Don Kleist wrote:
>
> Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
> > "Dee.Dee" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >> Wayne's looking at a pizza oven.
> >> I'm about applianced-out. (well, almost.)
> >>
> >> What item are you thinking about for your next purchase?
> >> Dee Dee
> >>
> > a pasta maker, or at least the gadget that goes on the kitchenmaid to make
> > it a pasta maker.
> > -ginny
> > (who wouldn't mind if it were a hand cranked)
> >
> >
> Forget the pasta extruder that works with the meat grinder attachment. I
> found it to be almost impossible to use.

Ours (came with the meat grinder attachment) works just fine! The
machine does need to be run at full speed, as specified in the little
instruction manual.
>
> OTOH the roller attachment does work well, although it is a bit limited
> in the types of pasta one can make.


Rolling pin works well too LOL. We also have a hand-cranked pasta maker
anyway which predates the pasta extruder. We also have a hand-cranked
pasta extruder which seemed to appear in the cupboard one day....