Carlos Kitchen Pasta Maker

Making your own pasta isn't as hard as you think it would be.. well not if you own a pasta machine that does most of the hard work for you. Ok so it takes a bit of getting used to, but once you have *got it* you're set for tasty, healthy pasta for a long time to come. Not to mention the bonus of knowing exactly what has gone into it, which these days i feel is very important considering the amount of stuff that tends to go into prepackaged foods. To use the machine, as i said takes a little time and effort to get used to it but it basically consists of chopping a section of your pasta dough ... more

Last night I was watching Jamies Kitchen and the ease at which he passed the pasta through the machine was sickening. It was smoothe and silky and well, nothing like mine! This pasta machine is a manual machine that consists of a main unit, an attachment to make tagliatelli and spaghetti with, a handle to turn the rollers with and a clamp to keep it still. Mine was a present but I believe they cost in the region of £20 - £30, and tend to be sold mainly at christmas. Let me review the negative points first. The clamp does not fit my work surfaces (which are fairly standard ones) it is not ... more

Like the idea of making your very own home made pasta, but you get put off by the idea that it will be far too difficult and time consuming? Well think again! I had this pasta machine given to me as a home warming present and yesterday I gave it a go and was really surprised at how easy it was! It's basically a metal hand machine that can be clamped to your work surface, that has a handle on the side that you can take out and move to which ever pasta shape you want. There is a roller for making lasagne sheets, one for wide noodles, (tagliatelle) and one for thin noodles (spaghetti) To make the ... more

We have eaten dried pasta for years and recently was awoken to the fresh variety by our daughter. She started buying fresh pasta and experimenting more with the whole italian connection. After a few weeks of making our own sauces but still buying the pasta I realised that we could save a lot more by making our own pasta. I invested £25.00 in a machine and I can tell you once you make your own you will never look back. Two cups of flour and two eggs is all it takes (that is for 3/4 people) and if like us you try your own sauces it is a very easy meal. The secret appears to be to let the dough ... more