30 DAYS OPEN PURCHASESometimes you don't need a whole tray or a machine. Sometimes you just want to make a few ravioli for two, or have the freedom to place the filling wherever you like, and then a stamp is the simplest thing there is. This one makes square ravioli of 4.8 x 4.8 cm, and all you need to know is how to press.
Lay out a sheet of pasta, add small dollops of filling at even intervals, lay a second sheet on top and press out the air around each dollop with your fingers. Then press the stamp down over each mound, and the edge cuts through the dough and seals the layers in a single press. It's quick, looks neat and gives ravioli that hold together in the boiling water. It's far more precise than a glass and far less fiddly than a knife and a ruler.
The stamp is made of cast aluminium with a wooden handle, and the size is just right for a raviolo that's substantial without becoming a meal in its own right. It works just as well for shortcrust and biscuits.
The stamp comes from Marcato in Campodarsego near Padua, which has been making pasta machines and kitchen tools since 1930.
Makes square ravioli, approx. 48 x 48 mm. Cast aluminium stamp, solid wood handle. Clean with a cloth and brush, without water. Not dishwasher safe. Made in Italy.
