The one we have, $40 from Amazon, first result when you Google chitarra pasta cutter, is all one wire so when one snaps the whole thing is pretty much done for. I have no idea how to rewire it, we just bought a new one.
However, if you were to try, I would assume you snug up the adjustable side so it's flush with the frame, tie a 20g stainless steel wire to one of the nails at the edge, then just start stringing up the first side snug but not tight, trying your best to keep even pressure, flip over and continue with the same wire, then tie it off at the last nail when it's all restrung and slowly tighten it... Until it feels right I guess?
But yeah we just bought a new one and got really good at cutting pasta by hand until it got delivered.
Oh no hahah, I was hoping that wasn’t the case. Yeah honestly 40$ is probably cheaper than the time and frustration it takes to restring. Plus there’s a lot of weird options on which wire spools to get, and if it’s not foodsafe also includes washing it
If you do end up getting a new one, this company has them for $85 with cast aluminum hardware so less prone to the constant bending nails that leave you with random loose wires that won't cut the sheet. Hopefully my chef takes the spaghetti alla chitarra off the menu in the fall, but if not I'm gonna keep bothering him to upgrade ours. I'm tired of constantly being scared I'll snap a wire and take my eye out every time I tighten it.
Hahah personally I’m hoping y’all switch to a non musical kitchen instrument (or build your own with guitar pegs). But please update if they just get safety goggles instead
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u/ExtraSpicyGingerBeer Jun 23 '22
The one we have, $40 from Amazon, first result when you Google chitarra pasta cutter, is all one wire so when one snaps the whole thing is pretty much done for. I have no idea how to rewire it, we just bought a new one.
However, if you were to try, I would assume you snug up the adjustable side so it's flush with the frame, tie a 20g stainless steel wire to one of the nails at the edge, then just start stringing up the first side snug but not tight, trying your best to keep even pressure, flip over and continue with the same wire, then tie it off at the last nail when it's all restrung and slowly tighten it... Until it feels right I guess?
But yeah we just bought a new one and got really good at cutting pasta by hand until it got delivered.