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[TheGirlsMum]

Does anyone know anything about the pasta making attachments? I was going to treat myself but wasn't quite sure what it does as there seems to be an attachment for pasta making and another one for rolling out the pasta is this the case? Hope someone can help before I spend any money and regret it.

[tiggerlady]

Ahh..I got one with my mixer but it hasnt been out of the box It appears to be something like a mincing attachment but with several discs that would make different types of pasta..there is also a recipe for the dough you should use with it .The booklet that comes with it is literally a diagram of parts breakdown,how to assemble use and cook pasta and the last bit is 3 dough recipes.(3 small pages,A4 in total)The discs are for spaghetti,macaroni,rigatoni,tagliatelle large macaroni and lasagna,although the disc is only an inch or so across so how it can make lasagna sheets..... I hope this helps..any more questions feel free to ask..cant sell it to you as hubby thinks hes gonna make pasta someday !!!

[TheGirlsMum]

Thank you for that, I saw it said laagne too and was rather surprised.

[littleleicesterfox]

From what I have seen there are two pasta attachments, just like you say. I don't have either (but I want them!) so I'm not 100% certain but one is an extruder and that's the one that you've got, tiggerlady, and the other is a roller and so more suitable for linguine, tagiatelle and lasagne.

 

Hope this makes sense

[TheGirlsMum]

Thank you for that looks like I am going to have to shell out for both attachments then oh, well

[tiggerlady]

No wonder I iz confuzzed then!!

[The Dogmother]

I don't have one, but get attachments for my ancient Kenwood form a bloke who specialises in them and isn't too expensive. If you want his details, then just PM me.

[chickencam]

We have a standard pasta machine which clamps onto the work surface, we have always struggled to use it because we don't have any work surface without things underneath so we can't clamp it properly. We now have a breakfast bar so I am about to try that with some dough YD and I have made this afternoon.

 

Can you use the Kenwood to knead the dough or would it be too heavy for it? I have a new Major machine. If you can I may be tempted to get the pasta attatchments for that instead.

[littleleicesterfox]

Right, just consulted my Kenwood recipe book for this lol

 

My chef book suggests that making pasta is fine but gives two different recipes; one for the pasta fresca attachment and one for the italian pasta attachment.

 

Reading these recipes the pasta fresca attachment is the extruding attachment and you use the K-Beater to make a breadcrumb-texture mix with 500g plain flour to 4 eggs, the italian pasta maker is the rolling attachment and for this you use the dough hook and 350g of plain flour + 150g of strong white flour to 4 eggs and that forms a proper dough, you have to hand-knead it at the end though. You then roll it, doing it in thirds to start off as in normal pasta makers.

 

As you leave them at the breadcrumb stage this suggests that the major would be fine maing them as well.

 

I love making pasta and with my larger supply of eggs coming, I'm going to have to get these attachments! Ooh, my own macaroni!