30 DAYS OPEN PURCHASEFresh pasta has two enemies: sticking together and drying too fast in the wrong places. If you've ever left freshly cut tagliatelle in a pile on the worktop and come back ten minutes later to one big lump of pasta, you know what we mean. Tacapasta solves this by letting the pasta hang freely in the air, with space around every ribbon, so it dries evenly and stays separate.
The rack has 16 arms of 20 cm each, mounted in a spiral around a central column. Together they hold more than two kilos of fresh pasta, which is more than most households make at once. In the middle is a removable rod you use to catch the pasta straight from the machine and transfer it to the arms, without handling each ribbon with your fingers. It's both quicker and gentler on the dough.
When you're done, fold the rack into a flat package that fits in a cupboard or drawer. The transparent colour is discreet and blends into almost any kitchen, and when it's set up with pasta on every arm it looks a little like a small spaghetti tree. Which it basically is.
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 transparent polycarbonate, stainless steel column, removable rod. Approx. 47 cm tall, approx. 48 cm wide when unfolded. Folds flat for storage. Made in Italy.
