Device for producing pasta, in particular spaetzle, from a dough mass by scraping

A 3D-printed, plastic spaetzle machine with mechanical scraping achieves cost-effectiveness and quality by replicating the shape and taste of hand-scraped spaetzle.

DE202026000337U1Active Publication Date: 2026-04-09GIRRBACH WOLFGANG
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Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Utility models
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2026-01-26
Publication Date
2026-04-09

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Technical Problem

Existing pasta-making machines, particularly those used for spaetzle, are expensive and fail to replicate the shape and taste of hand-scraped spaetzle due to their design and reliance on motors, leading to a gap in cost-effectiveness and quality.

Method used

The device is manufactured predominantly from heat-resistant and food-safe plastic using 3D printing and employs mechanical scraping to produce irregular dough strands.

Benefits of technology

The solution provides a cost-effective spaetzle machine that closely mimics the shape and taste of hand-scraped spaetzle, overcoming the limitations of existing machines.

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Abstract

Device for producing pasta, in particular spaetzle, from a dough mixture, wherein the device has a receiving container (10) for the dough mixture, which has an outlet opening (11) through which the dough is applied in a thin layer onto a rotating roller (20), driven by an electric drive unit (30). A thin layer of dough forms on the roller (20), which is then scraped into thin strips of spaetzle by a parallel-driven stainless steel scraper (40) at a scraping speed of approximately 100 strokes / min, and falls into the pot of heated salt water below.
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Description

[0001] 1. The invention relates to a spaetzle machine for producing a flour dish in the form of lumps or threads, which is cooked in boiling salted water, for which spaetzle dough is gradually scraped from a roller into boiling water using a scraper. When preparing this well-known flour-based dish by hand, the spaetzle dough is placed on a moistened board with a handle and scraped from there into the boiling water using a wide knife. This creates elongated pieces of dough, which vary in thickness and float to the surface of the boiling salted water after a short time.

[0002] 2. Such a device is known and is used for the machine production of pasta, especially spaetzle. Its design is similar and it is made entirely of metal. The device has the disadvantage that, due to its aforementioned design and the motor required to drive the roller, it is very expensive. This machine is currently no longer available on the market.

[0003] 3. Various machines are available for producing pasta, especially spaetzle, whereby the dough is pressed or scraped through holes in different ways. The resulting uniform strands of dough differ significantly in shape and taste from hand-scraped spaetzle. The original shape and taste of Spätzle cannot be achieved with the known machines for producing these pasta products.

[0004] 4. The object of the present invention is to further develop a device of the type mentioned above in such a way that the device according to the invention can be manufactured more cost-effectively and comes close to the shape and taste of hand-scraped Spätzle.

[0005] 5. According to the invention, this objective is achieved firstly by manufacturing the device predominantly from a heat-resistant and food-safe plastic using 3D printing. Secondly, by mechanically scraping the dough into irregular strands.