What does "manos a la masa" mean?

Question

"manos a la masa" is part of the title of a spanish cooking website. Is this an idiom?

Answer 1

yes... meaning "let's start working!!!... or cooking!!"

Answer 2

Yes, Benz is right ... This is a take-off of "manos a la obra" - let's get to work.

In this case "masa" means "dough", as in cooking.

Answer 3

Yes, it means both "caught red handed" (an idiom, saying, etc.) and that literally your hands are in the dough.

Answer 4

i believe 'las manos en la masa' means 'red-handed'