I Turned My Dumb Food Dehydrator Into a Smart Pasta Dryer (PC fans, Sensors and all)

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  • @VideoSchoolOnline
    @VideoSchoolOnline Před rokem +2089

    Never seen such a good cliffhanger in a pasta-themed video.

    • @MrMartinSchou
      @MrMartinSchou Před rokem +30

      Yup. I could hear the capital letters in that comment.
      > "EVERY day is a challenge in drying pasta."

    • @geraldbrooks2763
      @geraldbrooks2763 Před rokem +11

      That is a brand new sentence.

    • @VideoSchoolOnline
      @VideoSchoolOnline Před rokem +7

      @@geraldbrooks2763 😂 Alex, bringing out all kinds of new feelings in us.

    • @mister_darkwood9843
      @mister_darkwood9843 Před rokem +2

      @@VideoSchoolOnline ALEX!!!! why?

    • @latch909
      @latch909 Před rokem +11

      Easily in my top 5 for pasta themed cliffhangers

  • @PaulTMaack0
    @PaulTMaack0 Před rokem +1150

    "Every day is a challenge in drying pasta."
    That guy's awesome. Giving it to ya straight. No sugar-coating. Exactly the kinda guy you want in your corner.

    • @techorizo1
      @techorizo1 Před rokem +4

      Exactly!

    • @davidhalldurham
      @davidhalldurham Před rokem +32

      I was going to say the very same thing. Cavalieri seems like a great guy and is willing to share his expertise...as long as you're not going to open a pastificio.

    • @jonarific8504
      @jonarific8504 Před rokem +4

      For some reason that reminded me of davie504. Maybe the voice is similar as I think he's Italian.

    • @davidf2281
      @davidf2281 Před rokem +4

      I'd wear that t-shirt

    • @GigaDavy91
      @GigaDavy91 Před rokem

      Btw Cavalieri in Italian means Knights

  • @alevel2cpu285
    @alevel2cpu285 Před rokem +70

    I can only imagine this guy at Home Depot buying all of this equipment. "What are you making?" Alex: "Carbonara"

  • @chunguskhan3009
    @chunguskhan3009 Před rokem +520

    This guy will make a tandoor out of clay he found in a construction site and call on Indian masterchefs to make the best naan ever.

    • @Nickle314
      @Nickle314 Před rokem

      Check out the channel, "The Wood Fired Oven Chef" :-)

    • @MrBlueBurd0451
      @MrBlueBurd0451 Před rokem +75

      Don't give him ideas! No, wait, DO! I wanna see Alex-ified roti and tandoori chicken.

    • @petermarknimmo
      @petermarknimmo Před rokem +8

      You can make a decent tandoor out of terracotta pots. Tried it myself and it works a treat 👌

    • @jcnash02
      @jcnash02 Před rokem +6

      I would watch that

    • @TheCatWitch63
      @TheCatWitch63 Před rokem +4

      @@petermarknimmo please tell me how!!! I can get many types of clay pots in my country, but very few people has ever seen a tandoor and even fewer has one.

  • @fpoastro
    @fpoastro Před rokem +375

    I said this before and I know it may seem weird but its real.. you can also learn a lot from wood drying. Its the same exact principal. Dry, then allow a rest (which is some rehydration) then resume drying. Your fractured pasta result is exactly what happens with wood.

    • @PLF...
      @PLF... Před rokem +3

      Exactly, you dont want to go too hard. Also vacuum is a thing, but probably a bit too complicated for something like this

    • @fpoastro
      @fpoastro Před rokem +2

      @@PLF... Who said anything about vacuum? You can take a slow drying process where you slowly dry day to day allowing the charge to cool (and attract moisture) overnight to allow it to equalize then resume drying. Its much slower but also much easier.
      Again... where the fu)k did vacuum come from? Thats a whole nother level.

    • @j.anthonyszepsy8712
      @j.anthonyszepsy8712 Před rokem +8

      Just check out cannabis drying , people really delve into keeping RH and ventillation on spot for 14 days exact dry , then comes the cure which is a whole other ballgame , I have a feeling the processis there would help out in Alexs journey

    • @fpoastro
      @fpoastro Před rokem +13

      @@j.anthonyszepsy8712 My niece is a PHD bio and working on cannabis as a focus (not for passion but because its money).
      Drying cannabis has nothing to due with maintaining structural integrity as it does with wood/pasta/cellulosic materials that are trying to be dried with a specific structure and integrity. Drying basil, oregano, cannabis, etc.. mold control, is about all you care about. Drying wood and pasta, your concerns are stress relieving the cellulosic fibers periodically throughout the process as not to create infinite numbers of fractures in the structure that all equate to the catastrophic failure Alex has seen consistently in his pasta.

