CucinaPro 177 Pasta Fresh Pasta Machine
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of CucinaPro 177 Pasta Fresh Pasta Machine
Customer Review: Not for everyone
Summary: 4 Stars
There are many decent alternatives to homemade pasta out there in your local grocery store's frozen foods sections. Nevertheless, for those of you out there like me who grew up having grandma's homemade every Sunday, there is nothing that compares. In the beginning, this is more difficult than just buying and boiling pasta, but once you figure out how you like your pasta, it's easy.
However, under no circumstance should you wash your machine or immerse it in water. Of course, it will begin to rust. You cannot get into all the parts to dry it. If you are not comfortable with this, rest in the comfort of the sanitary conditions of companies who mass-produce pasta.
Customer Review: Faster than dried pasta!
Summary: 5 Stars
Difficult to believe, I know. It can be faster (although it is
a lot more work.)
Put large pot of water on the stove.
Make the pasta dough.
Let it sit for a couple minutes.
Run it through the pasta machine.
By the time I was finished, the water had just started to boil.
Throw the pasta in. Two or three minutes later, its done! With
less time than the dried stuff.
Of course, if you don't let the pasta sit, its harder to work.
And if it doesn't dry before you cook it, it will stick together.
But that doesn't keep it from being absolutely delicious!
Customer Review: works well
Summary: 4 Stars
The Imperia Pasta Machine is well-made and easy enough to use. It doesn't take much effort at all to turn the crank when you're making pasta; a small child could easily perform this task. I find the pasta comes out better if you make it a little on the dry side, and if you go ahead and cut your flat sheets to the desired length before you make the noodles. Drawbacks: You have only one hand to work the dough with when you're cranking with the other hand, which slows you down a bit. Right-handed cooks will find the unit much easier to use if their kitchen has free space on its right hand side, or if they own a table that they don't mind using as a work surface.Customer Review: a pretty good machine
Summary: 3 Stars
I owned this machine years ago and really enjoyed using it. It is simple and pretty effective. The clamp could be of a better design. Being mechanical made for a great way for guests to become involved in making dinner. They cranked out the pasta while I worked on the rest of dinner. My big complaint is that this is chrome plate on steel and after a couple of years the plating flaked off making the machine useless. I have purchased one of the expensive motor driven machines and the gears in it destroyed themseves in about the same amout of time, so for the money this is still the machine to buy.Customer Review: CucinaPro Pasta Maker
Summary: 3 Stars
The CucinaPro Pasta Machine is OK for the money. I found it is suitable for a beginner who wants to try making pasta at home. The cutting attachment is limited to thin spaghetti and linguine. I did find the machine a bit on the flimsy side and the crank handle for rolling the pasta continually falls out of its slot. That is extremely frustrating. I would think the crank would fit tight enough to remain in place. I might recommend it as an inexpensive method to try pasta making before the home cook decides if he or she would like to invest in a higher grade or top of the line model.