12/05/2026
🇬🇧Tools for Making Bread and Fresh Pasta🍝
-Kneading Trough (Madia)
The madia is a traditional wooden trough used for kneading and storing bread dough. It was a typical feature of old rural kitchens.
-Gnocchi Board (Riga Gnocchi)
The gnocchi board is a small wooden tool with a ridged surface used to give gnocchi their classic grooved shape, helping them hold sauce better.
-Mesa – Wooden Work Surface
The mesa is a large wooden work surface, similar to a big cutting board, used for kneading dough and making fresh pasta without it sticking everywhere.
-Cavatelli Basket (Crivo per Cavatelli)
A basket with many uses: its base is perfect for shaping cavatelli (traditional homemade Calabrian pasta), but it was also traditionally used as a sieve.
-Terracotta Pot
There is no pasta without a good sauce.
In terracotta pots, the flavor of the meat and tomato sauce blends together to create a truly unique masterpiece.
-Rolling Pin (Mattarello)
The rolling pin is a traditional tool used to roll out fresh pasta dough into thin sheets before cutting. Olive wood is durable, smooth, and ideal for working dough by hand.
-Ferretto
The ferretto is used to make the classic maccheroni al ferretto, helping roll and shape the pasta by hand.
