому

    Thank you !! Just what I needed:)

  • @n.a.garciafamily
    @n.a.garciafamily 2 роки тому

    Thank you!

  • @margaretchurch7718
    @margaretchurch7718 2 роки тому

    This is so awesome thanks

  • @saltwithlove2269
    @saltwithlove2269 2 роки тому +7

    Yes , a good tip , thank you . Two issues :
    a) why could you not just fully demonstrate with an actual dough ball
    b) would you not be better to cut your two discs into a ''lollipop'' ,
    ie with a small handle the better to , er , handle them .
    Anyway , thank you .

  • @marsneedsbunnies
    @marsneedsbunnies 4 роки тому +7

    Just exactly the directions I needed. Thank you!!!

  • @HelloHello-zv6qb
    @HelloHello-zv6qb 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you. Try using a silicone mat instead of a cloth towel.

  • @davidfoxrn
    @davidfoxrn Рік тому +1

    These presses were designed for corn tortillas. I use one to get the general shape, then I finish the tortilla with a rolling pin. Saves a lot of time.

  • @bikersoncall
    @bikersoncall 2 роки тому

    Excellent!

  • @cristinavazquez5249
    @cristinavazquez5249 2 роки тому

    Thank you.

  • @lolisdeleon4228
    @lolisdeleon4228 4 роки тому +2

    Thats a great idea

  • @SandyGsKitchen
    @SandyGsKitchen 4 роки тому +1

    Awesome video. Just bought a pack of clear cutting sheets on amazon. Thank you.

  • @edithharmer1326
    @edithharmer1326 2 роки тому +1

    Ingenious!
    Very helpful!
    Thank you for sharing!
    Greetings from Singapore!
    🌷
    Edith

  • @rkhnd51
    @rkhnd51 4 роки тому +11

    Just picked up one of these presses at the Thrift Store for $4.99 still in the box. Thanks for the tips. Gotta look for those thin cutting boards. I know I seen them somewhere. Want to press out some Keto Indian Parathas.

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  4 роки тому

      Thats a steal. You can get the mats at Wal-Mart. They are colored though

    • @rwind656
      @rwind656 2 роки тому +2

      Dollar Tree

    • @solarpony
      @solarpony Рік тому +1

      Your comment really startled me haha because it was an echo of what I would have wrote. Just today I pick one up new in the box at the thrift store, a Victoria press, for $4.99....

    • @roadrunner694
      @roadrunner694 5 місяців тому

      The cling type of plastic that comes in a roll like wax paper, works real good to release the tortillas, won't stick.

  • @raoulbsantiago80
    @raoulbsantiago80 5 років тому +1

    You inspired me to maybe use some Mylar... Mylar can be completely clear, but it’s not as thick as the cutting board sheet...however, I’m not sure if Mylar is “Food safe”. I was also thinking to maybe try out some stencil plastic... 🤔

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  5 років тому

      I would think you should be OK. Don't they have mylar food storage bags??

  • @jeremiahbullfrog9288
    @jeremiahbullfrog9288 Рік тому +1

    I think I'll try a silicone baking mat instead of the cutting board, then i can heat the press and/or put the tortilla in the hot pan without worrying about melted plastic... thanks for the tip

  • @pastorjustin4181
    @pastorjustin4181 4 роки тому +11

    All this time, and no dough?

  • @outdoorschick
    @outdoorschick 2 роки тому +1

    Presses are good for a starting base. You should still be rolling it after or gently pulling the dough out until it's paper thin.

    • @wb1375
      @wb1375 Рік тому +1

      If it's paper thin, you're doing it wrong. Homemade tortillas are not thin.

    • @roadrunner694
      @roadrunner694 5 місяців тому

      I don't like paper thin tortillas.

  • @ivahihopeful
    @ivahihopeful 3 роки тому +4

    What a great idea! I don’t know why so many jerks thumbsed you down! Thanks!!

  • @kbdirectonline
    @kbdirectonline 2 роки тому

    U have link to the press

  • @girly068
    @girly068 2 роки тому +1

    Forget the negative comments, YOU Sir are GENIUS! 🙌👌

  • @lafayettesmyre1094
    @lafayettesmyre1094 Рік тому

    But how do you or I remove the corn tortillas from that heavy plastic?

