If you've never made your own homemade tortillas, you just haven't lived! The difference between soft, warm, puffy, fresh-off-the-griddle tortillas and the store-bought kind is like the difference between night and day. This electric tortilla maker does everything but shop for the ingredients; it not only flattens balls of fresh masa into tortillas, it cooks them, too. Just place a ball of masa in the center of the griddle plate and flatten using the oversized lever. Then cook your tortilla (up to 10" in diameter) using the 1000-watt heating element that provides quick, even heat over the entire cast-aluminum cooking plate. A non-stick surface ensures easy clean up. The tortilla maker stand on end for more convenient storage and has a cord wrap on the bottom.