spaghettti alla chitarra tool. How work the screws in the mobile part which stretches wires. Picture with selective focus on foreground. On the left the outside part of the screw in the moving part. Between the mobile part and the tool the other part of the screw. See pictures of chitarra cooking tool and other Italian cooking tools | ![spaghetti alla chitarra tool](../../../images/tools/spaghetti-chitarra-tool-9.jpg) |
![making spaghetti alla chitarra](spaghetti-chitarra-recipe/SPAGHE5.jpg) | in a bowl mix the semolina flour and the water |
knead the dough until homogeneous and not sticking to your hands, by adding few water at time | ![making spaghetti alla chitarra](spaghetti-chitarra-recipe/SPAGHE6.jpg) |
![making spaghetti alla chitarra](spaghetti-chitarra-recipe/SPAGHE7.jpg) | move the dough onto the counter and add some flour, it must be rather thick.
See basic recipe for homemade pasta dough semolina |
when you have terminated all the flour divide the dough to balls, flour the counter and the rolling pin and roll the dough not too thin, about in 1/8 (3mm) | ![making spaghetti alla chitarra](spaghetti-chitarra-recipe/SPAGHE8.jpg) |
![making spaghetti alla chitarra](spaghetti-chitarra-recipe/SPAGHE9.jpg) | flour the chitarra |
roll a layer of dough on and press rolling the rolling pin on chitarra | ![making spaghetti alla chitarra](spaghetti-chitarra-recipe/SPAGHE10.jpg) |
![making spaghetti alla chitarra](spaghetti-chitarra-recipe/SPAGHE11.jpg) | if not cut well press with a spatula |
the spaghetti will drop down | ![making spaghetti alla chitarra](spaghetti-chitarra-recipe/SPAGHE12.jpg) |
![spaghetti alla chitarra](spaghetti-chitarra-recipe/SPAGHE13.jpg) | let them dry on a floured towel, should you wish to store them roll in a shape of small nests, as for the tagliatelle |