Julia’s Mexican Restaurant

Category: Mexican Kitchen Tools

Buying guides for the tools of a Mexican kitchen, from comals and tortilla presses to molcajetes, written by a working Mexican restaurant in Houston.

Mexican Kitchen Tools Before the Tamalada: Best Gifts for Tamale Makers, 9 Picks The best gifts for tamale makers: a tamale book, a stainless steamer, masa spreaders, a vacuum sealer, a big masa bowl, a slow cooker and three…
Mexican Kitchen Tools Char, Grind, Serve: The Best Gifts for Salsa Lovers The best gifts for salsa lovers from a restaurant's view: a Lodge grill basket, a molcajete, a KitchenAid chopper and more, with who each one suits.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Ice Pop Maker vs Popsicle Molds: Minutes or Overnight? Ice pop maker vs popsicle molds: speed, planning, batch size, thick paleta bases and cleaning compared, who should buy which, and one pick for each side.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Knife, Spoon or Egg Slicer? The Best Avocado Tool Alternative The best avocado tool alternative is a chef's knife and a spoon. Plus an egg slicer, melon baller and peeler for slices, balls and ribbons, used…
Mexican Kitchen Tools Comal Alternative: 5 Pans That Heat Tortillas Just as Well The best comal alternative for each kitchen: a dry skillet, a gas flame, a carbon steel crepe pan, or a double burner or electric griddle for…
Mexican Kitchen Tools No Tamalera? The Tamale Steamer Alternative That Works The best tamale steamer alternative is a pasta pot with a deep insert. Plus stockpot inserts, a small tamale pot and the foil-and-plate method.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Chile to Comal: The Best Gifts for Mexican Food Lovers The best gifts for Mexican food lovers from a restaurant's view: Taza, Burlap & Barrel, Imusa, Lodge and a masa book, with who each one suits.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Silicone, Plastic or Steel? The Best Paleta Molds for Home Seven paleta molds in plastic, silicone and steel, with what reviewers found, what each maker states and one honest drawback for each.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Pit, Slice, Scoop: How to Choose the Best Avocado Slicer Tool The best avocado slicer tool for tacos, toast and guacamole night: what each one really does, which blades are plastic, and where the evidence is thin.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Harina vs Masa: Masa Harina, Fresh Masa and Wheat Flour Compared Harina is flour, masa is dough. How masa harina, fresh masa and wheat flour differ, what each makes, and the bags to buy for corn and…
Mexican Kitchen Tools Cast Iron, Steel or Electric: The Best Comal for Pupusas The best comal for pupusas: wide cast iron, carbon steel, nonstick and electric griddles, how many pupusas each holds, and which suits your stove.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Ceramic, Enamel or Classic Coating: The Best Nonstick Comal The nonstick, ceramic and enameled comales worth buying, which suit induction, and how to keep a coated comal working, with heat limits from the makers.