TM 105 VENTURA FLEX PL User manual

Rev 06222018
Website: www.tortillamachine.com
Phone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Address: 5005 Gessner Rd. Ste C, Houston TX, 77041
5011305
CONFORMS TO UL
STD. 763
CERT. TO CSA
STD. C22.2 #195
VENTURA FLEX
OWNER’S MANUAL
MODEL: TM-105 VENTURA FLEX PL

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
When using an electrical machine, basic safety
precautions should always be followed to reduce the
risk of fire, electric shock and/or injury, including
the following:
1. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE
USING.
2. Switch off and unplug before fitting or removing
tools and/or attachments, after use and before
cleaning.
3. Close supervision is necessary when machine is
connected. Tortilla Masters Equipment does not
recommend the use of this machine by children.
4. Avoid contact with moving parts and fitted
attachments. Keep hands, hair, clothing, as well
utensils, away from rollers and conveyor belt
during operation to reduce the risk of injury to
people and/or damage to the machine.
5. The use of attachments not recommended or sold
by Tortilla Masters Equipment may cause fire,
electric shock or injury.
6. Do not use more than one attachment at a time.
7. Do not use the machine if it is damaged or if the
cord is damaged. Have the machine checked and
serviced before resuming use.
8. When using an attachment make sure that you
have read the safety instructions.
9. Do not use outdoors.
10. To protect against the risk of electric shock do
not put the power unit in water or other liquid.
11. Remove all attachments and accessories from
machine before cleaning.
12. Do not let cord hang over edge of table or
counter.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR COMMERCIAL USE
WARNING: RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC
SHOCK
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an
equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of un-insulated dangerous voltage within
the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of fire or electric
shock to persons.
The hands between the two circles within an
equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of entanglement hazard. Rotating parts.
Keep hands clear of rollers. Do NOT operate with
exposed long hair, jewelry, or loose clothing.
SPECIAL CORD SET INSTRUCTIONS
A short power-supply cord is provided to reduce the
risks resulting from becoming entangled in or
tripping over a longer cord.
Longer extension cords are available and may
be used if care is exercised in their use.
If a long extension cord is used, the marked electrical
rating of the extension cord must be at least as great
as the electrical rating of the machine, and the longer
cord should be arranged so that it will not drape over
the countertop or tabletop where it can be pulled on
by children or tripped over.
NEMA 5015P 110V
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CONTENTS
Content
Page
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
1
INTRODUCTION
3
OPERATING INSTRUCTION
4
TORTILLA THICKNESS ADJUSTMENT
5
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
6
TIPS AND HINTS
7
STANDARD ACCESSORIES
8
ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES
9
TORTILLA RELEASE WIRE PREPARATION
10
TORTILLA RELEASE WIRE INSTALLATION
11
INSTALLING METAL STRAPS
12
INSTALLING CONVEYOR MESH
13
REMOVING CONVEYOR MESH
14
INSTALLING EXTENDED TRAY
15
CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS
16
TROUBLESHOOTING
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SPEC SHEET
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ELECTRICAL DIAGRAM
WARRANTY
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the Ventura Flex! The TM-105 Ventura Flex is the first tabletop corn
tortilla machine by Tortilla Masters Equipment. Ideal for restaurants, this machine’s specialty is to
produce a perfect corn tortilla that is ready to cook. The Ventura Flex is NSF and ETL certified.
Creating a perfect, ready to cook corn tortilla has never been easier! Your kitchen will be able to produce
more, better corn tortillas in a faster and more efficient manner. The Ventura Flex is reliable –
manufactured from the highest-grade materials and produced in the USA. Its small footprint allows the
machine to be flexible and placed in your kitchen.
PARTS OVERVIEW
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
TORTILLA MACHINE OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place a clean tortilla cutter in the unit as described in the “Installation of a Tortilla Cutter”
2. Make sure the cutting wire is on properly and tightened with the metal straps
3. Place about half pound of dough, over between and along the two black rollers, making sure that
the dough is along the length of the rollers
4. Pull the hand lever on disengage the tortilla cutter
5. Turn ON the machine using the ON/OFF Selector Switch
6. Press the Green Start Button
7. Make sure that the dough is along the length of the rollers, so when the rollers are pulling the
dough in between, the front roller will be completely covered with dough
8. You will see a sheet of dough dropping into the wire belt, take it by hand and place it over the
front roller until this front roller is completely covered with dough
9. Pull the interlock spring loaded lever to engage the tortilla cutter
10. Now cut tortillas will drop onto the wire belt
11. Place the tortillas by hand on the griddle. Keep doing this until the griddle is filled with tortillas
12. Turn OFF the unit while you are cooking the tortillas, so the dough will not overmix
13. Turn on the machine and keep feeding the machine with dough ball (about 1 lbs.) to continue
making tortillas
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TORTILLA THICKNESS ADJUSTMENT
The Ventura Flex has the capacity to produce tortillas from 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch with the thickness
adjuster plates on both sides, simply by loosening the knobs and adjusting the distance between the rollers
to the desired thickness for the tortilla. The thickness adjuster plate is in between the two slotted locks
that indicate the thickness limit allowed.
