MARCATO Pasta Drying Rack, Black

Hanging fresh pasta to dry can be tedious when you need to hang each noodle individually. This product solves that and lets you transfer the entire batch of noodles as they come off the cutter directly to the drying rack. The product videos show how this is done—and it works wonderfully. Device folds up and is easy to store. 5 stars.

This is an expensive item for what it is but it is incredibly well engineered. It's light and breaks down in a snap. Just a wet cloth to clean it and there is no assembly required. You turn the wheel to open it and use the included wand to put the pasta on the stalks and remove it. It's made in Italy by just about the top maker of Pasta machines so the quality is there. I think it's worth the high price.

I have been making home made pasta for years and experimented with creative ways to dry it. I finally did some research. After reading lots of descriptions and recommendations I chose to purchase the Marcato. Best recent investment I have made. It works as described, but there are several things worth mentioning. 1. It's made of plastic not wood so there are no worries about what is left behind on the wands 2. It is easy to clean.. 3. The dried pasta easily slides off the wands. 4. It comes with a wand used to transfer the cut pasta from the pasta machine to the drying rack. 5. No worries about moving the wands to position them. Just rotate the knob at the top clockwise as you need another wand. 6. There is enough space to dry pasta for 8 servings. 7. Comes in a box that you use to store it between uses. Update March 21, 2014. Wow. It's hard to believe I've been using the Marcato Pasta Drying Rack for 4 years. Whether I'm making pasta for my family, an event, or someone in need of a meal, out comes the Marcato. It still functions perfectly. The stand, the arms, the wand all look brand new. If there is one thing I would recommend it would be to make it bigger or offer a larger model. There have been many times when I could use more space. Especially, when I'm making more then 8 servings of pasta.

This has helped me so much. I make my own pasta at home because I love fresh pasta and like to use organic flour and have a higher protein content and more fiber by using a 1/2 unbleached white flour to 1/2 organic whole wheat flour. I also do not use eggs and only a small amount of salt and a dribble of fine extra virgin olive oil. I use my Gourmia pasta amazing and a Marcato Atlas to help me with this formidable task. I sometimes extruded it onto a plate and sometimes the pasta would stick when it boiled and was not perfect. Since I purchased a Marcato Atlas Pasta Drying Rack I have been able to make perfect pasta, since it is separated neatly. The wand I also use for when I make my homemade low fat salad dressings as a pusher to quickly get the dressing down the narrow aperture as it fits down my narrow funnel that fills my dressing bottle. The wand I did not realize would be plastic but it is. It would be nicer in crystal which is why it did not get 5 stars. It does have an opening at the top that is straw-like so it can hold a small amount of water to help with perfect dough making. I feel this would be better if it also has a cap as it is open at the top and then there is more cleaning if used to hold water. The legs which are gorgeous gleaming metal tripods with rubber non skid bottoms sometimes fall down after they are compacted and closed if the unit is placed on its side and then if out displayed it does not look its best. This problem can be solved by the addition of three small thin triangle magnets placed on the underneath part of the plastic that the legs touch neatly when are folded closed and pushed up for storage. I will probably purchase some magnets and do this myself on mine when I fit it in. These wands can also work as giant milkshake stirrers for those who sometimes make giant, healthy super low fat milkshakes like myself. I use my homemade organic soymilk or almond milk and mix with just a little low fat vanilla or other ice cream. Sometimes I add my homemade seltzer and soda syrup for a healthy ice cream soda and me and my spouse also sometimes drink a small one with a little fruit juice mixed in before our breakfast to give us that fruit juice, yummy but healthy and will not get you fat dessert high when we wake up.

Pasta making is something we are just beginning to get serious about so I started to order the less expensive wood models rather than shelling out the extra for this upgraded drying rack. However, at the last minute the 4/3 promotion on the other rack was cancelled and the reviews were mixed so I opted instead for this one (4/3 promotion helped reduce the cost too!). Glad I did! This is a one piece system that sets up in less than a minute - ditto for storage. No need to chase after different parts or worry about stability. The base opens like a tripod for stability. The top spins to open all the arms plus there is a built-in lifter. Very easy to clean, super simple to store and a sturdy build make this a pleasure to use. Should be the last one you will need to buy and provides plenty of space to make extra pasta.

I had been using a bamboo drying rack. Much cheaper, but not good to work with. The rods were so warped that they wouldn't go through the holes. This on is so easy to set up and use and it holds so much pasta easily! I gave the other rack to our local thrift shop and this one will be my choice from now on. I love how compact it is, how easy it is to twirl the rack out, how the legs go in to store it in a small space. Great design, great construction, great product!

I'm an ex chef and avid home cook. I recently started getting back into fresh pasta and was in need of a new rack. I was hoping there was something kinda cool and innovative . There it was. It looked pretty cool but as good in practice? It was. At the risk of sounding like an infomercial, It sets and breaks down in a snap. No more difficult than an umbrella. It holds a lot of pasta. I made a four cup recipe and it held the whole thing. Cleans up with a wipe to each spindle. It's also easy to store. Great product.

Genial utensilio para secar pasta casera. Cabe mucha cantidad y ocupa poco espacio plegado. Es muy bonito y a juego con la máquina y accesorios también rojos. Buena calidad y envío rápido. Gracias !!

Excellent, well made product that does exactly what it is meant to do. It might be a little more expensive than other pasta dryers but it looks great, folds up tidily and is well made. It greatly simplifies pasta making when you don't need to drape your pasta over every available surface :) The fact that it looks stylish doesn't impact on how well it drys pasta but it does add a bit of Italian colour to the kitchen.

Hatte ich zu der Nudelmaschine von Marcato mitbestellt und das war gut, denn wie hätte ich die ganzen Nudeln sonst trocknen sollen? Geniales Zubehör, das sich zusammengeklappt gut verstauen lässt. In den Ständer eingelassen ist ein Stab, mit dem man die Nudeln gleich beim auswalzen/schneiden aus der Maschine heraus aufnehmen und zum trocknen aufhängen kann, klappt prima.

Wunderbar zum Nudeln aufhängen. Etwas unpraktisch ist, weil er zum Verstauen Platz benötigt. Die Aufhängarme lassen sich nicht hinunter klappen und stehen somit zusammen geschoben von der senkrechten Stange im 90° Winkel weg.

Mi mama quería un secador de pastas y su amiga había comprado uno de 10 dólares, pero vi este y quise probarlo, como resultado, es un producto de alta calidad y muy practico en usar! Mi mama esta fascinada con su nuevo secador de pastas. Muy recomendable!