topic Re: electric pasta machines in Kitchen

electric pasta machines

okaywitheasypay — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 15:16:29 GMT

Does anyone own or have experience with an electric pasta maker?

In the 90s? they were all the rage and I bought a used Ron Popeil one . It took s-o l-o-n-g to extrude that I gave up and donated it . Also ready made variety pastas came into the everyday market place.

I was watching Evine and saw one by chef Todd ?? In the video it seems to work really fast --it mixes and then extrudes. It seemed to work fairly fast and had 3 reviews that were favorable. If it goes back on sale I may buy one. I would be interested if any one has input.

Re: electric pasta machines

SXMGirl — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 15:21:44 GMT

@okaywitheasypay, I had one years ago. While it makes pasta very quickly and was fun to do, it was a real pain to clean. Even the attachment on my Kitchenaid is more cleaning than I want to do. You can buy fresh pasta in many places, make your own, or buy the boxed pasta much more easily. You can make really easy pasta--just look on Youtube or even Facebook.

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Sooner — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 15:21:56 GMT

@okaywitheasypay Philips works great. A friend has one. That's all I know!

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Daysdee — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 15:32:12 GMT

I had the Ron Popeil pasta machine years ago. My DH didn't like the pasta it made. After a while it went to the garage and from there to become a donation.

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Fressa — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 17:23:11 GMT

I have the pasta attachment for my Kitchenaid mixer and love it. I think it performs better. I looked at the electric and manual models before I purchased the attachment. This is great because it really does work like a dream and cleans up quickly. All the Kitchenaid attachments fit all models of the mixers.

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coffee drinker — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 19:04:25 GMT

@okaywitheasypay Think you got the Ron Popeil pasta machine I donated years ago. For me, it was too much a bother to use. Easier to just buy a box or even the "home made" pastas the grocery stores sell. Buitoni makes a great variety and is delish. Store brands are also very good.

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Free2be — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 19:46:58 GMT

I have the Philips pasta machine. It's designed for ease of use and cleaning. I don't know how they coud make it any easier.

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brandiwine — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 03:19:48 GMT

I have a Phillips and love it. It's super simple and easy to clean. It takes under 15 minutes start to finish. I got mine thru Costco because they included all the pasta shapes. The lasagna one is very wide.

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GiantsLover — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 07:52:24 GMT

I also purchased the Ron Popeil pasta maker when it was on the infomercial and it was a pain to clean and not easy to use so it went into the trash along with my frustrations..

I also have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer I love and purchased the pasta attachments and that too was a pain and difficult to clean.

Now I would never buy another pasta maker when I can go to the store which makes fresh pasta shapes and buy my fresh pasta from them. TThey also sell various cheese and sauces as wellas ready cooked Italian favorites.

I come home and make it the same day, and I always have my own home made pasta sauces on hand I make with my mini ground sirloin steak meatballs, loose sirloin steak ground beef, or home made sweet and hot sausages.

I love to make and freeze dishes and ready made fresh pasta is what I eat, serve to others, and love.

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Rockycoast — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 15:03:33 GMT

We had a Ron Popeil one when they first came out. Piece of Junk! Majority of it is made of plastic so it did not work well or long. Plastic parts started breaking within 2 uses. Tossed it(it was free so no loss of money). I would suggest if you have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer to get the pasta attachment. By far a more durible, easier way to make pasta. We have had the attachment for years. Best and most used attachment(along with the grinder) we have for our KA. Not hard to clean at all. My daughter asked for one this Christmas. She was very happy to get it!

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okaywitheasypay — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 15:25:40 GMT

TY to all for input! I love these forums and posters are truly helpful.

Glad to hear it wasn't just the 'Ron Popiel ' one that I had . I remember running DH out of the kitchen when I used it because of his 'funny' comparisions with bodily functions and possible solutiions.

It sounds like the Phillips brand is quality from reviews I read , but a little pricier than I wanted to go. I have a KA mixer but I don't believe the attachments mix the dough and I am lazy . I have friends that have it and are happy with it.

The one on Evine is no longer at the sale price of
$99. with reduced shipping . So I will keep watch and fingers crossed for repeat sale and more reviews to come in. Meanwhile I appreciate all of the brand name suggestions for good pastas.

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Hellcat64 — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 17:06:24 GMT

I have the first edition of Todd English pasta maker and it works great. I really like using semolina flour with egg and water.

The new model has more pasta shapes and a built in drawer to store the discs which is a nice feature. Clean up is not too bad.

Big difference between fresh pasta and boxed!

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EatWell — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 17:42:59 GMT

@okaywitheasypay wrote:
Does anyone own or have experience with an electric pasta maker?

In the 90s? they were all the rage and I bought a used Ron Popeil one . It took s-o l-o-n-g to extrude that I gave up and donated it . Also ready made variety pastas came into the everyday market place.

I was watching Evine and saw one by chef Todd ?? In the video it seems to work really fast --it mixes and then extrudes. It seemed to work fairly fast and had 3 reviews that were favorable. If it goes back on sale I may buy one. I would be interested if any one has input.

@okaywitheasypay
I had one and donated it to Goodwill. Too many attachments, hard to clean, and I did not like the texture of the pasta. Took too much space for the amount used. YMMV.
Good luck.
Hung

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brandiwine — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 18:49:09 GMT

FYI Costco online has the large Phillips machine on special for $199.99. Includes 8 different pasta shapes and makes a pound of pasta.