Tips for Using an Old-Style Cookie Press

[kcmckay]

At my last show I had a guest ask me about tips on old version of cookie press.

I don't own one nor have I ever used one even non PC so it was hard to give him an answer.

He said he had issues with the dough getting jammed after every 3rd cookie or so. Can anyone give me any tips to give him? Thanks!

 

[letscook04]

Katie, if you type in "cookie press" in the search box you will find a lot of ?'s about it.

 

[bellairegirl]

i bought this before christmas and was never able to get it to work correctly. I did use the pampered chef recipe. I ended up sending it back and got something else.

 

[kcmckay]

Katie, if you type in "cookie press" in the search box you will find a lot of ?'s about it.

I tried this and can't find the answers I'm looking for. Can anyone offer any tips for me? THanks!!!

 

[mspibb]

I am a frequent user of both the old style cookie press and the restyled one (the latter is exactly like the Mirro cook press I grew up using). I'm not sure what he means by jamming the dough. My original press the gear eventually wore out and it would "skip" if I didn't kind push on the plunger with my other hand while pulling on the trigger. I found a click and a half of the trigger then lift away from the pan while kinda twisting the press to work best. I have never been successful pressing on parchment paper and the stone/cookie sheet has to be completely cool.