Ever Made Pasta With An Extruder?

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  • Опубликовано: 23 мар 2024
  • We made a pasta press based off a design from Thomas Jefferson and used it to make fresh pasta. What an adventure!
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  • @LindaB651
    @LindaB651 2 месяца назад +428

    I've always wondered how wooden screws were cut and tapped- very ingenious!

    • @dementious
      @dementious 2 месяца назад +33

      Yeah I really just wanted to learn about old noodles, turns out I get a double whammy of noodles and wood engineering!

    • @Michaelfatman-xo7gv
      @Michaelfatman-xo7gv 2 месяца назад

      Wicked cool.

    • @mumtrz
      @mumtrz 2 месяца назад

      Isn't it obvious? It's literally the same way modern screws are threaded

    • @poephila
      @poephila 2 месяца назад +3

      That was super cool to watch and learn about!

    • @WeskPei
      @WeskPei 2 месяца назад +2

      and now I'm wondering how they made those screw boxes

  • @theDemong0d
    @theDemong0d 2 месяца назад +50

    This guy needs to come back more often to teach us about 18th century woodworking

    • @tanjrinaarena7379
      @tanjrinaarena7379 Месяц назад +1

      Roy Underhill made shows that are all about 18th century woodworking. I think he wrote books about it, too.

  • @CompleteAnimation
    @CompleteAnimation 2 месяца назад +51

    Seeing the wooden screw getting made was the most fascinating part of the video! Not all that complicated, but somebody had to figure it out!

    • @Michaelfatman-xo7gv
      @Michaelfatman-xo7gv 2 месяца назад

      Which means it's highly complicated. Tools, angles, math, tribal knowledge. This doesn't come into existence in a vacuum.

  • @terryt.1643
    @terryt.1643 2 месяца назад +179

    This press is very similar to the screw press used for pressing olive mash for oil. Brandon makes it all look easy. I don’t think there are a lot of people today who have that ability anymore. I really enjoyed this one, thanks. 🥰💕❤️👍👍

    • @Scales3040
      @Scales3040 2 месяца назад +6

      It would be cool to see how else they could use that press now that they have it. It would just be a matter of making new faceplates!

  • @thefinalkayakboss
    @thefinalkayakboss 2 месяца назад +15

    Hey not for nothing, a lot of us who work with our hands can do incredibly precise work... with modern tooling. Look at the fit and finish on his press, the thing is perfect, i can do that no problem down stairs in my shop, where theres tablesaws and drill presses and lathes and....electricity. this dude just did it essentially with some sharpened pieces of steel and patience. All the props. All the props my dude.

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 2 месяца назад +1

      When I was a teenager and had nothing better to do, I learned how to make stone tools and I am continually amazed with what humanity was able to do with tools like that

  • @aetherblackbolt1301
    @aetherblackbolt1301 2 месяца назад +20

    This is honestly astonishing, making a working version of such an old blueprint is beautiful. Your videos just become more and more vital for top tier history documentaries. I can't believe I'm watching this for free.

  • @the_eternal_paradox
    @the_eternal_paradox 2 месяца назад +58

    maybe a strange thing to say but the squeaking of the screw as it's pulled out from the screwbox is so comforting :D

    • @BigboiiTone
      @BigboiiTone 2 месяца назад +3

      Hey whatever gets you through the night my friend

    • @ryandtibbetts2962
      @ryandtibbetts2962 2 месяца назад +4

      Maybe Townsend should do an ASMR video?

  • @jaydoggy9043
    @jaydoggy9043 2 месяца назад +69

    I remember seeing the drawings that Jefferson proposed to make noodle presses more widespread and thought that looked interesting and wondered what it would be like in a real application? This is a very cool project, and that definitely took a lot of work (when he was talking about the thread and I realized how much work that'd be for just one machine I was awestruck).

    • @growingaHome
      @growingaHome 2 месяца назад +1

      Bros hundred years old

  • @benjaminmcginty6302
    @benjaminmcginty6302 2 месяца назад +46

    Thanks for showing us the process of making the machine!

