What pasta shortage? All the tools you need to cook like an Italian at home
Spaghetti, cannelloni, gnocchi, pizza – imagine if you could make all the Italian classics from scratch in your very own kitchen.
Become your own Italian chef with the right tools. This list will get you to *chef's kiss*-status in no time.
NOTE: Prices are accurate at time of publishing.
Dreamfarm Scizza
Not your traditional pair of scissors, the Scizza will cut your pizza without dragging the base and toppings along the way.
Housoutil Sliced Noodles Knife
You don't need an expensive, high tech machine to make your fettucine from scratch. You can get by with this noodle knife.
Brunswick Bakers Acacia Reversible Bakers Board, 60cm x 50cm
Made from 100 per cent acacia wood, this heavy duty board is the perfect base to create your dough, roll it out and mould it into all kids of shapes. It will also protect your kitchen counter from all the mess that comes with DIY-ing your own pizza and pasta.
Checkered Chef Stainless Steel French Rolling Pin
This rolling pin is 40cm long, which makes it great when rolling out dough. For best results, use the pin chilled to help with the spread.
Fissoz Premium Pizza Cutter
The Fissoz pizza cutter is made from stainless steel and has a ergonomic non-slip handle for comfortable, clean and simple cutting. When you've finished your cutting, it is dishwasher safe and comes with a cover to prevent against any accidental cuts.
Gnocchi Wooden Paddles
Designed to create grooves in your gnocchi, this paddle will take you straight to expert status. It will do a better job than any fork or thumb poke ever could.
Checkered Chef Pizza Cutting Board, 13.5-Inches
Making pizza? This cutting board will help you cut eight even slices.
Wooden Pappardelle Pasta Maker
Made in Italy, this rolling pin can make the perfect-sized pappardelle pasta by hand. Just roll the pin across your dough and your ribbons will be made – it couldn't be any easier!
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Magic Skin Spaghetti Measure Tool
This handy tool helps you measure the portions of spaghetti for each person so you'll always make the right amount for your hungry family.
Roccar Manual Pasta Maker
You'll never go back to buying packet spaghetti (if you can even find it one the shelves) once you start whipping up your own with this manual pasta maker. Using the crank, it rolls and kneads the pasta to make eight different thicknesses of pasta.
Davis & Waddell Napoli Round Pizza Stone with Rack
Made from ceramic, this simple pizza stone will help evenly cook your pizza in your standard kitchen oven. Just preheat the stone in the oven, add your base and toppings – carefully, without burning your hands – place it back into the oven and soon enough you'll have a mouth-watering pizza.
Mastering Pasta: The Art and Practice of Handmade Pasta, Gnocchi, and Risotto, by Marc Vetri
Everyone has to start somewhere. This cookbook will have you mastering pasta in all its delicious forms, in no time.
Avanti Pasta Drying Rack
A crucial step when making pasta is drying it out before boiling. This drying rack is a great option. It has 16 rotating 20-centimetre-long arms and also comes with a 29-centimetre wand to help carry the pasta from the machine to the drying rack.
MasterPro Electric Pizza Maker
This MasterPro Electric Pizza Maker can cook pizza within five minutes and reaches a temperature of 330°C. If you haven't got the time to make your pizza from scratch, it's also great for reheating frozen pizzas and can even cook toasted sandwiches, pies, sausage rolls and so much more.
Gemsie Pasta Strainer
Save yourself from accidental hot water scalds or tipping your perfectly-cooked pasta into the sink with this attachable pasta strainer. It attaches to almost any pot, which makes it a kitchen essential.
Philips Compact Pasta and Noodle Maker
The Philips Compact Pasta Maker automatically kneads and shapes dough and can make up to three servings of pasta in as little as 18 minutes.
It can shape the pasta as spaghetti, penne and fettuccine, and even includes a small recipe book to turn your pasta creations into a delicious meal.
Ooni Koda 12 Gas Pizza Oven
The Ooni Koda pizza oven is the king of the pizza ovens. Using a gas connection, the oven will reach up to 500°C and will cook your pizza within 60 seconds.
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Ravioli Maker Starter Kit
This ravioli starter kit will help you cook like a pro in no time. The kit comes with three different shapes and sizes of ravioli moulds, as well as a recipe book with 44 recipes for the dough, fillings and sauces.
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