Chitarra Pastamaker, Metal and Hardwood Frame - Fante's Kitchen
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Product Description
Pasta Chitarra
Chitarra Pasta Maker - Made in USA
Imperia Pasta Machine Attachment, Gnocchi - Fante's Kitchen Shop - Since 1906
Hand Formed Pasta
Pasta
Fettuccine Wood Rolling Pin - Fante's Kitchen Shop - Since 1906
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RARE Antique 1921 Chitarra Wooden & Cast Iron Metal Double Sided Pasta Cutter
The Chitarra (pronounced key-tahr-rah) is a pasta maker believed to have been invented in the Chieti, Abruzzo region in central Italy around the 1800s. The Eppicotispai chitarra (guitar in Italian) has strings set 3mm apart on one side for angel hair, 5mm apart on the other side for fettuccine. In the center of the device is a slanted board designed to allow the cut pasta to slide off easily once it's been cut by the strings.