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OPERATION
PRESSING TORTILLAS
Your doughXpress tortilla press is designed for easy use and will reliably
press your dough balls into tortillas. Thickness, shape and size is directly
related to your dough balls, its shape and the temperature of the dough as
well as the settings of your press. You should experiment with the following
for the results you want.
1. Set your temperature to the desired setting (275°F - 325°F).
2. Using the thickness control knob, turn right for thicker tortillas or left for
thinner ones until you have the desired thickness.
3. Place your preformed and dough balls evenly distributed on a clean dry
lower platen. Because of the sticky nature of corn tortilla dough, placing
corn tortillas between parchment paper is recommended.
4. Dough balls at room temperature functions best.
WARNING:
NEVER ATTEMPT TO PRESS FROZEN DOUGH. PERSONAL
INJURY AND DAMAGE TO YOU PRESS COULD RESULT!
5. Swing upper platen over lower platen, lower handle and press dough
for 1 - 3 seconds.
6. Raise upper platen, rotate away from lower platen and remove your
finished tortillas.
NOTE: Final size is determined by combination of weight of dough
ball and thickness setting.
DOUGH BALL WEIGHTS
TORTILLA
SIZE
WEIGHT OF THE
DOUGH BALL
6”
1-1.5 oz.
8”
1.5-2.5 oz.
10”
2.5-3.25 oz.
12”
3.25-3.75 oz.
14”
4-4.5 oz.
16”
4.5-5 oz.
