KitchenAid SNFGA Pasta Maker Attachment for Stand Mixers
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: KitchenAidBrand: KitchenAid
Model: SNFGA
Product features:
- Makes five different kinds of pasta
- Use with any KitchenAid household stand mixer
- Includes storage case, cleaning tool, and food grinder attachment
- Dishwasher-safe
- One-year full warranty
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of KitchenAid SNFGA Pasta Maker Attachment for Stand Mixers
Customer Review: Glad I gave it a shot
Summary: 5 Stars
I will admit, this pasta making process is not for the faint of heart... there are many things going on between consistency of the dough, the speed at which the dough is sucked into the extruder & the speed at which the machine spits out the finished noodles. If one thing is a little off, it will affect everything else. I've never made home made pasta before... but I do love my kitchenaid mixer... so I was looking to make something other than cookies & breads after the holidays.
For everyone who is having problems... there are a few things that might help....some of these come from me and some from previous reviews.
First, make sure you read the instructions. Completely. A few times. And then read them again. Many of the problems I ran into were addressed by the instructions! It is helpful to read them BEFORE YOU START.... & I had BARELY skimmed them...so shame on me!
Secondly, the consistency of the dough is very important. While I've started enjoying only whole wheat pastas, I decided to use the basic egg noodle recipe from a kitchenaid cookbook (this is a little different from the one in the instruction manual)just so I could play around with the machine before really expecting anything miraculous from whole wheat flour which is a bit of an art (to me, anyway). It was VERY dry... I added an ADDITIONAL tablespoon of water while mixing before I let it rest for the 15 minutes instructed... & I probably should have just trusted the mixture... it seemed to have softened/moistened while it sat, so the cookbook was right & I shouldn't have gotten ahead of myself.
Third, use your bowl clips. I found out what these were when I read the directions while my dough was resting (!!)... the dough is SO heavy that the bowl was bouncing out of the "locks" on the machine... & these little clips would have prevented that....& prevented me from freaking out that I had to hold the bowl against the mixer to keep it from flying across the kitchen. Again, it pays to read ALL the instructions before you start!
Fourth, it is important to make sure that you follow the rule of using a walnut size piece of dough... & not to cram more in to keep an even stream of noodles coming out. Once the dough is sucked into the extruder & you can see the white screw thing turning because the dough has moved forward toward the pasta plate, you can add more dough to the hopper. This is time consuming... & there is a lot of bobbing back & forth between watching the noodles slide out & watching if it is time to add more dough, but it really is for a reason! You do not want to overload the extruder... because it WILL jam... I almost had a jam, but thankfully my dough pieces were the right size & eventually worked their way down into the machine with the help of the little pusher thing included that helps you move it along manually. If the extruder becomes "empty" while you are pressing the pasta... it will simply "pause" until you stick another piece of dough. The machine continues, but the pasta just hangs there until more dough comes through. Nothing bad happens.... it doesn't matter if you only have a little coming through the holes... it will pick up where it left off.
Fifth, I was concerned about the overheating of the mixer that people also complained about.... the instruction booklet (there we go again) says that you must only make 2 recipes worth of pasta before allowing the machine to rest for an hour. During the hour after I made the one batch, I felt the mixer... & it was indeed warm... I'm sure much of it had to do with me taking longer than normal because of the learning curve, but it did cool off.... most importantly, I hadn't smelled anything burning or seen smoking... but kept an eye on it just the same because of the reviews. Also, I do have the 475 watt model from BJ's Wholesale.... so the extra wattage was probably helpful. If you have a lower wattage machine, maybe you can only stick to one batch of dough, or even divide that in half. Again, the more you use the machine, the more clear it will become to you what the idiosyncrasies of the mixer + attachment are.
Sixth, it really does help to have 2 people working the machine/cutting the pasta. As you cut the pasta from the machine, you must work quickly to separate it into strands... and if you don't do it immediately you will have a devil of a time trying to do it as it dries. The only way to do this alone is to turn off the mixer (thereby pausing the extruder) & separate your strands, spread them on a towel & then turn the mixer back on and return to the feeding of dough etc.
Lastly, the next time I will try this on my kitchen table vs the counter... I'm not a short girl, but between the height of the mixer & the attachment, I was up and down repeatedly & that got a little old, particularly with so much to "worry" about!
This truly isn't rocket science...but it isn't as effortless as one might think. It will definitely take a few tries to get it right... also, it will take a few tries to learn how to COOK fresh pasta vs the dried stuff that comes out of the box.
All in all, I really am glad I got this... I am excited to try this again particularly with all the different shapes!!
Description of KitchenAid SNFGA Pasta Maker Attachment for Stand Mixers
Five interchangeable pasta plates make fresh macaroni, flat noodles, lasagna, and thick or thin spaghetti. Includes the required food grinder.Spaghetti, macaroni, egg noodles, lasagna noodles--you won't be at a loss for something to make for dinner with this pasta maker attachment set that fits all models of KitchenAid stand mixers. It consists of a grinding auger, grinder body, and small circular plastic plates with varying holes that shape the dough into pasta shapes. Also included are a plastic wrench tool, a plastic tool to push the dough, a small cleaning tool, metal clips, and a storage case for the pasta plates. Complete directions and some basic pasta dough recipes are included. --Marcie Bovetz
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