Julia’s Mexican Restaurant

Category: Mexican Kitchen Tools — page 4

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 Shopping Smart: The Best Tortilla Press for Flour Tortillas Flour dough springs back in a cold press. The heated presses, wide presses, rolling pin and liners that actually help with flour tortillas.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Olla de Barro and Beyond: The Best Clay Pot for Cooking Beans Clay ollas and alternatives for frijoles de la olla: what each listing says about lead, what the FDA advises, and how to cure a clay pot.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Stainless, Aluminum or Enamel: The Best Tamale Steamer Tamale steamers by size, material and stove: which pots hold a family batch, which work on induction, and how to steam tamales evenly.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Basalt, Granite or Cement? Finding the Best Molcajete How to tell real volcanic basalt from cement and granite, the molcajetes worth buying, and how to cure one before the first salsa.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Heirloom, Blue or Maseca? The Best Masa Harina for Tortillas Heirloom, organic, blue or classic Maseca? The masa harinas worth buying for corn tortillas, what is in each bag, and how to mix a dough that…
Mexican Kitchen Tools Cloth, Clay or Plastic? How to Choose the Best Tortilla Warmer Cloth pouch, plastic server, stoneware or palm tortillero? The tortilla warmers worth buying, how long each keeps tortillas warm, and how to use one.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Flour or Corn? How to Choose the Best Electric Tortilla Maker Heated presses, roller machines or a press and griddle: the electric tortilla makers worth buying, and which one suits flour dough or corn masa.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Press, Comal, Warmer and Masa: Tortilla Making Tools The tortilla making tools a home kitchen needs: how to choose a press, comal and warmer, which liners work, and how to cook your first batch.
Mexican Kitchen Tools The Essential Kit: Mexican Cooking Tools for a Home Kitchen The Mexican cooking tools worth owning, from comal and molcajete to tortilla press and lime squeezer: what each does and which to buy first.
Mexican Kitchen Tools Cast Iron, Carbon Steel or Clay: The Best Comal for Tortillas Cast iron, carbon steel or clay? The comals worth buying for tortillas, which one suits your stove, and how to season it before the first batch.