    • @LiteLotus
      @LiteLotus Před rokem +2

      @@fpoastro maybe not directly but im sure there are things to be learnt from the process im sure.

  • @user-xv4id9xx7u
    @user-xv4id9xx7u Před rokem +95

    "Every day is a challenge in drying pasta" is the perfect cliffhanger. Love the series, can't wait for more.

  • @catos3045
    @catos3045 Před rokem +68

    Ah, as an Electronics Engineer, this is what I love about your channel, and why I suscribed in the first palce. Don't get me wrong, I love everything you do, even if it doesn't have to do anythign with electronics, but I did missed seeing you building stuff with electronics for cooking.
    Keep it up.

    • @kubeek
      @kubeek Před rokem +9

      and yet he talks about turning the dryer on an off every hour with his finger, instead of hacking the guts out and controlling the heater and fan by his controller :D

    • @catos3045
      @catos3045 Před rokem +4

      @@kubeek HAHAHAHAHAHAHA That's the exact same thought I had. Just automate the hell out of it.

    • @rasmis
      @rasmis Před rokem +3

      @@catos3045 I searched the comments to see if anybody else had thought this. Alex is also an electronics engineer, so why doesn't he just connect the built in fan to the arduino? I'm a lawyer, but I could do that :-)

    • @bernat_CustardCream
      @bernat_CustardCream Před rokem

      @@rasmis I think there's a strong chance he will do that as one of the improvements.
      I mean, he made a bluetooth angle measuring device for knife sharpening, for example :D

  • @2guysandacooler
    @2guysandacooler Před rokem +231

    Loving the pasta series Alex!! Keep it up! Can't wait for the saucisson sec series😉

  • @SallyGreenaway
    @SallyGreenaway Před rokem +40

    I'm going to find some of Andrea Cavalieri's brand of pasta here in Australia, just to support him for being such a great guy in helping Alex! Great episode!

  • @kaib5048
    @kaib5048 Před rokem +30

    I have noooo interest in ever doing this, but I’m completely addicted to watching Alex slowly move towards pasta perfection. Keep it up man, almost there !! 🤓

  • @TacohMann
    @TacohMann Před rokem +91

    Hey Alex, I’m sure you know this already but you can (probably) easily hijack the power to the fan and use the microcontroller to control it. If you need to control the heater you can also most likely do that with the microcontroller, you’ll just need to use a mosfet or a relay instead of controlling it directly from the gpio like I imagine you’re doing with the other fans. Lastly, I think it would be beneficial to find some way to add humidity. If it were me I would use an ultrasonic transducer to try and atomize the water as much as possible; that should make the “lag” between the addition of water and it’s acceptance as humidity relatively low. These are all fairly quick ideas though so I don’t know exactly how well they would pan out. Excited to see how you figure out each of these new challenges though!

    • @VinayVarsani
      @VinayVarsani Před rokem +1

      I was thinking less complicated and just use a humidifier and connect it externally but yh 🤷🏾‍♂️ bit difficult to control the humidity but then that's what the fans are for

    • @Reinier020
      @Reinier020 Před rokem

      +1

    • @elderperez2047
      @elderperez2047 Před rokem

      Exactly was I was thinking. You already went out of your way to upload data and have nice graphs, adding these features should be easier.

    • @Techno_Nomadic
      @Techno_Nomadic Před rokem

      Shoot, I would just go old school and put a relay between the motor/heater and the incoming power and control it with a programmable timer for lights. Doesn't matter if the unit is never turned off, and the built in temp control would still work, cause there would be no power to the fan/heating unit.

  • @eliseleonard3477
    @eliseleonard3477 Před rokem +103

    It’s possible that your extruder isn’t generating enough pressure to really homogenize the dough structure. Maybe let the dough sit for a while longer before sending it through the machine.

