The palote - a simple straight wooden dowel without handles - is the tool home cooks across Mexico and the American Southwest have used for generations to roll perfect flour tortillas. No handles means your hands stay close to the dough for direct tactile feedback on thickness and pressure. The shorter 8-inch length makes it easy to spin the dough in small increments, which is how you work toward a consistent circle. Traditional wooden dowels also absorb just enough flour to prevent sticking without over-flouring the surface - something plastic and metal alternatives cannot do.
This tortilla rolling pin is handcrafted by Fletchers Mill in New Vineyard, Maine, from solid rock maple - one of the hardest and most durable American hardwoods available. The same format works equally well for empanadas, egg rolls, pot stickers, dumplings, and flatbreads of all kinds. A tortilla recipe in English and Spanish is included. Simple, well-made, and built to last.
Care Instructions: Wipe clean with a damp cloth after each use and dry completely. Do not submerge in water or put in the dishwasher - moisture will damage the wood over time. Season occasionally with a small amount of food-safe mineral oil to condition the wood.
This tortilla rolling pin is handcrafted by Fletchers Mill in New Vineyard, Maine, from solid rock maple - one of the hardest and most durable American hardwoods available. The same format works equally well for empanadas, egg rolls, pot stickers, dumplings, and flatbreads of all kinds. A tortilla recipe in English and Spanish is included. Simple, well-made, and built to last.
Care Instructions: Wipe clean with a damp cloth after each use and dry completely. Do not submerge in water or put in the dishwasher - moisture will damage the wood over time. Season occasionally with a small amount of food-safe mineral oil to condition the wood.
- Brand: Fletchers Mill
- Location: New Vineyard, Maine, USA
- Material: Solid Rock Maple
- Style: Straight Dowel - No Handles (Palote)
- Length: 8 inches
- Diameter: 1.35 inches
- Includes: Tortilla recipe in English and Spanish
