WHAT TO DO IF...
Troubleshooting Hints
...pasta sticks t
as it comes out of the
machine
ogether
This may happen more likely if the strands are thin, but the real reason
is because the dough was too wet before the extrusion.
Lightly oil or flour your hands and run the pasta through to coat it as it
comes out of the machine.
Remember to check the dough next time, for proper consistency, before
you begin to extrude.
...strands aren't all
the same length
Hold strands out as they extrude, or the bottom strands will be shorter
than the upper strands.
...strands are raggedy
along the edges
This should improve somewhat as the dough extrudes and the disc gets
warmer.
It will only affect the first 20 or so inches or pasta.
Cut the strands that are raggedy and put them back in the Mixing Bowl.
...dough revolves
around blade and
isn't pushed out by
kneading foot;
strands come out
gummy and stick to
each other
This dough is too wet.
Replace the Shutter Slide and remove the disc.
Add a little more flour and knead until proper consistency, for 3 to 5 or
more minutes more.
Then remove the Shutter Slide, attach the disc and continue the
extrusion process.
...cover pops open a
stops the mach
nd
ine
Push the dough down into the Mixing Bowl, or remove some of the
dough so that it won't rise all the way up the bowl to the cover as it
kneads.
You can add the dough back later.