    • @facundoriccardi6708
      @facundoriccardi6708 Před rokem +13

      I was thinking about this, maybe the pasta is not really hidrated. In the Monograno factory they use vaccum in the mixing system, so the dough get hidrated faster. But whit a house mixer like the one Alzex is using, I think that the dough is not getting the time to actually get that hidrated.

    • @JonCLTV
      @JonCLTV Před rokem +2

      This comment is so underrated right now

    • @rickross5421
      @rickross5421 Před rokem +1

      @@JonCLTV How is it overrated ?

    • @JonCLTV
      @JonCLTV Před rokem

      @@rickross5421 It should have more likes to get Alex to read it. I find it very useful information that can change the course of the pasta drying series.

    • @JonCLTV
      @JonCLTV Před rokem +1

      @@rickross5421 I mean underrated sorry 😣

  • @FrenchGuyCooking
    @FrenchGuyCooking  Před rokem +9

    Thanks for following my heavily-carb-loaded adventures ! You guys are the best ! Here's a link to the data collecting code : gist.github.com/frenchguycooking/d368ba94bb9754faecaa10d747e0c635

  • @MarianaCorinaR
    @MarianaCorinaR Před rokem +30

    The only food channel that has a build/maker workshop vibe, loving the series Alex!

  • @jonmsimpson
    @jonmsimpson Před rokem +6

    This is the best series on CZcams right now! Your videos showcasing Luciano Monosilio's pasta techniques were a game changes to not only my own personal pasta making, but those of my customers at the shop I work at. As your videos educate me, I pass that knowledge on to many others in my local area to improve their pasta making. (I provide credit where it is due). Ciao!

  • @wv_
    @wv_ Před rokem +77

    You’ve already got the Arduino going. You can get ready made opto-isolated relay modules that are built for Arduino.

    • @NonEuclideanTacoCannon
      @NonEuclideanTacoCannon Před rokem +13

      You mean for turning the original fruit dryer on and off? If he has arduino chops, and he clearly does, he could automate a lot more of this process. I'm imagining a source of humid air (either a humidifier, or even just an electric kettle) connected to the box with some of that duct hose, and a servo-controlled vent. It could turn on to warm up just before the active cycle ends, then the servo opens the vent and allows the humid air in to the box.

    • @iacopob
      @iacopob Před rokem +4

      @@NonEuclideanTacoCannon then he could add a PID controller and voilà!

    • @HaralHeisto
      @HaralHeisto Před rokem +4

      @@NonEuclideanTacoCannon Probably best to use one of those little ultrasonic humidifiers (can get USB powered ones that connect to a standard 500ml bottle for pennies on aliexpress). Using a kettle would add too much heat during the rest period

    • @fluffigverbimmelt
      @fluffigverbimmelt Před rokem +2

      @@iacopob very much agreeing with proper CL control. As an electrical engineer, this should not be an issue at all

    • @NonEuclideanTacoCannon
      @NonEuclideanTacoCannon Před rokem +1

      @@HaralHeisto oooh I forgot about those, that would be perfect

  • @azyfloof
    @azyfloof Před rokem +29

    You've got the arduino sorted for logging data, now it's time to disconnect the dryer's original control board entirely, and use the arduino to turn the fan and heater on and off :D
    Some fans have a separate PWM line which you can use with the arduino to vary their speed, which might help too

  • @morningstar8187
    @morningstar8187 Před rokem +94

    Have you considered the possibility that your dough making process and extrusion method may be at least partially responsible? If the dough has a lot of air incorporated into its structure it could weaken its structural integrity after drying? Think hardtack vs a dried slice of bread. One is easier to crush than The other.

    • @Mikapoofs
      @Mikapoofs Před rokem +30

      true that, even shown in his monograno factory video the dough is mixed and extruded in a vacuum to avoid that problem

    • @thischannelisforcommenting5680
      @thischannelisforcommenting5680 Před rokem +20

      my man will be buying factory at this rate

    • @PLF...
      @PLF... Před rokem +3

      Its a factor but can be circumvented. It changes the material constant for the dough, likely making it require a more gentle drying program with longer rests.

