MARCATO Pasta Drying Rack, Black

This is an expensive item for what it is but it is incredibly well engineered. It's light and breaks down in a snap. Just a wet cloth to clean it and there is no assembly required. You turn the wheel to open it and use the included wand to put the pasta on the stalks and remove it. It's made in Italy by just about the top maker of Pasta machines so the quality is there. I think it's worth the high price.

This is a very nice product. Although slightly pricey. It is very easy to use and store away. Works great!

Hanging fresh pasta to dry can be tedious when you need to hang each noodle individually. This product solves that and lets you transfer the entire batch of noodles as they come off the cutter directly to the drying rack. The product videos show how this is done—and it works wonderfully. Device folds up and is easy to store. 5 stars.

This pasta drying rack was delivered last Sunday. I haven't actually used it yet, but I've watched several youtube videos that use it and decided it was a worthwhile investment if I plan to start making pasta. Really like the features of this rack, including the center wand that allows you to cleanly cut ribbons of pasta dough and also makes it easy to transfer cut pasta from the pasta machine to the drying rack. The fact that the whole thing can easily be stored flat in the original box and it doesn't take up a lot of counter space is another plus. I don't have much counter space and cannot imagine laying pasta flat in trays to dry. I'd have it scattered all over the house if I did. The rack is easy to clean. It's simple to turn the knob to fan the rods or twist them back for storage. The tripod "feet" seem to be very stable and you can hang a lot of pasta in a small space.

Well made with lots of drying rods, but ridiculously expensive. The tops of each leg of the tripod base had some sharp edges which should have been removed. Unexpected downside: the pasta sticks to the drying rods if left for a while. After a couple hours when the pasta if fully dry it comes off the rods readily. However, if you want to use the pasta shortly after you make it, but don't get to it right away then some of it will be sticking resulting in breaking or tearing of the pasta. Don't recall any instructions. If there were any included maybe they said to oil the rods. Will try that next time.

Great!

I make pasta just about every week. I have made it more consistently, and with less mess, since getting this rack. Functionally, this works quite well. It suspends pasta for even drying, and the material is not sticky the way my old wooden rack could get if not well floured. Inside the center post is an ingeniously designed rod with a hollow on one side which fits the rack's rails. This allows you to transfer pasta from the machine to the tool, and then you put the tool on top of the rack's rail, and then rotate it off to the side, neatly and quickly transferring your pasta from machine to rack without folding or losing the odd strand. This may not be a new idea, but it was new to me, and I love it. Other reviewers have commented that the lower racks are too short to use well. I would agree that you have to cut the pasta shorter to fit there, but if I am able to fit pasta made from 4-6 cups worth of flour on this rack no problem. In storage, this rack cleans quickly and packs flat. The whole assembly can be completely disassembled for more thorough cleaning, and reassembles easily and quickly. Highly recommended.

Pasta making is something we are just beginning to get serious about so I started to order the less expensive wood models rather than shelling out the extra for this upgraded drying rack. However, at the last minute the 4/3 promotion on the other rack was cancelled and the reviews were mixed so I opted instead for this one (4/3 promotion helped reduce the cost too!). Glad I did! This is a one piece system that sets up in less than a minute - ditto for storage. No need to chase after different parts or worry about stability. The base opens like a tripod for stability. The top spins to open all the arms plus there is a built-in lifter. Very easy to clean, super simple to store and a sturdy build make this a pleasure to use. Should be the last one you will need to buy and provides plenty of space to make extra pasta.

Genial utensilio para secar pasta casera. Cabe mucha cantidad y ocupa poco espacio plegado. Es muy bonito y a juego con la máquina y accesorios también rojos. Buena calidad y envío rápido. Gracias !!

Excellent, well made product that does exactly what it is meant to do. It might be a little more expensive than other pasta dryers but it looks great, folds up tidily and is well made. It greatly simplifies pasta making when you don't need to drape your pasta over every available surface :) The fact that it looks stylish doesn't impact on how well it drys pasta but it does add a bit of Italian colour to the kitchen.

Hatte ich zu der Nudelmaschine von Marcato mitbestellt und das war gut, denn wie hätte ich die ganzen Nudeln sonst trocknen sollen? Geniales Zubehör, das sich zusammengeklappt gut verstauen lässt. In den Ständer eingelassen ist ein Stab, mit dem man die Nudeln gleich beim auswalzen/schneiden aus der Maschine heraus aufnehmen und zum trocknen aufhängen kann, klappt prima.

Mi mama quería un secador de pastas y su amiga había comprado uno de 10 dólares, pero vi este y quise probarlo, como resultado, es un producto de alta calidad y muy practico en usar! Mi mama esta fascinada con su nuevo secador de pastas. Muy recomendable!

I scouted around the shops and online looking at pasta dryers and most of them were cheap and nasty wooden things, poorly made and wouldn't last long at all in my opinion. I think if you've invested in a pasta making machine, a good plan also is to invest in a quality pasta dryer. After reading many reviews on this product on Amazon and elsewhere on the web, I chose this one and I am delighted. The design is unique! it opens so easily, move the first arm and they all open beautifully, its poetry in motion, truly. Sturdy, beautiful and practical and I am sure this will last forever if looked after properly and cared for etc. Very pleased! Yet another example of 'you get what you pay for' so my advice, stay away from those nasty wooden ones and go for this if you love your pasta and your kitchen. It looks GREAT!