Tortillas sticking together
On 8/19/2015 7:41 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "KenK" > wrote in message
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in news:mqvq0b$1db$1@dont-
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>>> "KenK" > wrote in message
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>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in
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>>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>>>>>> On 17 Aug 2015 17:03:09 GMT, KenK wrote:
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>>>>>>> My store-bought packages of tortillas are sticking together. Most
>> of
>>>>>>> them would not separate without tearing and peeling. This brand
>> used
>>>>>>> to be ok. I'm careful to get them in their own bag at the checkout
>>>>>>> and not press on them otherwise. Didn't help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Will try another brand next pruchase but it is VERY anoying.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyone have and suggestions - beside making my own as I need them?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I totally gave up on pre-cooked tortillas a couple years ago. Now I
>>>>>> only buy the raw ones that you cook fresh. I have a choice of two
>>>>>> store brands - one is sold shelf stable and are somehow par-cooked
>>>>>> but still appear to be raw (10 for $1.75). Then another kind in the
>>>>>> refrigerated section that are truly raw (20 for $2.25). They never
>>>>>> stick together and cook up in 30-40 seconds once the pan is heated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Even before I discovered these I was never too happy with any brand
>>>>>> of pre-cooked, packaged tortillas.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Most stores (and Costco) should sell a brand called "TortillaLand"
>> in
>>>>>> the refrigerated section but I don't like them as much - too thick.
>>>>>> But they do have the advantage of coming in a larger size (for
>> making
>>>>>> small burritos), which my store brands don't. They still have too
>>>>>> big a bread to filling ratio when assembled.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -sw
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>>>>> That is the only brand of raw ones I can get here. The Costco
>>>>> packages are cheap but I think there are something like 50 in the
>>>>> package. Even the smaller packages have too many in there for me.
>>>>> Says to use up something like 6-7 days after opening. I can't eat
>>>>> them fast enough.
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>>>> I freeze them
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>>> That will cause them to stick together!
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>> You vetoed this before but I give them a squirt of spray oil. I can feel
>> it when I use them but I don't taste it.
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> Okay.
Mmmm hmmm...
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