    • @RoboticParanoia
      @RoboticParanoia Před rokem +16

      Vacuum extruded pasta gives a more resistant result, and iin colored pasta a more vibrant color. If you put pasta that wasn't vacuum extruded in an industrial tunnel dryer, it will collapse, because the air bubbles will expand too fast for the air to escape. A tunnel dryer, that can dry pasta between 4 and 8 hours work with a hot cycle ranging from 80° to 115°C, the pasta is pre cooked after drying, hence the dark yellow color. Pasta is carb, and carb is sugar, it caramelize. For drying non vacuum pasta you have to make three long cycles, at a very low temperature and long time. Aim for at least 48h total time, and it's the minimum. By the way, his first mod got it right, in order to the pasta dries from inside out, the first stage should have a huge increase in humidity, then slowly going down. There's more to that, but it's the beginning.

    • @thesecondislander
      @thesecondislander Před rokem +1

      @@RoboticParanoia how do you know this stuff

  • @JoriDiculous
    @JoriDiculous Před rokem +5

    If everything have to be Off at resting period, just hook the "dryer" to a timer socked. You can get some nice cheap digital ones that you can set to several intervals.

  • @christopherkarr1872
    @christopherkarr1872 Před rokem

    Yay! Alex is back!
    Thanks for more content! Your pasta types have been fun to watch in your shorts! Great production - I love the continuous loop style.

  • @NonEuclideanTacoCannon
    @NonEuclideanTacoCannon Před rokem +9

    "Every day is a challenge in drying pasta." Words to live by. Perhaps you could set up something with a servo to allow a few milliliters of water to drip onto the bottom of the box like a minute before the fans turn off, so that it starts to evaporate. That way the humidity will increase during the rest period. Or you could make it really complicated. Set up a humidifier with some of that duct hose, and use servo to open a vent to allow the humid air to enter during rest.

  • @tommasomanassero
    @tommasomanassero Před rokem

    As an Italian we take dry pasta for granted and rarely dig deeper into its making. Ty Alex, you opened my eyes to a new amazing world. You got me glued to the screen with last episode👀

  • @chinesefantasy
    @chinesefantasy Před rokem +2

    I love this series because it clearly shows the amount of engineering and thinking went on before they where capable of doing the stuff they did on an industrial scale and most of this stuff was figured out a century ago before they had precise measurement instruments and so on. Respect.

  • @pantrymonster
    @pantrymonster Před rokem +1

    Omg.... the thing I love most about Alex's videos is the sheer determination he has to get things done as close to perfection as possible. It's really inspiring. Also the community here in the yt comments so is great! Everyone who knows something comes to share their expertise while this who don't know how to help still like the helpful comments for more visibility. It's so great 😊

  • @carlosseum
    @carlosseum Před rokem +1

    So glad you mentioned benedetto cavalieri in this series. I am an absolute food lover and travel all over Europe in search of new things to try, I went to visit them at the factory and ended up talking with "Dottor Cavalieri" for over one hour. Such a great family business! Thank you for your great videos, I always highly anticipate to see where you are going next. Keep up the good work

  • @thalesrodrigues8214
    @thalesrodrigues8214 Před rokem +28

    It feels illegal to be here that early

  • @ImBarryScottCSS
    @ImBarryScottCSS Před rokem +1

    Rofl the hard close is one of the best I've seen in a while. Now pasta drying is a Bourne movie.

  • @garethwesleyevans
    @garethwesleyevans Před rokem

    Alex, please more on the building process and programming! The combination of making and cooking is what brought me to the channel!

  • @waynepalmar6101
    @waynepalmar6101 Před rokem

    Love you step by step solution approach
    And your passion

  • @samY-de9dq
    @samY-de9dq Před rokem

    I love that you show progression, very inspiring!

  • @jamescambray5595
    @jamescambray5595 Před rokem +5

    Alex, I would recommend you look into the science of psycrometrics. The relative humdity depends strongly on the temperature; increase the temp and the RH goes down. This is why you need to turn off the heater and not just the fans during the rest peroids.

  • @-_-hi8964
    @-_-hi8964 Před rokem

    Awesome Alex please never stop sharing knowledge. I dearly love it. thank you.

  • @bamzilla1616
    @bamzilla1616 Před rokem

    This series is so entertaining and educational. The production value is superb. Always eager for the next installment.

