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Bartelt Pasta Drying Rack
From Bartelt Design & Manufacturing, Inc.

The Bartelt Pasta Drying Rack is made of alder with solid birch dowels for hanging your pasta from. This drying rack can hold up to 2 pounds of home-made pasta! This is also an ideal rack from drying herbs. The rack knocks down for easy storage when not in use. The over size is 14-inches long by 12-inches tall and 8-inches wide. Versitable and function. What's better for your kictken!?

• Amazon Sales Rank: #125763 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Bartelt Design & Manufacturing, Inc.
• Model: 943
• Dimensions: 14.00" h x 12.00" w x .75" l,

Terrible - Very frail
Don't buy this product. It is very frail. We made homeade lasagna pasta and it can't hold it. It is a very frail and probably only good for very thin pasta. NOT RECOMMENDED.

nice size
I got it in time for Christmas, my only complant is that it cost $8.oo for shipping and that was just standard shipping, but the drying rack is a nice size and sturdy.

Love this rack
I really didn't know what to expect when I got this rack. My daughter, a culinary arts graduate, told me this is the kind I should get. She was absolutely right! I love it. It had no problems holding the complete lasagna noodle recipe. It is easy to clean and easy to store. I am enjoying owning this rack.

   

Norpro Meat Grinder, Mincer, and Pasta Maker
From Norpro

Nor Pro Meat Grinder/Mincer/Pasta Maker. 7" Height. Ideal for meats, beans, nuts and many vegetables! Make your own pasta from your favorite recipe. Includes instruction and recipe booklet. Comes with two screens: Coarse mincing plate, fine mincing plate, sausage funnel and 3 pasta attachments: rigatoni, spaghetti and linguine.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3064 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Norpro
• Model: 151
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 5.00" w x 8.00" l,

Norpro’s meat grinder/mincer/pasta maker combines the functionality of three kitchen gadgets in one. Crush beans, vegetables and nuts for spreads and pâté; grind beef chuck, round or sirloin for incredible homemade hamburgers; pulverize stale bread for breadcrumbs; or break up veggies for baby food. The possibilities are endless thanks to coarse- and fine-textured steel mincing plates.

Three pasta attachments open up a world of Italian cuisine, enabling cooks to create fresh homemade rigatoni, spaghetti, or linguine. Plus, an enclosed funnel makes grinding sausage a snap. Also included are a suction-locking pestle, plastic tray, detailed instructions, and a recipe booklet. The unit stands 7 inches high with a 4-1/4 inch diameter base. This kitchen tool is FDA-approved and made in the USA. --Mary Park

This can't even grind pre-ground hamburger!
This product is terrible. It's the only thing that I've ever returned to Amazon because it simply dosen't work.

I bought it because I bought a small pate terrine, and I was looking for something to grind small amounts of chicken livers, pork and so on at home. I was dubious -- it seemed to kind of cheesy. But I thought that as long as it basically worked, it was fine.

I put in some chicken breasts for a pate recipe, and those were fine. But the, I put in some pork. It squished up in the machine and couldn't come out. It got stuck and I had to remove the mincing plate. I tried the larger plate. The same thing happened. Essentially, any meat with even a small amount of fat can't be ground in this machine. It has only a small, not very sharp grinder blade element. Given that the meat you'd tend to grind would be for the likes of sausages, pates and for hamburger, it makes this machine useless. I actually had some hamburger in my fridge. Just for fun, I tried putting that through the machine. It also didn't work on that -- and it was ALREADY ground!!

I thought, OK, I'll see if it can do pasta (which I don't need, since I have a pasta machine). Maybe that will redeem it enough to keep it. No way. The engineering on a playdoh machine is better. The dough comes out and immediately tangles with whatever comes out of it. It also just gets stuck and refuses to move through the machine. There's no way to make any kind of "strands" of pasta. I am a culinary school graduate, and a professional cook -- i know how to make pasta. This machine just doesn't work. Then, I went to clean it up. It took 40 minutes, using a skewer and Q-tips to get the pasta out of the little holes.

The suction cup device that is supposed to hold it onto a counter works only temporarily. It seems sturdy, but then you start to crank and it comes right off. The sausage funnel is way too small to actually use for sausage.

It sort of works for nuts, but then, I can use a coffee grinder for that.

Take my advice -- get the right machine for the job. Get a cast iron or stainless steel meat grinder; they sell them on Amazon. Get a separate pasta machine, the stainless steel kind that breaks the pasta down into sheets of thickness. They cost about $30 and will last you forever. If you want to make baby food, get a good quality food mill.

I think this is the most disappointed I've been in a product in a long time -- and I didn't expect much!

