A cook making tortillas with a press machine at stall - Franci Leoncio/Shutterstock A tortilla press consists of two flat plates that squeeze together to flatten the dough. If you don't have one ...

Tortilladora, tortilla press belonging to Concha Sanchez. Courtesy of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. We heard from Steve Velasquez that they planned to use the photos and ...

This “La Rotative” press dates from about 1923 but was bought used by the Sanchez family in the 1940s. Her grandson, Adrian Sanchez, fondly recalls the machine and working with her to make tortillas ...

Harris fashions hand-rolled masa balls into impressive tortillas with a tortilla press. He also is adroit at using a tortilla machine with a hand crank, rollers and a cutter, to produce precise 5 ...

Carefully peel the round from the tortilla press, place on the comal and cook on one side for 1 minute. Flip and cook for 1 minute, periodically pressing gently with a linen napkin or towel.