HIX DMS-18 User Manual

Model No.

Manual Pizza Press

The DMS-18 is an economic manual pizza dough press, perfect for low to medium production volumes (75-100/hr). It is a
fast, safe, simple, mess free (no our needed) 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 nished product. The DMS-18 is a swing
away design with an upper heated platen.

Heated Upper Platen:

aids dough ow•
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 •
proong if desired

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

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

DMS-18

Labor:

presses require no skilled •
labor unlike hand tossing

presses are safe and have •
no age requirements unlike

sheeters/rollers

HIX Corporation Food Division

HIX Corporation Food Division

Product improvement may require us to change

specications without notice.

Revised May 2012

Use:

DMS-18 is easy to use… prepare dough balls, set •
temp/thickness, place dough ball in center of lower

platen, and press the dough.

DOUGHXPRESS

DOUGHXPRESS

1201 E. 27th Terrace

1201 E. 27th Terrace
Pittsburg, KS 66762 USA

Pittsburg, KS 66762 USA

[e-mail] or visit www.doughxpress.com

[e-mail] or visit www.doughxpress.com

Finished Product:

pressed dough keeps air in •
the crust vs. sheeted dough

where the air is forced out of

the crust. Pressed dough is
consistent in thickness and

size vs. hand tossed where

the thickness and size can be
inconsistent

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Toll Free: [phone] ext.205
Tel: [phone] ext.205

Tel: [phone] ext.205
Fax: [phone]

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Model No.

Manual Pizza Press

Features Include:

calibrated temperature control•
full range thickness adjustment from paper thin to 7/8”•
heat indicating light that turns off when set temperature is reached•
attens dough balls into pizzas up to 18” in diameter•
powder coated white nish with aluminum upper and lower platens•

Optional Features:

Non-stick PTFE coated upper and lower platens•

Recommended Cleaning Instructions:

wipe down with a moist towel - if needed, use damp sponge with •
minimal soap and water and then dry off

Easy As...

1. 2. 3.

DMS-18

DIMENSIONS

Width: 18 3/8 inches, 46.67 centimeters
Height: 20 inches, 50.8 centimeters
Depth: 28 inches, 71.12 centimeters

WEIGHT

Press Only: 140 lbs.

ELECTRICAL

120 Volt 50/60 Hz 220 Volt~ 50/60 Hz
1150 Watts 1150 Watts
10 Amps 5 Amps
Standard 5-15P NEMA Plug on 120v
6-15P NEMA Plug on 220v

TEMPERATURE RANGE

Off-200ºF, 93ºC upper platen

After allowing upper platen to reach

desired temperature, place pre­portioned ball of dough in center of
platen.

HIX Corporation Food Division

Product improvement may require us to change

specications without notice.

Revised May 2012

After setting time and desired thick-

ness, swing upper platen over
dough ball and pull down the handle

until it locks into position. Using both
hands, pull up the handle.

DOUGHXPRESS

1201 E. 27th Terrace
Pittsburg, KS 66762 USA

[e-mail] or visit www.doughxpress.com

Remove your crust from the platen
and place on screen, disc, or pan
(top of crust on press becomes bot-

tom). Now you are ready for make-

up and baking.

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