The Best Way To Make Pasta From Scratch | Epicurious 101

Professional chef and culinary instructor Frank Proto returns with another Epicurious 101 class, this time teaching you how to make restaurant-quality pasta at home - from scratch. Sure, it can be a little more convenient to buy a box of pasta from the supermarket. With a few simple ingredients and a little technique though, you could be having so much more. And you know what? You deserve it.

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Disclaimer: The gnocchi board featured in this episode was handmade by Frank Proto. Various gnocchi boards exist for purchase, like the one linked above.

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Directors: Matthew Hunziker, Gunsel Pehlivan
Director of Photography: Jack Belisle
Editor: Michael Imhoff
Talent: Frank Proto
Sr. Culinary Director: Kelly Janke
Producer: Mel Ibarra
Culinary Producer: Jessica Do
Culinary Associate Producer: Leslie Raney
Line Producer: Jen McGinity
Associate Producer: Michael Cascio
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Cam Op: Kirsten Potts
Audio: Amelia Palmer
Production Assistant: Sophie Pulver
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araújo
Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch

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0:00 Introduction
0:25 Chapter 1 - Dough
5:00 Chapter 2 - Shaping
10:08 Chapter 3 - Cooking
13:53 Conclusion



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[jasonxhx]

Man, huge appreciation for explaining *WHY* you're doing those steps.

[nini-uxwe]

Frank: A tree in my backyard fell down and i made my own gnocchi board.
Me and the whole Epicurious family: *of course you did frank….. of course you did*

[melodyssong]

Frank could tell me that he made his own water from scratch and I would believe him.

[TheFierywaters]

Of course he made his own kitchen equipment from scratch. The man not just embraces his meme, he flaunts it!!

[emirmontazeri]

Wow, I’m so early that Frank is still harvesting his wheat

[gsent]

Making fresh pasta doesn't need a lot of ingredients, except time. But absolutely worth it!!

[TeenagePrince]

Frank I made pasta from scratch on my own at 17 because your instructions were so easy 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[ivy_inferno]

I love Frank so much! And he's a very good teacher

[fionagibson]

The way he kneads the dough is the exact same way I was taught to prep clay before sculpting, to get rid of all the air pockets and evenly distribute the moisture!

[EmilyDuncan]

Oh wow, I accidentally logged on at the second this was posted 😂 love this! Wish it’d been posted before I had to make that ravioli and fettuccine… ❤

[dakotamarie]

This makes me so excited for pasta next semester in culinary school! Love your explanations and teaching style, Chef!

[KaptenShambles]

I'm saddened he didn't show the part where he grew his own wheat for the 00 flour

[brendafox]

Just bought a pasta maker. I ‘m excited thinking about try this. Thanks for showing how to properly knead the dough. Lots of good information.

[-aku]

Never gonna do this myself but it's really interesting to watch

[bigg]

3:05
“My dough is nice and elastic, I’m gonna wrap it in a piece of plastic”
That is a really nice rhyme

[deborahclayton]

Wow…so many rude comments. What kind of people watch pasta demos. Lol
I found this to be very informative as I do like to host a homemade pasta feast every winter. Perfect comfort on a cold winters night.

[SquishyWaffle]

3:05 started rhyming hahaha “my dough is nice and elastic im gonna put in some plastic”

[ColombianLNP]

Lol frank ! The only reason we don't see him every episode is because he is either growing, making, or waiting for just the right ingredient lol gota love him. Cheers from your biggest fan in Colombia amigos !

[LasTCursE]

Always nice to see a new video with Frank! He is a great chef and has an awesome vibe to him :)