  • @Nightkrowler
    @Nightkrowler 2 месяца назад +8

    Remembering how quiet and rather shy Brandon started of presenting on this channel, I am really amazed at how comfortable and "at home" he feels now, so it seems. Love watching your content and reliving the times I never witnessed myself.

  • @JintoLin
    @JintoLin 2 месяца назад +46

    The Townsends crew once again surpass my expectations and kinda should of expected it but that creation of the pasta maker with period tool was impressive and cool to see how people back then make the tools that would make the consumer products. kinda puts into focus another reason for small meals before bed. That is a LOT of work and effort after a long day outside

    • @HLBear
      @HLBear 2 месяца назад +1

      You'd be well off to have someone (a partner or cook) who prepared the food while you were in the field. Then everyone could enjoy dinner together. 😊

  • @jodeum2
    @jodeum2 2 месяца назад +31

    One thought on the pasta dough. Usually when I make pasta I'll roll the dough out a little, fold it in half or thirds. Then repeat that a few times. it allows the gluten to form longer chains and it makes for a much smoother and softer pasta. It looks like you just went right from a ball to pressing it out. And the result looks 'rough' or not coming out as a smooth pasta. It looks more like little pieces just pressed together. You've got what looks like rough concrete consistency, and it should be more smooth peanut butter looking. I know I'm not saying that right. But once you do the kneading a few times you'll know instantly what difference I'm talking about.

    • @themghicks
      @themghicks 2 месяца назад +3

      I agree it looked like the dough needed to be worked a LOT more.

    • @RebelCowboysRVs
      @RebelCowboysRVs 2 месяца назад +5

      While I like it that way, I believe what he made is more traditional. The roughness was thought to trap the sauce more than smooth will.

    • @alexburgdorf419
      @alexburgdorf419 2 месяца назад +2

      I think it might be a combo of not enough kneading and also a very subtly rough edge on the die cast. Either way it looks pretty good all in all

    • @Sphendrana
      @Sphendrana 2 месяца назад

      I don't know much about cooking in a formal sense, but this stood out to me immediately. I was like "why isn't he rolling the dough out more before just going to the extruder?!" and the next scene immediately vindicated my concerns. I have made homemade pizzas with a non pizza dough recipe, and each time I do it I knead a little more than the last time, as I'm learning that it makes things much smoother once finished. I get it in layman's terms, but I really appreciated reading about how it works with the correct terminology (I'm a big fan of chemistry, and cooking is very much the edible side of chemistry lol)

    • @SheyD78
      @SheyD78 2 месяца назад +2

      I'd be interested to see a side by side comparison of how the press works with the two different methods. I'd imagine Joh and Brandon are following the original directions that may well have been wrong, or simply designed to produce a different result to the pasta we expect today.

  • @unclebubba5584
    @unclebubba5584 2 месяца назад +242

    such an incredible amount of labor to make what we take for granted when we open that blue box of mac-n-cheese...

    • @truelight2097
      @truelight2097 2 месяца назад +30

      That’s blasphemy comparing Kraft poison to homemade pasta…🤬

    • @nova3752
      @nova3752 2 месяца назад

      You still eat that kids food? Yuck. Boomers never change

    • @unclebubba5584
      @unclebubba5584 2 месяца назад +9

      @@truelight2097 wouldnt know, never had homemade pasta...

    • @jwalster9412
      @jwalster9412 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@truelight2097😂

    • @ryanmeade6742
      @ryanmeade6742 2 месяца назад +13

      ​@@truelight2097all pasta is made the same way calm down there chef boy-are-dee

  • @loganbutler1016
    @loganbutler1016 2 месяца назад +7

    I've got an antique rope bed from the early 1800s that's a family heirloom. It has wooden components that are threaded like are shown in this video and I've always wondered how they were able to make it without power tools. Now I know! Really interesting stuff.

  • @meganlalli5450
    @meganlalli5450 2 месяца назад +29

    Looks delicious! Great job, Brandon, on making the pasta machine!

