AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition · 8585
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Revise: Using Kitchen EquipmentA pasta machine draws dough between rollers, flattening it into an evenly thick sheet. This helps pasta cook consistently: thick areas may remain chewy while thinner areas cook sooner. Sheets can be cut into tagliatelle ribbons, used for cannelloni or shaped into filled ravioli.
- Revise: Shaping and Finishing Dough
A device with adjustable rollers that flatten pasta dough into sheets, which can then be cut or shaped.