Perforated Pasta Drying Tray and Lid 60 x 40cm White

This perforated pasta drying tray and lid set pairs a stackable 60 x 40 x 10cm tray, vented through the base and all four walls, with a matching lid that keeps dust, insects and anything knocked off a shelf out of the tray while air still moves through the perforations. The tray holds 18 litres, stacks on its raised base, and both pieces are made in Italy by Genus Dei from food-grade PE-HD rated from -40°C to +80°C, so a tray moves from bench to cold room to blast freezer with the lid on or off. The 60 x 40cm size suits commercial kitchens and anyone making pasta at volume, it is too large for most domestic fridges, and for proofing pizza dough the solid 60 x 40 pizza dough box and lid set is the better choice.

Why a Perforated Pasta Tray Suits Fresh Pasta at Volume

• Holes through the base and all four walls let air move around every piece, so a large batch loses surface moisture at the same rate and strands are less likely to fuse
• The 60 x 40cm footprint takes a full batch of tagliatelle, pappardelle, garganelli or trofie in a loose layer, with long shapes as nests and short shapes spread across the base, and gnocchi sit apart, with our gnocchi and garganelli tools covering the shaping
• A light dusting of Dallagiovanna semolina underneath stops wet dough gripping the base
• Drying times for cooking, bagging and freezing are in our guide to how to dry fresh pasta in a perforated tray

Pasta Tray with Lid: What the Lid Does

• The lid keeps dust, insects and anything knocked off a shelf out of the tray and guards the top of a stack on the bench or in a cold room
• Neither piece is airtight, so pasta carries on drying with the lid in place and there is nothing to time, which means the lid can go on when the batch needs protecting and come off when it does not
• One lid on top of a stack is enough, and a further tray will still sit on top of a lid when each layer is covered

60 x 40cm Stackable Tray: Size, Racking and Storage

• Tray external size 60 x 40 x 10cm, internal size 57 x 37 x 9cm, capacity 18 litres, with the lid adding a further 2cm
• A raised external base lets one tray sit over the one beneath it, so a morning's production rests in a single column on one 60 x 40cm footprint instead of covering the bench, and perforated and solid Genus Dei boxes share the same profile, so they stack together
• 60 x 40cm is a Euronorm container size and not gastronorm, so the set will not sit in gastronorm racking, counters or bain marie openings, and measuring the shelving, trolleys or cold room racking you plan to use is worthwhile before ordering
• At this size the set will not fit most domestic fridges, though a large one may, so measuring first is worthwhile, and the 30 x 40 perforated tray and lid set is the size for a home kitchen or a small prep area

Perforated Dough Tray: Pasta or Pizza?

Perforated trays are often sold as dough boxes, so we will be straight about it: for proofing pizza dough this set is not what we would recommend. Dough balls need their humidity held in, the perforations let it escape, and the surface skins over while a wet dough settles into the holes and tears on release. A perforated tray does help for knocking the heat out of a freshly mixed batch or a short ventilated rest. For a bulk rise or a cold ferment, the solid 60 x 40 pizza dough box and lid is the industry standard for exactly this reason.

Buy Separately or Browse the Range

The 60 x 40 perforated pasta drying tray and the 60 x 40 lid are both sold on their own. More perforated trays and lids are in our perforated pasta drying trays, solid boxes for proving pizza dough are in our dough boxes, proofing boxes and dough storage boxes, the complete Genus Dei range is on one page, long pasta that is hung to dry suits our pasta drying racks, and more for making pasta is in pasta making tools.