The pasta from my Philips pasta maker breaks easily
If your Philips Pasta Maker's pasta breaks easily, do not worry: just follow these tips and tricks.
If the flour/water ratio used is not the recommended one, your pasta might break.
To solve this, unplug your Pasta Maker from the power source and discard the dough.
Then clean the appliance and follow these instructions to restart the pasta making process (please refer to the chapter "Using the Pasta Maker" in the User Manual for more detailed steps):
Prepare the ingredients.
Remove the chamber lid.
Pour the flour in the chamber.
Close the chamber lid properly.
Use the "Pasta-making recipe table" and measure the required amount of water.
If the water to flour ratio is correct, the dough should have the following consistency:
It should be crumbly and appear rather dry. This consistency is needed in order for the extrusion forces to turn the dough into the perfect pasta dough.
Note:Use kitchen scales to measure the flour weight more accurately. Your dough should look like this:
For ideal results, use all-purpose flour or flour with a higher protein content (for more information, please refer to the chapter 'Using the Pasta Maker' in the User Manual or the available recipe book).
Note: Use kitchen scales to measure the flour weight more accurately.
The information on this page applies to the following models:HR2484/00 , HR2494/00 , HR2375/06 . Click here to show more product numbers ›
