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Pasta Maker

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  • dannys
    dannys Posts: 169
    ryantt said:
    So Norah Grace has been asking for a pasta maker for sometime and I honestly do not know which one to order for her.   They range in price greatly, but I have no idea what makes one better than another.  Any suggestions on who makes a good one?    I have read that the ones for her mixer aren’t that great.  

    Thanks in advance for the assistance.  
    This is the one my wife is thinking.  

    If she has her heart set on this, you should consider this. Maybe look at second hand shops, Goodwill, or SA. They will often time have these things with not use on them.


    If she is open to suggestion (I see she has a KA mixer), you should consider this route. 
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  • NorthPilot06
    NorthPilot06 Posts: 1,179
    So I have a drying rack but I’ve never used it. Not trying to say it’s not important - but what is the best use for it...so that I can pull it out in the future. 
    DFW - 1 LGBE & Happy to Adopt More...
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    You both will have fun with this brother.  Happy holidays.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • ryantt
    ryantt Posts: 2,558
    @dannys she just wants a pasta maker.  She’s not set on a type or brand, this is just one my wife and I found today and thought I’d seek advice.  
    XL BGE, KJ classic, Joe Jr, UDS x2 


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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,353
    DoubleEgger said:
    In 1996, Consumer Reports said Old Milwaukee was the best beer in America. Since then, I always look at reviews with a skeptic's eye. 
    Heh, my last 2 years in college ('81-'83) my roommate and I could get this for $2.99/12-pack (I won't say how many we bought a week).  It was fine then...

    “I'll have what she's having."  

        -Rob Reiner's mother!   

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,353
    blasting said:
    @ryantt Don't forget a drying rack, or you'll be using coat hangers.



    Plus-Eleventy-million.  I used coat hangars, and dowels across kitchen chairs, and the grid out of my oven, to dry pasta, none of them worked worth crap.  This ^^^ device, is a godsend.
    And here I really embarrass myself: it wasn't very handy pulling the pasta strands off those rods, I finally cut a length of dowel to slip just under the rods, between the hanging pasta, to lift the pasta off.  That worked ok, but after three years of ownership I happened to lift up on the top (the clear blue plastic), and realized it was a built-in rod, "D"-shaped in cross-section, that worked perfectly to lift the pasta off!  d'OH!!  

    “I'll have what she's having."  

        -Rob Reiner's mother!   

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    Flour and twist into birds nest works ...Racks can be a PITA
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,445
    Botch said:
    What mixer does she have?  I gave up on my Atlas and went with the Kitchenaid attachment, haven't looked back.
    The Atlas worked okay, but as @Ikapigian mentioned, it requires three hands.  Also, the countertop clamp is (imnsho) very poorly designed, comes loose all the time, and didn't fit my countertop at first (had to mod it).  Finally, there's not a lot of clearance for the pasta to exit on the crank machines; with the Kitchenaid, you have about a foot and makes handling much easier.  
    This is exactly my experience. The kitchenaid works great!
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    lkapigian said:
    Flour and twist into birds nest works ...Racks can be a PITA
    This reminded me of an article on Serious Eats. With pics of the birds nests. =) Worth a read...

    https://www.seriouseats.com/2015/01/best-easy-all-purpose-fresh-pasta-dough-recipe-instructions.html

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    I think I posted this vid before, but I'll bet Norah Grace would be all over ravioli! 

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6j4rULf2oD8

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    Carolina Q said:
    lkapigian said:
    Flour and twist into birds nest works ...Racks can be a PITA
    This reminded me of an article on Serious Eats. With pics of the birds nests. =) Worth a read...

    https://www.seriouseats.com/2015/01/best-easy-all-purpose-fresh-pasta-dough-recipe-instructions.html
    I thought I was the only one with crusted dough on my sleeves ..t..thats a good read 
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • ryantt
    ryantt Posts: 2,558
    Very good read and video @Carolina Q.  One quick question for the group if I may, can some one tell me if it is possible to boil water on the egg so we can make this an egg cook?    
    XL BGE, KJ classic, Joe Jr, UDS x2 


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    ryantt said:
    Very good read and video @Carolina Q.  One quick question for the group if I may, can some one tell me if it is possible to boil water on the egg so we can make this an egg cook?    
    Brother... don’t go there. 

    I assume this is an innocent question. There is some history here re: that query. :smiley:

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • ryantt
    ryantt Posts: 2,558
    @calking I was trying to make a joke about cooking everything on the egg, perhaps it was in bad tastes. So I will apologize for that.  
    XL BGE, KJ classic, Joe Jr, UDS x2 


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  • jlsm
    jlsm Posts: 1,012
    Skip the drying rack. If I'm making pasta to save, I make nests. Much easier to store, though they can take more than 24 hours to dry. I use the Atlas with no problem (and I also use it to make crackers), but I can understand the ease of the KA. The Vetri book is fantastic; he's a true master. 
    *******
    Owner of a large and a beloved mini in Philadelphia
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