MADE FROM 100% SEMOLINA USING A TEFLON DIE (SMOOTH  SURFACE), 10" LONG, 1.8 MM IN DIAMETER PRIOR TO COOKING. COOK TIME TO AL DENTE (TENDER, YET FIRM TO THE BITE) IS 9-10 MINUTES.THIS SHAPE IS NORMALLY PRE-COOKED OR BLANCHED EARLIER IN THE DAY (ABOUT 8-9  MINUTES) THEN BROUGHT TO TEMP PER ORDER IN 15-20  SECONDS OF BOILING WATER. A 20 LB CASE WILL YIELD 50 LBS AFTER COOKING, ROUGHLY 100 EA 8 OZ PORTIONS, 1 33 EA 6 OZ PORTIONS.