A pasta product production device and method of use thereof

A portable, fully automated pasta product production device comprising:

• a base unit including comprising a motor;
• a container having a mixing portion comprising an inlet and an extrusion portion fluidly connected to the mixing portion and comprising an outlet end and a tubular section defining an internal bore extending from the mixing portion to the outlet end;
• a flour dispensing assembly for dispensing a selected volume of flour into the mixing portion of the container;
• a water dispensing assembly for dispensing a selected volume of water into the mixing portion of the container;
• an additive dispensing assembly comprising one or more sources of additives and one or more dispensing mechanisms for dispensing selected volumes of one or more additives into the container;
• one or more sensors operatively associated with the mixing portion of the container for measuring the selected volumes of flour and water and the one or more additives dispensed into the mixing portion;
• a mixing and extrusion assembly operatively associated with the motor and the container, said assembly comprising a die unit operatively associated with the outlet end and at least one conveyor screw located within the container and extending through the mixing portion and along the internal bore of the extrusion portion to the outlet end, said at least one conveyor screw configured to be axially rotatable relative to the container so as to mix a contents received in the mixing portion via the inlet, convey a mixed said contents to the extrusion portion and extrude a pasta product at the outlet via the die unit;
• a user interface to allow a user to input a desired pasta product to be produced;
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• a controller operatively associated with the user interface and the one or more sensors and configured to autonomously control operation of the motor, the mixing and extrusion assembly, the flour dispensing assembly, the water dispensing assembly and the additive dispensing assembly to produce the desired pasta product, comprising determining the selected volumes of the flour and water and the one or more additives required to produce the desired pasta product selected.