As International Diva said...........
I only gave it a "1" because I couldn't give it a "0"!! Don't bother.

Same experience as above.

I should have purchased this from Amazon, I would have gotten my money back.

The store I bought it from refused to take it back and told me to call Norpro. Norpro would not replace it and referred me back to my retailer, even though I told them they had already adamantly refused it. I then suggested that perhaps Norpro could send me ANYTHING in exchange - even a pair of kitchen tongs. The refused that, "not in our policy".

Amazon would have done me better.

Terrible product. Terrible customer service from manufacturer. Amazon should discontinue this item.

Rave Review
I have been looking for this item as I bought mine several years ago and could not find it again, until now. I had planned to give it to my kids for Christmas as it is such a great item to have, neat, clean, handy and works great...but you have to do it correctly. If you put the blade in backwards it will NOT work. Read the instructions for those that did NOT like it.

Great item.

   

Al Dente Pasta Maker Set with Motor
From CucinaPro

This CucinaPro Al Dente motorized pasta set is so easy to use, and at a sensible price. Set includes CucinaPro's Al Dente 5 Piece Pasta Set and the Pasta Machine Motorizer. The pasta maker set produces five types of pasta: angel hair, fettuccine, spaghetti, wide lasagna with wavy edge and ravioli. Cutting tool included. Dough roller is 6 wide.

   

Marcato Atlas Pasta Bike
From Marcato

Made by the Marcato family in Italy, the pasta bike is a very useful tool in the kitchen. It is a sturdy roller for cutting all sorts of pasta including lasagne and tortellini. It's 9 rollers can be adjusted or removed to create the size of pasta you desire. The wheels are reinforced with metal plates for durability. Instructions included. Hand wash.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #103615 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Harold Import Company, Inc.
• Model: 8331
• Dimensions: 2.00" h x 6.50" w x 7.50" l,

Very sharp blades
The unit is well constructed and with very sharp blades.
Don't drop it to the floor, because this will ruin the blades.

The concept is great...
When I ordered this I couldn't wait to get it. I had been making all of my pasta by rolling out my dough, rolling it up and cutting with a knife or a pizza cutter for years! I thought the pasta bike was going to be more versatile than it turned out to be. The concept is great but it, first of all, only cuts your dough with a crinkled edge. You can remove some of the disks and make lasagna noodles but you cannot push the disks closer together to make something like fettuccine. The slimmest noodles are about 3/4 of an inch wide. Probably the biggest trouble I have with the pasta bike is that when I press down and roll it across my dough one of the ends almost always comes apart and I have to stop midstream, lift up the cutter and fit the end back on, and then try to place it back exactly where I was on the dough when it came apart and continue rolling. For the price I guess I expected something much more functional. It seems a little junky to me but I will continue to use it while I look for something better.

I used it to cut out pretzel strips
I tried all kinds of ways to roll the pencil size dough strings for pretzels. By hand, impossible, with a spaghetti tube on the meat grinder of my Kitchen Aid stand mixer, what a mess. Then it occurred to me to roll out a long strip of dough and use this from the drawer. If I'd run it over the dough twice, I could have created pencil sized strips, but I ran it once and made street vendor size pretzel strips. They were beautiful pretzels and so very easy. I didn't roll the crinkles out but could have easily. I just wanted to see what they did with the crinkles. Most faded away with the rise and during baking. I'm no longer dreading making pretzels again.

   

Pinzon 5-9-Inch Pasta Maker
From Amazon

Pinzon 5.9-inch Pasta Maker

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1305 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Amazon
• Model: FJ150
• Released on: 2008-12-04
• Dimensions: 14.00" h x 5.10" w x 5.00" l,

Clamp this pasta machine to your counter or table edge, choose a setting, and you're ready to turn out fresh homemade pasta. Crank by hand as you feed in your dough to make thin spaghetti or medium-width fettuccine noodles. Made of gleaming stainless steel, the machine's adjustable rollers can press your dough into long sheets (up to 5-1/2 inches wide) in a choice of nine thicknesses. You can then cut the sheets into squares for making ravioli, or longer sections for lasagna. After use, wipe the machine clean or run a damp paper towel or piece of felt through it. Remove the handle and clamp for compact storage. This machine measures approximately 6-1/4 inches high by 7-3/4 inches wide by 8 inches deep (without the handle and clamp). It’s imported.

Solid Product - Excellent Value
I received the Pinzon Pasta Maker as a gift though I already own my trusty Atlas hand-crank model from Italy. So, I decided to put them through a side-by-side comparison. I am from Italy and have spent countless hours in the kitchen at our family restaurant back home... and have made plenty of pasta noodles.

