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lovemyhome
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Posted: Wed Jan 28th, 2009 01:26 pm |
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| I make my own spaghetti and lasagna noodles with wheat. My family loves macaroni and cheese. How do I make this with homemade pasta? I don't want to wrap it around dowel rods to make the elbows. If I had to do that, I know that I would never make it. So what do you do for this?
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Gigmaster
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Posted: Thu Jan 29th, 2009 05:34 pm |
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You can try one of those extruder types of electric pasta machines. I've never liked the way they work, but I have only tried one brand. The others may be better.
There is one that I am going to try out. It is a manual extruder made by Marcato, which makes great pasta rollers. They made the pasta rollers that I have always used (for 30+ years), and still use today. They make a tough, durable unit. This unit is called the Regina Atlas, and sells for around $80.00. I am going to get one and see how they work.
http://www.cutleryandmore.com/details.asp?SKU=8387&src=NexTag&cam=Products&kw=8387
Bon apetit.
Last edited on Thu Jan 29th, 2009 09:08 pm by Gigmaster
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Gigmaster
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Posted: Thu Jan 29th, 2009 09:06 pm |
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I have just found out that Bread Beckers carries the Pastamaster 2200, which seems to be the highest rated electric extruder on the market. It's a bit pricey at $149.95, but you usually get what you pay for. That's why Bread Beckers doesn't carry any cheap mixers like Sunbeam and Kitchen Magic (Hobart). They don't work for any REAL cooking.
Although I am a staunch advocate of manual labor in my kitchen, a few electric appliances do have their place.
I may invest in one of these myself.
Last edited on Thu Jan 29th, 2009 09:10 pm by Gigmaster
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lovemyhome
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Posted: Mon Feb 9th, 2009 05:59 pm |
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| I had bought the pasta attachment for my Bosch, but after trying it a few times, I sold it. It made the pasta warm and it stuck to the inside real bad. When it came out, it was hard to get apart. I make my pasta manually so I knew what it was suppose to feel like. Anyway, I will be interested in hearing how this manual extruder works, if you get one.
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Gigmaster
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Posted: Mon Feb 9th, 2009 10:53 pm |
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I bought one last week. I'm just waiting for it to get here.
Stay tuned for future episodes of...."As the Stomach Turns"....
lovemyhome wrote:
I had bought the pasta attachment for my Bosch, but after trying it a few times, I sold it. It made the pasta warm and it stuck to the inside real bad. When it came out, it was hard to get apart. I make my pasta manually so I knew what it was suppose to feel like. Anyway, I will be interested in hearing how this manual extruder works, if you get one.
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Gigmaster
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Posted: Thu Feb 12th, 2009 07:02 pm |
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| I just got my Atlas Marcato Hand Extruder today. I'll be experimenting with it this weekend. I'll post the results, with pictures if possible.
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Gigmaster
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Posted: Fri Feb 20th, 2009 09:18 pm |
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The Marcato works great. Perfect macaroni in no time at all. It makes large ones, small ones, and even great spirals.
It is worth every penny!
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lovemyhome
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Posted: Sat Feb 21st, 2009 02:38 pm |
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Is there any way you can post a picture?
Also, how is the clean up? The one I bought to go with my Bosch was terrible to clean.
Last edited on Sat Feb 21st, 2009 02:45 pm by lovemyhome
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Gigmaster
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Posted: Mon Feb 23rd, 2009 07:31 pm |
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I'm still figuring out how to take, and post a picture. Stay tuned.....
The Marcato is not that hard to clean. Just let the dough dry out, and most of it flakes off. The rest can be wiped off with a paper towel, and in some cases, a toothpick.
Last edited on Mon Feb 23rd, 2009 07:35 pm by Gigmaster
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AshleyMcCord
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Posted: Thu Mar 19th, 2009 04:25 pm |
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It is true, we here at Bread Becker sell the PastaMaster 2200 and I personally own one and LOVE IT! It comes with several different discs and you can purchase others as well. You can even get a disc that makes shells!  It is very easy to use and easy to clean.
Ashley
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