# Corn Tortillas: What am I doing wrong?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corn-tortillas-what-am-i-doing-wrong/515612>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 29, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corn-tortillas-what-am-i-doing-wrong/515612 "2009-10-29T15:05:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corn-tortillas-what-am-i-doing-wrong/515612/21 "2009-10-30T17:15:01Z")

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> [@Zsofia](#):
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> It’s easy, but I wouldn’t do it without a press.

She’d be slapping the masa from hand to hand, shaping it into a thin disc. It did seem a lot of work.

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corn-tortillas-what-am-i-doing-wrong/515612/22 "2009-10-30T17:48:52Z")

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Not any more than making your own pizza crust. It just takes practice. And you still get to eat your mistakes, as tortilla chips if necessary!

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