When making fresh pasta, it is important to set up your workspace with adequate room to provide comfortable access to your machine, so you can crank it easily with one hand and lead the pasta out with the other hand. Also, be sure you always clamp it tightly to the lip of your work surface (like a sturdy counter or table top) so the machine won't walk away. It is also helpful to have consistent dough that is not too sticky. Keep flour on hand to dust it if it does become sticky otherwise you'll be fighting with it the whole time.

To perform my comparison, I made a typical basic dough (flour, egg, salt). I would say right off, that I admittedly did not want to like a machine that wasn't from Italy, but I put my national pride aside. The first impression is the Pinzon model is lighter in weight than the Italian counterpart, however once clamped to the counter top it remained secure through the entire process of making pasta, and the weight difference proved to be irrelevant. The mechanics of the Pinzon machine are excellent, and it moves the dough through with ease and consistency, with an adjustment knob to bring the rollers together, making the sheets thinner and thinner until the desired thickness is achieved. The first few turns of the knob were a little stiff probably because the machine was new, because it got easier with use. The cutters worked great and produced excellent fine ribbons - angel hair on one side, fettuccine on the other. Side by side with the Atlas, I could find nothing to complain about. (Except that I paid quite a bit more for my machine than the price of this one). This is a well- built, solid machine that will provide years of service. One other note, the motor for my Atlas machine also fit onto the Pinzon machine - a great feature since it frees up your hands to guide the pasta!

This lives up to the Pinzon standard of providing a great product for a great price and I give it 5 stars. Bravo!

Solid quality and performance
Why didn't I buy this sooner??? This machine is very well built and sturdy. I think that you could run over it with a dump truck and it wouldn't get a scratch on it. It is pretty heavy once the fettuccine attachment is on there, so make sure that it is clamped down tight. You will need a pretty significant lip on your counter for the clamp to fit properly (I'd say about at least 1.5-2 inches). I do not believe that this machine will work properly without the clamp (it will slide all over the place), so take this into consideration. I also believe that there is a Good Eats episode where Alton Brown screws or clamps his pasta roller onto an ironing board, so it is possible to use another surface. :)

The simple formula in the manual is quite tasty. Like other reviews have said, it cannot be sticky or the stickiness will transfer to the machine. It should be dry enough to look like it's wrong (which is very hard if you are a bread baker!). For the first run-through, the 1 lb of dough was more than enough to get rid of all of the grease/metal/residue. Just make sure that you roll the dough totally across all of the surfaces because I found the majority of the grease to be on the sides.

The dough rolls smoothly through each setting. One thing that I wish I could change would be the dial. I find it fairly tricky to do with one hand and I usually end up draping the dough over my arm while I use two hands to change the dial settings. It's not that big of a deal and I just make sure to wash my arm before starting. I have not made any other types of pasta dough other than egg, so I cannot comment on how sticky the dough would be with the addition of spinach or tomatoes.

I also learned that you can run bread dough through the smaller cutter to make bread sticks. Just roll out the dough, run through the cutter, twist, season and drizzel a little olive oil and bake.

All in all, this a fantastic product that was built to last. Just remember to tighten the clamp... more than once I didn't screw it tight enough and the machine nearly fell off of the counter while I was turning the crank on the tougher low number settings. Be careful... rolling that darn dough is quite addicting!

The Pinzon name attracted me to this one...
After tasting a friend's homemade pasta, I knew there is just no comparison with the store-bought stuff. It was out of this world! I would recommend anyone who wants to try pasta-making to go with this model. I own a number of Pinzon products and have found the quality to be excellent.

The Pinzon pasta maker is not hard to handle. It looks to be the same size as an Imperia 150, which I've looked at in the stores, right down to the same shape and noodle types. The Pinzon has three more dough-roller settings (9) than the Imperia (6), and the notches in the knob are covered in the Pinzon one as opposed to being open (and subject to getting dough shoved inside) like the Imperia's knob. It's a bit hard to read the settings, which are etched into the steel knob cover, but once you get the feel of it it won't matter.

I do wish the Pinzon handle knob was not plastic, however. I am really trying to eliminate all plastic from my kitchen. But it helps keep the price down, I'm sure. Also, the stainless steel portion of the handle slides through the end of the handle knob; I'd rather the end of the knob be solid instead of open.

When you get your pasta machine, or even before you get it, read up on advice on how to make the best pasta dough and how to care for your machine. I expect it's going to be roughly the same procedure for all manual pasta makers. I liked the recipe of 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup semolina flour, and 1 egg, then only add water by dipping your fingers in water as you work the dough. Also be sure to let the dough rest half an hour before running it through the machine. I also read somewhere that you can clean your pasta machine by running a piece of bread or felt through it. (So far, I've taken the advice of one reviewer who said "never clean your pasta machine." That's kind of how I handle my cast iron skillet, swiping it out with a paper towel only. I haven't died yet.)