  • @serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874
    @serenepeacefulrelaxingmusi3874 2 месяца назад +18

    I will never look at macaroni noodles the same way again. Respect! What a lot of work to make the machine and then form them. I will appreciate these little gems so much more now. Thank you! 😀

  • @prestongarvey7745
    @prestongarvey7745 2 месяца назад +23

    Bang up job by Brandon on this pasta machine. The original drawing looks like so many other contemporary drawings of contraptions, a “thing”.
    But it turns out that with some work it can become a thing; no quotation marks!
    Also the final product looks delicious. I’m not even a a big mac & cheese guy, but that looks amazing.

  • @scottpeterson2692
    @scottpeterson2692 2 месяца назад +23

    Amazing woodworking!

  • @jamesvatter5729
    @jamesvatter5729 2 месяца назад +10

    Fascinating work. I still think you've been blessed by having Brandon travel through a time portal!

  • @psychosweetheart5977
    @psychosweetheart5977 2 месяца назад +30

    I'm not a doomsday prepper by any means, but my slight fascination with the concept of "what would happen if the power grid suddenly shuts down" makes me love this channel even more... informative in both a historical sense and a practicality sense

    • @Michaelfatman-xo7gv
      @Michaelfatman-xo7gv 2 месяца назад +1

      Well if you're not, you'd best change right quick.

    • @tomhowe1510
      @tomhowe1510 2 месяца назад

      Dude. It's the power grid. Sleep at dark. up at dawn. Amish.

    • @teejin669
      @teejin669 2 месяца назад +2

      ​@@Michaelfatman-xo7gvbro thinks he's noah

    • @ChibiPanda8888
      @ChibiPanda8888 2 месяца назад +1

      Same. It's so cool how it all started and developed. We should bring back these old ways of doing stuff.

    • @the_quiet_life
      @the_quiet_life 2 месяца назад +1

      The Townsend team would probably be able to ride out societal collapse almost fine !

  • @nou8257
    @nou8257 2 месяца назад +25

    Brandon is a dang good craftsman

    • @sparklesparklesparkle6318
      @sparklesparklesparkle6318 2 месяца назад

      wait did Brandon seriously lose like 100 lb in 10 months? he looks amazing wtf I missed his entire transformation.

    • @andrewyoonhobai8453
      @andrewyoonhobai8453 2 месяца назад

      the best craftsmen build the best future

  • @tareqzeidalkilani949
    @tareqzeidalkilani949 2 месяца назад +12

    as an engineer, I love authentic engineering (planimeter, pipe wrench....).. what you showed is touching this aspect of me. we in Palestine we made (my grandfather did) some tools for pasta (we call it RKaqat and other names). lovely, keep going.

  • @jackdorsey4850
    @jackdorsey4850 2 месяца назад +13

    Dear Mr. Townsends,
    I always enjoy your builds to see you and your staff create stuff using the same tech. they used back then . Keep it up.

  • @maksimfedoryak
    @maksimfedoryak 2 месяца назад +30

    So, set of plates with different holes -> different shapes of noodles

  • @dmr6640
    @dmr6640 2 месяца назад +3

    Like Brandon's how to videos. So many things we take for granted today required real skill to make a tool just to make food. Well done. Really enjoyed this video.

  • @ant-1382
    @ant-1382 2 месяца назад +3

    That was just fascinating watching that press being made.

  • @Dexterity_Jones
    @Dexterity_Jones 2 месяца назад +3

    ok, making that screw press was very cool. Those screw boxes were ingenious.

  • @westtex3675
    @westtex3675 2 месяца назад +3

    Really neat to see the way the wooden threads were made. Brandon is very talented to get the tolerances on all those pieces correct & make it look easy. Glad the pasta came out well.

  • @jamesellsworth9673
    @jamesellsworth9673 2 месяца назад +15

    Thank you for posting a fascinating video. Making one of these machines from wood took skill and learning. The resulting noodles have a rough outside texture that is toned down a bit today by using bronze dies. Those ridges catch the sauce perfectly.

  • @FunAtDisney
    @FunAtDisney 2 месяца назад +2

    What a true craftsman making that pasta press! We went to Colonial Williamsburg a few years ago and I was so impressed to watch the trades people make all these daily use products, furniture, etc. all by hand. Amazing !

