[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It truly does make a batch of great, fresh pasta in the time it takes to boil the water. I use it at least a couple of times a week.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I would have given it 5 stars; however, when trying to make a couple of gluten-free pastas off the recipe included with the product, the machine failed to churn out the pasta. I would have to stop and clean the pasta disc and the flour/liquid compartment. At that point, I gave up and just boiled pre-made noodles. Making regular pasta has been successful and delicious, though.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This machine really makes great pasta! Function and cleanup is really nice. Only complaint is the recipes are in grams and the unit displays cups on the scale. Especially confusing because, as I know it, grams measure weight and cups measure volume. I can’t fathom a reason they did it this way when converting the machine to the US market - they definitely didn’t think it through, especially with a machine with a built in scale. After experimenting a few times, I would up with a good result - should have been much easier though.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I would rather reach for the Philips pasta maker, flour, and egg to make a batch of my desired fresh pasta for any given meal instead of opening a box of dried pasta.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This pasta maker is fun to use and easy to clean! It’s quiet so my husband can watch TV while I’m making pasta. I love all the different shapes that are included, too. I’ve made spaghetti, fettuccine and penne so far. What I don’t like is it takes up more counter space (since my cupboards are full.). The booklet that comes with it is sadly lacking. Not all the shaping discs are explained and the recipe given just ok. I was hoping for more recipes to include herb pasta, etc. I had to get a better recipe from an online review (which included some semolina flour.)
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It works fairly well but pasta is a bit firm. Recipe book was poor. I was hoping for better and more recipes. I would like to know if it’s ok to pause the machine and change blades to make other pasta shapes. Surprised no elbow or spiral macaroni blades. Too many noodle ones. The drawer for holding blades doesn’t hold them all.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Not only are our dinner guests delighted by the exceptional taste, they also have fun assisting in the pasta making process. Our dinners have been more fun and more entertaining, the pasta variety options are great and fun too, the shells are impressive to make. One of my many favorite things about this pasta maker is clean up is easier the next day !