Pasta Maker Attachment for Kitchenaid Stand Mixer with 6 Different Shapes of Pasta Outlet, Durable Kitchenaid Accessories and Attachments, Dishwasher Safe

Having read some negative reviews, I was a little wary. I didn't want to spend up to $200 for the proper KitchenAid one, so thought I would try it.It was a little tricky figuring out how to take it apart, but that's me, I don't follow manuals so well. It was easy to do once I figured it out.It was easy to attach, and the pasta (ziti disc) came out perfect right away. It took a little practice to learn to slice it off in consistent sizes, and I squished some....but you can toss them back into the feeding tube.I didn't use any suggested KitchenAid recipes....I have made hand cranked spaghetti for a very long time, so used my mother's old recipe I have used forever.... which is one cup flour, one egg, and half an eggshell of water! I whiz it up in a mini food processor and it first looks like corn meal, if you ball some up and it holds together it's good. I often do need a little extra water. The size of the egg and how big the half eggshell is makes a little difference. You need to experiment a bit. Or follow an exact recipe.I made the walnut sized balls I have seen in videos on youtube, and first dusted in a tiny bit of flour. I dust with flour with the hand cranked spaghetti maker, so did it here too. It may not be necessary, but did it anyway and the pasta came out with no problems.I used about #5 speed. It's not that much faster if you go to a higher speed, and it heats the motor up.I made a double batch of dough, 2 cups flour (all purpose white, it's fine...though semolina might be better, will try it) and made an enormous amount of ziti. More than you would get in a one pound box. Also, not that pasta is expensive, but this definitely is cheaper.Cleanup - very easy. The hardest part was pulling off the head that made the pasta shapes. I ran hot water all around and it softened up, you pull it OUT, not around... that was my first mistake.There was very little dough left inside, very surprised, it used nearly all the dough. The cleaning tool was good for picking out dough from the shaping disk. The brush end was good for getting any residue out.I just cooked up some of the ziti, it was about the best I ever had. The whole process took about an hour. I still have a lot of ziti drying, and it will be cooked tomorrow.Can't wait to try the other shapes.It seems very sturdy, can't imagine it breaking if dropped. I'd give it six stars if they had such a thing.

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I used some tips I got from an electric pasta maker I had before, and I’d say it is good advice. Crumbly dough is the goal. I’ve found best luck using my whisk attachment because it works when the dough is pushed thru the thing. Little pieces of dough work best I’d say. Crumbly dough is best. I used AP Flour and eggs with no issue, a small amount of water. It was just fine just make sure it’s crumbly. Also I heated the die by boiling it, and oiled it along with the thing that holds the little die. Letting the dough sit for a little under plastic wrap might have made a difference as well, with the finished noodles staying together. In order to keep the dough flowing make sure to keep adding a constant supply of crumbled dough. It’s hard to manage both adding the dough and cutting the pasta the same length at the same time, if you are making shorter pasta shapes, but not a critical problem. If you happen to let some noodles get too long you can just put them back thru the machine.Update: I’ve found a better way to do it, as the previous made noodles that didn’t keep together as well after they were cooked. I used my regular, manual pasta roller first, rolled it into thick sheets. Then cut strips out of the sheets and fed them into it. Put the strips into the feed slot carefully, making sure the end grabs… then just keep going. I didn’t realize the tool they have in the box that’s for turning the sleeve, it’s actually a damper too. I just had no idea. The noodles were more sturdy, even more so if you dry them a bit before cooking.

This is a product that is badly designed. It is not perceptive and instructions to use are inadequate. I have wasted money on this product.

When I bought this, I really was hoping to be able to make homemade pasta that seemed like it was the stuff from the store as far as shape is concerned. However, no matter what I do to the recipe I can’t quite get the forms to make the pasta stay in the form. It is quite possible that this is my fault in the end.

I used it to make elbow pasta. It works great the only bad thing was I didn't receive the brush that your supposed to clean it with

We make homemade pasta about 2 times a week, the the items works but after the 4th uses a crack developed. in the main screw housing. I have reached out to the seller to see what they can do, as I can not get a refund through amazon at this point. I think a product should last longer then 4 uses.

I had never made fresh pasta before, but I'd wanted to try for quite a while. This thing hooked right up to my stand mixer and made rolling the dough and cutting the noodles a breeze! I won't hesitate to recommend this attachment to anyone! It's a bargain for what you get and it's easy to use!