  • @elenaparis8268
    @elenaparis8268 2 месяца назад +3

    Really really nice job Brandon, what you just did is a far dream for me as a woodworker

  • @ThePressurizer
    @ThePressurizer 2 месяца назад +2

    "We have the screwbox lubed and ready to go." Excellent!

  • @adamwarlock8263
    @adamwarlock8263 2 месяца назад +2

    wow!!! those wooden threads are incredible!!!

  • @FruitMuff1n
    @FruitMuff1n 2 месяца назад +2

    I love watching the progression of this channel -- e.g. at 9:30 he's eating with the utensils we saw them make in another episode.

  • @damienblauwald
    @damienblauwald 2 месяца назад +2

    Very much enjoyed watching this build. Great idea make one.

  • @Katylest
    @Katylest 2 месяца назад +2

    Wood working and food 🍝 the greatest things can come from the collaboration of skills

  • @SteinerHaus
    @SteinerHaus 2 месяца назад +2

    Awesome! Thank you for the detailed explanation of how things were done back in the day. Here in 2024, we take for granted how we get shaped pasta and other things. Knowing how the originals were made blows my mind.

  • @kylepearce-obrien1021
    @kylepearce-obrien1021 2 месяца назад +2

    I thought that was a pasta 3D printer in the thumbnail and thought, "Wow, people in the 18th century were advanced."

    • @robertsmith4681
      @robertsmith4681 2 месяца назад +1

      Here I am looking at my 3d printer and going ... hmmm, I could probably make that ..

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 2 месяца назад +2

      It kinda is a 3D printer, in a way.

  • @YourHistoryGirl
    @YourHistoryGirl 2 месяца назад +2

    This video brought back memories of sitting in my grandmother's kitchen watching her make cappelletti with her rolling pin. She would have gotten a kick out of the Thomas Jefferson-style pasta machine! Great video!

  • @Engulfing_Darkness
    @Engulfing_Darkness 2 месяца назад +2

    Thank you for your content. This is incredibly heartwarming.

  • @hollish196
    @hollish196 2 месяца назад +1

    I really, really love the videos that show how things were done in the time. This is just wonderful!! Learning about the way people did things in the past is so interesting and so fascinating. Thanks for this one!

  • @VBunplugged757
    @VBunplugged757 2 месяца назад +4

    You built the machine and then made the pasta. I'm honestly not surprised with this channel.

  • @genericalfishtycoon3853
    @genericalfishtycoon3853 2 месяца назад +3

    @0:56 Annnnnd this is why I absolutely love you guys. Keep our history alive!

  • @Nobody-s824
    @Nobody-s824 2 месяца назад +3

    I would love to see Brandon design more plates to make different shapes!

  • @kevinleee3408
    @kevinleee3408 2 месяца назад +3

    I love these videos that include carpentry it was really cool to see how wooden threads can be made

  • @natviolen4021
    @natviolen4021 2 месяца назад +11

    If I were younger I'ld reach out to Townsends and apply for a summer job. I'ld be fine with wiping the floor and doing the dishes 😁
    That is a great pasta machine. Nicely crafted, well done 👍

  • @sheilam4964
    @sheilam4964 2 месяца назад +2

    What an excellent project, perfectly executed by Brandon and I'm sure is a complete collaboration between the two of you from beginning to end. Thx guys for doing this, filming it and sharing it with us.

  • @QuantumRangerPower
    @QuantumRangerPower 2 месяца назад +2

    Very cool. Always interested to see the period woodwork. I never thought how one might make a wood screw like that.

  • @jameskolczak6268
    @jameskolczak6268 2 месяца назад +5

    Great video. I love seeing things made by hand like this whether wood or metal or something else.

  • @alitlweird
    @alitlweird 2 месяца назад +3

    Pasta … aka, “nature’s candy”. 🤤
    I love how you can build pretty much anything out wood.
    3:33 to 3:52
    That actually took about it a day and a half of work… but thanks to the magic of editing, they made it look like he knocked that out in 20 seconds. 🎞️ 😃

  • @cherylbootsveld1620
    @cherylbootsveld1620 2 месяца назад +3

    Another interesting and informative video, I appreciated the effort the team has made.

