Bartelt Pasta Drying Rack Review

The Bartelt pasta drying rack is an extremely well made and put together pasta rack which is perfect for drying your homemade creation or even preserving fresh herbs.  This rack is made very sturdy and can easily dry enough pasta for an entire family.

The great thing about pasta racks, such as the Bartelt or a Norpro is that you can have gourmet style pasta right at home.  No longer do you have to eat the dry, old pasta that has been sitting on store shelves for at least months.  These racks are also a far cry to the way people used to dry pasta on whatever they could get their hands on, like a broom handle. 

The Bartelt pasta drying rack has been hand crafted with Alder hardwood and out of the box is extremely simple to put together.  The measurements are 15 inches long by 12 inches tall by 8 inches wide so it can fit in a relatively small kitchen. 

Care and maintenance is fairly simple.  After using the rack you should clean it off immediately with a damp cloth.  You should remember to do this each time, because it is much harder to clean if the starch dries and leaves residue which is very hard to remove.  It is strongly advised that you do not use any strong soap on the rack or run it in the dishwasher.

One additional benefit of the Bartelt pasta drying rack is that it can double as an herb drying rack.  This is great if you have an herb garden outside but have too many herbs.  So instead of discarding your surplus herbs you can preserve them by drying the delicious herbs on the drying rack.  Even though the herbs are dry, they have so much more flavor than the store bought kind.  The dried herbs also slightly season the rack with a slight herbal aroma which will permeate your dry pasta.

The pasta rack is also extremely nice looking so you won't mind having it out sitting on your countertop.  This is a great additional benefit of the Bartelt pasta drying rack, because many times a very functional kitchen appliance looks bad on lying outside.  From my own experience, and talking to professional chefs, when you can have kitchen equipment out and accessible you will use it a lot more.

For its function and craftsmanship, the Bartelt pasta drying rack is an excellent choice for the home cook who wants to produce out of the ordinary pasta.  The beauty of this nifty home appliance is an additional benefit.