Semolina is the name of our company, and it refers to the flour we use. Semolina is special in that it is always milled from durum wheat, an ancient variety noted for its high protein and distinctive gluten structure—very plastic, but not very elastic—which allows pasta made with it to hold its shape but not get gummy. All of the bran and all of the germ are removed in milling, and the grain’s very coarse-but-uniform particle size lends itself to pasta with an even, dense texture.  

Semolina, friction, time and temperature are the factors that set our pasta apart from commodity pasta. We start with semolina, never cutting with finer grinds of flour that absorb water too quickly making for mushy pasta. Then we make the pasta the old fashioned way, extruding through bronze dies rather than teflon, creating a rough surface texture that allows the pasta to hold sauce. Finally, we dry the pastas slowly and at low temperatures. Heat changes the aromas in the flour, so by taking our time, we allow the purest expression of the wheat to shine through. 

We make our pastas in small batches, and we buy our semolina in small quantities compared to commodity pasta companies. Lots of semolina vary in color, protein and moisture, and all of these factors effect how we make each batch of pasta, and therefore the finished color of our product. 

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