Oh, and I really appreciate the Italian reviewer who was able to compare the Pinzon with an Atlas. It makes me feel super-good about getting this pasta machine....

   

K.AID PASTA ROLLER
From KitchenAid

Roll homemade pasta dough into thick or thin sheets to create exquisite lasagna noodles or hand cut into fettuccini. Roller creates 6-inch wide sheets that feed perfectly into our various pasta cutters and ravioli maker.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3013 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: KitchenAid
• Dimensions: 3.80 pounds

Works flawlessly....
I purchased this item because the original roller attachment from the three-piece set I received over three years ago finally broke. Please bear in mind that I make more pasta than 99% of those who will buy this machine - usually FOUR dozens eggs worth per session (every month or so) - I did not hesitate to buy another.

It works perfectly! It also seems that they have made some changes since the last model. The copper scraper-plates where the dough is extracted have been changed to plastic (this actually is a GOOD thing, as little bits of copper will not get into your noodles if they break off). Also I have heard that they changed the gears from plastic to metal (another plus for durability if it is true).

My last model was on its way out for a LONG time (you could hear it), and when I used this one I had realized how quiet it used to be when working!

Almost great
The pasta attachment is very sturdy and well made with one exception. There is a small hole machined into the shaft of the pasta attachment so that it can be securely attached to the mixer. Unfortunately, the hole was machined inproperly and does not line up with the attaching screw on my 6 quart mixer. That means the pasta machine attachment routinely falls off during use making it a pain to use. I have an old 4.5 quart mixer that fits the attachment well, but doesn't seem to provide enough power to keep up with the dough.

Pasta sheet roller works great!
I am very pleased with the KitchenAid pasta sheet roller. I have made semolina pasta using this attachment, which is very firm and challenging to roll by hand, and the KitchenAid pasta sheet roller makes it very easy and fun. The pasta comes out great. I highly recommend this product. (By the way, it is recommended that you get a higher-watt KitchenAid mixer if you are going to make semolina pasta as the basic KitchenAid mixer only has a 250 watt motor).

   

CucinaPro 127-10 Raviolamp Stelline
From CucinaPro

   

Marcato Atlas Pasta Machine Motor
From Marcato

Made by the Marcato family in Italy, the Pastadrive motor fits all Marcato pasta machines including the Atlas and Ampia models that bear the CE safety seal made after September 1998 (you can purchase an adaptor for earlier models). This motor converts a crank pasta machine into a 2 speed electric machine for ease of ues in rolling out your pasta. UL listed 110v 60 hz 100 watts. 3 year limited warranty. Never clean the motor with water or any detergents.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #117338 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Harold Import Company, Inc.
• Model: 8325
• Dimensions: 4.50" h x 7.00" w x 5.75" l, 2.76 pounds

   

CucinaPro 150 Imperia Pasta Machine
From CucinaPro

Make your own fresh pasta at home with the Imperia Pasta Machine. It features a 6 inch wide roller, along with a double cutter for spaghetti and fettuccini. Made of stainless steel. Optional attachments sold separately. Made in Italy.

• Amazon Sales Rank: #966 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Cucina Pro
• Model: 150
• Dimensions: 6.50" h x 12.50" w x 9.00" l, 9.00 pounds

used it in Italy
the Pasta maker is terrific. small and easy to store. I had an attachment to my kitchen aid, but was never wide enough for the dough. this has a large opening. When I was in Tuscany taking a class in pasta making this is the model they used, need I say more....

finally!
I bought a cheap ($25) version of this style pasta machine at a gourmet kitchen store, only to be GREATLY disappointed when I got home - the crank handle was in three pieces and fell apart with almost every turn. The crank would only go around decently on higher # settings, and after a few minutes, popped out of gear or something and wouldn't go around at all. Only one roller would even turn after that. With all the force/pressure we were exerting on it, the clamp wouldn't hold it in place. After purchasing this one (I bought the red Williams Sonoma version) I was amazed at the difference. The crank is solid wood, and turns beautifully. The clamp is not really even necessary, as the machine sits nicely, but it does hold it down. The instructions were very helpful, and as a first time pasta maker, I whipped out beautiful ravioli and peirogie dough in a matter of minutes. The clean up was easy - just brush the flour off. You can't run any water on it or wash it with water, and you need to be careful of humidity, but I think this is the standard rule for pasta machines. Overall - a wonderful product.

pasta maker
I found this to be easy to use. It is not as time consuming as it seems. The only down side to this is the instructions. I bought a seperate book on pasta that uses this type of machine or it would have been harder to use.