Meaning of tortilladora | Babel Free

Definitions

A tortilla press.

Examples

“Modern tortilladoras are made from cast⟳ iron⟳ and painted silver to prevent⟳ rusting.”

“With outer shells removed, the corn kernels are ready to be ground into masa, just add⟳ water. Once the masa is thick and doughy, all you need⟳ is a tortilladora and some heat to finish⟳ your delicious homemade tortillas.”

“I kept getting overmatched by the basic sequence: roll out my masa ball; flatten it, leaning really hard on the lever of tortilladora press⟳; smooth my resulting mutant tortilla by hand three times between sheets of plastic, flipping it once; unpeel the sheets of plastic; swiftly drape them over the tortilladora with one hand while with the other holding my "tortilla" (torn-edged, ugly) without crinkling it, then lay⟳ it gently—slap too hard, air bubbles will form⟳—on the comal so it lands perfectly straight.”

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