Crazy Wheels of the Benedetto Cavalieri pasta factory

Cylindrical format approx. 22 mm consisting of a circular crown (Ø 25 mm) connected to the hub (Ø 6 mm) by 6 spokes (of 9 mm). Crown, hub and spokes have 3 different thicknesses which give chewing that particular sensation comparable to the whole of the crumb and crust of good bread; sensation much appreciated by fine palates. The "crazy wheels" are so called in the Salento tradition because they are not perfectly circular. After cooking, however, they do not crush like rigatoni and paccheri but remain tight, allowing the sauce to penetrate freely inside and remain there. With the "delicate" processing method we obtain a "fabric", as seen in the figure, capable of "opening" for a perfect amalgamation with the sauce. In our factory, the "crazy wheels" die is already present in an inventory dated 1938. The "crazy wheels" from the beginning have had a success, never interrupted, in Italy and abroad and are present in the menus of many restaurants even among the most famous in the world.