DoughXpress DM-18 Manual Clamshell Pizza Dough Press - 18", 230V

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The DM-18 is an economic manual pizza dough press that is perfect for low to medium production volumes (75-100/hr). It is a fast, safe, simple, mess-free (no flour needed) alternative to hand tossing or sheeting/rolling your pizza dough. The DM-18 is an easy, affordable way to improve your production time as well as your finished product. The DM-18 is a clamshell design with an upper heated platen.

The DM-18 series dough presses are perfect for low to medium production volumes (75-100/hr.). These economic dough presses are an easy, affordable way to improve your production time, as well as your finished product.

The DM-18 provides an upper heated platen with precise temperature and time control which aids in dough flow and reducing "shrink-back". The DM-18 is capable of pressing dough balls to a finished size, eliminating the need for skilled, labor-intensive hand stretching. The heated upper platen also allows you to press colder dough straight from your refrigeration unit.

The DM-18NH is an economic cold press great for catered events where electricity may not be available and ideal for hearth baked pizza. The DM-18NH will press dough to approximately 60% in a fraction of the time and then can be finished by hand.

The DM-18 is a quick, safe way to flatten your pizza dough without the need for flour, multiple pass dough rollers, and best of all – no skilled labor. The Variable Thickness Control ensures that your operators are consistently making dough to a specific thickness.

• Digital time and temperature controls.
• Flattens dough balls into pizzas up to 18″ in diameter.
• Illuminated On/Off switch.
• Optional non-stick coated upper and lower platens.
• Full-range thickness adjustment from paper thin to 7/8”.
• ETL and ETL Sanitation listed.
• 15″ H x 18″ W x 28″ D.
• Press Weight: 92 lbs.
• Electrical: 230 volts/60 Hz, 1150 Watts, 9.8 Amps, 5-15P NEMA Plug.
• Temperature Range: Off – 200°F, 93°C upper platen.
• Made in the U.S.A.
• Heated Upper Platen 

  • Aids dough flow
  • Allows dough to be pressed straight from refrigeration unit
  • Helps keep dough from shrinking back
  • Keeps dough from sticking to upper platen
  • Will help activate yeast for faster proofing if desired

  Variable Thickness Control 

  • Makes it possible to achieve desired thickness and ensures consistent thickness at the same dough ball weight.

  Production 

  • 18” platen allows for making variable crust sizes and thickness up to 18 inches. The size of the crust is determined by the weight of the dough ball and the thickness setting.
  • Depends on the desired size of the crust:
    9” to 18” = 75-100/hr.
    7” to 9” = 150-200/hr.
    6” or under = 300-400/hr.

  Pressing Tips 

  • Recommended Time:
    Warm dough, moderate to high yeast…2 seconds
    Cold dough, moderate yeast…4-6 seconds
    Cold dough, small amount of yeast…8 seconds
  • Recommended Temperature:
    Warm dough…110°F
    Cold dough…150°F

  Labor 

  • Presses require no skilled labor, unlike hand tossing.
  • Presses are safe and have no age requirements, unlike sheeters/rollers.

  Use 

  • DM-18 is easy to use. Prepare dough balls, set temp/thickness, place dough ball in center of lower platen and press the dough.

  Finished Product 

  • Pressed dough keeps air in the crust, unlike sheeted dough where the air is forced out of the crust. Pressed dough is consistent in thickness and size, unlike hand tossed where the thickness and size can be inconsistent.
  
  
  Features Include

  • Digital temperature control displays current reading
  • Digital timer (count down begins automatically when platen lowers and resets after the platen raises)
  • Full range thickness adjustment from paper thin to 7/8”
  • Heat indicating light that turns off when set temperature is reached
  • Flattens dough balls into pizzas up to 18” in diameter
  • Powder coated white finish with aluminum upper and lower platens

   
  Optional Features

  • Non-stick PTFE coated upper and lower platens RECOMMENDED
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  • DIMENSIONS
    Width: 18 inches, 45.7 centimeters Height: 15 inches, 38.1 centimeters Depth: 28-1/8 inches, 71.44 centimeters
    WEIGHT
    Press Only: 92 lbs.
    ELECTRICAL
    230 Volt~/60 Hz 1150 Watts | 1150 Watts 9.8 Amps | 4.9Amps Standard 5-15P NEMA Plug on 120v 6-15P NEMA Plug on 220v
    TEMPERATURE RANGE
    Off-200℉, 93℃ upper platen