Tortilla Press

I have a cast iron one I use. I use plastic to prevent sticking like a previous poster said. I bought mine at a Mexican store near my house.

My grandma used to make tortillas by hand and to this day I do not know how she got them so perfect.

I use a rolling pin as does my mother in law. You don't want them too thick and the presses never get them the right thickness for my crowd. Be warned the cheap cast iron ones can be too cheap and can break while in use.

I've never used a tortilla press. I prefer my rolling pin. They come out perfectly with a rolling pin.

cast iron or you can just use the good ol rolling pin

I use the one that is heated. It presses the ball into the tortilla then cooks it. Have been using it for over 6 years works great uniform and perfectly cooked.

cast iron, I have one that belonged to my mom. she brought it over from the mother land : )

You do not need it to ever be warmed up.. It would be like warming a rolling pin..

SO which ever is less expensive.

One secret is to place a piece of plastic wrap on each side of the press, to get the masa or the dough from sticking..

If you are good at rolling out pie crust, you will not need the press for anything other than the corn masa..

I use a rolling pin. Since I'm not very good at making my tortillas as round and pretty as the ones from the store, I roll the dough out about 1/2 inch, then cut "biscuits" with a biscuit cutter. Starting out this way, the tortillas roll out flatter and more even than starting with round balls of dough

Cast iron is almost always better than aluminum. Stronger, lasts longer, heats up more evenly. Have fun making GF tortillas!