Pasta Machines

[max13077]

I really want to try making some homemade pasta. However I don't really want to spend a lot of "dough" (

) Sorry.... Anyway, do any of you have some experience with pasta machines? Where did you get it? How much did you give? Etc....

 

[FrenchHen]

I got a hand crank one from a kitchen place in an outlet mall. I think I spent $30.
You don't have to have a machine to make homemade noodles though. Just a rolling pin and a pizza cutter will make you lasagna or ravioli.
You can even do fettuccine without one, but it'll be a bit time consuming.

 

[Judy]

I think around $40. It's in the back of a cabinet. The pasta was good but it was so time consuming to make it that I lost interest. Really good if you like filled pastas, like ravioli, or if you like to eat pasta with a very simple sauce like butter and an herb or two. Bought it at a Kitchen Connection, I think, but they're probably bankrupt by now.... Try a big store like Bed Bath & Beyond. Look at the ones on Amazon to get an idea (or just order from them; that's no doubt what I would do.)

My advice: be sure it has a clamp that will work on your counter or wherever you are going to use it. And don't waste money on an electric one, as they are easy to crank and there isn't that much cranking involved. If it has an adjustment for different thicknesses, it will be enough.

 

[Katy]

My pasta machine is my bread board, rolling pin and a sharp knife.

 

[TipsyDog]

Check E-bay. You can find a nice machine for a very good price. Alot of people get these machines and never use them so yard sales are also a good place to look for one.

I make ALL my own pasta. 5 eggs and 1 lb. of flour. It really only takes a few minutes to make fresh pasta and it tastes so much better. I haven't bought store pasta in a long time.

I have the Atlas machines and they make an extruder for macaroni and those types of noodles. My DH is a major noodle eater!

You can refridgerate fresh pasta or freeze it. I usually just make as much as I need fresh.

 

[pdsavage]

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Mine to but i use a pizza cutter much faster....

 

[max13077]

I'm going out and buying one!!!!! We had homemade pasta at a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant last week and it was so much better than any pasta I ever had. It's just been percolating in my brain ever since.

 

[LittleChickenRacingTeam]

Once you use an electric pasta maker, you will toss your crank model.

The one I have does everything, & was a great investment...

http://www.pastabiz.com/home-pasta-maker.html

 

[NRacine]

I have a hand crank one. I seem to have a really hard time with the clamp that came with it. I have plans to rig it some other way.

I find that I make more in the winter since I have less to do. But ravioli freezes well, so I always make more than I need at the time.

 

[DuckLady]

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