Chitarra

The spaghetti “Chitarra” (guitar) is a typical device used in central Italy to prepare the traditional “Spaghetti alla chitarra”. It is a very old product: Some Middle Age chronicles mentioned a particular technique to make strands of fresh pasta by pressing the dough with a roller on a frame with metal wires/strings and letting it fall into a box or sieve. It was not until the end of the XIXth century that the current “Chitarra” was manufactured. This chitarra is entirely hand made. The structure is made of beech wood, the tilted plane is made of birch wood and the strings are made of 18/8 stainless steel. Its dimensions
are 8,66 x 18,89 x 29,52 in. It is easy to use and it cuts the dough in strands of 2 different widths to make Spaghetti alla chitarra, tagliatelle, fettuccine, ribbon cookies and other classic Italian recipes. The narrow gap strings cut 53 square strands of 0,11 in chitarra. Whilst the wide gap strings can be used to cut 25 strands of 0,23 in tagliatelle. Do not use a dishwasher, hand wash only.