Hey guys, salut, it's Alex
so yes today is the day where I finally complete the ultimate perfect best ever period
so far pasta ramen noodle machine
(all that) I need to open this package first I promise. It's gonna be super quick. 3 2 1
An amazing new poster about all the components of that beautiful and perfect bowl, plus me
tangled in between the noodles deep inside and that is probably the most solid reason why they would buy you. So this brand new ramen poster plus
a few others are available in my shop. I'll share the link in the description box down below. And now with this out of the
Way, let's just make ramen machine number 5
let's do a quick flashback.
If time is the horizontal axis and
quality is the vertical one then my first pasta machine was standing exactly there.
And then following the advices of chefs I bought an Italian pasta machine
Right there much much more
then following the advices of nobody
I bought a heavy-duty pasta machine straight from a factory in China and the quality stood right there.
Then was the collaboration with This Old Tony my friend and very talented machinist
Obviously the increase in quality was, you know enormous at that moment
And now the version I want to build stand probably? Right there.
So it's definitely less of an increase in terms of build quality
But the closer you get to the limit right there the harder it is to make step to make progress
So basically this version 5 is gonna address two problems and add three new features
There is in this shot somewhere a clever in- *bip*
Problem number 1 :
Stability whenever I crank up the speed the machine is just all over the place
I can't use rubber feet nr can I use suckers just because of the flour situation
Nothing sticks to the table. So, problem number 2 : as the dough leaves the feeder to enter of those flattenning rollers,
There is a little gap, very little gap which turns out to be a very big problem because it's ripping the dough apart
So I need to address that as well
And now for the exciteing part : the new features. So, on this machine, I have an automatic dough winding mechanism
Which is amazing, but it requires the dough to be dusted with flour
otherwise just sticks to itself and then you can't unwind the dough from the roller.
I intend to fix that by making an automatic flour duster.
Then, I've been stalking loads of pictures online
Well, well, mostly industrial ramen machines and I couldn't help but noticing that they build up some nice
Tension before feeding the rollers it allows for better
centering of the dough and also the mechanism is just smoother this way and last but definitely not least I
Want I mean I deserve
Curly noodles, they are supposed to catch more sauce or broth as you're slurping them. Trust me
It's not a small job
For the Stella found this on the street it's not... *laughs*
It's definitely not straight yet, but I reckon with a bit of love and mostly sanding and cutting it should do just fine
What? Of course, this is a Cooking Channel what can it poss...
So as I told you: right now, there is a little gap between the feeder and the rollers. You see this? You see this?
T's probably just me, I have a very twisted mind
What I want to do instead is just push back this feeder a bit and make it land
Way before and also below the gate of those flattening rollers
It's very clear
So now you won't get that little drop at the end and that is definitely gonna mess up
So much less with the pasta dough
Enough with the problems right now. Let's work on the new feature and the very first one which is the tension
Builder, I want to slow down the upper roller. You see now it's rolling freely, but what if I introduce a bit of friction?
Slower not friction. So the idea right here would be to have an adjustable
friction
And now for the flour dusting mechanism
I'm thinking of a container that would sit on top of the... using probably... that would draw some... and use it...
When it's not rough is just not cast in stone at the moment, but don't worry. I'm gonna figure it out
I
Probably need to put a lid on it. It's not a bad news. It's just you know practical
Okay now for the curliness generator, I need you to see something first
So I recently stumbled upon this gallery which was taken in the San noodles Factory in Los Angeles
by Serious Eats and those guys spotted that the factory uses little
Silicone flaps at the output of the noodle cutter in order to print the curve
into the noodle
So those flaps are supposed to slow down the flow of noodles and create like some traffic jam if you wish
That's what I want to do
Yes, the ramen machine version 5 is now complete as this on paper
So let's just see if those fixes actually do their job properly
Let's make some noodles
It's very heavy
Right, so I've got some rough dough so this is just some wet paper towel
Where the table is moving now, at least the machine is very stable
It is just being pushed nicely into the spacing between those flattening rollers
So now on to the next step and the very first feature of the tension builder
Just the right amount of attention
It's just an absolute pleasure to work with this machine. Right, so now on to the flour dusting mechanism
It works! Amazing to see it in action
It's working great! Now the moment we've all been waiting for
You see this is what I've been working so hard for
That bunch of curly noodles is not just any Bunch it's my bunch
And now this is an absolute beauty a heavy-duty beauty but still an absolute beauty
There's a big thank you that goes to my friend This Old Tony and also a massive
Thank you to you guys for supporting this channel all the way up to
700,000 subscribers. Heeeere...
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Beautiful ramen pasta is available in my shop and I've put the link in the description box down below
And of course it ships everywhere and last people click subscribe cause I make new videos every week
It's always about the food, but you can probably see that it's about the big picture
Not exactly the plate alone. It still is dusting some flour
This stuff is amazing. Never stops. might need find solution to the.
Take care. Bye bye. Salut