  • @Embre07
    @Embre07 Před rokem

    Incroyable, j'en reviens jamais (à chaque série) que vous vous impliquez autant et que vous n'abandonnez jamais. J'adore le processus de réflexion et d'ajustement mais ce que j'attends le plus (comme tous le monde) c'est le moment où vous allez enfin pouvoir manger le plat que vous aurez créé. J'ai hâte de voir le bonheur sur votre visage quand vous allez enfin pouvoir cuisiner avec les pates que vous aurez vous même séché puis manger votre travail.
    Bravo, c'est excellent et je vous souhaite de continuer !!

  • @iuribogar9611
    @iuribogar9611 Před rokem +2

    next step: build a pasta dryer from scratch! get rid of the elements of the food dryer and build a new one that can be fully programmed as wished
    I may be wrong, but that's what I think is coming for the next episode... can't wait to see it! congrats for all the great content Alex! \o/

  • @Simon_Laserna
    @Simon_Laserna Před rokem +1

    These are the best episodes! When cooking meets the saw, and circuitry!

  • @Kalachoff
    @Kalachoff Před rokem +1

    I can't get rid of the feeling that I'm watching a very exciting TV show series :) Bravo Alex!
    Can't wait for the next episode!

  • @naingsoe6004
    @naingsoe6004 Před rokem

    Bruh just how far is this man willing to go for pasta.Your tenacity is truly something to to be praised.

  • @jonaslundholm
    @jonaslundholm Před rokem +5

    ”Every day is a challenge in drying pasta”

  • @karstenlagermann3155
    @karstenlagermann3155 Před rokem

    Someone give this man an Oscar! Thank you Alex, been following for 3 years now. You are the Best.

  • @fishnewhere387
    @fishnewhere387 Před rokem +6

    I love you did this, I was thinking about getting the same one and hooking it up to an Arduino controller.

  • @tonyluiscomedy
    @tonyluiscomedy Před rokem

    You gotta appreciate Alex coming at food like an engineer instead of an artist. Something so interesting about it

  • @leandronicolas8848
    @leandronicolas8848 Před rokem

    This has become my favorite series I'm watching right now.

  • @marianomancone6486
    @marianomancone6486 Před rokem

    >mid April: okay guys, we're in Naples to try out some traditional italian pasta
    >Early July: okay i just hijacked, re-engineered my drier and wrote a code to obtain the best degree of humidity for my homemade dry pasta.
    This guy is crazy as hell and i can't do but loving him

  • @Sketchcraft
    @Sketchcraft Před rokem

    Fantastic series Alex! Thank-you for sharing!

  • @Jimbum34
    @Jimbum34 Před rokem

    Alex. Your dedikation is awsome !! I have followed you on CZcams long time and it never desepoints !!

  • @laxchan6386
    @laxchan6386 Před rokem

    Keep it up Alex! You are certainly one of my recent favorite youtubers. I love the fact that you are humorous and passionate about what you are doing!

  • @vdmlouis
    @vdmlouis Před rokem +7

    Have you tried cooking the pasta you have dried so far? I’m really curious whether it would be good or not.

  • @moi-meme4502
    @moi-meme4502 Před rokem

    Okay man, you and the channel Italia Squisita are definitely one cut above the rest. I can't imagine how much work it has taken so far. These pasta series are the most impactful watch I had this year, no joking.
    Keep up the great work Alex !!

  • @robfenwitch7403
    @robfenwitch7403 Před rokem +32

    In the next episode, Alex builds his own pasta-drying street...

    • @canchero724
      @canchero724 Před rokem +1

      I'm half expecting him to go to Gragnano and dry it in the sun himself. He loves going to Italy and this sounds like the perfect opportunity to go back again.

  • @ssskids123
    @ssskids123 Před rokem

    Just love this series….thank you

  • @AramisWyler
    @AramisWyler Před 8 měsíci

    Loving this series.

  • @archael18
    @archael18 Před rokem

    I'm enjoying this series so much!

  • @ImTheDudeMan471
    @ImTheDudeMan471 Před rokem +1

    Incredible that you have the "best of the best world experts" helping with your project. It's like if you make hobby beer in your workshop and In-Bev is helping you.

  • @artmartdc
    @artmartdc Před rokem

    Gosh I do so enjoy your videos, and they are so well made. Thanks!

  • @jc19438
    @jc19438 Před rokem

    So awesome Alex, I’ve been a fan for years, but this is amazing, above and beyond.