INSTALLATION OF A TORTILLA CUTTER
1. Turn OFF and unplug the unit
2. Open the back cover
3. Pull down the hand lever and hold by hand
4. Insert the tortilla cutter thru the opening
5. Engage the tortilla cutter into the tortilla cutter support
6. Pull the interlock spring loaded lever to engage the tortilla cutter
7. Close the back cover
8. The unit is ready to use
UNINSTALL THE TORTILLA CUTTER
1. Turn OFF and unplug the unit
2. Open the back cover
3. Pull the hand lever on disengage position
4. Take the tortilla cutter in one hand and with the other hand pull down the hand lever until the
tortilla cutter is released
5. Now that the tortilla cutter is free, you can remove it from the machine
6. Close the back cove
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COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
MAKING THE MASA (TORTILLA DOUGH)
Ingredients:
Corn Flour 1.0 pounds (~ 0.45 kg)
Water 1.3 pounds (~ 20.0 fl-oz)
In a mixer, thoroughly stir the corn flour and water until it is all incorporated (about 4 minutes) and a
smooth dough is formed which does not stick to your hands. If the dough feels dry, add water. Once the
dough is ready, cover with a damp towel so that it does not dry out.
COOKING THE TORTILLAS
Once the tortilla is ready, cook on a hot griddle for 10 seconds the first side, cook the second side for 20
seconds and again the first side for 15 seconds, or until the tortilla fluffs up. The temperature of the
griddle should be between 450 F to 500 F.
KEEPING THE TORTILLAS WARM
Keep the tortillas in an air-tight, insulated container covered with a clean cloth
After one hour, the tortillas will be about 130º F, good enough to be served
After Two hours, the tortillas will be about 110º F, good enough to be served
TORTILLA CAPACITY GUIDELINE
GRIDDLE SIZE
MAX PER HOUR
2 x 4
630 / Hour
2 x 3
450 / Hour
2 x 2
270 / Hour
*Max Per Hour rate is an approximation
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TIPS AND HINTS
 Have the prepared dough ready to feed the machine.
 Disengage the tortilla cutter before you place the first piece of dough over the black rollers.
 The first piece of dough you place over the black rollers, needs to be about half pound in tubular
shape laydown.
 The following pieces of dough you place over the black rollers, need to be no more than 1½ pounds in
tubular shape in the center of the black rollers.
 If the unit starts to run out of dough, the unit will produce holes in the tortilla.
 Do not return a bad tortilla or a tortilla with holes onto the rollers. Put the bad tortillas aside and mix
it by hand or with a mixer.
 Turn OFF the unit after you filled the griddle with tortillas. If the unit is not turned OFF, tortillas will
continue to drop to the table and the masa could overmix.
 The Ventura Flex is NOT a machine that you plug in and it will produce tortillas, this is a production
machine that require some expertise gained by practice. This machine will help you produce fast and
high-quality tortillas for you.
 Keep a recipe with procedures to make the dough in your kitchen, so any operator can make always
the same recipe and tortillas.
 Following the recipe is very important for you to have a good dough and good tortillas. Not following
the masa recipe and procedures will yield poor quality tortillas.
 You can make different tortilla sizes.
 See the chart for the different tortilla cutter size.
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STANDARD ACCESSORIES
Tortilla Hopper System
TC16 Tortilla Cutter
Extended Tray
TMSA
-201
Metal Wire
– 10 pcs
TMSA
-200
Metal Straps
– 10 pcs
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ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES
Item
Raw Tortilla
(centimeters)
Cooked Tortilla
(centimeters)
Cooked Tortilla
(Inches)
TC10
10
9
3 ½’’
TC11
11
10
4’’
TC12
12
11
4 5/16”
TC13
13
12
4 ¾’’
TC14
14
13
5 1/8”
TC15
15
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5 ½’’
TMSA
-201
Metal Wire
– 10 pcs per
bag
TMSA
-200
Metal Straps
– 10 pcs per
bag
TM
SA-100 Easy Access Turn Table
Easily access the Ventura Flex in any spot of your kitchen. Just turn it on the spin tray! For
accessible removal of the tortilla cutters and easy cleaning.
