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Measures: 13" x 2.5" x 3.5" / 33 cm x 6cm x 9cm
Fresh tacos shells are so much better tasting than store bought! The process of making tacos at home just got so much easier, with this uniquely designed taco press! Use to mold tortillas into fresh, crisp, fried taco shells! Faster, safer and easier than the old fork and tong method. Simple and easy to use! Perfect tacos every time! The L-shaped handle rests on the fryer rim to protect your hands from hot oil. Made of chromed steel, with stay-cool rubberized plastic handle grips. Great for use with corn or flour tortillas! Mold measures 4-1/4 inch in diameter.
Norpro was founded in 1973 with a vision to design, manufacture, and supply the highest caliber kitchenware. Norpro’s offering of innovative, high quality product for cooking, preparing and serving food are produced with superior materials and craftsmanship.
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This is the essential tool for molding tortillas into crisp, fried taco shells. Simply place a small tortilla into the mold (it measures 4-1/2 inches in diameter) and squeeze the handle to press the tortilla into a U shape. Plunge the press into hot oil, and the tortilla fries into a crisp taco shell suitable for filling with ground meat or picadillo, grated cheese, lettuce, and salsa. The stainless-steel press measures 13 inches overall, and the handle forms an L shape so it can rest on the fryer's rim and protect your hand from hot, splattering oil. Rubberized plastic covers the handle grips so they stay cool. The press is dishwasher-safe. --Fred Brack
George Coutts
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2024
I saw these used by a chef on YT to create crispy Taco shells out of corn tortillas. I will never buy pre-made taco shells again. These tongs create a taco shell with the perfect angle to accommodate all your taco ingredients. Because you are cooking the shells in hot oil, you need to place the cooked taco shells taco holders placed on top of a paper towel to cool. They are a good quality, good value for the money and dishwasher safe.
Eric Tomczyk
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2021
Pros- it works like it should, I'll never go back to tongs and folding, the shells come out crisper and are easier to fill.Cons- it's a little on the small side. This could be a pro depending on your needs though. The frame is sized for 6" tortillas, larger are possible but the edges will not be supported. Of course a bigger pan will require more oil/shortening. I didn't see any size specs in the description but it would be helpful if they listed what size pan they are meant for. When you use it you will see what I mean- the bend in the handle. But I just bent it to fit the pan I use for frying.But yeah, these are a great value. If you like to fry your own taco shells, I highly recommend them.
Mark R. Johnson
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2018
First off I am a chef. I am very critical of my tools. For my tastes it will be hard to find a better press. Some will say it makes too wide of tacos, I disagree. I don't like skinny taco shells that can't hold anything. The wider width of these allow you to fit much more fillings in them. The shells come out perfect for as far as I'm concerned. I use these with a deep fryer, to do so you have to bend the handles up so the press sits down in the oil away from the sides of the fryer. Even though I had to custom the handles, I am giving five stars because the shells come out "perfect". Going to buy another Norpro press so I can two shells at once.
ID 10 T Error
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2014
Well, this will kinda get you decent taco shells, but you need to know the limitations.- The "V" is way too wide which will make the shells too wide. Take a hammer on a hard surface and tap them a little bit to close the "V". If you went too far, just pull them apart with your hands.- This is designed to try to fry the shells sideways, nice idea but the bends could be deeper. Because of the shape and size of the shells, you will need a deep amount of oil to try to get an even fry. I used a wok and even then, lots of oil. A deep skillet or pan won't work because of the next point.- Because it is frying shells sideways, you probably won't be able to get the top side fried completely or evenly because the bends aren't long enough to completely immerse your shells, even with a deep amount of oil. My suggestion is to fry the shell till it keeps its shape and then pop it out if the tool and flip it upside down in your oil.Otherwise, it is easier than trying to fry shells w/ out using this tool (I don't see anything except the multi-deep fryer type as am alternative anyways), but not perfect.I tried posting a pic of frying them in a deep wok, but it never posted I guess.
D. Lee
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2012
The shape of this taco press creates open V-shaped tacos rather than U-shaped ones. The first time I used it, it formed tacos that were too open shaped for my taste, failing to bring the edges around to an optimal distance from each other. Instead the walls of the tacos are straight and flare out from each other at an angle so the upper portions of the shells are rather distant from each other. This results in tacos that will tend to snap along the bend at the first bite. I thought, no problem, I'll just take some pliers to it to gently reform it to the shape I want. It didn't quite work out that way. What I discovered is there is a chrome plating that flakes off as soon as you begin to reform the metal in the slightest. As I attempted to refine the angles, the brittle metal wire simply snapped in half. So straight into the recycle bin it went. I suppose I could have left it alone, however it does an inferior job compared to what can be done with standard tongs. This item does not at all justify the space it takes up in a kitchen drawer, and it cannot be reformed without destroying it.
Gordon Wagner
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2010
I thought this was really a goofy purchase, I mean it just looks like a gadget, but when I tried it in a DEEP saucepan of 350 degree peanut oil it worked GREAT!The size is right for the really small tortillas you can find at a tortilleria (WORTH THE TRIP BTW) but works with regular (US) corn (maize) tortillas. Obviously if your tortillas are cold (as in refrigerated) or stale (hello) they'll crack if you bend them too hard all at once. Try just holding them in the taco maker and lowering them into the oil. It'll soften in no time.I found that about twenty or twenty-five seconds was ideal. I tried one for a full minute and it was crunchy, good for chips but not what I want in a taco shell. You do want to use a deep saucepan so you can cook the entire tortilla/shell in a single pass. You want some headroom at the top so that when the water escapes the tortilla as steam that you're not caught in the angry bubbling. A works well here -- all the steam is also carrying microscopic bits of oil, which will eventually settle in your kitchen.Really the best homemade taco shells I've ever tasted. Much easier than artistically creating each taco shell with simple tongs and a pan of hot oil. It looks like a gadget, but it really works well!1. Use good oil (peanut oil is a good choice, expensive but worth it)2. Get the oil hot (use a probe thermometer like )3. If there's a tortilleria anywhere near you, check it out. The difference in flavor between supermarket tortillas and fresh (as in still warm) tortillas is day and night.
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