Kuchenprofi ravioli wheel (cutter/sealer)

   How have I ever made ravioli without my Kuchenprofi ravioli wheel? After mastering the pasta machine and learning to produce fresh pasta for two in 30 minutes, I began to practice making ravioli. Now ravioli is essentially a noodle "pillow", filled with something tasty, sealed at the edges, and dropped into boiling salted water for a few minutes.
   I've used a "stamper" type cutter/sealer, and used the rather tricky but very cool wooden ravioli rolling pin, which makes little bite size ravioli. I've even used a knife (to cut) and a fork (to seal the edges) of the goodie-filled pasta pillows.
   Kuchenprofi  tools are made of German stainless steel in Solingen, the town where Wusthof knives are made. Kuchenprofi makes a wide variety of well designed, high quality stainless kitchen tools (at prices well below Rosle), as well as beautiful burr-type coffee mills. This tool is 7 1/8" long with a 2 1/4" dia. wheel. The handle is sealed and has a large hanger loop on the end. Although you're probably not going to use this tool for more than a few minutes at a time, it is comfortable to hold and easy to use.

 The tool is dishwasher safe, and rinsing it under a hot tap is usally all that's needed after use, it does come apart if necessary. The three separate wheels (center cutter and side crimpers) and the axle pin may be removed by lifting a locking pin clip in one side of the wheel. It is not so easy to take it apart and put it back together, so disassembly for cleaning is not recommended unless you end up with pasta dough clogging the inside . Pillows, rolls, pouches, pockets, enpanadas, calzoni, and pies can all be made with edges sealed by this tool as well, with any type of dough that can be rolled out and wrapped or folded around fillings.

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