BLACKWELL PASTA MACHINE User manual

PASTA MACHINE
Pasta making becomes easy!
Recipe
Instruction

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Congratulations on your purchase from Blackwell!
Maintenance of the machine.
1 - During use, clean the scrapers underneath the smooth rollers every so often with a piece of kitchen
paper.
2 - Never wash the machine with water or in the dishwasher!
3 - To clean the machine after use, use a brush or a wooden rod
4 - If necessary put several drops of vaseline oil on the ends of the cutting rollers
5 - Do no insert knives or cloths in between the rollers!
How to prepare the dough and the pasta with. Set the machine regulator to position 7, pulling it
outwards and turning it so that the two smooth rollers are completely open (3 mm). Pass a piece of
mixture through the machinr turning the handle. Repeat this 5-6 times, folding the dough over and
adding some flour to the middle if necessary. When the dough has taken a regular shape, pass it
through the rollers once only with the regulators set on number 6. then once again on number 5
continuing until you obtain the desired thickness. With a knife, cut the dough crossways in pieces
approximately 25 cm long. Insert the handle in the hole for the cutting rollers, turn it slowly and pass
the dough through so as to obtain the type of pasta you prefer.
If the rollers won’t ‘cut’, this means the dough is too soft: in this case you should pass the dough
through the smooth rollers, after adding some flour to the mixture.
However when the dough is to dry and cannot be ‘caught’ by the rollers, add a little water to the mixture
and pass it through the smooth rollers once again.
How to prepare the mixture. Ingredients: 500g soft wheat and 5 eggs; instead of ussing 5 egss you
can use a glass of natural mineral water. For ‘al dente’ pasta, mix 250g of soft wheat flour with 250g of
durum wheat flour. Dot not add any salt! Pour the flour into a bowl and the eggs intro the middle of the
flour. Mix the eggs with a fork until they are completely blended with the flour. Knead the mixture with
your hands until it is completely homogenous and consistent. If the mixture is too dry add some water,
if its too soft add some flour. A good mixture should never stick to your fingers. Remove the mixture
from the bowl and place it onto al lightly floured table. If necessary, continue to knead the mixture and
cut it into small pieces.
How to prepare the machine for use. Fix the machine onto the table with the clamp provided and
insert the handle intro the roller hole. When using the machine for the first time, clean it with a dry cloth
to remove any excess oil. To clean the rollers, pas a small quantity of dough through them and then
throw the dough away.
Instructions