Cuisinart PE-50 Owner Manual - Page 7

ful. Do not use metal tools to scrape off dough or you may cause damage to the plates. The pasta plate pieces are marked for easy assembly. F = Fusilli B = Bucatini R = Rigatoni LM = Large Macaroni SM = Small Macaroni S = Spaghetti 4. Do not wash pasta extruder housing in dishwasher or immerse in water or other liquids. Wipe extruder with damp cloth. Wash ring nut in warm, soapy water. Do not put the ring nut or pasta plates in the dishwasher. Pasta plates can be washed in warm, soapy water and are top-rack dishwasher safe. 5. Any other servicing should be performed by an authorized service representative. Tips and Hints • It is essential to stir the flour before you measure it. Do not scoop it right out of the bag. • The key to making fresh pasta is to have the right feel of the dough - not too moist or too dry. Dough should be pliable and come together in one ball, yet should not be sticky to the touch. • The humidity of the day can greatly affect the pasta dough. If the day is very humid, watch and feel the dough when you are finished kneading. If it is still sticky, knead in one tablespoon of flour at a time until the stickiness disappears. • Always add pasta dough to feed tube slowly, waiting a couple of minutes for it to knead in the chute and begin extruding before adding more. Do not overfill, which will cause pasta to extrude very slowly. • If pasta extrudes too slowly, turn off the Stand Mixer and carefully remove some dough from the pasta extruder chute. • If a piece of pasta gets stuck, turn off the Stand Mixer and gently nudge lodged dough piece with the back of the wrench. • A pasta cutter is included to cut pasta, but a paring knife or metal bench scraper can also be used. • Try to cut pasta into similar lengths to ensure even cooking. • The dough may come out curly in the first batch. The dough should straighten in the second batch. Any curled pasta can be reprocessed. • Separate pasta as soon as it is cut from the pasta extruder. Toss freshly extruded pasta with semolina flour to prevent sticking. Pile dusted noodles together in loose bundles on a flat, clean surface. • To cook pasta, add 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of oil to 6 quarts boiling water. Add pasta slowly and sepa- 7