I love mixing pasta in the KitchenAid mixer and then attaching the roller to make lasagna, or using the fettuccini or spaghetti attachment.
It does a fantastic job. I've owned and used other pasta machines, but the KitchenAid is tops by far.
Response: Interesting Carol, as I'd heard from others that the KA approach could be tricky. Good to hear from a happy KitchenAid pasta maker first-hand!
What types of machine had you tried previously? Traditional rollers or some other kind?
Really appreciate your thoughts,
Matt.
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Loving the KitchenAid pasta maker attachment
I too love my KitchenAid pasta cutter, my grandchildren love using it too, but thanks to Matt, I've learned to make the "bowtie" pasta and have fun doing that. I'm still trying to make the little "shells" but I just don't have any luck, maybe one day I will.
Response: Don't sweat it Sonjia, orecchiette are the only tricky shapes to make really and they do take time (plenty) to master. I'm not perfect at these either, much to my mamma-in-law's continual amusement!
Matt.
Jun 04, 2010
Pros and Cons by: Nicci
After trying to make pasta by hand several disastrous times (I haven't yet attempted it again since discovering Matt's magnificent website) I bought myself a Kitchen Aid with pasta roller/cutter attachments.
As long as you are making plain fettuccine, it works great; but the spaghetti cutter I have found to be utterly useless because it doesn't cut the strands apart well. Spinach pasta does not cut well either.
That said, however, the roller is fab for kneading and rolling out the dough to uniform thickness and making fresh fettuccine is a breeze.
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to make lasagna, or using the 
or spaghetti attachment. 
