RC
11 juni 2025
This holder was around 1 to 2 inches wider than most other options I saw on AMZ. If you are trying to get a holder that sits completely within a plate, or allows you to push the holder to the "back" (one side) of a plate and fill-in the rest of the plate with things like rice and beans, other side dishes, this likely isn't it. Look at the smaller options (typically running from 8-9 wide). The side hold tabs will extend beyond most plates. The bottom v-edges sit perfectly within the middle portion of a 10-1/16" Dixie Ultra paper plate (like the large packs sold at Costco) as in pictures 1-3, as well as an old 10-5/8" Mikasa stoneware plate (as in picture 4), but with the tabs extending just over the outside edges of the paper plate (see pictures I've included).The stainless is finished nicely. No sharp edges. I chose this model (vs the dozens of competing options) because: It is stainless (which I prefer vs plastic). Note that it is magnetic, if that matters to you (it really shouldn't). It was wider lengthwise than most, offering wider "slots" for the tortillas / taco shells. The slots for holding the actual torrillas are rounded and wider than most (I prefer this, vs the sharp "V" shape bottom holders, which seemed to squeeze the bottom of the soft tortillas too tightly to allow me to really fill and "stuff" them.If you are expecting to use these with hard shell taco shells, you might find another option will suite your purpose better. I can see where the wide, rounded bottom of the individual slots may cause a typical hard taco shell to "tip over" just a bit and lay a bit more on its side (not quite spilling contents, but not being quite as "picture perfect" as standing straight-up, as they would in a narrower "V" bottomed taco holder). For soft taco shells (tortillas), this worked for me.Note that the tacos depicted in the first three pictures are 5.25" "Super / King" sized white corn tortillas/ taco shells, which definitely hang over the front and back edges of the holder, and stick up a bit past the top of the holder (which is 1-3/4" tall), making it easy to insert your fingers in between the tortillas and the holder once the taco is loaded up. 4.25" "Street Taco" sized ones are just about as wide as the holder (barely sticking out and overlapping the holder at the front and back) and the top edges of the 4.25" tacos just come up to the top rounded edge of the holder (as shown in picture #4). This makes grabbing the edges of the smaller 4.25" tacos a bit of a challenge (to slip your fingers under the top edges of the loaded taco to grab it), but I still prefer this holder because it allows me to load the tacos all the way to the top if I want to.Note that while the 4.25" "street taco" sized tortillas are considered the current defacto "street taco" size at most vendors in L.A., I have been told by a few vendors that due to "shrink-flation" some taco trucks are starting to use 3.75" tortillas. I just won't go that small for my own consumption at home.Small footnote: I have noticed with the smaller 4.25" tortillas that if you put them in un-steamed / uncooked (basically right out of the bag), that pressing them down into the holder can cause splits in the bottom of a few of the torrillas (where the holder curves them the most, exerting more pressure on the tortilla). If you plan on baking/warming the loaded tacos INSIDE the taco holder in the oven (on grill), consider either wetting them a bit (spray with a bit of water), or steam them inside of a wet paper towl for 10-15 seconds before trying to squeeze them down inside of the holder (to then load up with ingredients, followed by putting them inside a warmer or oven to bake & melt the cheese, etc). This might save you a few tortillas. Myself, I prefer to toast my tortillas (3 at a time) slightly in a pan with a teaspoon of oil for a bit on both sides, to add just a touch of crispiness. Just my thing...