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HOW TO PREPARE THE DOUGH - Serves 6 people (see recipe)
Pour the flour into a bowl, then the eggs and water in the middle (Fig. 2).
Beat the eggs and water with a fork and mix thoroughly with the flour.
Do not add salt!
Knead the dough with your hands (Fig. 3) until it is completely smooth and elastic. If the dough is too dry,
add some water, if it is too soft add some flour.
Remove the dough from the bowl and place it on table lightly dusted with flour (Fig. 4).
Continue, if necessary, to work the dough with your hands and cut it into small pieces (Fig. 5).
attention Great dough should never stick to your fingers.
TIP: Do not use cold eggs straight from the refrigerator!
HOW TO MAKE SHEETS OF PASTA AND PASTA WITH ATLAS 150
Set the machine thickness-adjustment knob on number 0, pulling it outwards and making it turn, so that
the two smooth rollers are fully open (Figure 6). Feed a lump of dough through the rollers, turning the
crank clockwise as indicated by the arrow (Fig. 7). Lightly dust both sides of the sheet of pasta with flour
(Fig. 8) and fold it in half (Fig. 9). Feed the sheet of pasta through the smooth rollers again: repeat these
operations 5-6 times until the sheet of pasta has a long and regular shape (Fig. 10). Cut the sheet of pasta
in two and lightly dust with flour on both sides. Set the thickness-adjustment knob on no. 1 and feed the
sheet of pasta through once without folding it; then set it on no. 2 and feed the sheet of pasta through
once again, then set it on no. 3 and so forth until achieving the desired thickness.
HOW TO PREPARE THE MACHINE FOR USE
Attach the machine to the table with the special clamp and insert the crank into the hole of the smooth
rollers (Fig. 1).
When using the machine for the first time, clean it with a slightly dampened cloth to remove excess
oil. To clean the rollers, feed a small amount of pasta dough through them and then throw it away.
BASIC RECIPE FOR THE DOUGH - Serves 6 people
* 500 g of soft-wheat flour
* 5 whole eggs
To achieve better pasta, for the flour use a mixture of 250 g of
soft-wheat flour and 250 g of durum-wheat flour
(semolina / durum wheat semolina).
100 g of flour will be needed while processing the pasta with the machine.
TIP: For fettuccine the recommended thickness of the sheet of pasta is with the thickness-adjustment
knob on no. 5, for tagliolini it should be on setting no. 7. The thinnest pasta sheet thickness is achieved
by setting the machine on no. 9 and feeding the sheet of pasta through twice. Now cut the sheet of pasta
crosswise into pieces about 25 cm (~ 10 inches) long and lightly dust them with flour again (Fig. 11).
Insert the crank into one of the holes of the cutting rollers and while you make it turn in the direction
of the arrow, feed the sheet of pasta through to achieve the desired type of pasta: fettuccine fig. 12 or
tagliolini fig. 13 Pick up the pasta with the special stick and transfer it to the pasta drying rack.
NOTE 1: If the rollers are not able to “cut” it means that the sheet of pasta is too soft: in this case we
recommend to knead the dough with your hands, adding some flour and feeding it through the smooth
rollers again.
NOTE 2: When the sheet of pasta is too dry and is not “gripped” by the cutting rollers, we recommend to
knead the dough with your hands and add some water. Feed the dough through the smooth rollers again.
Lay the pasta on a damp clean tea towel and cook it immediately. If you wish to store it for a while (max
1 month), you can use the practical Tacapasta (pasta drying rack) by Marcato to let it dry out (fig. 14).
The pasta will dry out in about 5-6 hours, depending on the temperature and humidity and can be stored
in suitable containers normally found in a kitchen (Fig. 15).
HOW TO COOK THE PASTA
Bring plenty of salted water to the boil (~ 4 litres for half a kg of pasta), then add the fresh or dry pasta
(Fig. 16). Fresh pasta cooks in just a few minutes, on average between 2 and 4 minutes, depending on its
thickness. Dry pasta needs longer cooking time (between 4 and 6 minutes), depending on its thickness.
Stir gently and drain the pasta when it is cooked (Fig. 17). Pour the pasta into the pan with the sauce and
add some of the water in which the pasta was boiled. Stir (Fig. 18) and add some grated Parmesan cheese.
Serve on heated plates and... enjoy your meal!
MACHINE CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Never wash the machine with water or in the dishwasher!
To clean the machine use a brush and wooden stick (Fig. 19).
To ensure thorough cleaning, the roller combs are removable:
- push the comb-holder sideways (round part made of steel) (Fig. 20).
- lift the comb-holder on one side and remove it from its seat (Fig. 21).
- stick one end of the comb-holder in the hole of the anti-friction comb made of resin (Fig. 22).
- lift the steel rod and extract the comb from its seat.
- to reassemble the combs repeat the operations described above in reverse order.
To remove the cutting unit from the machine, lift it with your hands making it slide in
the relevant guides (Fig 23).
To mount accessories on the machine repeat the procedure in the reverse order.
If needed lubricate the ends of the cutting rollers; only use Vaseline oil (Fig. 24).
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