  • @LassesFoodAndBarbecue
    @LassesFoodAndBarbecue 5 років тому +3

    Got it. My cuttingboard was way thicker. I need to look for these :)
    Good video Jack

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  5 років тому

      Yeah it looked like it. The cutting boards I used you can get 3 of them at the walmart for less than %5 us.

  • @thouartsoul1680
    @thouartsoul1680 4 роки тому +1

    Very nice

  • @h7opolo
    @h7opolo 9 місяців тому

    useful info

  • @deirdrewalsh1134
    @deirdrewalsh1134 9 місяців тому

    I like the idea of making these sheets a bit bigger too that way I can get a bigger base for pizzas

  • @denabritton4626
    @denabritton4626 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you so much. I LOVE you idea of the discs! Going to Dollar Tree tomorrow. Can’t wait to peas my first tortillas.

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  3 роки тому +1

      Just remember to find the thin cutting board. There is 2 thicknesses. Thanks for watching and good luck👍

  • @LesleyVictoria
    @LesleyVictoria 4 роки тому +2

    Genius!!!!

  • @shredders3881
    @shredders3881 3 роки тому +5

    In general, is a press better than a rolling pin? I need to get one or the other. Which way should I go? Thanks!

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  3 роки тому +3

      They both have pros and cons. The press is way faster. But it is limited on the size. So if you buy a press make sure you get one big enough. A freind of mine says he bought an electric tortilla maker. Its a heated press he says it works like a champ. I am gonna order one them and check it out. Thanks for watching..

    • @shredders3881
      @shredders3881 3 роки тому +2

      @@JackPaynesFoodPains That is some GREAT information! Thanks so much. I'll definitely look into the electric version. ATB!

  • @nickzee7723
    @nickzee7723 Рік тому

    Why did you not have dough?

  • @Simply418
    @Simply418 7 місяців тому

    That is an awesome hack. I made one using dollar tree cutting mat ($1.25 for a 2 pack).

  • @s.baldev7765
    @s.baldev7765 5 місяців тому

    Use parchment paper. The dough will easily peel away from the parchment when ready to cook tortilla.

  • @Salty-cracker68
    @Salty-cracker68 3 роки тому +1

    I use parchment paper....super easy

  • @kwd57
    @kwd57 5 років тому +3

    Thanks for the tip. I got the white one at Smart And Final, with a smooth side and matte on the other side. It works great.

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  5 років тому

      Can you see threw them?

    • @kwd57
      @kwd57 5 років тому +2

      @@JackPaynesFoodPains Yes, not like glass. I probably should have called them a opaque clear.

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  5 років тому +1

      @@kwd57 Good it really helps to see the dough.

  • @juanitagonzalez9289
    @juanitagonzalez9289 4 роки тому +4

    If your tortilla is not coming out thin you maybe lacking more moisture.

  • @chaparra71
    @chaparra71 9 місяців тому +1

    What? You do know that these presses are for corn masa, not flour. Right?

  • @nyunixguru
    @nyunixguru 3 роки тому +2

    Is it guaranteed not to stick vs parchment or ziploc bag

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  3 роки тому +1

      If someone does make a super sticky dough they can spray thr discs with oil or put flour on the discs👍👍

  • @farshadvids6513
    @farshadvids6513 4 місяці тому

    I kept waiting for demonstration vs words

  • @baileyboy3021
    @baileyboy3021 2 роки тому +4

    Wax paper is good too. With the uneveness we hand flip to even out the dough. I'm Native American from Arizona & this is how we make tortillas: ua-cam.com/video/r8tnpzq5NEg/v-deo.html
    Probably more advanced method than the tortilla press, but try to even your dough by hand like the guy in the video. I still have a hard time doing it. 😄

    • @bikersoncall
      @bikersoncall 2 роки тому

      I tried parchment paper, a step up from wax paper,
      for me it was a massive waste of time, corn 'dough'
      stuck and came apart in shards and chunks. Cut up
      zip lock bags (lots of vids on that method), work
      incredibly well. What this guy has done is a great Idea
      as well, I will have to give it a try.

