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    Kevin Burton
    BPL Member

    @burtonator

    Locale: norcal

    I'm considering packing in tortillas so I can make trout tacos.

    The only problem is that if you don't' cook tortillas they kind of taste like raw dough.

    1. can you get fully cooked tortillas?

    2. if I cook them at home will they still be malleable when in the wild?

    #1902221
    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Try the blended corn and flour ones. Best of both worlds for packing. Not too crumbly like 100% corn and has flavor unlike the flour only.

    But yes you can buy flour tortillas both cooked and uncooked.

    Corn ones are cooked or else it would just be a pile of masa and water

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    Mike In Socal
    BPL Member

    @rcmike

    Locale: California

    If you cook the tortillas at home, they will harden. I recommend getting a small aluminum comal. A comal is a smooth, flat griddle typically used in Mexico to cook tortillas. All it really amounts to is a flat aluminum disc that you can set over a fire, nothing fancy. It shouldn't weigh much at all.

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    D G
    Spectator

    @dang

    Locale: Pacific Northwet

    You didn't mention what cooking method you are using but I've made tacos/burritos while camping and I just heat/toast the tortillas directly over the flame of a canister stove on low heat making sure to keep it moving.

    I do the same thing at home all the time toasting tortillas directly over the gas flame of my stove.

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    Kevin Burton
    BPL Member

    @burtonator

    Locale: norcal

    I use a wood shove.

    I think I could do this especially if I use two tent stakes to prevent the tortillas from falling in …

    I wish I had a back yard to play with cooking on my wood stove but I live in the city.

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    Tyson Marshall
    BPL Member

    @sheepngeese

    Locale: Ventura County (formerly PNW)
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