Pasta different names depending upon the town and region. Common forms of pasta include long and short shapes, tubes, flat shapes or sheets, miniature shapes for soup, those meant to be filled or stuffed, and specialty or decorative shapes. As a category in Italian cuisine, both fresh and dried pastas are classically used in one of three kinds of prepared dishes: as "pasta asciutta" (or "pastasciutta"), cooked pasta is plated and served with a complementary side sauce or condiment; a second classification of pasta dishes is "pasta in brodo", in which the pasta is part of a soup-type dish. A third
Dry pasta line goods pasta takes about 6-9 hours to dry depending on the temperature used in the drying process and short goods pasta takes about 3-4 hours. Air circulation, heat and moisture control are critical factors to the pasta drying process. Manufacturers can store and package pasta in many ways after drying. Dry pasta line Dry pasta lines are machines that make dry pasta products such as spaghetti or penne. Commercial manufacturers use these machines for high volume production ranging from 500 kg to 8,000 kg per hour capacity. A typical dry pasta line consists of an extruder and a dryer. Modern