My New Italian Chitarra Pasta Cutter

fx

Sat, 19 Mar 2016 04:50:48 GMT

I suppose on Ebay

fx

Wed, 9 Mar 2016 17:02:02 GMT

Some people sell it in America, imported from Italy.

fx

Wed, 9 Mar 2016 05:53:56 GMT

Thanks I hope he got around to trying one!

joseph fania

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:31:09 GMT

where can I purchase a chitarra pasta maker.

thomas caruso

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:20:31 GMT

thank you for the beautiful pictures and directions.
i want to buy a chiaterra but only a quality product made in italy.also looking for a rack to dry pasta do you know a web site i can go to to locate
thanks.keep up the good work
t c

Johanna Terese

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:25:18 GMT

My son will love this !!!!!!! quite the pasta maker,and loves old Italian traditions !!!
thank you !!

Gino

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 05:12:50 GMT

I WOULD like TO BUY A "" PASTA ALLA CHITARRA MACHINE "" IN TORONTO, ONT. I WOULD like TO PICK-IT UP MYSELF, DO YOU KNOW, PLEASE, where I CAN GET ONE. THANK-YOU, Gino.

Lee Raynor

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:36:24 GMT

Hi
Would you mind if I use your photos of your chitarra?
I am writing an article about Central Italian food at the moment. I included the web address of my first article about Souther Italian food so you could see what I do.
I will of course give you credit and a link when I publish.
BTW, cool blog!
Thanx
Lee (chefsref)

Maria

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:36:10 GMT

I have just inherited my grandmothers Chitarra, on one side it needs to be restrung. My husband was looking for information on restringing and came across your website. Thank you, I went to "fantes.com" where I found what we were looking for. I also inherited my great grandmothers "stick". It is the long wooden handle used to roll out the pasta dough. Today I had the privilege to teach my granddaughter what I learned as a child. In response to a writers problem, after I roll the pasta on the chitarra, what does not fall I use a pastry brush to brush it down, it works well.

chiffonade

Tue, 5 Apr 2011 23:35:42 GMT

Hi! For some reason I have not gotten updates from you. Can you please put me back on the list!! Hope you are well. I did a search on chitarra and wound up here. Happy to see you! Get me back on that list!

Ravennarose

Sat, 2 Apr 2011 04:29:43 GMT

Bought my chitarra at Fante"s in Philly - i think they have a web-site. The texture of the pasta is amazing! I used half semolina, half all purpose flour and three eggs per 2 cups of flour mixture and and about 1 tblsp. of olive oil. I let the sheets dry about 15 minutes before using the chitarra. I served it with clams and bay scallops with wine wine and garlic. Simply amazing.

Dawn

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:03:58 GMT

My family has a chitarra. My grandmother received it for a wedding gift so the chitarra is approximately 90 years. I would try to describe it to people but they still would not understand. My grandmother would roll the dough herself and then roll it on the guitar. I saw a picture in the magazine and I could not believe that they are still being produced.

daniel

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:59:35 GMT

TE AGRADECERIA SI ME PODES DECIR DONDE SE PUEDE COMPRAR LA MAQUINA BIGOLARO. HAY EN ARGENTINA, SINO UNA DIRECCION EN ITALIA. MUCHAS GRACIAS.-

fx

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:29:29 GMT

Monica, la puedes comprar en Ebay me parece.

monica heresi

Fri, 3 Dec 2010 01:56:16 GMT

Necesito conprar la chitarra para cortar pasta, ojal� me puedan ayudar,
GRACIAS

simone seo

Fri, 5 Nov 2010 11:15:27 GMT

wonderful! it were thousands of years that i did not see those kind of manual tools for pasta making ;) Now we just use the machines (like the one that you are using in the third picture) with special cutting blades.

kenneth babcock

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 03:01:32 GMT

i will be 57 on the 30th of november , and when i was around a little over 2 1/2 too 3 my mother said she had me helping her make and cut pasta ! wow it is in my blood i do believe ,two years ago she read a old letter telling me that my grandfathers cousin stated his grandfather was born around palermo sicily some where ? without knowing ,,,,something strange came about i was cooking and making pasta makers for others and ,,,the bottom line is this articles just light me up and i highly want to thank you kenneth/luigi as i am called by my older peer"s

fx

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:12:10 GMT

Stacey, I apologize for the late reply. I only own one chitarra, and haven"t seen the others you mention. But the main thing is that you can keep the strings tight and how many strings there are (size of your pasta!). Let me know how it works for you when you get your chitarra!

