Originally Posted by
corky
You don't need a tortillas press to make flour tortillas...a rolling pin is fine. I have made them and for sure not worth the time or mess. Store bought tortillas are absolutely the way to go for convenience and consistency and taste. If you are truly a gourmet, find a tortilla factory or Mexican restaurant that sells fresh. Making them one at a time at home was just not worth it for me--they are not hard but I have a small kitchen and don't like getting flour all over or devoting a lot of counter space to the rollout etc.
Chevy's was a restaurant that would make fresh tortillas right before bringing out the fajita dishes. It was a big machine in the middle of the restaurant that would take a small ball of dough, flatten it and then "toast" on both sides efore emitting it out on the other side. They would have someone man the machine and collect the finished tortillas in a paper wrap that the servers would pick up when bringing the fajita mix to the table.
Are they still in business? One in Hollywood, FL closed many years ago and was converted into a Red Lobster which is still open.