  • @onyshchukv
    @onyshchukv Před rokem

    OMG! This video is absolutely great!
    The pure essence why I love this channel :)

  • @maitreyeti
    @maitreyeti Před rokem +1

    Funny thing, I went into the exact same issues and solutions for making my charcuterie dryer from an electrical wine cellar, humidity was the biggest problem. I couldnt pierce through the side but had to rework the door seal instead. Anyway, great work and engineering Alex, I keep learning here with you :D

  • @ptykiller
    @ptykiller Před rokem

    I am loving the epic little twists at the end.

  • @lancelotdufrane
    @lancelotdufrane Před rokem

    I so enjoy your cooking/mechanical… tactics of the Kitchen!. Nice!

  • @saarthsharma808
    @saarthsharma808 Před rokem

    The production quality just keeps on going up!!!!!

  • @crowman5936
    @crowman5936 Před rokem

    This is such a great series.

  • @mercury15316
    @mercury15316 Před rokem

    I think 95% of people would have quit like 3 episodes ago and of those left pretty much everybody by now. Keep it up Alex! You are an inspiration, not just in drying pasta but in sticking it through no matter what!

  • @robdielemans9189
    @robdielemans9189 Před rokem

    Merci bien Alex, love to witness this journey.

  • @danimarino5653
    @danimarino5653 Před rokem

    Love this series don’t give up Alex!!!

  • @pieterbenjaminnijs2925

    Alex you’re an amazing content creator, chef, engineer and inspiration. Please never stop creating haha

  • @HardwareLust
    @HardwareLust Před rokem

    This is such a good series, Alex. You're really outdone yourself this time.

  • @baileystanley8677
    @baileystanley8677 Před rokem +2

    Impressive work

  • @katharinasimbeck
    @katharinasimbeck Před rokem

    You are comppletely insane to go through such fuss for a little pasta. But I love to watch you go through it!
    Love the series and learn so much from your experiences!
    One question though: do you eat all your experiments? Or just store them for the moment (and one absolutely marvellous progress picture at the end)?
    Lots of love from Bavaria!

  • @Swangdangflang
    @Swangdangflang Před rokem +1

    Alex, you are the textbook definition of patience and tenacity. Definitely not "impatient"

  • @Enclave.
    @Enclave. Před rokem

    Hey, hey! Now I see why you liked my comment a few episodes back about how pasta drying was done in specific locations in Italy the past! Love the attention to detail you have Alex!
    You definitely can't just dry pasta anywhere outdoors, you need specific conditions.

  • @alvarorabadanimagen
    @alvarorabadanimagen Před rokem

    Your level of commitment here is unparalleled, congrats!

  • @petegalvs
    @petegalvs Před rokem +3

    "Every day is a challenge in drying pasta" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @pingu99991
    @pingu99991 Před rokem

    You're one of my favorite maker channels. What better motivation for a project than food!

  • @dellasantamatteo
    @dellasantamatteo Před rokem

    i mean, with all the respect for the french cooking, you can clearly see why Italian cooking is simply the best.
    Alex you made loads of challenges and series, but this one was without any doubt the most complicated in a way that nobody would have expected; what I mean is that everybody thinks that pasta is a simple dish, but actually is one of the most difficult dish to make properly. If you compare what you learn from start to finish to other series, you can clearly see how this was the one you learned more, simply because nobody would have even thought what pasta really is.
    I guess you're the first international youtuber that has been able to make pasta like an Italian would, davvero bravo!

  • @danieleriksson3170
    @danieleriksson3170 Před rokem

    Happy to see you took my advice! I knew you would make it.

  • @stefanogagliardi4665
    @stefanogagliardi4665 Před rokem

    Suuuper video Alex! Top editing!
    Ad of course super topic for a pasta lover like me!

  • @SirCutBent-Gaming
    @SirCutBent-Gaming Před rokem

    Definitely worth the wait I'm excited for the next video Alex!

  • @jasonwhiting1096
    @jasonwhiting1096 Před rokem

    Brilliant video Alex! And yes, love the cliff hanger.

  • @apefu
    @apefu Před rokem +1

    I hope there are more mistakes to come. This is so entertaining and it is making my aerophonics experiments look easy.
    This is so much fun to watch!

