You don’t have to have Italian in your blood in order to appreciate the country’s finest cuisine, specifically its most popular cultural delicacy: pasta. Italian-style noodles are an art form, and while you might enjoy boxed linguine, shells, fettuccine, rigatoni and so on, nothing compares to when it’s served fresh and homemade. And while some kitchen appliances are more or less frilly amenities than they are necessary appliances, we’d argue that owning one of the best pasta makers on the market could be categorized as the latter. After all, pasta isn’t just food , it’s comfort in a bowl, and that’s priceless.
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Listen, some people love paninis, some people treat themselves to wings and fries every week, and yet others enjoy a fresh, wholesome bowl of pasta — and there’s no shame in investing in your indulgences. Plus, unlike other luxury appliances such as food processors, stand mixers or air fryers that can take up a decent chunk of counter space, pasta makers surprisingly aren’t necessarily huge. They can be put on display in the kitchen or easily stored away in your pantry. From traditional dishes to chocolate noodles, flavored noodles and noodles made from veggies, these are the best pasta makers to make your every noodle fantasy come true.
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Getting a pasta maker is no small investment, so you’re going to want it to last for years of memories to come. This multitasking machine boasts heat-treated gears that will endure cooking for years. The polished steel finish will also look sleek on your countertop, so there’s no need to have to haul it away in the cabinets after you use it. The cutter rollers attach like a charm so you can switch up the pasta shapes easily.
There aren’t many pasta makers that live up to this machine — it’s the top of its class. This workhorse was manufactured in Italy from chrome-plated steel. It’s heavy duty, but comes equipped with everything you need to create the perfect homemade batch, including a pasta cutter, hand crank and clamp. It’s an authentic gadget that churns out sheets of dough up to 150 millimeters wide at 10 thickness for optimal texture, cook time and overall taste. Bottom line: You need this taste of tradition added to your kitchen.
Pretend that you’re a pro pasta master with this stainless steel pasta maker. You can grind out your own spaghetti, lasagna, angel hair pasta and fettuccini. It has a whopping seven thickness settings. You can use the double clamp to determine the width of the pasta and cut your pasta at whatever length you’d like. The cutter comes in red or silver.
Just in case you’re not exactly a pasta aficionado but would like the option to make your own noodles from scratch once in awhile, this machine is going to be your best bet. This workhorse comes with four shaping discs to create spaghetti, fettuccini, penne and lasagna/dumpling noodles at your command. The machine also comes with a pasta cutter, cleaning tool and measuring cup, plus a recipe book to teach you how to cook pasta like the pros using all sorts of ingredients such as veggie broth, eggs and flour. But arguably the best feature of this pasta maker is that its parts are dishwasher safe, so you can indulge without hours of cleanup after the fact.
Made of solid steel and a wooden handle, this heavy duty machine knows how to make the best pasta around. It includes a sturdy table clamp so it won’t move around, and it even comes with a recipe book so you can get started cooking right away. This one-of-a-kind pasta maker lets you change up the thickness and consistency so the noodles are made exactly like you want them to be.
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