Has anyone made satisfactory spaghetti with this machine. The other one I had just wouldn't cut the dough for spaghetti.
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Yes, it makes spaghetti, remember, this is square cut pasta, so it is the same size diameter as spaghetti, only square, not round. It's an excellent machine for making easy, quick, fresh pasta.
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The machine itself won't do it. You'd have to roll the dough then make very thin slices and then unroll each slice. For spaghetti and angle hair type pastas you really need an extruder type pasta maker. I had one and it's nice but a lot of additional work and cleanup.
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There are a number of dies that come with this: angel hair, spaghetti, linguine, rigatoni, vermicelli, pappardelle, and biscotti.....not all inclusive. They all work well as long as the dough is the right consistency. I have had the machine for more than a year and it still serves me well.
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It was a little tricky to turn had to pull out then turn to the right setting. Otherwise no problems with the machine. Don't forget your first batch of pasta has to go to the compost as it is the one that removes the packing grease! Hope this helps. I have made lots of fresh pasta with this machine and have been pretty happy with it.
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I have not experienced any problem with the pasta maker. It has performed great. Glad I bought it.
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kat has the recipe on the box, but it's not particularly useful. The dough is very stiff. I've had much better luck cutting the flour to 2 cups and using 2 eggs and 1 cup of water. 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp nutmeg if you wish. With the 2/2/1 mix, the dough falls easily through the holes in the machine.
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i used summer squash and they were in different sizes. i was holding it wrong to begin with so i didn't get all the squash done correctly, but what i did get done i mixed with a bottled pasta sauce that i doctored up and it was wonderful. hate pasta, so this was filling and great. the machine worked much better when i started holding it right. it has two different sizes on the sides so you can try which one fits yours. will be making more veggie pasta
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Mine never worked right. Burned the bread even on light crust. I returned it.
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Believe or not, it is the bread machine that failed. I returned mine after 6 months of use and it was supposedly one of the best models out there. With me it was hit or miss. The bread would either turn well or really bad, even if the same steps were taken. A lot of it has to do with the temperature in the room. In the winter months the bread machine didn't work so well. We have switched to making our own bread in a dutch oven instead. Get yourself a copy of "My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method" by Jim Lahey.
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Mine is the same way. It turns out that it works fine anyway. I have been getting great results for years. Be sure to put some corn meal in the bottom before you put the dough in. Also, preheating is a must. Put the dough into a cold baker and you will spend the rest of the day cleaning it. I know, I did this.
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I have the pasta attachment instructions for the DLC7 pasta maker and would be happy to send same on to anyone who wants it...I find the pasta maker much too difficult to assemble and haven't used it in over 30 years. Originally purchased for $125.00 at Marshall Fields in Chicago. I now am back to using a manual Atlas machine.Asiana
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I have the same problem with mine. I thought it might have just been because I was using chilled dough. When I push down it does not catch the metal to push out the dough.
1211998
H. Curtis, I regret to say that I returned my machine. It was not a good pasta making experience. But, yes, one could make whole wheat pasta.
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the one I bought recently didn't work so I sent it back. I went back to using a plastic food mill that I already had. Amazon may not want to use my response.
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The machine is fabulous, got perfect results the very first try ( I have been making pasta for years). It will produce two sizes of "tube"pasta, much like pene rigatti, which could easily be stuffed with a bit of patience. The other shapes are not hollow. I do suggest, however, that if you want larger "tubes" use a manual machine (Atlas is perfect) and make large tubes on a piece of pvc pipe, sealing the edges with water.
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The only thing I make is cheese straws and the motor is not strong enough to push dough thru. Therefore I have never been able to use it. Sorry�...
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I had to buy a new pasta machine because my Atlas did not fit with the Norpro Motor. I think I bought a Norpro pasta machine so they would be compatible. But it was worth it, because now I can make my homemade pasta in half the time and I can do it without my husband's help and no more sore arms.
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Can't imagine what might be the problem. If the mixing tool is spinning and rotating there should be a good kneading process in the bowl. Our recipe just made a small amount of dough but the kneading hook did a fine job even with a small amount of dough. Don't know. Dennis & Marilyn