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Post# 1082490   7/26/2020 at 15:42 (1,382 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        

bought this the other day-made in USA in 1994,came with a bunch of dies for different shapes and types of pasta :) Might have to make some pasta with it someday-anyone know about making pasta with this machine or similar ?




Post# 1082559 , Reply# 1   7/26/2020 at 23:50 (1,381 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)        

Pictures?

Post# 1082959 , Reply# 2   7/29/2020 at 16:28 (1,379 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass)        

We had an electric (don't remember the name) pasta maker that had maybe a dozen plastic dies and was noisy as h*ll. It went to the swap shop. We've given up on pasta machines other than our (1970's?) Pasta Queen pasta roller/cutter and a cavatelli maker we found thrifting (all manual).

I do remember reading somewhere that pasta dough in a machine should have more semolina in it because of the extrusion process. Maybe that was part of our problem, but that information came years after the donation of our unit.

Best of luck, and post pix of the results!!

Chuck

Post# 1082977 , Reply# 3   7/29/2020 at 18:49 (1,378 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        
pics

 i'll try to get some pics next few days. Machine is quite loud running empty-driven by a high speed "universal"motor, heavy duty plastic and iron gears.

Post# 1082995 , Reply# 4   7/29/2020 at 20:09 (1,378 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)        

One of the things that Kitchenaid still makes great is the pasta extruder.

It's actually made by Atlas, in Italy and it works beautifully.

Post# 1083007 , Reply# 5   7/29/2020 at 21:32 (1,378 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI)        

I have a rebadged version of this machine out in the garage.  I may have used it once or twice. Felt it was too much trouble, it's easier just to buy pasta.
Post# 1083011 , Reply# 6   7/29/2020 at 21:49 (1,378 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Have a NIB stainless steel hand cranked pasta maker stashed somewhere in a kitchen cupboard. Got the thing at thrift market for two bits, and it has sat sitting ever since. My Kenwood and IIRC Bosch electric mixers have pasta making attachments. Ditto never bothered. Could easily make pasta dough in my Cuisinart, but again never bothered.

Can get good store bought pasta (de Cecco) locally, and stock up when on sale (dried pasta like noodles and macaroni lasts ages), so don't have the inclination to bother with making my own from scratch.

Being in NYC there are several choices for excellent fresh ravioli, stuffed shells, etc... that can be purchased at shops as well.

Post# 1083019 , Reply# 7   7/29/2020 at 22:13 (1,378 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)        

For convenience, yes, industrialized pasta is great.

In my case, maybe it has to do with my Brazilian origins... Cooking is not only "prepare the food to be eaten" it's some sort of "gesture of love", you're "giving yourself", dedicating your time and energy to prepare something for your family or friends (or even yourself).

Of course, there are wonderful brands of pasta that can easily be found in all supermarkets but NONE of them compares to the real home made pasta.

Days ago I made ravioli for dinner. (Literally made the ravioli). As Brazil has a super strong bond with the Italian culture, I forgot the times i made homemade pasta since my wedding. I LOVE making pasta, it's not a chore for me, it's actually relaxing (specially if I'm a bit pissed off and needing to strangle somebody, so I can release the energy on the dough LOL)

I'm just waiting for the fall or winter to make homemade capeletti.

And I have a friend that lives in Italy and she's planning to visit me as soon as this covid thing ends, she already said she's going to bring all sorts of pasta accessories, like chitarra, bicicleta, stamps, etc.



And.... making pasta isn't that hassle or too complicated. Once you really dominate the skills, you can make the dough in less than a minute using the FP and "work" the dough using the roller (in my case Kitchenaid) in under 3 minutes and ready to cut (a few seconds)

When I was a child and still learning with my mom how to make pasta, by the end the whole kitchen was a mess. Nowadays, I can literally (actually that's what I do because my kitchen is almost microscopic) do everything on the top of a portable dishwasher and when I'm done there's almost nothing left to cleanup.

And in this same kitchen once i made homemade pasta for 27 guests.

Post# 1083021 , Reply# 8   7/29/2020 at 22:20 (1,378 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)        

By the way, this talk inspired me.... my husband will arrive home in a few minutes... I'm going to surprise him with.... HOMEMADE PASTA! from now, in exactly 40 minutes the pasta will be falling in a pool of boiling water, that includes the 30 minutes the dough rests in the fridge.






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