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TORTILLA RELEASE WIRE PREPARATION
 Pull about 3½ inches of wire around a pen or pencil.
 With one end of the wire, rotate the pen or pencil to make four tight wraps with the tail around the line wire
creating a loop. Tighten firmly using included pliers.
 Bring the tail of the wrapped wire and over the loop.
 Cut off excess wire and tighten firmly.
Metal Wire
Pencil/Pen
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TORTILLA RELEASE WIRE INSTALLATION
1. Turn OFF and unplug the unit.
2. Remove both metal straps OFF the frontal roller.
3. Open the side cover.
4. Take a wire from the spare bag.
5. Make loop as shown in previous page (page 9 “TORTILLA RELEASE WIRE PREPARATION”)
6. Insert the loop of the wire into the bolt located close to the opening on the gears side.
7. Take the wire and pass it through that opening.
8. Take the tip of the wire and pass it through the opening on the opposite side.
9. Again, take the tip of the wire and pass it to the opening of the wire tensioner.
10. Turn the wire tensioner knob and tighten a little bit. It cannot be too tight.
11. Cut the excess wire.
12. Install the metal straps.
Important: The wire should be in between the roller and the metals straps. This is the wire that aids in
separating the tortilla from the roller
Run the wire along the length
of the roller and insert the
wire through the opening on
both sides of the roller.
To install the wire, secure it
by placing a loop on the
screw.
Insert the wire in the
guiding
peg and turn the peg to
tighten the wire.
Note: The wire will break
easily if over tightened.
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INSTALLING METAL STRAPS
Important: The wire must be installed completely from the right side to the left side and tightened with
the guitar tuning peg before beginning this step.
REMOVING METAL STRAPS
Once the wire is installed,
the metal straps (on both
sides) are placed over
the
wire.
Close and secure the metal
strap. Lower the tail end
securing the metal strap.
It’s important that the tail
end is placed running in the
opposite direction to the
rollers, otherwise it will
encounter the roller and
break the metal strap.
Open the metal straps to unlock
them as shown in the picture
above.
Pull on the straps to have the two
ends separate.
Gently remove the metal strap
and take it out of the black
roller.
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INSTALLING CONVEYOR MESH
Wrap the conveyor mesh
around the sprockets.
Insert the lock in between the
two links while twisting it.
Above is how the conveyor
mesh should look with the
lock installed.
Insert the stainless-steel shaft
through the opening with the
black spacer.
Don’t forget to insert the
black spacer on the left and
right sides.
Continue inserting the
stainless-steel shaft through
the conveyor mesh to the
other side.
Twist the black cap on to the
stainless-steel shaft to the left
and secure tightly.
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REMOVING CONVEYOR MESH
Twist the black roller caps
and remove them from both
sides.
Pull the stainless
-steel shaft
and remove it.
Push the stainless-steel shaft
with your finger.
After disassembling the
conveyor system your
Ventura Flex should look
like the picture above.
Pull the lock from the end
as shown in the photo and
remove it.
Find opening in the
conveyor mesh (which is
around where the finger in
the picture is).
Remove the Conveyor
Mesh.
Shown in the picture is
another view of the lock
being pulled away from the
conveyor mesh.
Pictured above is the lock
once removed.
Remove the Conveyor
Mesh.
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INSTALLING EXTENDED TRAY
After lining up the holes, insert the screws
through the holes. Don’t tighten yet, just
loosely adjust the screw and butterfly pairs
together. Ensure that the parts fit together, and
no force should be used in installation. Stop
here if the parts don’t fit together or are
warped.
If all the parts fit together and no issues are seen,
proceed to hand tighten the screws and butterfly
nuts. Do one at a time and ensure that there is
no play in the tray or the bolts. The extended
tray should be firmly attached if installed
correctly. If there is any warping or wrong
fitting, stop and ins
pect the parts.
Included should be 2 screws and 2 butterfly nuts, along with the extended tray. Total, there
will be five parts. Begin by lining up the screw holes as shown by the red arrows.
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CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: The unit must be disconnected from power source prior to cleaning.
Allow unit to cool if still warm. Do not use power-cleaning equipment.