  • @Cpneuma
    @Cpneuma 2 месяца назад +4

    Love learning from Brandon

  • @sailorknightwing
    @sailorknightwing 2 месяца назад +3

    Always happy to see Brandon in a video!

  • @kevinbyrne4538
    @kevinbyrne4538 2 месяца назад +2

    Wow. This was quite a project. I'm amazed that it worked successfully on the first try.

  • @libbyjensen1858
    @libbyjensen1858 2 месяца назад +4

    Brandon is SO talented!!

  • @barber0611
    @barber0611 2 месяца назад +1

    absolutely amazing craftsmanship Brandon!

  • @natecus4926
    @natecus4926 2 месяца назад +1

    This is so awesome! Thank you for making this. I’d love to see a video of how those taps/dies are made

  • @gtbkts
    @gtbkts 2 месяца назад +3

    Thanks for the awesome content and great videos!!

  • @pek5117
    @pek5117 2 месяца назад +2

    Amazing work as always

  • @misteramerica3610
    @misteramerica3610 2 месяца назад +1

    What a great video for your unique category and channel! 👏
    Bravo, I got my education for the day!

  • @nicholasguarracino1677
    @nicholasguarracino1677 2 месяца назад +1

    Bigoli! That press you guys made is so darn similar to the kind still used to make "bigoli" in Veneto. Amazing to see what does and doesn't change.

    • @janweber2889
      @janweber2889 2 месяца назад

      Bigoli is also typically using farina integrale as well, which gives it the most fantastic brown color. Also as I recall the eggs are usually duck eggs?

  • @Pieces_Of_Eight
    @Pieces_Of_Eight 2 месяца назад

    A fantastic undertaking executed by a truly skilled team! Incredible woodworking, and the pasta looked quite hearty and delicious at the end. It would be fun to experiment with different mold shapes and recipes. Nicely done!

  • @KakavashaForever
    @KakavashaForever 2 месяца назад

    Loved seeing the device being made as well as used, really neat sort of combo episode.

  • @maryexton7929
    @maryexton7929 2 месяца назад +1

    Now, I understand how they threaded the tensioning peg of my antique spinning wheels. Really cool video. Thanks! 🥰

  • @ladyjusticesusan
    @ladyjusticesusan 2 месяца назад +1

    Wow that’s a lot of work, and I thank you for it. That was a lot of learning in one video. Excellent.

  • @steveparker8723
    @steveparker8723 2 месяца назад +2

    Loved the video!

  • @northernbackwoodsman263
    @northernbackwoodsman263 2 месяца назад +2

    Excellent job building, videos are always good. thanks

  • @ChibiPanda8888
    @ChibiPanda8888 2 месяца назад

    Such a cool video! I'd love to do woodworking again.
    Also, i appreciate how neat and precise the technical drawing is that Brandon made. For someone like me who can't draw worth a lick, i appreciate it.

  • @jjpetunia3981
    @jjpetunia3981 2 месяца назад

    That’s amazing! So much attention to detail and workmanship. Fascinating to see how macaroni was made back then!

  • @dwaynewladyka577
    @dwaynewladyka577 2 месяца назад +1

    Very fascinating history on a classic comfort food. Cheers!

  •  2 месяца назад

    Thanks for making such wholesome content. The video was a blast

  • @Chickston
    @Chickston 2 месяца назад +1

    The engineering and machining here is amazing. Really shows a level of ingenuity and industry that will soon be a sign of the time.

  • @beckypennington79
    @beckypennington79 2 месяца назад +1

    This was very interesting and very informative for example making the screws and such very interesting thank you so very much I really enjoyed it

  • @ComteChuckula
    @ComteChuckula 2 месяца назад +2

    one of your BEST videos yet. Yet, you have many grat videos.

  • @Blondie42
    @Blondie42 2 месяца назад +1

    An amazing woodworking piece. With many tools that he had to make himself in order to make the device.
    Jefferson would've loved watching Asian cooks make noodles by hand.
    It's practically magical how they can do it.

    • @ChibiPanda8888
      @ChibiPanda8888 2 месяца назад

      Oh, he would be all over it! He would probably love Asian food.

