The tortillas now stick on this tortilla maker. What can I do?
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Dear K. Beene....This is very tricky indeed. The most important thing is the quality of your dough. It has to have a good consistency and that means you have to have the dough very soft indeed. The best and the most ideal way to avoid the tortillas sticking to the plates, either upper or the lower one, is that you make sure that you set the temperature to the MAX and do not lift the upper plate immediately but leave it for at least 20 seconds and then lift the upper plate and having done that you will notice that the tortilla had not stuck to the plate and now the tortilla is ready to be flipped. I hope you will find this suggestion suitable and workable. I did exactly this way and it was okay. Try it and I am sure you will succeed in your efforts. Write to Amazon about your experience after applying this method......farhatullah sharif
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Put parchment paper between he maker with the tortilla in between. If you need you can even spray a little oil on the paper. We use parchment paper and have had no trouble with any of it! Hope this helps!
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Turn up the heat... It sounds like its not hot enough... I run mine as hot as I can get it.
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Use a hair dryer on the velcro for a couple of seconds. It heats up the stickiness and the velcro just peels right off.
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No, I never have. I just put 1/2 damp paper towel in with 5 or 6 tortillas to provide steam and have not had any trouble with tortillas sticking together.
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I have the pan and I cook on an electric range. The only time I have something stick to the bottom is when it wasn't properly cleaned. The food sticks to food residue left in the pan after washing. If it is properly cleaned, this problem doesn't happen. Also, preheat before adding oil, butter, etc. Fred
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Try using a strong tape and put it over small sections at a time and sort of rip it off and see if that helps. Also try rubbing alcohol to dissolve the sticky gum. Acetone always works but may ruin cup. I saw it was going to be a problem so I removed the sticker very very slowly so none was left behind. They should have used different sticker.
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I've tried regular masa tortillas several times. Power on, power off didn't matter, they still stuck. I tried spraying and greasing with no change. I haven't given up on corn yet, though! As far as flour tortillas it's Awesome! Perfect every time.
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With my new ones, I haven't had any problems with anything sticking (so far) I have several older ones that do cause that problems. I have started using a non stick spray on them. If something still sticks, then I'll take a toothpick and run it around the rim. So far so good. Something a friend of mine just suggested is a soft toothbrush might do the trick as well. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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Put a little water in between the liner and the roaster. Then you can start cooking with the roaster and the food will not stick to the sides of the roaster.
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Tammy, I figured out after that happened to me was to get the motor running and pour the mixture in using the slot in the top. I haven't had any more trouble with it sticking. It does seem to freeze up quicker than the time it says in the booklet. I scrap it out with a rubber spatula and put it in a container to finish in the freezer. I got a good hint from another web site to put a little acholol ( rum or tequila)in it to keep it from freezing rock hard. Hope this helps
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The corn tortilla didn't sit well until we sprayed it with a little vegetable oil (very lightly). It was more flexible this way and stayed in better.
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This press is not pre-seasoned. When i researched how to use a press like this, it was suggested to use some plastic wrap like saran wrap on the press and then the tortilla can be peeled off the plastic. I haven't tried a spray but the wrap works great
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I had this problem recently, and I used a piece of plastic to pry the paddle off. Now I coat the spindle it sits on with canola oil before baking.
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You might have to lightly oil or butter the sides of the form. Or use spray Pam. These are very high quality forms and I use for lentil burgers - they don't stick for that.
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I have not had issues with my pans, but then I am only using premade flour or corn tortillas. I just lift with my fingers and they come out. I also make gluten free tortillas, but I do cook them is a cast iron skillet before I put them in my pans to bake. I still have no issues with removing from the pans.
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Quite frankly, I rarely use the tortilla maker. I get the same results just heating on a griddle on the stove. I worked at a Mexican restaurant where they had a restaurant grade tortilla griddle which heated tortillas to perfection. I was longing for that same perfect tortilla when I ordered the Tortilla maker. No such luck. A total waste of money. It sits in my pantry unused.
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Sorry I cannot help, I tossed mine after a short time because the Teflon started to peel off.
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i did not have that problem. Have you tried contacting the manufacturer? Or else I would try a solution of water with vinegar and baking soda swished around. Just an idea.