Marcato Pasta Maker, Alloy, Black

The Italian green colour is so beautiful!

While it may be a little more expensive than some other brands, this is a really good quality product that feels like it will last a long time (but somewhat like a gremlin, it must never be washed with water! This doesn't matter though because it never really gets 'dirty' as such).In-case it's not clear, the product does come with both a wider tagliatelle style cutter and a narrower spaghetti sized cutter (in one), which is removable and can be replaced by other attachments if you can find where to purchase them.The rollers are smooth and the cutters slice through the dough like a knife through butter. Just looking at it you can see what they mean with the 'wellness' branding in that the metal isn't the kind to leave deposits in your food.The red casing is a little darker than it may appear on screen, not the bright red I was expecting, but the finish is still exquisite to look at and it is well built and sturdy.The clamp is strong and doesn't move at-all, in fact I kept lifting the worktop off the cupboard when rolling, should probably sort the kitchen out a bit.The basic recipe isn't particularly comprehensive if you've never made pasta, although in many ways it's much simpler and more enjoyable than I expected. You can find a hundred recipes and they'll all be slightly different, but the gist of it is the same, as long as your dough is not too dry and not too wet it will roll and cut fine. (from my limited experience one egg per 100g strong white bread flour is just right). The first time I made pasta I put 3 eggs in 400g and it was really too dry and kept getting holes when I was rolling, but it still worked out ok (albeit I had muscle ache for days afterwards), the next time worked out so much better with the extra egg and rolling was far quicker.If you ever roll the rollers backwards with a bit of pasta in there, you will probably get a bit of pasta inside between the casing and the rollers which will be a hassle to get out, but this will be the case with any roller I would think.

The media could not be loaded. I purchased this machine as I made the mistake of buying a way cheaper machine that ended up being a disaster. I’m new to making pasta but this machine makes it effortless. I would highly recommended!

We have now used this maker for enough time to make a judgement.We brought this machine as the previous one went rusty. I do not think this will be an issue with this one.The maker is well made and does not feel cheap. We were prepared to pay the extra given our experience with the last one.Critically it is easy to clean (as far as they can be).For us it is used once a week and it makes sense for us to pay the extra but this may not be relevant for everybody who might want to experiment ( I would suggest borrowing one in that case).All in all this is a good mid range maker likely to last, but as always it’s value is in the frequency of usage and so many kitchen items remain under used.

After only ordering the machine yesterday morning, I have just received it today! Fast delivery! Although, I havent used it yet, the silver logo was missing and I found it in the bottom of the box but Ive glued it back on and when I turn the handle, it makes a ticking noise at a certain point continuously so yet to find out if this is normal or not. The machine had been put in the box upside down which cause the silver logo to come off also there was hardly any paper inside the box to support it from moving around which means it would have been moving around alot which could have caused the two faults. Box was to big and not enough support inside. It does look good though. Have just spoken Amazon and they told me to order a new one (which I did) and I will receive in the morning! (its now just after 6pm! great fast service mind!)and Yodel are picking up the other one tomorrow as well and to refund me. Fingers crossed this one is OK! I know I will love this item regardless and with being Italian, it will be a staple in my home! OK...received the second one and this was also upside down in the box like the first one (why they put it in upside down I will never know!) so I knew before I opened it that the silver logo would be off, and it was, but just glued it back on again. Keeping this one as it seems fine but not making pasta with it for another month when the husband is back from work.

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The product arrived promptly as promised but is unusable. The base of the machine is not level which causes it to rock when clamped to the worktop. The handle fits the pasta cutter fine but is very difficult to fit to the rollers as the top of the machine is also distorted ( presumably in the manufacturing process). When the handle is rotated, the rocking of the machine makes it impossible to feed the pasta dough in evenly so basically the product is not fit for purpose. The box contained a metal rod and small plastic parts which are not mentioned in the instruction book at all so I have no idea what they are for. The box itself was very much the worse for wear and had large grease stains on it, so I would imagine that it has already been returned by someone else. To make matters worse, this is the second machine that has been delivered with the same problem; the first was returned for refund and this one is going the same way. A really shabby piece of kit for the £90 price tag and I would not recommend it as a good buy. I will look for another brand on Amazon: there is plenty of choice in this market.