Pasta Machines

With the wide variety of fresh and dried pastas available in stores today, pasta machines may not be the first thought of most people, when thinking about additions to their kitchen. However if you eat pasta regularly, even if it is just once a week, there are some compelling reasons as to why you should think about getting one. Making homemade pasta is well worth the extra effort. It has a texture and flavor that's much better than dried, store-bought pasta from the supermarket, and the act of making the dough and rolling it out on a pasta machine is fun for the whole family. A pasta machine is a medium-sized kitchen tool designed to simplify the process of rolling and cutting strong noodles, egg noodles, or other kinds of dough to make fresh pasta such as ravioli, lasagna, fettuccine, and tagliatelle.

Since 1979, the pasta machine has been making fresh, preservative free pasta. Pasta machines are kitchen devices that help knead and shape pasta dough into many different varieties of fresh pasta. They are available in both manual and electric models, both of which offer a number of different features at a wide range of prices. Manual machines typically use a hand crank to power the machine. In these models, users create pasta dough by hand. Automatic pasta makers almost totally automate the process of pasta creation, from mixing to cutting. Electric models automate some of the work of manual pasta machines. Many automatic pasta machines simply require that ingredients for the pasta dough be put into the machine with no prior mixing required.

Using a pasta machine enables you to produce a whole variety of pasta ribbons and shapes, taking much of the effort out of the process, and you have the satisfaction of knowing that your pasta contains only the best ingredients and it has that real home made quality and taste. Bono appetito!