Do you make your own pasta?

[mowse]

I have been rolling mine out by hand, but I'm really thinking about getting a roller.

Do you have one? Do you love it?

Is there one that lets you make your own penne and macaroni?

[ecilA]

I do and there's just no comparingfresh pasta with dry, fresh is just wonderful. Now I have a pasta roller (actually two, funny short story being that the kids got a clay roller this Christmas and when it was opened it turned out to be the exact same thing as my pasta roller minus the cutting attachment) but it only makes flat sheets or various types of flat noodles. When I search I do find attachments for making these other types of noodles, they would attach to your mixer base (right at the top were viking, cuisinart art and kitchenart) but I've never had any of those. Anyway, yes, I do love the pasta roller, it is so much easier than rolling by hand and I think the results are better as well.

[Hobbes]

I have been rolling mine out by hand, but I'm really thinking about getting a roller.

Do you have one? Do you love it?

Is there one that lets you make your own penne and macaroni?

I have and I do. I got a roller for Christmas a few years back. It has a penne attachment.

I don't think there is a comparison either between fresh and dry, unfortunately it's the one thing I find a bit too time consuming to do on as regular a basis as we eat pasta (I'd say 3-4 times a week). Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

[mowse]

I just priced out the one that would go with my mixer. The attachment attaches to another attachment I don't have. In total it would be $200! ummm ouch

I have a bosch so those attachments tend to be rather pricey to begin with. I think we'll be going with a low end pasta maker.

I have this crazy goal for the year...to make everything that I possibly can from scratch...including pastas and cream of...soups. And we're planting a garden again. Hopefully I'll get more than eggplants :P

[ecilA]

You know what my issue is with it? It takes up a lot of room. One of these days I'm going to make a rack to hang it on, we end up with a table full of pasta which is less than ideal.

[Hobbes]

You know what my issue is with it? It takes up a lot of room. One of these days I'm going to make a rack to hang it on, we end up with a table full of pasta which is less than ideal.

Actually, I think that's my main issue too, more than time. I just don't have the counter space. Perhaps if we ever expand our kitchen or move in the upstairs unit I will. :dunno:

That's my long-term goal, shift to making everything myself. My brother got me "Food Rules" (which I read in one hour lol) and one of the rules is eat treats you make from scratch, don't buy. The thought is that treats you make from scratch take time and effort (think cookies, cakes, etc) so you eat them less than if you went out and bought them pre-made or pre-mixed.

That generally makes sense to me. I'm shifting as much as I can to making things from scratch, or from whole foods, ...within reason :D

[mowse]

That's my long-term goal, shift to making everything myself. My brother got me "Food Rules" (which I read in one hour lol) and one of the rules is eat treats you make from scratch, don't buy. The thought is that treats you make from scratch take time and effort (think cookies, cakes, etc) so you eat them less than if you went out and bought them pre-made or pre-mixed.

That generally makes sense to me. I'm shifting as much as I can to making things from scratch, or from whole foods, ...within reason :D

I see they do have pasta racks. So that would be helpful :)

I agree that making treats from scratch means you eat them more slowly. But in our house you grab snacks as they get baked or else you may not get any! Alex will devour anything not nailed down. I have been trying to get a stash of healthy snacks in the freezer and they are always gone before i get a chance to store anything.

[candeo]

I do, and I have a roller thingy. It makes fettucine and spaghetti, or just big sheets that you can use for lasagne or ravioli. I actually just hauled it out again the other day after not using it for years, and I was really impressed how quick it actually was.

I mix up the dough in the food processor, which goes lightning fast and gets a ton of the kneading out of the way really quickly.

The reason I pulled it out again is that Tucker's been on this health food kick, and I wanted to try making pasta with white whole wheat flour - they eat regular whole wheat pasta without even noticing it, but it's expensive. I thought I could make really healthy pasta on the cheap, and it's worked really well.

After I cut it, I hang it on a folding laundry rack that I have. It's perfect.

[tumblewieds]

Actually, I think that's my main issue too, more than time. I just don't have the counter space. Perhaps if we ever expand our kitchen or move in the upstairs unit I will. :dunno:

That's my long-term goal, shift to making everything myself. My brother got me "Food Rules" (which I read in one hour lol) and one of the rules is eat treats you make from scratch, don't buy. The thought is that treats you make from scratch take time and effort (think cookies, cakes, etc) so you eat them less than if you went out and bought them pre-made or pre-mixed.

That generally makes sense to me. I'm shifting as much as I can to making things from scratch, or from whole foods, ...within reason :D

This is our goal as well. Making things from scratch using ingredients that are organic and as close to their natural state as possible. Staying away from preservatives. My neighbors like me, bc I've been making cakes, serving a piece to everyone, and then giving the rest away :) No temptations lying around LOL!

[hamamelis]

After I cut it, I hang it on a folding laundry rack that I have. It's perfect.

I do the same thing with the laundry rack. I've got an attachment for making agniolotti, it's like triangle shaped ravioli. I really like making pasta and need to get back into doing it more often because there really is no comparison.

[Tangwystl]

I have and I do. I got a roller for Christmas a few years back. It has a penne attachment.

I don't think there is a comparison either between fresh and dry, unfortunately it's the one thing I find a bit too time consuming to do on as regular a basis as we eat pasta (I'd say 3-4 times a week). Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

I just *won* one in our Christmas exchange but haven't tried it yet. I was thinking of making the dough in the breadmaker cuz i just can't see myself doing very often totally by hand.

[Chryse]

A wooden laundry rack? Something that could fold and be put away?