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orion80 said: ↑

Hi Swaran,

Even i had similar exp with the roti maker. Mine is Vijay brand.

My family likes the soft rotis i make by hand and prefer it in 3 meals. So i thought making rotis would be easier. Some differences between rotis i make by hand and rotimaker:

1. Rotis made by hand stay soft till evening but those made in rotimaker should be consumed immediately or should be stored in hotpack lined with tissues. Even then the taste is different.
2. Lot of oil goes into mixing the dough when we use rotimaker but for the dough which i roll by hand one tblspoon is enough.
3. I make crispy and bigger dosas on non-stick tawa. On rotimaker, the diameter is too small. You need to make more number of dosas and the time taken is more.

So my opinion would be not to go for it. I gave mine to a friend so that she can use for few days and check for herself if she is comfortable with it. She came back after few days and said that i saved her the money

I strongly suggest you ask your mom how she is using it. She must be doing it the correct way to find it useful for rotis as well as dosas. She might help you with the technique, which obviously, we are missing. And then you can share it on IL and we can restart using our rotimakers :bonk
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Hello Orion..
thanks a bunch for sharing your feedback...will maybe ask someone who has roti maker nearby,try for few days and then decide whether to buy or not..lets see...

harikamahesh said: ↑

Hi,
My mom also used to do rotis in roti maker and wat i personally experienced is that
rotis are of not gud taste and they become some wat dry after some tym. They have to be consumed immediately.
As 'Orion80' said may be ur mom is using it in the rght manner which we dont knw.

Regards
Harika
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thanks harikamahesh for sharing your response...

yes wil ask my mom now,i mean its been more than 5 months she is using that old one...and i believe she has got a new butterfly roti maker last month...so i ll ask her this weekend whether its still the same or she is facing some issues as you all have mentioned

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hi all,

even i had a thought that the roti maker would save all the work, and we can make chapathis all the time..

but looking at the reviews; i feel that hand-made are better; even though can do it just few times a week when we have more time..

Roti maker - all that glitters is not gold..

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Priesh said: ↑

I am also thinking to buy Roti maker. Thanks for starting this thread Swaran.

My friend is using this. She told chapthis are coming good when the dough is loser. Dont know whether she uses more oil or not.

My cousin told chapathis are OK when we eaten immediately. else it is like papad.

confused now.
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thanks priesh...yes lets wait for more replies/reviews here and then think

pman16 said: ↑

If your family members do not worry about the taste,texture or size of rotis/dosas, then go for it. If a family's staple food is rotis, then no point in spoiling the show by experimenting with taste. As contrast to rotis, my kids love my hand-made rotis and have started to say mummy-maker rotis are the best
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yes very true pman...if the family consumes rotis daily or regularly,i too feel handmade ones are better...
if you want to make fast rotis that too when relatives/freinds have come,i feel this would be better...lets see pman..thanks a bunch for giving me your feedback again...
dosa ,i too have seen and told my mom that it takes more time in roti maker and look small.but dint get a chance to see how she makes chappati... :-(

but just one q,atleast can we make the base,patties easily...after that we can put in tava for doing it the regular way,i mean not use the roti maker for making the puffed chappatis and use only for makin the base??...will that be a little better????

npri said: ↑

Even i used roti maker. The chapati has to be consumed soon else it will become dry and difficult to eat. You cannot pack chapati to lunch which i find it as a big disadvantage.
the dough has to be too loose so that you can get a puffy chapathi. Taste wise it would not be so good as compared to hand made ones.
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thanks a lot npri for your feedback...
as you say yes,if they cannot be packed for lunch,its a real disadvantage...mmmm lets see..

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hahaha preetitech...thats a good one..
all that glitters......hahaha

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When my RM was sitting idle, i too wanted it to use it to just press (roll out) and then thought will cook in on tava....BUT....it doesnt get pressed without electricity (heat).I too thought i will use it as a poori press for the rotis but it didnt work.

Oh, swaran i would have given mine to you if we stayed close

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Hi,

I had Tortilla Roti maker. It was very good for first one month, i used to get the Roti out as they show in Demo (but Taste is not good as all others said) ...U need to mix the Dough more softer for Roti maker....After one month the Heat of Roti maker was very low, and roti was not at all getting fried...I called Customer Care ( Brand gives 1yr Guarantee and 7yrs varrantee), twice they came, It worked only the day they came...After tht again Same issue,...I Stopped using it now...It is still thr, but of no use....When ever i see some demo in the malls, i feel like to go and say tht pls dont buy ....bcas of my experience..

U can fry papad also without oil....I feel only this is usefull....

Kalyani

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pman16 said: ↑

When my RM was sitting idle, i too wanted it to use it to just press (roll out) and then thought will cook in on tava....BUT....it doesnt get pressed without electricity (heat).I too thought i will use it as a poori press for the rotis but it didnt work.

Oh, swaran i would have given mine to you if we stayed close
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hahaha without electricity,that wont work..
thanks a lot for the offer Bow...yeah really wish if i could borrow from someone and give a try

DKalyani said: ↑

Hi,

I had Tortilla Roti maker. It was very good for first one month, i used to get the Roti out as they show in Demo (but Taste is not good as all others said) ...U need to mix the Dough more softer for Roti maker....After one month the Heat of Roti maker was very low, and roti was not at all getting fried...I called Customer Care ( Brand gives 1yr Guarantee and 7yrs varrantee), twice they came, It worked only the day they came...After tht again Same issue,...I Stopped using it now...It is still thr, but of no use....When ever i see some demo in the malls, i feel like to go and say tht pls dont buy ....bcas of my experience..

U can fry papad also without oil....I feel only this is usefull....
Kalyani
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thats sad to know kalyani....
papad without oil....mmmm thats a little better..hehee
have you tried vadams too..i mean the colored chips type one!!!??

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papad without oil can be done on the direct stove top/ microwave itself.......:rotfl

vadams.. my god, swaran..:spin

Roti maker - do not buy.. or buy and put it in your kitchen to say "I too have a roti maker..":bonk

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OMG....... :-( What is this yaar?? Not even one reply to support.. :-( :-(

I'm worried now.. :bonk

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Sabari, seeing all the replies better not to buy. wait and see more replies

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