Assuming this press can be used without electricity to press an egg size lump of dough how does it compare to non electric presses in flattening?
904491
I've used the iron, without electricity, to press out corn tortillas and it works great. For flour, I always use the electricity as it extra heat par-cooks it. This is really the only iron I've used so I don't have a non-electric press to compare it to. I just know this one works great and I love it!
904492
Well it IS electric. So the difference is that this wonderful machine blind cooks your flour tortilla to perfection and get them ready for your hot skillet. Other than that. This tortilla presser presses tortillas just like any other presser.... Two round cast iron pieces.... Yeah...
904493
I use the cast iron to make corn and flour tortillas. For corn tortillas there is no need to plug it. For the flour tortillas they do not expand the same with out electricity, I always plug it for the flour tortillas. I had it for a little more that two years and I use it every other week and works great.
1192637
I don't think the press would work without using one of the design plates. Without one of them, I think you'd just be forcing out a huge cylinder of dough, if anything. I've seen other presses that have 'plain' plates. As far as making things easier, that's not what I think of when I use this press. I've been mostly underwhelmed with its usefulness and performance. My old Mirro and newer Marcato/Atlas are far superior to this piece of flimsy, plastic junk from OXO.
1582407
Nope, definitely not cordless. And the power cord is a little too short. But I make it work. If you go for cordless, that sounds pretty cool, but make sure it has enough power to do the job, and if it didn't have a whisk attachment, I would opt for a corded one that did over cordless that didn't. Whipped cream and mayonnaise are a breeze with it! :)
719003
I never tried that because I do it the old fashioned way. My hands tell me when the moisture in the dough is OK. Screw this tech stuff. Much more enjoyable folding and pushing dough around with your hands. Try it. You might like it. Ed Lange
949787
No,for hard cheeses only, like Parmesan. It would just muck it up. And you didn't ask but it is very hard to turn the handle with one hand while pressing together with the other hand. I should have got the electric one.
1776810
The BHM500XL Handy Mix Digital will do wonderfully on most any type of dough or batter. You will need to be careful with the hot choux pastry dough, however, as the airiness will come with using the whisk type attachments and as the dough thickens these may have a bit of a tougher time until it loosens with the addition of the eggs.
620894
Both the top and bottom heat, so you are baking quickly from two sides. I use the pressure handle for about 5 seconds to shape my bread, then lay it back and close both sides of the baker, checking every few seconds, so that I am sure my bread is baked all the way through - no raw dough. If you go longer than 5 seconds, or wait for the noise of the air escaping the dough to quit, your bread round is likely to be exploded - literally (not violently, obviously). Just takes a little practice. I love mine!
371194
I don't think there is any food prossesors like this will make dough, they are not really made for that purposebut i have used this one for everything else,shread zuccs,slce potatoes etc. the 10 cup volume is greatcan do enugh food in one operation,dough should be done with a much more powerfull machine.
699100
I have creamed room temperature butter and made cookie dough with this whisk, and was quite pleased with the results (no lumps of butter). Cookie dough is quite heavy, I didn't have a wooden spoon handy, or I would have used one for mixing in the chocolate chips. Overall, the whisk did better than a wooden spoon does on the same job (if done with only one tool).
2150741
Yes of course! Professional looking deviled egg making alone is a great reason to buy this! Does a beautiful job
1558616
I prefer an electric pump over the manual pump. The electric pump (battery pack or plug) is more consistent and produces more milk for me. The advantage of a manual pump would be that there is no noise. I would use a manual when it's not feasible to use an electric pump, but would not choose that as my sole pump.
343833
This pump will work at a low press.of5psi up to 100psi+, your electric switch should be set to a cut in-out pressure somewhere between 20-50 psi this is an EXCELLENT pump for the money, you will have to figure out how to plumb it as there are very little in the way of diagrams that come with it.
2140723
No.. we were very disappointed in this pan overall. You are right it is too steep for fold eggs. We went to a Cephalon no-stick as the bottom of this pan did not spread the heat evenly.
171522
Absolutely. After mixing the flour with the wet ingredients it should rest if possible for 15 min approx. This allows the flour to absorb all the moisture and that makes it less sticky to press. I use heavy plastic (cut from freezer baggies) on both sides and just peel off and toss on hot cast iron flat pan. Every dough I have tried comes out great.
893286
Well, if you're looking for something that will equal an electric mixer or one of those battery-operated milk frothers, this won't be good for that. I still have mine and I love it. I use it at least once or twice a week to scramble eggs or mix up canned tomato soup, stuff like that...anything that requires mixing via a whisk. There's no real technique other than not being heavy-handed -if this is shoved up and down too hard it's going to break or cause a lot of fatigue. I've found it's good for small pans or mixing in a smaller mixing/cereal bowl without a lot of splashing around. Hope that helps.
1221837
Yes its a steam press. It has a small plastic water tank on the base that allows steam pressing. You can use the press without the steam feature. Everyone in my family unit uses it and it has performed well.
413365
It does a great job cooking frozen egg rolls. If you mean egg rolls from scratch, no. It will mush them with the turning paddle. Some people have cooked delicate items (onion bhaji) without the paddle and get good results.