  • @BubuH-cq6km
    @BubuH-cq6km 2 месяца назад +1

    "Screwing Around" really paid off this time 👍

  • @mayonnaiseeee
    @mayonnaiseeee 2 месяца назад

    Damn, love how technical Brandon was with designing and crafting this machine. Very interesting watch, thank you 😊

  • @kengiorlando7119
    @kengiorlando7119 2 месяца назад +1

    My new favorite Townsend's video!

  • @AppliedCryogenics
    @AppliedCryogenics 2 месяца назад

    I love the crafting episodes, guys!

  • @LysSylva
    @LysSylva 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for showing how much work sticks in this simple machinery. So much we take for granted today....

  • @quezbeme
    @quezbeme 2 месяца назад

    You don't know me but I've been watching and supporting you for almost a decade. I just want you to know I'm so proud of you and how you grew as a channel with honest content, not click bait. Thank you for everything you've brought our way!

  • @jhgreen14
    @jhgreen14 2 месяца назад +7

    Brandon is amazing.

  • @ourfamilyoutdoors7331
    @ourfamilyoutdoors7331 2 месяца назад

    I very much appreciated the wood working segment of this video. It was neat to learn about the screw box and how wooden screws were made

  • @cearachonaill8149
    @cearachonaill8149 2 месяца назад

    Brandon is amazing with his woodworking skills.

  • @Tsumami__
    @Tsumami__ 2 месяца назад +3

    I wouldn’t have used whole wheat flour, it has pretty low gluten. Semolina (durum) only for pasta.

  • @alfredleite4000
    @alfredleite4000 2 месяца назад

    Very interesting. Simple techniques but impressive considering the tools they had to work with at the time. As someone who dipped into machining and woodwork a little myself in the past (in a modern setting obviously), seeing how they used to do things was super fascinating to me.

  • @SheyD78
    @SheyD78 2 месяца назад

    Just looking at the large wooden screw, it is a thing of beauty. Such precision.

  • @MarroktheWarrior
    @MarroktheWarrior 2 месяца назад +1

    I don't need to build a pasta press but now I want to. When the zombie apocalypse happens everyone will be jealous of my pasta and will make me their leader. Thank you both for your contributions to my empire!

  • @nunuvyerbizniz6803
    @nunuvyerbizniz6803 2 месяца назад

    Putting the threads on the wooden screws was fascinating, probably more interesting than everything about the pasta! That was great.

  • @gfr2023
    @gfr2023 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm Italian and I will try your pasta for sure !!! You made "fresh pasta type" the one we usually made for special meals like for example christmans.... I remember my grandma doing that. Never saw this pasta press... I'm thinking to make one. Ciao from Italy

  • @garyrichardt1496
    @garyrichardt1496 2 месяца назад

    That was absolutely ingenious!

  • @RayanKhan
    @RayanKhan 2 месяца назад +1

    Even with modern industrial equipment, jt isnt as easy as this. These guys are next level

  • @mrkingcasey5786
    @mrkingcasey5786 2 месяца назад

    I love how you bring history to life with this channel.

  • @charlesrose7212
    @charlesrose7212 Месяц назад +1

    Awesome job Brandon! 😀

  • @CEOofGameDev
    @CEOofGameDev 2 месяца назад +1

    That's a nice recipe, will try it out in my kitchen one of these days. The noodles look cool too, I guess...

  • @robustdelirium9277
    @robustdelirium9277 2 месяца назад +1

    Holy crap a wood working AND cooking episode?!? Sweet!

  • @jeffr2643
    @jeffr2643 2 месяца назад

    This is why I love this channel!

  • @evilbrian66
    @evilbrian66 2 месяца назад +1

    im glad people like brandon are around to carry on that dying art

  • @williamallison999
    @williamallison999 2 месяца назад

    Another fantastic video. Have you ever thought of selling plans for some of the wood working tools or the projects themselves.

  • @ilichcastillo
    @ilichcastillo 2 месяца назад

    Hey Jon, I´m here to say hi and thanks for your 16mm adventures channel. Hope some day you can create more vids about it. Regards from Ecuador.

    • @townsends
      @townsends  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you for the comment, I am not sure when I will get back to that channel, but I am glad you are enjoying it.