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HOW TO MAKE PASTA
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Transfer the pasta mix
frem
the work
bowl
of
the food
processor
in co tbe
hopper
of
the P.asta Maker. The mix
should
be
crumbly,
and it
shoul.d
pass
the
"pinch
test"
(page 16).
Place a
clean
towel
on
the
counter
under the
pasta
disc,
to
hold the
pasta
as it
extrudes from the
machine.
Pick
up
the pusher
I cutter
by
the
rod
and push
the
granules of
pasta ntix
into
the
funnel opening. This is one
of the
most critical operations.
The
object is
to feed the pasta
mix
evenly
into the
extruder
mechanism. Filling the
funnel
w.ith
too
much
pasta
mix may
cause
a
jam.
To
monitOr the flow
of the
pasta
mix,
look
down
into
the
funnel
opening.
You
should
always be
able
tO
see the
extruding
rod rotating.
Feed
the mix
into the
opening slowly
and
evenly, so
the
extruding
rod doesn't become
covered
with
mix,
but
there is always
enough
mix
for
the
rod
to
force through
the
pasta
disc.
To
help regulate
the flow of
pasta
urix,
tum thepusher/cutteroverand hold
it
by
the
cutting
blade. Insert
the rod into
the
flUmel.
Use a
gentle
tapping
motion
to
tamp the
pasta
mix down
onto
the
spiral extruding rod. Don't
push
too hard. You
should
be
able
to
insert
the
rod far enough
into the
f\mnel
so
the
shoulders of
the
cutting
blade rest
on the
upper
rim
oJ
the
hopper. If
it
won't
go
in this
far,
there is
probably
too
mucb
pasta
mix in
the
funnel. Feed
the pasta mix a bit more
slowly.
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