(Part 2) Best manual pasta makers according to redditors
We found 99 Reddit comments discussing the best manual pasta makers. We ranked the 25 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Make: Marcato
Model: Ampia
Age: 1974 purchased by my relative, I've had it for 17 years
Price at purchase [still has price tag]:$45 marked down to $30
Current Price at amazon: $69.99
It's a very solid machine, makes great pasta, no rust, and the current warranty for Marcato machines is 10 years, although I haven't noticed any quality difference between the older machines and current production
As for the pasta maker, I bought this one at my local chef central before they closed. It's literally the exact same as the other ones you looked at except its a lot cheaper. It works perfectly fine for me although I don't use it that much anymore. I also live in an apartment and I don't really have enough special occasions anymore to bother making it for people.
I was at the same point a couple years ago. I ended up picking up one of the generic $25 models from Amazon ( no longer offered ), but I believe they are all pretty much the same. Like, other than the brand stamped on the side, and maybe the handle color, they are exactly the same. It was supposed to last a few months, and let me figure out if I was going to use it enough to justify a better model. But, I'm still cranking out pasta 2 years later and have no need for a better model.
This is actually the pasta maker attachment I used for it: Amazon Link.
I started out with just rolling pin when making ravioli and tortellini. Or you can heavily flour the outside, fold, and cut it with a knife for wide noodles like lasagna/pappardelle/tagliatelle.
Eventually I moved on to a pasta machine (there are much cheaper ones than the one linked, that’s the Ferrari brand). With this I could make thinner pasta, and smaller shapes like angle hair/spaghetti. It takes some getting use to crank and feed at the same time.
Now I have a KitchenAid mixer with an attachment that does all the work. I’d wanted one for years and couldn’t justify the costs, but eventually splurged when I found a good deal on a refurbished one. It’s leagues better for both kneading the dough and rolling it out.
Edit: If I’m not using egg whites the next day, they freeze awesome and good for egg white omelets and such.