KitchenAid KSMPRA Pasta Roller & Cutter Attachment Set, Pack of 1, Silver

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Electric rolling machines do the same as the manual machines, but instead of using a hand-crank, a motorised attachment does the work for you. Why do I need a pasta maker?

There are two cutters for making fettuccine or thinner spaghetti; other shapes, such as lasagne and tortellini, are easy enough to cut by hand. A cleaning brush is included, which is all you’ll need to scrape off the dough. Not exactly a budget option, but an exceptionally well-designed and engineered set that will outlive most other pasta makers. Otherwise, we follow the recipe to a T! We do the sheet roller as listed and cook it for about 5 minutes when it’s done.We typically have to add more water after we mix it. I’d say we use anywhere from 1-3 extra TB of water depending on how the dough feels. Other than being motor-powered instead of muscle-powered, the KitchenAid attachments work much in the same way as most manual pasta machines. You feed dough through a pair of adjustable rollers to make a thinner and thinner sheet, then switch to a cutter to slice the sheet into individual noodles.

Here's where we get to the biggest negative about the KitchenAid pasta maker set: price. It costs more than twice as much as our top-rated manual machine—plus, you have to own a fairly expensive stand mixer to even use it. There are additional cutters available to make additional pasta shapes, but they're sold separately, and not for cheap. Nonetheless, the automation could be worth it, especially if you already have the necessary stand mixer. One great thing about the KitchenAid pasta attachment is that you can use the stand mixer itself to prepare pasta dough before you shape. We've used our fresh pasta recipe and egg noodles recipe in different tests, and both achieved beautiful texture with the stand mixer dough hook, eliminating the need for manual kneading. Each tool is made in a traditional style from beechwood, aluminium and stainless steel and is easy to use, even for beginners. You’ll also find some handy tips in the box to help you along if you’ve never used manual cutting tools before. So whether you’re stretching your pasta out by hand or using a mechanical pasta maker for ultra thin sheets, this is the perfect way to expand your pasta repertoire. Our favourite recommended pastamachines can roll your dough into thin sheets, stretch it, and if you’re making linguine or any of the variants, also cut it to size. Pasta extruders can even mix and knead the dough for you and if you don’t think you have time to do all this before dinner, fear not. Fresh pasta can be stored in the fridge for two or three days or even frozen for up to three months.

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If you already have a basic pasta maker and are looking to take your shaping skills to the next level, Lakeland’s five-piece pasta-making set provides you with the tools to do so. In the box you get a pappardelle rolling pin, farfalle rolling cutter, pasta wheel, round ravioli cutter and classic square ravioli cutter. That’s more than enough tools to impress your family, or just yourself at dinner time. Cleaning out these attachments is tedious, but it's still easier than cleaning most of their competitors. Very few pasta makers can even get wet, so you have to take them apart and carefully brush away leftover dough and flour. This is the case with the KitchenAid set, too, but the attachments assemble and disassemble with ease, and the included brush is shaped perfectly to get into their nooks and crannies. (There also won't be much to clean off in the first place; the clean cutting keeps any dough from getting caught and squeezed into places it's not supposed to be.)