The DoughXpress DM-18NH Manual Pizza Dough Press
Why Use DoughXpress Pizza Press?
The DM-18NH is an economic manual cold pizza dough press, perfect for low to medium production volumes (75-100/hr). It is a fast, safe, simple, alternative to hand tossing or sheeting/rolling your pizza dough. The dough press is an easy, affordable way to improve your production time, as well as your finished product. The DM-18NH is a clamshell design, ideal for hearth baked pizzas. The DM-18NH will press your dough to approximately 60% of the finished size. Press dough, finish by stretching or tossing to achieve final size, place on peel, top, and put right on the hearth or stone surface.
No Heat & Pressing Tips
- No electricity needed
- Great for catering where power is not available
- Ideal for hearth baked pizzas
- Recommended Time: Warm dough, 10-12 seconds
Labor & Production
- Presses require no skilled labor unlike hand tossing
- Presses are safe and have no age requirements unlike sheeters/rollers
- 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
- Makes it possible to achieve desired thickness and ensures consistent thickness at the same dough ball weight
DoughXpress DM-18NH Features
- Thickness adjustment for various product thicknesses
- 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
- Certifications: ETL Sanitation and ETL Electrical
- Recommended Cleaning Instructions: Wipe down with a moist towel - if needed, use damp sponge with minimal soap and water and then dry off