Perforated Pasta Drying Tray 30 x 40 x 10cm White Stackable

This perforated pasta drying tray is vented through the base and all four walls, so air reaches freshly cut pasta from underneath as well as above and the bottom layer dries as evenly as the top. It is a stackable 30 x 40 x 10cm tray with a 10 litre capacity, made in Italy by Genus Dei from food-grade PE-HD rated from -40°C to +80°C, so a batch of fresh pasta or gnocchi can go from the worktop to the fridge or freezer in the same tray. The 30 x 40cm size suits home pasta makers working beside a Marcato pasta machine, a matching lid is available, and for proofing pizza dough the solid 30 x 40 pizza dough box is the better tray.

Why a Perforated Pasta Tray Suits Fresh Pasta

• Holes through the base and all four walls let air move around every piece, so the whole batch loses surface moisture at the same rate and strands are less likely to fuse
• Tagliatelle and pappardelle sit as loose nests, garganelli, trofie and orecchiette spread across the base in a single layer, 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

30 x 40cm Stackable Tray: Size and Fridge Fit

• External size 30 x 40 x 10cm, internal size 26 x 36 x 9cm, capacity 10 litres
• A raised external base lets one tray sit over the one beneath it, so a full batch rests in a single column on one 30 x 40cm footprint, and perforated and solid Genus Dei boxes share the same profile, so they stack together
• Fridge shelves vary in depth and width, so measuring yours against the 30 x 40cm footprint before ordering is worthwhile
• The 60 x 40 perforated pasta drying tray is a larger professional Euronorm size for volume and will not fit most domestic fridges

Pasta Tray with Lid

• The 30 x 40 lid keeps dust, insects and anything knocked off a shelf out of the tray and guards the top of a stack
• Neither piece is airtight, so pasta carries on drying with the lid in place and there is nothing to time
• Tray and lid are also sold together as a set

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 is not the tray 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 freshly mixed dough or a short ventilated rest. For a bulk rise or a cold ferment, the solid 30 x 40 pizza dough box and lid is the industry standard for exactly this reason.

More Pasta Trays and Tools

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 at home is in pasta making tools.