CucinaPro 177 Pasta Fresh Pasta Machine
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of CucinaPro 177 Pasta Fresh Pasta Machine
Customer Review: Nice roller for the money...
Summary: 4 Stars
My wife just got this for me for Christmas. I've used it 3 or 4 times in the two weeks since. It's sturdy and well built. There are a couple of design issues though.
For one the handle crank is a little bit unwieldy. The handle is meant to come out so that it can also be used for the cutters, however it comes out way too easily when you're in the middle of really cranking out some pasta. I wish they had made some sort of locking mechanism for the handle.
It's also a little small. I think for the money it's nice, but not quite wide enough to really roll out some big pasta sheets for ravioli making. The other big issue is that even the widest setting is still pretty small. You need to hand press your dough before feeding it through the machine, otherwise it just crumbles apart.
I will say that it is relatively easy to clean, just of course don't wash it with water, and a lot of fun to use. I think that for $20 it's a great value.
Customer Review: Incredibly poorly made
Summary: 1 Stars
After 15 years, my Atlas pasta machine gave up the ghost, so I replaced it with this one. What a mistake. The directions state that you should run a batch of dough through the machine to remove any residual grit left over from factory assembly. But, the amount of machine oil and dirt being removed was incredible. I ran two batches through and was still found large amounts of oil and dirt coming out. Further, the dough began sticking to the machine and wouldn't go through fully. I don't know if this was due to the amount of residual factory oil in the machine or not, but it made a real mess. I spent about 1/2 hour with a toothpick cleaning it out.Worse, during the second batch I noticed that chrome was flaking off the rollers.
At that point, I gave up and returned the machine. I've since gone and bought another Atlas pasta maker. After running dough through it once, I seem to have gotten all the factory dirt out, and it's working just fine now.
Customer Review: This machine spells disaster... not worth the hastles...
Summary: 1 Stars
Being an avid cook and baker, I had wanted something that would give me more options with pasta than the electric Simac that I already own. After much anticipation, the machine came, and this was nothing more than disaster!! What a dissapointment that was.. It would not clamp firmly to the table, much less the counter.. It must be operated as well as held down all at the same time, thus the need for 4 hands.. while trying to roll out the pasta, it did nothing more than roll it up into little balls under the cutting mechanism, or shread the noodles.. This then led me to the task of cleaning. being Not made from something like stainless steel, you cannot use soap and water to wash it, and much of the dough remained stuck underneath and inside the mechanism(s). even upon letting the dough dry in the machine, it was next to impossible to brush or dig out with a tooth pick... Definately not worth the money or the time..Customer Review: A little time consuming, but worth it
Summary: 4 Stars
I've used electric pasta makers before, and the one's I've owned have cracked their faceplates or stressed their motors and been a bear to clean.The Villaware is fine for me to use. It cleans up a lot easier if the dough is very dry (which it should be, anyway). If any small bits of dough get caught, let the machine sit for an hour or two to let the dough dry. Hold it over the sink and crank it and the dough bits fall right out.
If the machine tends to move on you, your counter top is too slick. Try placing a rubber jar opener under the machine (which also protects your countertop) and it shouldn't move. If you rub both sides of the sheets with flour before running them through, it will cut and not clump at all.
I only had to run one small batch of dough through my machine to clean off the oil.
Overall, it makes the lightest pasta I've ever had. So far, I love this thing. I think it's well worth the price.
Customer Review: Villaware = Junk
Summary: 1 Stars
All I can say is that this machine will give you headaches and a desire to throw it out the window. Plain and simple, the machine does not work. If you have the patience of Job and the gulibility of a 3 year old, you may say that this is a great machine, but it definitely does not meet up to the glowing reviews given here. The Villaware Imperia Pasta Machine is made cheaply, assembled cheaply, and is unsanitary and perhaps even dangerous as gobs of machine oil come off of the rollers. Once you can't see it, there still is unseen residue on your pasta. The dough cannot be cleaned off of the rollers or the cutting blades and remains there to fester microbes and all sorts of nasty things. Added to this, the machine does not cut pasta very well. The noodles consistantly were clumpled together no matter what dough mixture was sent through the rollers. This machine is a scam and a failure.