notbob wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> 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...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

Google - what is 00 flour. Results show it is related to how finely
ground it is.

Best answer is he
https://food52.com/hotline/21691-can...lour-is-all-pu
rpose-or-pastry-flour

Pasta making can be fun! What's neat about it to me is I can try
adding some spicing into the actual dough for a fun little bit. I used
AP flour for it (google will show you that's a pretty easy match).

You don't need the added price of a bread flour there with it's higher
gluten load though it also works (and some say better). Semolina type
is optimal apparently but I've never used it. Then again, I don't make
fresh pasta that often. and when I do, I'm not looking to make dried
pasta.

https://www.thebalance.com/easy-semo...titute-4142772


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