  • @jakubpetro7492
    @jakubpetro7492 Před rokem

    Amazing series, thank you Alex! :)

  • @michelhv
    @michelhv Před rokem +8

    This is starting to look like those heat treating ovens for blade smiths. They can be programmed to a specific sequence of temperatures plateaus according to time to ensure proper hardness and toughness properties.

    • @jimurrata6785
      @jimurrata6785 Před rokem +2

      A heat treat microcontroller might be the readymade (and programmed) solution to Alex issues.
      It really is like the pasta needs tempering cycles... at lower temperature.

    • @VinayVarsani
      @VinayVarsani Před rokem

      They definitely need normalisation cycles too

  • @tomrockholm-timeless_morph6691

    Checkout a Hot Box Incubator design, we use them for incubating snake eggs, add a couple more fans to increase your ventilation as needed. Might be a bit more effective than your modified dehydrator.

  • @aoeuable
    @aoeuable Před rokem +8

    Arctics are a nice budget option for PCs especially as they have decent airflow and a nice noise profile so while they're not as silent as can be they won't annoy you, however, as I already recommended on a previous video, in this case Noctua IndustrialPPCs is where it's at. They're *not* silent, they're performant. With only two on the inflow you'll rather have trouble not blowing away the pasta, forget about the outflow the inflow fans are easily going to pull from that side, too: 3000RPM IndustrialPPCs have twice the airflow and more than seven times the static pressure of Arctics, very much worth the money.

  • @ninjakiller275
    @ninjakiller275 Před rokem +5

    Hey Alex! I was looking for the github repository, as a software engineer I think I may be able to help!
    I have only found the dough sheeter so far, could you point me in the right direction?

  • @ABullet520
    @ABullet520 Před rokem

    Just a thought and you probably already know this, but something might be helpful. Paulo originally said drying was cycles (cycle 1) high temp and low humidity to (cycle 2) low temp and high humidity. Cycle 1 will remove moisture from the outside edges of the pasta quickly, keeping in mind things move from areas of high concentration to low concentration this will begin the migration of moisture from the center towards the outside edges. Cycle 2 will maintain or even increase the moisture slightly to the outside edges. A repeat of cycle 1 continues the movement of moisture from the center to the outside edges. The cycles between low and high humidity are the way to balance the moisture from the outside edges to the center, my guess is your resting time needs some level of moisture/humidity added in. I would also guess that the highly automated process has been perfected by experience and they control the exact time and humidity of each cycle.
    Really enjoying this series.

  • @Bthom999
    @Bthom999 Před rokem

    So excited for the next episode!!

  • @loulouninyou
    @loulouninyou Před rokem

    good luck, keep it up, we're rooting for you!

  • @leolaf6501
    @leolaf6501 Před rokem +1

    I love this combination of engineering and food

  • @joekoscielniak8576
    @joekoscielniak8576 Před rokem

    Once again you are challenging your engineers mind to get to the "why" behind any given result. Fried rice, meat balls, pizza, and now dried pasta; all approached from the mind set of cracking the code on your journey to excellences.
    This what I love about following you on your different projects. Stay the course!

  • @mattiauk
    @mattiauk Před rokem

    What a great episode! Amazing editing and music selection!

  • @David.Lopezz
    @David.Lopezz Před rokem

    I'm so invested Alex!! 😂
    I need to see that perfectly dried pasta!

  • @joshuadavey8621
    @joshuadavey8621 Před rokem

    Love your energy Alex

  • @PaulJMorey
    @PaulJMorey Před rokem +1

    I feel like Alex got hit with a very polite “if it were easy, everyone would do it”

  • @thenawabgaming
    @thenawabgaming Před rokem

    I’ve never been so invested in a series about Pasta before. The cliffhanger 😩

  • @turuanu
    @turuanu Před rokem +1

    That was one dramatic final statement!

  • @lechatbotte.
    @lechatbotte. Před rokem

    If I need help I just pour a glass of wine and watch Alex, it’s a win win, it’s inexpensive I learn stuff and I enjoy watching Alex’s creative mind work. First the pizza oven now this. Wow

  • @simonillescas9486
    @simonillescas9486 Před rokem

    This is madness, love it Alex !!

  • @ERey55
    @ERey55 Před rokem

    That cliffhanger!! hahahaha This series continues to amaze me Alex!

  • @SeanQuinn4
    @SeanQuinn4 Před rokem +1

    Such a dramatic end 🤣