30 DAYS OPEN PURCHASEThere's a moment in every pasta evening when you're standing with an armful of freshly cut tagliatelle and realise you haven't thought through where it's all going to go. The worktop is full, the chair back is taken by a tea towel and the broom handle isn't an option. That's where Tacapasta comes in.
The rack has 16 arms of 20 cm each, twisted in a spiral around a central column, and together they hold more than two kilos of fresh pasta. The pasta hangs freely with air around every ribbon, so it dries evenly and doesn't stick together while you cut the next batch. A removable rod in the middle is used to catch the pasta straight from the machine and lay it over the arms, so you don't have to pick it up ribbon by ribbon. When you're done, fold it all into a flat package for the cupboard.
The red colour brightens up the worktop, matches Marcato's red pasta machines and, with a full load of pasta, looks like a little Italian Christmas tree. Red is also the colour you associate with tomato sauce, which feels like a fitting choice for a pasta drying rack.
Tacapasta comes from Marcato in Campodarsego near Padua, which has been making pasta machines and kitchen tools since 1930.
Drying rack with 16 arms, holds over 2 kg of fresh pasta. Arms in red polycarbonate, stainless steel column, removable rod. Approx. 47 cm tall, approx. 48 cm wide when unfolded. Folds flat for storage. Made in Italy.
