I love how it kneads and the stretches the dough. The dough (pizza or bread) turns out better with this machine than when kneaded by my KitchenAid with a dough hook. The only design defect is it should have a way of blocking the pasta mechanism when one is kneading dough and not making pasta. It would be a lot easier to clean.
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Plastic mechanism does not hold up. The unit started pumping out plastic. I returned it right away. Better off going with a metal hand machine.
Response from cuisinart.comBy Cuisinart, January 30, 2024
Hello- Thank you for taking the time to share your review with us and we are sorry you were less than satisfied with your pasta maker. We have taken note of the information you shared about the Cuisinart as we are always looking to make products that exceed expectations. We always appreciate our consumers reaching out to us about ways we can improve. Cuisinart Consumer Care Team
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This is a very nice pasta maker. It mixes well and produces very good pasta in a number of shapes. Make sure to follow recipes provided- I wish there were more. The activation buttons are a little tricky and resetting is not explained well in the directions.
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I really like it a lot! I would say that the directions could use a little rewrite as they are not great and leave you to figure out some things on your own.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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This pasta bread dough maker is quite great. We’ve made pasta twice and bread dough once. The pasta and bread were great! Easy to make and taste outstanding!
I have two negatives. The first and biggest is how hard it is to get the gray, front screw part on and off. It has to be crazy tight so the pasta attachment doesn’t spin. But then getting it back off takes a team and a crazy amount of strength. The second negative is how many pieces the machine takes to operate. The pasta making is incredible, so it’s worth it, but I do think twice before pulling the whole production out.
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I love this product. I use it mostly for making dough… My hands don’t get messy, and the dough comes out perfect. FYI, for perfect results, one must follow the instructions. I use my Pastafecto on a weekly basis..
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Made excellent tasty pasta with included recipe on the first try (the semolina and egg recipe). It just leaves a lot of pasta dough in the machine with no way to force it to continue feeding into the die at the end. I’m going to keep working with it to see if I can find a way to improve the process.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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