Winco 18" Round Taco Salad Plastic Bowl with Handle Fry Basket | Dishwasher safe, BPA-free, Restaurant service, Great for Salads, Sides, Pasta and Shared Dishes

Excellent quality! Very heavy and made to last! The only issue is there are no instructions so if you don't know how to use it or have never used one before you have to search for instructions.The basket is actually simple to use.Instructions:Heat your deep fryer to 350 degrees. Using the basket, push the tortilla down into the fryer (do not put the tortilla inside the basket) and hold in place for approximately 50 seconds. Remove the basket then carefully left the tortilla upsidedown over the fryer and drain excess oil. Set the fried tortilla on paper towels to remove any excess grease.The basket works in most larger size deep fryers. The handle does not fold so it does take room to store, or hanging on a pot rack works great.

This is great. Very sturdy and handle is very long so you don’t get burned. No instructions. But thanks to these reviews, I learned how to use. Your pot needs to be as wide as the tortillas you use. Put about 5-6 inches of oil in it. Heat the oil. Place the tortilla into the pot flat where it floats on top, then gently in the center of tortilla, use the tortilla maker to gently press down the tortilla that is floating in the oil and it will mold up to the basket ON THE OUTSIDE. You do not put tortilla inside the basket. I just kinda make it go into the oil from the sides and top till it is done. If you press hard to force it to the bottom of your pot, it might burn the bottom. This is not hard to use at all. MAKE SURE YOU DONT HAVE TOO MUCH OIL BECAUSE IT WILL GO OVER THE POT WHEN YOU PRESS DOWN!!!

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This taco bowl form is fantastic for making fresh shells for salads. A bit of instructions would have been nice (but at least the reviews here helped a lot). No doubt, this thing is commercial grade because it's built like a tank and can be used on the big 12 inch tortillas. I especially like that the base is rather large in terms of diameter so that your shells can be filled with dinner-sized portions.I used my large fryer to test it out with and it's fine, but I'm thinking next time I'll try to use a large round pot with tall sides instead. The reason is that my fryer has the heating elements on the bottom and I was constantly pressing the tortilla down there to fully submerge the shell - and so the bottom of the shell more cooked than the rest. It didn't effect the taste at all so it's no big deal.As has been said before, you don't put the tortilla inside of the form/basket. You put it in the oil and then press down with this shell maker directly in the center of the tortilla. The tortilla will be shaped upward and wrap itself around the form as it cooks.My shells took about one minute to fully cook and harden at 375 degrees in peanut oil. Just keep a set of tongs in one hand to grab the shell with, shake off, and drain on paper towels. 325-350 might be better next time (to make golden, flaky shells instead of light brown ones) but it will take a little longer to make.Also, I'm thinking that next time I'll use uncooked, fresh tortillas to see if they turn out more crisp and flaky than ones made from cooked white flower tortillas. Will update later if there's anything to report...

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The largest flour tortilla works best with this! It is larger than I wanted, but worked amazingly well for a Mexican family dinner.

This is one of my greatest 'gadget' purchases. It's easy to use and makes perfect taco salad bowls.

OMG. This thing is huge. This is more professional grade, for burrito sized tortillas. It will not fit in a little pot on your stove. It seems very well made however, but it is so big I cannot use it practically. I gave it a 3 only because I do not believe its true size was conveyed properly.

A long time ago while at another business I used to purchase one of these for more than twice the price I paid for this. A useful and time saving tool to make taco bowls without the annoying breakage that comes with pre-made tortilla bowls. The basket weight are well distributed to prevent tortillas from floating up while frying. Winco is a well known brand for food wares.

Got it , tried it and the taco wrap kept collapsing in the fryer. Not what I expected. Basket was too deep for my purpose. But I will try to work with it since I have it.

Good product.