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  • pollys
    pollys Posts: 1,756 Forumite
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    Hi everyone, we love fresh pasta, and I've been wondering about buying a pasta machine as it must be a lot cheaper to make your own rather than buy, plus there would be no plastic bag to throw out (I try and keep my rubbish to a minimum) any fresh pasta lovers out there who can recommend one.

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  • squeaky
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    Hiya :)

    We have a thread on making pasta which also discusses pasta machines and so I've added your post onto it.

    Posts are listed in date order so you'll need to read this one from the beginning.

    Good luck :)
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  • fairylights_2
    fairylights_2 Posts: 851 Forumite
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    Thanks for this - we've just got a pasta machine from Makro today (6.98+vat) and I'm planning on making pasta with no1 son - I hear it's a fun thing and he loves cooking.

    The downsizer website looks great. Pasta for tea tomorrow night (woo hoo!)
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  • Sarahsaver
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    Got oh a pasta maker for xmas, (OH's like Heston Blumenthal but sexier) whats the best flour to use? Do you have to use eggs? tel me your success stories!
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  • Toxic_Lemon
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    The best flour to use is Italian '00' flour available from Waitrose in a white paper bag.

    There are a variety of recipes to use. I go for the simple one of:

    150g '00' flour
    50g semolina
    2 eggs
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  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    I should have bought him a bag of flour for xmas. The look on his face if he'd had that!
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  • apple_mint
    apple_mint Posts: 1,102 Forumite
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    OH makes the pasta in our house ... he likes using the pasta machine :cool: Which is why he is also the breadmaker in our house. He swears by 00 flour .. it can be found in Mr T's, Asda and Sainsbury's (McDougals I think).
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  • culpepper
    culpepper Posts: 4,076 Forumite
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    I use bread flour.I find any bread flour seems to work okay.
    Make the pasta dough in a processor if you have one.It is so much easier. To 11 and 1/2 oz of bread flour add one egg and mix,then add a little water a bit at a time until just sticking together and whizz into a ball.Divide into 4 and flatten.Roll through the pasta maker starting at widest setting and working down to finest.Then put through the cutters.You need to sprinkle flour on the dough between rolls.
    Wipe over the pasta maker when you have finished with an oiled paper towel.Don't immerse it in water,it will rust.
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