Gusta Pasta Variety (8 Pack)
Gusta pasta variety pack contents bucatini fusilli spaghetti penne
Gusta Pasta Variety Pack 4 shapes from Italy
Gusta Italian pasta variety pack detail
Umbria

Gusta Pasta Variety (8 Pack)

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Four bronze-die pasta shapes from Umbria. Two bags of each, slow-dried 24 hours.

$80.97

Purchase type
  • Slow-dried 24 hours, bronze die
  • Ships from our New York warehouse in 1-2 days
  • Free shipping over $75
Umbrian wheat field at altitude, late afternoon, dry stone wall along a path. Documentary landscape.
Place
Umbria sits inland and at altitude, the dry center of Italy. Durum wheat grown here ripens slowly in the mountain climate, building the density that survives milling and drying. All four shapes in this box start in the same field.
Spaghetti drying on wooden rods inside an Umbrian workshop, side window light, bronze pasta tooling on the workbench. Documentary process.
Process
The wheat is milled into semolina (semola di grano duro). Each shape is extruded through its own bronze die (trafila al bronzo), which cuts the form and leaves the surface rough. Fusilli get their spirals, penne get their ridges and hollow, bucatini get the hole through the center, spaghetti stays straight. All four are slow-dried on racks for 24 hours at low temperature. No enrichment, no additives.
Two pairs of hands, an older worker and a younger one, shaping semolina on a worn wood bench inside an Umbrian mill. Faces deliberately out of frame.
People
The family we work with in Umbria makes all four shapes. Same mill, same bronze dies, same slow-drying rooms. Three generations of the same method. We visit twice a year. One source for everything in this box.

What's inside

Ingredients
Durum wheat semolina (semola di grano duro). No enriched flour. No additives. No preservatives.
Certifications
  • Non-GMO
  • Made in Italy
Contains
Wheat (gluten). May contain traces of eggs.

How to use it

Each shape has its own cook time. Spaghetti and fusilli: 9 minutes. Penne: 11 minutes. Bucatini: 4 minutes. Boil in generously salted water, finish 1 minute in the sauce with a spoonful of the starchy pasta water.

Four shapes, one source. Match the shape to the sauce.

Pairs with

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Questions

  • What shapes are included?
    Two bags each of spaghetti, fusilli, penne rigate, and bucatini. Eight bags total, 500g each.
  • How do I cook each shape?
    Spaghetti and fusilli: boil 9 minutes. Penne: 11 minutes. Bucatini: 4 minutes. Always in generously salted water. Finish 1 minute in the sauce with a spoonful of the starchy pasta water.
  • What does slow-dried actually mean?
    24 hours on a drying rack at low temperature, versus under an hour at high heat in an industrial dryer. Slow drying preserves the flour's flavor and keeps the pasta's structure stable in the pot.
  • Are all four shapes from the same source?
    Yes. One family, one mill in Umbria. Same semolina, same bronze dies, same slow-drying rooms for all four shapes.
  • How long does it keep?
    Sealed, up to 24 months in a dry pantry. Once opened, use within a few months for best texture.
  • How is this shipped?
    From our New York warehouse via Amazon fulfillment. In-stock orders ship in 1-2 business days. Free shipping over $75.
  • What if it arrives damaged, or I don't love it?
    Write to us. We refund within 60 days, no questions.

Reviews

Six Italian regions. Nothing reformulated. Imported direct.