Kitchen Aid Pasta Attachments?
Last night, we attempted to make fresh pasta using a hand crank machine -- $50+ purchase from Williams Sonoma.
It looked so easy in culinary school, but boy, did we have a heck of a time wrestling with the machine. It took three of us -- me, husband and daughter -- to crank out a fist full of fettucini noodles. (yes, I blogged about the whole I Love Lucy incident)
Have you used the Kitchen Aid pasta attachments? If yes, did you like them, did they work well? Should I invest?
-Dawn
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9 Comments:
Check out this thread from last week: here. THere are some older threads too.
I said yes even if you rarely use, just for ease and consistency.
Cary at 1:23PM on 10/21/09
Awesome, thanks Cary!!!
WickedGoodDinner at 1:27PM on 10/21/09
Yes, definitely get the KitchenAid attachment, it is a lifesaver and makes beautiful, paper-thin pasta.
lauracarmen at 1:30PM on 10/21/09
It is my favorite toy in the kitchen! If you don't cut the dough into strips you can make lasagna. Love it, love it, love it. And it is easy to clean, too.
LearP at 3:13PM on 10/21/09
I hated the attachment and ended up returning it as using it a dozen uses. While it was seemed easier to use, when I used the fettucine noodle attachment, it didn't cut completely through the dough and I had to try to pull the strands apart. More frustrating then it was worth. It's a known problem with their attachments.
I've since purchased a manual model and don't have the same problem. My recommendation is to save you money and buy a manual model -- it will save you a lot of frustration in the end.
sfgoo at 5:32PM on 10/21/09
I just noticed that KA is marketing a "pasta press" extruder kind of attachment. Anybody try that one out yet?
Amandarama at 7:19AM on 10/22/09
I use my attachment all the time. Well worth it.
flavacrisp at 10:45AM on 10/22/09
I've had the same trouble with the hand crank pasta machine - mine's an Imperia. The noodles stick together and they're really thick. I plan to get a KA - maybe hit up some post holiday sales. One must plan ahead...
yayfood at 11:00AM on 10/22/09
I'm too broke for a kitchen-aid or a pasta maker... I always roll mine out by hand and use a pizza cutter (slicer, whatever) to slice the noodles. It's slow, but works!
ec_washington at 5:22PM on 10/22/09