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1.0 out of 5 stars
It came broken and Incorrectly Labeled
When my husband opened it for Father’s Day, it was broken. When I looked at the Amazon site to find out where I got it, it said the Book Rack – here it say VillaWare.

One reviewer noted with frustration that the instruction booklet says that you aren’t supposed to wash it with water. That’s actually the way it is with all pasta machines–whether they say it or not. My mother has been making noodles with a machine like this for 25 years and I have had one for over 12 years. You are not supposed to wash them with water! And it is important to have the cutter because it cuts the noodles much more finely and more cleanly than you can with a knife. So, that’s just a little general pasta machine info. I hope it is helpful to you!

I got this pasta maker about 2 years ago (as a gift, I would have bought a better one) and have used it 30-40 times.
I had a lot of problems at first and blamed them on this “cheap” machine.
This machine is made in China, not Italy.

Note I got the 5 piece set and not just the basic machine here.
The five piece set is a better deal. See:
V178 AL DENTE 5 Piece Pasta Set

You certainly should buy an Italian machine if you want the best, can’t beat the Atlas or Imperia, but this machine works well enough for home use; and especially for the cost.

If your dough is sticking all around the rollers like the “I HAVE to wash this thing!” reviewer wrote, then you’re not making your dough properly.

I HIGHLY recommend Pasta Tecnica if you’re having problems with making pasta with this machine. The book pretty much solved all my issues and I found out that most of the problems I blamed on this machine were my own doing. See:
Pasta Tecnica
Follow the instructions in the book, and this machine works just fine.

I heartily agree with the other reviewer about the ravioli attachment; useless. Ravioli is just not that hard to make.
The best tool for making raviloi is here:
Pastry Crimper
Besides, it’s real important to get all the air out of your ravioli so they don’t burst while cooking and the ravioli attachment just can’t do that.

By the way, it’s true that you don’t ever wash your pasta maker; if you make your dough correctly, you won’t have to wash it. It’s the same with ALL pasta machines and has been forever. Get a clean paintbrush to clean it.

I almost didn’t buy this pasta machine because it had what looked like a scathingly bad review – but after reading said review more closely, I realized I should probably ignore it.

And I was right. This is a great little machine! I had been making pasta on my own for a little while, using only my rolling pin and and a knife, prior to ordering. This makes it so much easier. I rolled a bit of scrap dough through it to work out the machine oil, as suggested – and I highly recommend doing so.

Since then I haven’t looked back. I can mix up one egg’s worth of pasta dough anytime I want and roll out a great batch of noodles. It hasn’t given me a lick of trouble – stays at the thickness I set, rolls smoothly, dough doesn’t stick, cleans up quickly and I’m off to cook my pasta. I love it!

4.0 out of 5 stars
No regrets
I tried to roll out pasta by hand the first time – I figured, Italian grandmothers do it all the time without one of these machines, so how hard could it be?

5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Product at a Great Price
This pasta machine is really easy to use and works just as expected. I really like the ease of cleaning and the smooth handle.

4.0 out of 5 stars
It does what it is suppose to do
The only thing is that it does not stand on its own very well without locking it to a countertop. (they should but a vacuum seal on the bottom)