The Best Ways to Warm Up Tortillas (2024)

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The Best Ways to Warm Up Tortillas? ›

Warming up your tortillas in a skillet or comal is the old school method and the one I use most often. Simply heat up a dry skillet on the stovetop over medium to medium-high heat. And by dry I mean no oil required! Give your tortillas 30-60 seconds per side or until they get warm and slightly crispy.

Warming up your tortillas in a skillet or comal is the old school method and the one I use most often. Simply heat up a dry skillet on the stovetop over medium to medium-high heat. And by dry I mean no oil required! Give your tortillas 30-60 seconds per side or until they get warm and slightly crispy.

Wrap your tortillas in foil, then stick them in the oven. When you are ready to serve, remove them from the oven, but leave them wrapped in the foil, so that they don't dry out before go-time. If your party is on the smaller side, you may want to try just using a damp dish towel to keep those tortillas warm.

In the oven

Wrap a stack of up to five tortillas in a damp dish towel or enough damp paper towels to cover, then encase them in an aluminum foil packet and slide them into a preheated 350°F oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until warmed through.

To reheat them, they should be lightly steamed so that no more moisture is lost. Microwave: Put a tortilla on a plate and cover it with a damp paper towel. To reheat more than one, alternate tortillas with paper towels. Microwave on high for 30 seconds to one minute, depending on how many tortillas you have.

Take a tip from Mexican restaurants and steam your tortillas to warm them. They retain their flavor and texture, without getting too soft or too crisp. Steam-warming tortillas is a great way to heat them up before using without adding any extra fat, requiring a gas stove, or getting them too crisp.

It's best to cook tortillas on cast iron - like a cast iron griddle, which is what I use, or a cast iron skillet.

Proper storage can significantly extend the lifespan of tortillas and maintain their freshness: Refrigeration: Keeping tortillas in the refrigerator is an effective way to prolong their shelf life. Store them in their original packaging or airtight containers to prevent them from drying out or absorbing odors.

Place corn or flour tortillas in a single layer on a large microwave-safe plate and heat on full power, flipping the tortillas every 30 seconds, until lightly browned and crisp (about 1 to 1½ minutes total).

How do you reheat tortilla hacks? ›

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees. Wrap your tortillas in aluminum foil and place in the oven for 10-15 minutes until fully heated through. We find that stacks of 6-8 tortillas or fewer works best. If you have more tortillas than this, you can do multiple packs at the same time.

In the Oven – Wrap a stack of five or fewer tortillas in a packet of aluminum foil and put it in a pre-heated 350° oven for 15-20 minutes, until heated through. You can do multiple packets of five tortillas each all at the same time.

Chef and author Rick Bayless recommends steaming: Wrap tortillas in a clean kitchen towel; put them in a vegetable steamer over boiling water; steam them hard for one minute. Turn off heat and let them stand, covered, for 15 minutes.

Tortilla or nacho chip warmers are what most Mexican restaurants use to serve up chips that feel and taste as if they are freshly-baked and fresh out of the oven. A nacho chip warmer works to warm tortilla chips and then keeps them warm.

Warm water: Using warm water instead of cold water helps the dough come together more easily and dissolves the salt in our dough. Fat: To make our homemade tortillas soft and pliable, you need some fat in the dough. Use oil, lard, butter, or shortening.