Patent ID: 6205914
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A21C

Abstract:
A tortilla forming machine for molding dough into a tortilla shell having a top, a bottom, a peripheral edge, and a thickness, said forming machine comprising a first member having a first forming surface; a second member having a second forming surface moveable toward and away from said first forming surface; and at least one removable sizing ring separate from said first forming surface and said second forming surface, said sizing ring having a first edge and an opposing second edge, an inwardly facing surface between said first edge and said second edge with a height, said sizing ring defining a cavity between said first and second forming surfaces when said first forming surfaces is adjacent said first edge and said second forming surface is adjacent said second edge; said inwardly facing surface of said sizing ring defining said peripheral edge of the tortilla shell and said height of said inwardly facing surface defining the thickness of the tortilla shell.