  • @eyeonart6865
    @eyeonart6865 4 роки тому +5

    Press lightly, flip, press again. I use vegetable bages from store.

  • @TexasMadeFood
    @TexasMadeFood 5 років тому +2

    Nice video thanks for sharing new subscriber

  • @outdoorschick
    @outdoorschick 2 роки тому

    Just use parchment paper with light flour

  • @DIGdogs853
    @DIGdogs853 3 роки тому +3

    I'm thinking you could also make the 'rounds' using acetate sheets like the ones you use in printers.

  • @wolfelovesjol4evayea
    @wolfelovesjol4evayea 3 роки тому +1

    Nice one, mate. That’s well useful.

  • @diannaa6189
    @diannaa6189 4 роки тому +1

    there is a gal on a video whose husband added a metal plate below her cast iron press with bailing wire and added a long heat free handle to lift upper plate once pressed. She then placed press on her gas burner on low heat flame and puts tortilla dough ball inside as you normally would. , presses and lifts tortilla out with spachula and continues to cook on a comal or grill. It works! The heat helps spread out the dough. She got a beautiful 8 plus inch FLOUR tortilla but it looks more like a 10 inch. I am in the process of creating the same with my 10 inch cast iron press. I have been making flour and corn tortillas since I was 11. Yes, latin family, oldest daughter. This works. When you are making flour tortillas you want a nice thin roll out. Thanks for the video.

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  4 роки тому +1

      That sounds 👍. The heat with helping spread the dough is correct. I owned a pizza shop and used a dough spreader called dough pro. I still have it. It is in my garage. The wife won't let me bring it in the house. It is rather bulky. Thanks for watching..😳

    • @ronaldriley5075
      @ronaldriley5075 4 роки тому

      Where can I view that video? I’m extremely interested!

  • @fakesterfake8213
    @fakesterfake8213 Рік тому

    The real hack is to just press and cook immediately on the cast iron press. Why buy something just to flatten it? It is cast iron so you can cook directly on it without having to worry about transferring it.

  • @322doug
    @322doug 2 роки тому

    P>S> season the press for goodness sakes and NO MORE NEED for your cutting mats.... wow!

  • @wnsabu
    @wnsabu 3 роки тому +1

    Does it really worth to buy.?

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  3 роки тому

      They do what they are supposed to do. But I would buy a 10 inch if you can. Thanks for watching...

  • @wb1375
    @wb1375 Рік тому

    Homemade tortillas are not thin like the ones that are prepackaged at the store.

  • @jimmymacGoa
    @jimmymacGoa 5 років тому

    Quicker to use a rolling pin

  • @debcobern312
    @debcobern312 2 місяці тому

    Heck if I have to go to all that trouble ill just roll them out! 😱

  • @Cledus2000
    @Cledus2000 Рік тому

    Wally World = Walmart for anyone who doesn't speak like this guy

  • @greato80
    @greato80 5 років тому +4

    Not a hack if u dont show it works..second, just seems easier to roll em out if have to keep turning n pressing like this.

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  5 років тому +2

      Another person asked this, I posted a subsequent video ua-cam.com/video/-RHLVeh3Dpw/v-deo.html You can skip to 2:50 to see how works. You would have to turn or re angle if using rolling pin as well Also a press is normally faster than a rolling pin. Especially when you consider clean up time as well.

  • @johnrios6519
    @johnrios6519 3 роки тому +1

    My mom would have to slap this dude for trying that

  • @johntollen9865
    @johntollen9865 Рік тому

    all hypothetical without a demostration.

  • @twixeditz0599
    @twixeditz0599 4 роки тому +1

    Love it keeping it real

  • @tamarakennedy4976
    @tamarakennedy4976 3 роки тому

    WHY WOULDNT YOU SHOW US? HELLO ..

  • @AM-xo7lr
    @AM-xo7lr 3 роки тому

    An actual demonstration of using the press to make a tortilla could have cut this vid down by eight minutes and ten seconds 😂

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  3 роки тому

      See the link in the description. I put that video together quick because a Viewer in Sweden was using the wrong discs(too thick). Had to show him what to use.

