Pasta machine maker

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I'm not sure if I'm in the right place here but I couldn't see anywhere else that related to my request. I want to purchase a really good, reliable, easy to clean pasta maker. It should be stainless steel, have a table clamp to keep it steady and at least 6 discs for shapes. Has anyone got any experiences of these machines?...thank you.

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I would try reviews on Amazon. I used to have one that I LOVED but can't remember what brand it was. Might have been a Marcato.

http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_...fix=pastamaker

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Boston, the OP sounds more like a pasta extruder , looking a bit like a meat grinder, not one of those machines that roll the dough out and then cut.

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Slammer satisfies all the noodle needs with these chappies.

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That's not really a pasta maker. That's a spetzli (and other like foods) maker. Big difference.

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I have one that was bought in the UK. It's stainless steel and was about £30. I'd think it would cost considerably more here.

Make sure your kitchen surfaces are long enough and free from pesky obstacles, like a stove! I've decided i need a much bigger kitchen to make pasta on a regular basis. It's just a big old messy pain in the a**.......otherwise they're great

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Technically, Spätzle=Pasta.

;-)

Though, I prefer those:

http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...20050829155845

(why can't I insert the image, BTW?)

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Spatzle isn't really pasta it's glue. ;o)

Anyway... Is the OP looking for a roller or a extruder?

Personally, as soon as I get back to CH I'm getting a Kenwood Chef which has a pasta roller & extruder attachments. We have a friend down here who has one and it's like a dream come true. He has every attachment imaginable & I'm actually quite jealous!

(Ok, they are not cheap, but you only buy it once and you'll have it forever, theoretically)

http://www.tenera.ch/kenwood-pasta-f...n¤cy=EUR

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I highly doubt that - unless the only dough you're kneading with it is biscuit.

For heavy dough, try that one:

http://www.bosch-home.com/de/produkt...onal/list.html

Of course, better is the enemy of good:

http://www.haeussler-gmbh.de/de/prod...hinen.php?id=3

http://www.haeussler-gmbh.de/de/prod...hinen.php?id=3

;-)

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I have a pasta roller attachment for my kitchen aid mixer. It has a roller with a bronze surface to make sheets and then two attachments to make thin and less thin long pasta. For wide pasta, I cut the sheets by hand. There are also extruders, and they push the pasta out through disks. For the kitchen aid, it's part of the sausage maker or meat grinder or something. But anyway, the best disks are bronze coated, for some reason. I don't have the extruders yet.

But extruders and rollers are two different processes- guess it depends what you want.

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I think it's pretty clear. The OP mentions "discs for shapes." That makes sense only with an extruder.

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I've got an Atlas, same as this in the picture. It's more than adequate for any type of pasta you would like to make. You can even make spring roll wrappers with it. It comes with a couple of accessories, circle cutter and can't remember what elses. It also has the screw clamp, I think all hand rolling ones will.

The Imperia seems to be considered the classic machine, but for all intents and purposes, I can't see any major difference, the price maybe ?

They have electric ones as well.

I don't remember what I paid for mine here, but it was minimal I felt,,, consider it an investment anyway, they are fun to use, esp with children ( well, that may be subjective of course).