Stacey D'Amico

Mon, 2 Mar 2009 01:38:39 GMT

Hello,
We spoke through email many months ago about pasta gadgets. I want to buy a pasta guitar. Fantes website sells 2 different kinds. One made in Italy and one made in the US. The one made in Italy looks like the board underneath that catches the pasta is slanted so it will slide down and out. I"m not sure how important this feature is and if the US made one has the same slanted under board i=or if it is flat.
Can you make any recommendations. This is a gadget i only want to buy once.
Thanks again for a great site as always ...you are my favorite recipe site!
Thanks Stacey

fx

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:32:42 GMT

Melanie, how thin did you manage to get your pasta sheet?

Melanie

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:23:15 GMT

I really loved your article. My husband just had a chitarra shipped to me for my birthday, from Fantes Kitchen Wares Shop in Philadelphia (fantes.com). It didn"t come with any instructions, and there were very limited ones on their web page--so this article was a godsend. The only thing I did different was roll my pasta sheets by hand. My first batch went smoothly.

fx

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:58:50 GMT

Jos�, you can find a chittarra pasta maker on Ebay.com

Jos� Luis Rucci

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:47:23 GMT

Hello, I"m looking where I get a "chitarra" as a sign the page and how much.
Greetings

fx

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:54:17 GMT

I think I had bought them from Il Toscano in Italy, but it"s not so simple to order from them if you are abroad.

Joseph

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:06:08 GMT

Hey I came acrosss your article looking to buy a garganelli comb. where did you get your supplies. I really like the drying racks they look like they are stackable.. . LMK Joseph

fx

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:19:41 GMT

John, the trouble you have with the chitarra is normal and I had the same. If you can"t cut through the pasta either it"s too thick, too dry, the chords are not tight enough or you are not applying enough pressure with the rolling pin. As for the pasta that sticks to the chitarra, you can either sprinkle your pasta sheets more generously with flour before cutting them, or make a slightly dryer mix, or just let the sheets dry for 20 minutes before cutting. Keep plenty of flour to sprinkle on top the pasta as it is being cut. Good luck!

John

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:37:01 GMT

Your site is great! great ideas and pics. I just purchased a Chitarra and I am not getting great results. After kneading the dough with the pasta machine, then laying it on the chitarra I use a rolling pin on the dough, but it doesn"t seem to cut all the way through and the dough just seems to stay stuck to the wires. What am I doing wrong?

fx

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:58:45 GMT

Thank you Risa for this lovely expression - a "pasta harp". I love this! You can buy chitarras on Ebay and several people sell them quite cheap in the US. Happy pasta making!

Risa

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:47:52 GMT

Last night a friend was kind enough to teach me and my husband how to make pasta. (My husband had made it once before, but he wanted to understand the intricacies.) My friend made it look effortless. During conversation we talked about the "Old Fashioned Pasta Harp" (Chitarra) that his grandmother had used. Somewhere in the recesses of my mind I remembered I had seen one before. I Googled Pasta Harp and found your VERY LOVELY web page. I sent him your URL and I am JAZZED about buying one before long.Thank you and cheers!RisaSan Francisco Bay area

nana

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:23:00 GMT

You are sooo cool!!!I love your workThank you for the site

fx

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:09:22 GMT

Marie Franzoi, this is a special chitarra just for pasta. You need the correct width. It is not the same used in cheesemaking.

Marie Franzoi

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:37:14 GMT

Great article and I have been trying to find where I can buy a Chitarra. I live in New Jersey. Is this the same chitarro you use to make mozzerella?

kostas antonio

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:59:18 GMT

Your pasta was really a very interesting idea !

fx

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:37:20 GMT

Hello Janis, it is rather easy to buy a chitarra in the US, several shops sell it online. One is called italiankitchenware.com but you can also find it sometimes on Ebay.com
It is a great utensil and definitely one people will talk about!

Janis Rodman

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:57:47 GMT

Hi there! This is what I have been looking for... I live in So
California, San Diego County. Is there a place where I can purchase
one? Or buy one on line? Thank you!