  • @davidgreen2442
    @davidgreen2442 4 роки тому +2

    8 minutes to describe a 20 second activity

  • @donttakenythinfrgrnted5211
    @donttakenythinfrgrnted5211 4 роки тому +2

    should have been a 20 second video. talk talk talk and then no demo, Jesus H.

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  4 роки тому

      You try to make a 20 second video of making a tortilla.

    • @donttakenythinfrgrnted5211
      @donttakenythinfrgrnted5211 4 роки тому +1

      @@JackPaynesFoodPains Appreciate the video, but when people review many vids each day, it sucks when someone drags it out. Constructive criticism, sincerely. Good idea, just didn't need to spend 8+ minutes to get it. And after all that, no actual demo? Just saying, you can do better.

    • @jacklaw9867
      @jacklaw9867 4 роки тому +1

      @@donttakenythinfrgrnted5211 a little rough on the guy but you are not wrong. Jack Paynes, if you want people to follow your vids, you should listen to this guy, even if he's a bit abrupt. I'm sure he likes your vid in some way or he wouldn't have stayed 8 minutes. But like him, I get bogged down between UA-cam commercials and unedited videos and I'd like to see more in less time too. Thanks buddy!

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  4 роки тому

      @@donttakenythinfrgrnted5211 That video was done in a rush. A youtuber in Sweden was having issues. I tried to explain it via text but he was useing the type of plastic cutting board. Normally I will spend upto 3hrs editing a video. But if I Recall I only spent like a1 /2 hr on this one.

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  4 роки тому

      @@jacklaw9867 Trust me I get it. One thing is you should not see any commercials on my videos. I am not monetized and won't be. Because I don't like commercials either.

  • @anaisabelzepeda8410
    @anaisabelzepeda8410 2 роки тому

    😒

  • @raw_nature_4k800
    @raw_nature_4k800 3 роки тому

    Too much work

  • @damariperez8429
    @damariperez8429 Рік тому

    🤳🏆🙏🌎🙏💓

  • @322doug
    @322doug 2 роки тому

    Man your doing it all wrong, it will take you 1/4 the time and better results ... just watch the following short video!! HACK tortilla by ...
    Glen And Friends Cooking. i grew up eating tortillas, my abuela and madre made these daily... you are making it too complicated... you need for them to rest , and put the press on the stove... its cast iron for a reason.

  • @crisaes9604
    @crisaes9604 3 роки тому

    Apparently you really don't know how to use a tortilla press have one had for 40 years never had a problem you don't have to turn the tortilla do so many times I get a ziploc bag I cut it 1 of the bottom 1 of the top press down turn it once and that's it you are making it so difficult you just don't know how to use it

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  3 роки тому

      Zip lock is too flimsy and thin. You go ahead and use an antiquated method...Plus 40 years you have of making tortillas but not 1 single how to video??

    • @crisaes9604
      @crisaes9604 3 роки тому +1

      Ziploc bags work great do not use surround wrap that's is too thin you cut up the ziploc bag to get two pieces but one on the bottom but your masse then you put the other one on top and press down simple as that My mother law in Mexico that's the way she used to do it that's the way all the women do it I lived there for 30 years and that's the way I did it never had any problems

    • @7Louise7
      @7Louise7 Рік тому

      You said your press is 40 years old. China didn't make your press, so you don't know about the crappy Tortilla press

  • @lisahalmshaw1275
    @lisahalmshaw1275 4 роки тому +1

    Shaky, shaky, shaky and NO dough, doh!

  • @doggysoul2679
    @doggysoul2679 4 роки тому

    Make actual video with dough making tortillas 🤣

  • @deinashipley7968
    @deinashipley7968 4 роки тому +2

    Show and tell baby. Too much blah blah and no dough.

    • @JackPaynesFoodPains
      @JackPaynesFoodPains  4 роки тому +1

      Do a little reading and you will find it being used with dough. But here I will help you in case you don't know how... ua-cam.com/video/-RHLVeh3Dpw/v-deo.html