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Default '00' flour

On 10/25/2017 10:51 AM, notbob wrote:
> I picked up one of those Imperia pasta making machines, cheap, at a
> garage sale. Making the dough doesn't seem too hard. Couple cups o'
> '00' flour and a couple eggs. But wait! ....WTF is '00' flour and
> where do I find it!?
>
> Yes, I've looked it up online, but all I find is a buncha ads fer
> outrageously priced flour:
>
> <https://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/items/king-arthur-italian-style-flour-3-lb>
>
> So, can I use anything else? I can get all kindsa flours, but none of
> my local HFS's had any '00' flour. 8|
>
> nb
>


You want semolina flour. It is yellow in color but I have no idea if is
it OO.. Some people mix in some regular flour too, but we don't.

Amazon has a variety of it, some is noted to be "oo"