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The three-point seal method and why two points fail

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Most tutorials show a two-point fold: bottom up, then sides in, then roll. What they skip is that the side tucks need to happen before the bottom fold, not after. If you fold the bottom up first, the side tucks no longer have anything to grip — the bottom fold has already used up the tortilla slack you need for a clean tuck. The correct sequence: both sides tucked in simultaneously, then the bottom fold, then the final roll forward. This creates three sealed edges and leaves only the final seam as a potential weak point. That seam gets placed down on a hot surface to seal.

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RollAndrei

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Engineering validation: the three-point sequence creates a closed geometry at the ends before the longitudinal seam is formed. This means the fill is contained in three directions before you make the final roll. A two-point sequence that folds bottom first leaves the ends partially open during the roll, which is where the fill escapes.

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I have been doing this wrong for two years. Just tried the three-point sequence this morning and the ends held completely. I cannot believe I did not know about the side tuck order.

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