Imperia pasta machine

Allan Matthews said:

I have a new Imperia machine I have used it a few times and
it seems to be a very good machine but I have one problem.
When it is slicing the pasta, it does not slice it all the
way through so I have bands of strands fastened together. I
assume I am doing something wrong with the dough. Any
suggestions?

What cut are you trying for? IME the angel-hair cutter sucks
wind. Even if you get the dough the correct thickness if
it's too wet or too dry you wind up with a mess.

If your dough is the right consistency and your having
problems with the cutters for linquine/fettucine/lasagne I'd
say your dough is too thin.

Counterintuitive, yes, but think about it. If the dough is
too thin the cutting blades won't make the dough contact the
block against which the cutters cut.

Best,

Marc

(MrAoD) said:

Allan Matthews said:

I have a new Imperia machine I have used it a few times
and it seems to be a very good machine but I have one
problem. When it is slicing the pasta, it does not slice
it all the way through so I have bands of strands fastened
together. I assume I am doing something wrong with the
dough. Any suggestions?

What cut are you trying for? IME the angel-hair cutter
sucks wind. Even if you get the dough the correct thickness
if it's too wet or too dry you wind up with a mess.

If your dough is the right consistency and your having
problems with the cutters for linquine/fettucine/lasagne
I'd say your dough is too thin.

Counterintuitive, yes, but think about it. If the dough is
too thin the cutting blades won't make the dough contact
the block against which the cutters cut.

Best,

Marc

I have an Imperia and I agree with Marc - the angel hair
pasta blade is tough to operate. The problem has to be with
the dough. If you think you have it right, then wrap it in
plastic and rest it for 30 minutes before you begin to work
with it. The dough should slice beautifully for you.

Harry