<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> This is the spaghetti recipe I use : it is Sandra Leonard's although I may have made some changes as I tend to play around abit. Sandra please comment if you think the recipe needs adjustment. I am going to be experimenting with less Xanthan gum as perhaps this culprit is what stripped my gears!!! Spaghetti: Put a die on the machine which you are not going to use. Put the die you want to use in a bowl with hot tap water. Put the following ingredients into the pasta maker. 1/2 c corn starch 1/2 c rice flour 1/2 c tapioca flour 1/2 c sweet rice flour 1/2 c potato starch flour 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp xanthan gum Start pasta machine mixing. In bowl mix together: 1 egg 3 egg whites 1 tbsp oil Add through hole in top of machine. Allow to mix about one minute and then add water or flour as needed until dough is at the right texture (pea-sized pieces for my machine - watch the video carefully as I find it works best when the dough in my machine looks just like the video dough. Once at the right consistency, take the die you want out of the hot water, put a little oil on the machine side of the die with your finger and change the die on your machine with this one. Stop the machine and then start extruding. Extrude for about one minute, and then stop the machine and throw this pasta back in. Then start extruding again and voila yummy pasta. I extrude onto a pizza pan and cut the pasta off at the length desired. Either cook the pasta immediately or freeze it immediately. I put it in rubbermaid freezer containers to freeze. Best of luck!!!! Heather