Alpha Living Tortilla Press – 8 Inch Cast Iron Quesadilla Maker – Heavy Duty Empanada Maker Press – Cast Iron Tortilla Maker for Kitchen, Home Use

As with all cast iron hinged mechanisms, it could break if too much pressure is applied, but mine did not. A simple trick that I use, is microwave each ball 8 to 10 seconds then press. They flow out easily. I uses a pie crust mix for empanadas and it works great.

Good quality. Works easily. But it doesn't get my tortillas as thin as I like. I tried it to make tamales and I couldn't get the masa to not stick to the plate even with a piece of plastic wrap

The Heavy Cast Iron Tortilla Press Work's Well and Make's the Process Easier in the Kitchen, Easy to Clean .

The first time I used the press metal rubbed against metal in the joint and the painted coating started peeling. As long as it doesn't continue it will be fine. The tortillas are not as thin as I hoped. Next time I will roll them out further with s rolling pin.

This is a pile of junk, I've tried to use it multiple times, never easy. As I was cranking out a few tortilla's tonight, the whole thing snapped. Who ever heard of cast iron snapping like a twig. I do not recommend this product and hope you do more research before buying a cheap rip off version. Good luck

Easy to use. Good quality material. Strong, well built.

It arrived quickly and in very good condition. It's very heavy and came unassembled. Assembly was easy enough by just unscrewing the bolt, sliding it back through the handle and reattaching the nut. Obviously use common sense on this because it did not come with instructions. Opening up the unit I noticed that there were some imperfections. This is typical of cast iron work anyway so it's not a big deal. It had some small holes and some protrusions. These may cause tortillas to stick so I would suggest using paper to press your tortilla dough in. The top plate measures 7 1/8 inches The bottom plate measures 7 3/8 inches. It also has two lift tabs on either side of the top plate. That's good for left or right handed people. Looking at it through the profile I noticed that it has a slight gap that goes all the way through. That is perfect. That way you don't squish your tortillas so thin that they're unusable. The outer coating seems to be a little bumpy. I'm hoping it will not flake off after continued use and cleaning. But since I'll be using paper to press my tortilla dough in I don't think it matters. Unless of course you're one of those folks who really get upset on the appearance of your appliances. It weighs 4.6 lbs. so after eating all those delicious tortillas you can use it for an exercise weight. The box says that the press is made in China or maybe it's the box that's made in China, I'm not sure. Other than that it appears to be a heavy duty tortilla press. I'm very happy with the purchase and the price point. I'm looking forward to using mine tonight. UPDATE: Okay so I used it and I had some problems with it. It is warped. It flattens and squishes on one side to the point of unusability. And on the other side it remains thick and not flattened. It looked more like a wedge door stop. After making six or seven tortillas all resulting with the same squish resulting in something that look more like a smear on the same side, I gave up. I ended up going back to my old 6-in press. I wouldn't be able to say that all of them are like this but this one certainly is warped. It does not give you an even press. Not even if you turn the tortilla after pressing it the first time carefully. You'll just end up with more sides smeared. It was too much work and too much trouble.

I love this item.. I can now make my own tortillas I can also use it for tostones and my Puerto Rican arepas.. Arepas can also be made into pastelillos.. I'm very happy.. The only downfall was that AMAZON sent me an empty broken box on the delivery and had to request a replacement.. When I received it the next time the item was there but the box was completely destroyed and taped up.. This made me think that it may have been a used item although it looks new.. I'm keeping it but I was a bit disappointed..