Do I need to buy a separate pasta attachment, or does this attachment roll the pasta too?
1554517
you will need to buy a seperate pasta roller as the ravioli attachment only makes the actual ravioli.. it does not roll the pasta...
1554518
You will need to have a separate attachment to roll your pasta. To see how this works, there is an excellent video on YouTube with Peter Pasta http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dufoH9mFEeE
1554519
I gave this as a gift. I forwarded your question to the person for whom I bought it.
1554520
Yes, you will need both rollers. It is a great attachment but it does take practice and patience!!
1554521
The Ravioli Attachment is not actually operated by the Kitchen Aid mixer. The mixer simply securely holds the device. My first couple attempts were not pretty, but with a little practice, I was soon turning out very nice and uniform raviolis. Proper thickness of the pasta is key, as is uniform loading and packing the hopper.
1554522
You have to have the rollers too. You roll out the dough and then use this. However, I used this in a pasta class and it did not work well. Got filling everywhere and a good percentage of the ravioli burst in the cooking pot because there will be a thin layer of filling between the pasta layers. A tray mold or just making them on the counter and using a cutting wheel or knife was easier, less messy, and you could make whatever sizes you want. Hope this helps!
1554523
The roller is a separate attachment, and without it, you won't be able to make the ravioli.
1712532
not at all! motor is a modern addition. pasta has been rolled by hand for years. Great machine.
263988
Yes! I have never even made pasta before. Hardest part is kneding the dough. Roll, Roll, fold Roll, roll. cut. run through the cutter. Easy stuff.
218004
I while I did not try it for perogies, I did try a cheese ravioli and was unimpressed with the machine and mess. The pasta roller attachment is great and easy to use, but I found it easier to roll out my own filled pasta. Good luck.
1407732
Maybe you are referring to the attachment for the pasta roller machine (other brands), which is not the kitchenaid one. In this case, you are right it is much more expensive. I love these pasta roller, I even use it for fondant and it works great
289299
You could use the roller to make lasagna noodles, but they will be flat without ruffled edges. The cutter makes an angel-hair type of spaghetti, very thin and fine.
776863
Well, first, you need a roller attachment to run the dough thru several times until you reach the desired thickness for the pasta, secondly, you'll need the pasta cutter which will cut the dough rolled out into various types of pasta, for example, fettechini, spaghetti. The pasta roller also acts as a lasagna roller. Most sets are sold in three pieces, the dough roller, and two attachments for various kinds of pasta. So, I recommend getting the roller and the two pasta cutters for various styles of pasta. Buying them separately is more expensive. Buy the three attachment set and save yourself some grief.
590920
no, the Marcato Atlas is a roller to roll out the dough flat...what you want is a pasta extruder...to see an example, search for "KitchenAid KPEXTA Stand-Mixer Pasta-Extruder Attachment" here on Amazon, and you'll see the difference. A lot of kitchen food processors have pasta extruder attachments for them...I have an old OLD Oster Kitchen Center from like the 70's, and I got a pasta attachment for it...haven't tried it yet, but I will now that I'm up and running with the roller...which is GREAT by the way! took practice, you can't just make perfect pasta the first time, you have to have patience to learn, but it is SO worth it!
934390
can you use other attachments on this kitchen aid, like the pasta and griner meats?????
1758441
My daughter wanted this and she has used it several times. I'm thinking that if I had the kitchen aid I would just get the attachment. But This machine does work good, especially for the money. It's kind of loud but it made good pasta. It's a little time consuming because you have to stand there and wait for the pasta to get the right length then cut it off with a knife. As I would assume you would have to do with most machines. Just depends on what you are looking for. We havent used it a lot so it's hard to give a good opinion on if you plan to make a lot of pasta. I'm definitely not unhappy with the purchase. Hope this helps.
1279844
There is another attachment called the "extruder" for pasta types like Penne, hollow spaghetti, etc. with that you are complete for almost all types of pasta. Have fun.
776862
Well, first, you need a roller attachment to run the dough thru several times until you reach the desired thickness for the pasta, secondly, you'll need the pasta cutter which will cut the dough rolled out into various types of pasta, for example, fettechini, spaghetti. The pasta roller also acts as a lasagna roller. Most sets are sold in three pieces, the dough roller, and two attachments for various kinds of pasta. So, I recommend getting the roller and the two pasta cutters for various styles of pasta. Buying them separately is more expensive. Buy the three attachment set and save yourself some grief. Well, first, you need a roller attachment to run the dough thru several times until you reach the desired thickness for the pasta, secondly, you'll need the pasta cutter which will cut the dough rolled out into various types of pasta, for example, fettechini, spaghetti. The pasta roller also acts as a lasagna roller. Most sets are sold in three pieces, the dough roller, and two attachments for various kinds of pasta. So, I recommend getting the roller and the two pasta cutters for various styles of pasta. Buying them separately is more expensive. Buy the three attachment set and save... » Read More Well, first, you need a roller attachment to run the dough thru several times until you reach the desired thickness for the pasta, secondly, you'll need the pasta cutter which will cut the dough rolled out into various types of pasta, for example, fettechini, spaghetti. The pasta roller also acts as a lasagna roller. Most sets are sold in three pieces, the dough roller, and two attachments for various kinds of pasta. So, I recommend getting the roller and the two pasta cutters for various styles of pasta. Buying them separately is more expensive. Buy the three attachment set and save yourself some grief. « Show Less
1794559
I do not have the pasta making attachment, but there is one for kitchen aid.
102329
I think it comes with it. I don't use the attachment but I do go through a lot of pasta machines and I think the Atlas ones always come with it.
1279843
All the attachments are in the kit. And everything for ravioli is included as well. I did font it helpful to buy a pasta hanger to hang the freshly made spaghetti. But you can also spead it out on parchment paper if you make a lot.
60537
No, it is simply a roller and cutter. I use a Kenwood Major ( kinda English Kitchen Aid) mixer to make the dough. I tend to mix 10 eggs and 1kg (2.2 lbs) flour. This is quite a lot of pasta - the Imperia/Kenwood combination makes it possible.
109999
My experience has been that the double cutter that came with the machine makes totally square pasta that I couldn't ever get to cut cleanly and this spaghetti attachment makes pretty close to round spaghetti (just a little bit flattened). The spaghetti it makes is about the same size as the square pasta the included double cutter makes or is maybe a tiny bit bigger.