Diy Pasta Drying Rack . To dry out our fresh pasta, you'll first cut it into shape. The rods can also be staggered so that the pasta isn’t touching as it dries. Pasta Drying Rack 9 Steps (with Pictures) Instructables from www.instructables.com Linda inserts the dowels in the cabinet holes. This solution was actually quite easy in our little kitchen; Fresh homemade fettuccine cooks in 3 to 4 minute versus 12 minutes or more for dried fettuccine.