Pasta Roller Set

[benjamming]

Anyone have experience with making pasta at home? My wife has a KitchenAid stand mixer. Of course, they make a pasta cutter for it. It is a 3 piece all metal set that has a pasta roller, fettucine cutter, & linguine cutter. ~ $150 made in Italy. I understand that a manual pasta machine is probably less than half the cost but we have the stand mixer & the attachment seems that it would work very well. If we did go with a manual unit, the Atlas 150 would be the pick. However, adding the motor set, & it is all a wa$h.
The ravioli maker is separate for about the same price.

Pasta Roller

I'm not looking for an electric extruder pasta machine ($$$ me thinks).

 

[Pablo]

'sup to you. If you both work, etc and think you'll use it a lot, cut that by 1/4, that's how much you'll use it for the first six months, then cut that way down to figure how much you'll use it in 2 + years.

We have the hand crank kind and use it about once a month.

Don't get me wrong, homemade pasta is WAY better.

 

[Gregory]

Not since I was kid at my grandmothers house.

My Parents have the Kitchen Aid attachment, never used. :-(.

I have to see if I can loan it off the old man.

 

[kaboom10]

Never have been one to make home made pasta. If I had I would have wanted to pick it up while I was stationed in Italy. Stuff was dirt cheap even on a soldier's pay.

 

[moribundman]

Originally Posted By: Pablo
'Don't get me wrong, homemade pasta is WAY better.



Where do you buy durum wheat flour?

 

[Pablo]

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/detail.jsp?id=3429

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/detail.jsp?id=3291

http://www.bobsredmill.com/product.php?productid=3481&cat=0&page=1

Or just blend your own.

 

[Mr_Incredible]

I just made some egg noodles with my manual noodle maker. I just use whatever flower is in the kitchen. They are like Reame's Noodles, except I can make them thinner, longer, and use different ingredients.

Usually 2 cups flower, some oil, and 4 eggs. Make them with water only & they are translucent. I haven't tried any specialy flower.

Cheaper than storebought noodles, and so very tasty making turkey/chicken & noodle soup.

This last batch for the leftover T-Giving turkey I made very thin and the noodles were about five feet long. Squeeze out the noodle blank long, fold it in half repeatedly, and slice to your desired thickness. Wife loves 'em.