{"product_id":"perforated-pasta-drying-tray-and-lid-white-30-x-40cm","title":"Perforated Pasta Drying Tray and Lid 30 x 40cm White","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuy the perforated tray and its matching lid together and you save 5%. The tray's perforated base and walls let air at fresh pasta from every side so it dries evenly instead of sweating and sticking, and the lid sits over the top to keep dust, flies and anything knocked off a shelf out of it while that happens. Air still moves through the perforations with the lid on, so nothing stops drying when you cover it. It holds ten litres on a 30 x 40 cm footprint that fits a domestic fridge shelf and stacks several deep, and both pieces are made in Italy from food-grade PE-HD rated from -40°C to +80°C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the Set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x perforated pasta drying tray, 30 x 40 x 10 cm, 10 litres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x tray lid, 30 x 40 x 2 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the Lid Adds\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA perforated tray does the drying, but it leaves whatever is in it open to the room. If a batch is going to sit on the bench for an hour, go into a fridge alongside everything else, or wait at the bottom of a stack, you want something over the top of it, and that is the lid's job: keeping dust, insects and anything knocked off a shelf out, and protecting the pasta underneath from being crushed or disturbed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it does not do is seal, and it is not meant to. Neither piece is airtight, and with perforations through the base and walls air keeps moving regardless, so pasta carries on drying with the lid in place. That is the useful part, because it means you have nothing to time. Cover it when you want it protected, lift the lid off when you want it out of the way, and the drying looks after itself either way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWorking Through a Batch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut shapes go into the open tray in a loose layer with semolina and lose surface moisture from above and below at the same rate. Twenty minutes takes the edge off before cooking, an hour or two firms the surface for bagging or freezing without the pieces fusing, and fully dried shapes will hold in the tray for a day. Put the lid on at whatever point you want the batch protected, and the same tray goes into the fridge or the freezer with nothing decanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSize, Stacking and Storage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 30 x 40 cm the tray fits most domestic fridge shelves and sits comfortably on a worktop beside a pasta machine, which makes it the practical size for making pasta at home or working in a small prep area. Delis and smaller restaurant kitchens use this size too, often three or four deep in a stack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat stacking works because of the raised external base, which lifts the tray off the surface and lets the base of one tray cover the tray beneath it. One lid on top of the stack is enough, though a further tray will still stack on top of a lid if you would rather cover each layer, and since our perforated and solid Genus Dei boxes share the same profile you can mix them freely in the same column. For volume production with a cold room to fill, the \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 146, 70);\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Perforated Pasta Drying Tray and Lid 60 x 40cm White\" href=\"\/products\/perforated-pasta-drying-tray-and-lid-white-60-x-40cm\"\u003e60 x 40 set\u003c\/a\u003e is the better fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBeyond Pasta\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same ventilation suits anything else that needs air moving through it, so washed salad, herbs and blanched vegetables drain in the tray rather than sitting in their own runoff, herbs, chillies and sliced mushrooms air-dry in it, cured and salted preparations rest in it while the moisture leaves, and baked goods cool in it without soft undersides. The lid keeps any of that covered while it happens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMaterial and Care\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth pieces are made in Italy from virgin food-grade PE-HD, BPA free and certified for food contact, with MOCA documentation available from us on request. What matters more day to day is how they behave in use: they do not absorb odours, stain or yellow with age, and they hold up from -40°C to +80°C, so a batch can go from the worktop into the freezer in the same tray. Wash both by hand in warm soapy water, keep them away from direct flame, and both are fully recyclable at the end of their life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBuy Separately or Compare Sizes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 146, 70);\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Perforated Pasta Drying Tray 30 x 40 x 10cm White Stackable\" href=\"\/products\/perforated-pasta-drying-tray-white-30-x-40-x-10cm\"\u003e30 x 40 perforated tray\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 146, 70);\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pizza Dough Box Lid 30 x 40cm White\" href=\"\/products\/plastic-pizza-dough-box-lid-white-30-x-40cm\"\u003e30 x 40 lid\u003c\/a\u003e are both available on their own, and if what you actually need is to hold humidity in for proofing pizza dough, the \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 146, 70);\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Pizza Dough Box and Lid 30 x 40cm White\" href=\"\/products\/pizza-dough-box-and-lid-white-30-x-40cm\"\u003esolid 30 x 40 set\u003c\/a\u003e is the one to buy instead. The full range sits in \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(0, 146, 70);\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dough boxes and storage at Pasta Kitchen\" href=\"\/collections\/dough-storage-boxes-utensils\"\u003edough boxes and storage\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 146, 70);\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eDetail\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eTray perforation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eBase and all four walls\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eTray external dimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003e30 x 40 x 10 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eTray internal dimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003e26 x 36 x 9 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eTray capacity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003e10 litres\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eTray weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003e0.60 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eLid dimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003e30 x 40 x 2 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eLid weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003e0.45 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eLid type\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eSolid, not airtight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eFood-grade polyethylene (PE-HD), BPA free\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eWhite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eTemperature range\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003e-40°C to +80°C\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eCleaning\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eWash by hand in warm soapy water\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px 12px;\"\u003eItaly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Genus Dei","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62191939649923,"sku":null,"price":21.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/0148\/files\/PB-304010-W_4.webp?v=1785410572","url":"https:\/\/www.pasta.kitchen\/products\/perforated-pasta-drying-tray-and-lid-white-30-x-40cm","provider":"Pasta Kitchen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}