Die made of POM Orecchiette with strips 21 mm for KitchenAid

Orecchiette means something like “little ears” in German – they originally come from the Apulia region with the capital Bari.
Traditionally they are made by hand, using a large wooden board, a knife and your fingers. You form a thin roll out of a piece of dough and cut off individual portions, then pull and push them forward at the same time with the handle of a kitchen knife and turn them into small mini ears. In our version, the orecchiette are formed by machine, the shape is slightly different than the hand version, but it is much faster and more relaxed.

These orecchiette are in the “rigato” version – i.e. with fine stripes on the surface, not a smooth surface.

Pasta insert for use in the KitchenAid tube pasta attachment and Marcato Regina.

No adapter is required.

General information on compatibility and application

Do you have a KitchenAid and a tube pasta attachment? Then these matrices fit directly. An adapter is not required.

The die is compatible with the following model numbers of the tube attachment: 5KPEXTA, 5KSMPEXTA

The matrices also fit on the Marcato Regina and Pastamatic Ariete 1950 pasta machines

If you are unsure whether your model fits the dies, please send us a message, preferably with a photo of your pasta machine. We will respond to you promptly and tell you which matrices are right for you.

POM is the abbreviation for polyoxymethylene, a guaranteed food-safe plastic. This is exactly the same material that is used in the Philips pasta maker matrices.

POM has the advantage that it doesn't weigh much and you can put the matrices in the dishwasher for cleaning.
Please note that the matrices are manufactured using micro milling. This is a complex process that enables delicate shapes. But small scratches from production and minor chips may be present, these are inevitable when using POM.
It is always advisable to add a little more liquid than your pasta machine indicates and to only use cold liquids. The dough should be moist and crumbly. You can find a standard recipe for our matrices here.

What else should you know?

It happens again and again that there are people who switch from the tube pasta attachment to the Philips Pastamaker Avance. In this case we have good news. You can continue to use this matrix and the other KA matrices in this section. All you need is a one-time adapter here .

Please note that this shape differs slightly from the diameter of the KitchenAid dies. This small change makes them more versatile.