DO NOT hose down or pressure wash any part of the Ventura Flex
NEVER use a scrubber pad or abrasive material to clean the Ventura Flex
NEVER use bleach or bleach-based cleaner
Dilute detergent per supplier’s instructions
The entire Ventura Flex, including removable parts, must be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized
using the procedures identified by your local health department.
RECOMMENDED CLEANING
Black Rollers: Run the machine for about 5 minutes alone with no dough so small
pieces of left over dough will drop off from the rollers. Then, hand wash using a
damp cloth, mild soap and water to rinse, dry, and sanitize.
Step 1: Using a damp cloth,
wipe the front roller as
shown.
Step 2: Proceed to clean the
back roller.
Step 3: Clean around and
underneath the rollers.
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Tortilla Cutter: Remove and hand wash using mild soap and water, then rinse,
dry, and sanitize.
Tortilla Cutter Support: Hand wash using a damp cloth, mild soap and water.
Then rinse, dry, and sanitize.
Exterior: Hand wash with a damp cloth using mild soap and water. Then rinse,
dry, and sanitize.
Tortilla Hopper: Remove to hand wash using mild soap and water, rinse, dry, and
sanitize or place in dishwasher.
Conveyor Mesh: Wash by hand and dry thoroughly. You can use
a bristle brush, steel wool, or place in dishwasher. With a damp
cloth, wipe clean the conveyor belt while it is on the machine. For
deeper cleaning, a bristle brush may be used.
Metal Straps: Remove and hand wash using mild soap and water. Then rinse,
dry, and sanitize.
Proceed with cleaning
with a damp cloth.
Remove/Release the
springs connecting to the
silver bar.
Remove the Tortilla
Cutter.
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TROUBLESHOOTING
Dough sticks on the back roller
Cause
Remedy
The dough is too wet
Make new dough with less amount of water
Dough will not stick on front roller
Cause
Remedy
The metal straps do not rotate with the
roller
The metal straps must be firmly tightened to the roller
The dough is too dry
Add more water to the dough
The dough may not be special for corn
tortillas
Make dough using nixtamalized corn flour or nixtamalized
corn dough
Incorrect installation of the release wire.
The release wire must be in between the black rollers and
the metal straps.
The metal straps are not installed correctly.
The metal straps must be firmly tightened to the roller
The tail end of the metal straps must be completely bended.
The tortilla cutter does not cut tortillas
Cause
Remedy
The tortilla cutter is not installed correctly
Adjust the bolts in the tortilla cutter brackets
The tortilla cutter is not in working
condition
With #200 grit sand paper, sand the 3D edge of the round
shape of the tortilla cutter.
Change the tortilla cutter
The release wire breaks constantly
Cause
Remedy
The release wire is too tight
Loosen the wire slightly
It is not the recommended wire
Use the correct wire
The metal straps are not clean
i. Clean the metal straps every day by running the
machine for about 5 minutes.
ii. Clean with a damp cloth
The tortillas drop below the back roller into the base plate
Cause
Remedy
The rollers are separated too much
Adjust rollers to make tortillas from 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch
The dough is too dry
Make new dough with more water
The tortilla cutter is not in working
condition
Change the tortilla cutter
The tortillas have holes
Cause
Remedy
The dough is not well mixed
Mix the dough correctly
The dough ball is more than 1.5 Lbs.
Feed the Ventura Flex with dough balls no more than 1.5
lbs.
The dough is too dry
Make new dough with more water
Machine is not working
Cause
Remedy
The machine does not start
Pull the Emergency Stop Red Button.
Verify the 3 covers are closed.
Check the fuse is in working conditions
Overload motor protector is tripped
Check the building’s electrical source.
Wait 5 minutes and restart the machine
To buy extra metal straps, release wires and other parts, contact Tortilla Masters Equipment at 281 -994-7010

VENTURA FLEX
Tabletop Corn Tortilla Machine
This machine’s specialty is to produce perfect corn tortillas ready to
cook.
Standards Features

Production: 840 raw tortillas per hour

NSF & ETL certified
Stainless steel construction
Food grade plastic rollers
Interlocked covers & doors
Motor sealed for life
Gear transmission

Thermal overload protection
Current (amps)
2
Voltage (volts)
115
Height
18”
Width
24”
Depth
23”
Weight
128 #
Cord Length
6’
Technical Data
This Ventura Flex gear driven Tabletop Corn
Tortilla machine specialty is to produce perfect
corn tortillas ready to cook at your small restaurant
kitchen.
A stainless-steel construction, Food grade plastic
rollers and a 6 ¼ tortilla cutter are included.
The Ventura Flex has a 115 V single phase
electrical rating.
Description
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