does it work well with pasta attachment?
19060
Yes! The pasta attachment is amazing! I've made all of the shapes, but especially like the rigatoni style. Just be sure to check the manual for speed needed, as each shape requires a different speed. Also, after using it often, the best way to clean up, is to set all the pieces out over night and let the extra pasta bits dry in the plate. They will brush right out in the morning.
38624
I have only used this for regular spaghetti and pasta shells. Try a little bit of quinoa spaghetti so that you don't waste too much just in case that it does stick.
1279843
All the attachments are in the kit. And everything for ravioli is included as well. I did font it helpful to buy a pasta hanger to hang the freshly made spaghetti. But you can also spead it out on parchment paper if you make a lot.
2208324
Yes, you can make a flat sheet for the width of the roller. In fact, that is the part of the attachment that I exclusively use. I make flat sheets and use a ravoli maker to make pierogies with this machine. I have not used the attachments for pasta yet. I hope that this helps.
1098415
It slides on to the press on the same tabs as the fettuccine/spaghetti attachment that came with the press. It attaches very nicely and works well.
424519
You cannot make stuffed pasta like ravioli or cannelloni with this attachment, but you can make rigatoni, which could then be stuffed. I can imagine using a pastry bag to pipe a filling into the rigatoni, then sealing the ends. My favorite Italian restaurant makes such a dish and it is fantastic. But this attachment is meant mainly for making the long or tubular pasta shapes, not stuffed pastas. Consider the ravioli attachment, but you would also need the pasta roller first to make the sheets. Good luck!
2045334
Annie, depends. I use my machine for rolling out gum paste for making flowers that I use in cake decorating, I do secure it, but not sure if it would be absolutely necessary. Have never made pasta with it. If it is convenient to secure it in your case, I would do it just to be sure.
1657603
I cook pasta for me and my son, with some leftovers. I think it would be okay with smaller amounts of water and pasta, I say go for it. I love the easy drain design, use it for browning ground beef and pouring the grease off as well as for pasta.
1294949
Linguini, as a pasta, is thin at flat. No, This attachment does not make round pasta.
549598
I agree with the previous answer, it would work but it isn't as sturdy as the pasta insert but it would be fine.
1758441
My daughter wanted this and she has used it several times. I'm thinking that if I had the kitchen aid I would just get the attachment. But This machine does work good, especially for the money. It's kind of loud but it made good pasta. It's a little time consuming because you have to stand there and wait for the pasta to get the right length then cut it off with a knife. As I would assume you would have to do with most machines. Just depends on what you are looking for. We havent used it a lot so it's hard to give a good opinion on if you plan to make a lot of pasta. I'm definitely not unhappy with the purchase. Hope this helps.
489688
It will not. Large shells and cavatelli are completely different types of pasta. There may be an extruded attachment for a kitchen aid stand mixer that will do that or there may be another brand of pasta extruder on the market that makes them .. Pretty sure that's an Italian American creation, the large stuffed shells. Make manicotti! :)
930345
While the drive shaft of the motor should fit the pasta maker, I'm not sure how you would keep the motor from falling out of the maker....mine has a spring-steel clamp that holds it tight to the pasta maker.
41616
I believe it will. There's an accessory drive on the front of the unit, and as long as KitchenAid makes a pasta attachment you should be in business.
998207
Don't know yet. The base machine with linguini and spaghetti cutters works very well. Have not used other cutters, including the small ravioli cutter attachment other than the initial waste product cleaning process. the small noodle/crinkle edge attachment looks interesting and want to try it next. If all work as promised, the price is a good one for the entire set. If you don't use it regularly or put a few attachments in deepest recesses of cabinets, they are just expensive toys. The machine itself is top notch.
1279842
This is more than enough to make flat pasta types. however there is another pasta press kpexta that makes hollow noodles of different types. Of all these accessories i found the only disappointment to be the ravioli attachment. You are much better off making those by hand after making sheets of pasta with the sheet press.
133918
Yes, that is what I use it for, and I am satisfied given the price. However, the legs keep the strainer well above the bottom of the pot, so your pasta pot should be deep. Also, your pot lid will not fit tightly on the pot, which was not a problem for me.