anyone using homemade pasta machine? whats a good kind..press?

Question

or machine & have you tried wheat flour or low carb base..thanks

Answer 1

I love and make home made pasta all the time. The 2 most popular brands of home machines are ATLAS at about $35 to $60, and Villaware in the same price range. I have both and use both. I got them at garage sales and paid no more than $10 each for them. They operate the same and attachments match both machines (they are the same size). I use this recipe most often from my book cause its easy and fast. but there are many others. I also make whole wheat pasta using whole wheat pasta when wanting something different. I like it and make it using the same recipe. The website is below for the Villaware machine recipes and directions.

How to prepare pasta dough.

This base mixture is suitable for all the recipes contained on this page.

To obtain about 1-1/8 lb of pasta, you need 12-1/4 oz (about 2 cups) of all-purpose flour (Italy: Type 00, Germany: Type 405), and 2 large whole eggs.

Place the flour on a worktop and make a hole in the middle and put the eggs in.

Beat the eggs with a fork and gently mix in the flour from the sides. Mix until the dough becomes uniform.

Sprinkle flour on the worktop and start kneading the pasta.

Important: If the pasta is too dry or crumbly, spray with a little lukewarm water.

When the required texture has been obtained, form a ball and leave to rest in a bowl for a short while. Cover the dough to prevent it from drying.

Colored Pasta

Green - With spinach. Boil the spinach and squeeze all the water out when it is cooked. Then mash into a puree. The proportions should be 1-1/8 lb of flour to 8-3/4 oz spinach.

Red - With tomato puree. Cook the puree in a saucepan, with a little salt and pepper. Calculate one tablespoon of puree for every 3-1/2 oz of flour.

Other Colors - You may add squid ink, beetroot, saffron, cocoa, etc... Bear in mind that some of these ingredients produce more moisture, therefore it will be necessary to add more flour.

Answer 2

Just weekend I saw a pasta maker in Kitchen Collection..It's not that expensive coz I was looking at it but then I really don't remember the price u can search /do some research online too if u are really interested.

Answer 3

I'd love to make my own using the Kitchen aid attachment, but geez, it's $150 to go on the mixer...... I can buy a lot of De Cecco pasta for that! But I'd love to make my own stuffed pastas.