SC - Pasta Machine (OP)

[Olwen the Odd]

Hi.  I have a three slot Ampia pasta machine.  The flat one I use to help 
roll the dough flatter (adjustable width) to feed through the spagetti part 
or the fetticini part although it is for lasagna.  I use an egg noodle 
recipe you can find in most cookbooks.  Sometimes I make a spinich/garlic 
noodle or other variation.  As far as cleaning goes - NEVER wash it.  Very 
little should stick and after any particles dry, use a brush (vegetable) to 
clean it.  The machine will rust if it is washed and enough washings will 
begin to break down the exterior finish.

I use mine fairly often.  It's pretty easy.  After you make the dough, roll 
it out by hand and use the flat part if you want to make it more uniform.  
The dough should be dry like pizza dough.  Once you run the dough through 
the spaghetti or fettucinni cutter, hang it to dry on something.  I use my 
wooden clothes drying rack.  I have found it best to let it dry for at least 
15-20 minutes before using it but you don't have to I guess.

If you have a hand crank, just turn at a steady rate.  This is a good and 
cool way to involve guests or kids in making the meal and they usually just 
LOVE to do it! Have fun and let us know how it goes.
Olwen

>From: twila hoon <hoontw at libra.unm.edu>
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>Subject: SC - Pasta Machine (OP)
>Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 18:11:03 -0600
>
>
>
>Greetings, I succumbed to temptation and bought a pasta machine at a yard
>sale for $5.00 - one w/o directions <g>  So I was curious if anybody had
>its type or a similar machine and would be willing to send me some basic
>instructions and or tips?   It is a Cross brand machine - says made in
>Italy and seems to have three 'feed' areas I believe (from looking at the
>picture in the William Sonoma online catalog) that two of the slots are for
>flat sheets of pasta and for fetticuine (sp)  but have no clue about the
>third.  Any help would be appreciated, it looks brand new _ and I want to
>play with it_ but I don't _even_ know how to clean the silly thing.
>
>
>Sabia
>
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