After centuries, things have changed very little. Tortillas are still served hot, usually in a basket, and covered with a clean cloth. They are made in different sizes as well. And, of course, most Mexicans have tortillas every day with the noon meal and very possibly for breakfast and supper also. One basketful of tortillas is placed on the table for the entire family.
Every diner is interested in keeping the tortillas hot until the end of the meal.
Therefore, each person who uncovers the tortillas takes only one and then rearranges the cloth to cover the rest of them. Most do not. Since 1884, machines have been invented to automate the procedure. Manual tortilla presses are still used by many housewives, especially in rural areas. But most Mexicans buy tortillas from a tortilla shop, where a machine can produce between 3,000 and 10,000 of them an hour.