The Weston Pasta Machine marries old world tradition with modern technology to provide you with years of service. Weston Pasta Machines thin and cut pasta with ease! There are multiple cutting heads available for any type of pasta including: Angel Hair, Spaghetti, Linguini, Lasagna, Lasagnette, Fettuccini and Half Moon & Square Raviolis.
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Chris S –
A decent enough pasta maker for home cookI don’t make pasta often, it’s a special dinner kind of event to do so. This pasta maker is fine for making pasta enough for 1-4 people. It’s can be a pain to lock to the surface you’re working on to hold it in place, the provided clamp doesn’t have much clearance. The machine itself is well made, sturdy, and once you get going it does it’s job working sheets in beautifully thin strips and then giving you options of transforming them into spaghetti or fettuccini with the provided attachments. It can be a pain to clean but at the end of the day it’s just pasta you’re using it for so you don’t have to get too crazy scrubbing it. If some dried pieces cake on you can flick them off before you use it next time. It’s a good entry level pasta machine, it does its job just fine but it can be a bit of a pain to lock to use. Then again, you probably aren’t using it often since going through the process of making your own pasta itself is a chore enough. It works!
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Bad Teddy –
Decent, but you get what you pay forBy no means is this little pasta machine bad. It (mostly) does its job and it seems reasonably sturdy.As someone who has used commercial-grade hand crank pasta machines in an actual fine-dining restaurant kitchen, I can say that this one is actually better than some of the ones I used in some regards. For one, the pull-twist-drop locking mechanism on the dial that controls thickness of your pasta is a good design. Most pasta machines I’ve worked with simply try to “hold” themselves to wherever they’re dialed, which eventually tends to lead to the dial moving a bit on its own. My only concern is that, sooner or later, the spring in the knob might wear out. Perhaps sooner rather than later if you sheet your pasta properly (meaning using several different settings, starting with one of the two thickest settings).So why the two stars off? Well frankly there needs to be a “some assembly required” notice on the thing, because the first thing I had to do when I got it was open the unit to retrieve a screw that was supposed to be holding the “feet” onto the base. Mind you, taking apart and putting this thing back together is not the simplest matter. Or perhaps I should say, it is simple, but incredibly irritating and tedious to do. Things like that indicate to me that it’s possible that there wasn’t much care put into the assembly on the unit, and thus, it might fail quicker than it ought to. For that matter, that sort of leads into why I took off the second star.So I’m obviously not a newbie to using pasta machines, so I know you’ve got to get the oil off and whatnot before using them to make pasta. What some people tend to forget though is that the cutters are oiled as well, and you need to run a few sheets of pasta through them as well. So I decided to run a few sheets through the cutters to get them cleaned and found out that the spaghetti-sized cutter doesn’t actually cut anything. At least not at the thickness in which I’d cut spaghetti (about a 5 or 6 on the dial). Instead what I got was deeply grooved lines in my pasta that, if I were intending to make spaghetti, would mean I’d literally have to hand-cut every noodle myself, which I assure you, I’d never take the time to do for spaghetti. Fortunately, I eat a whole lot more fettuccine than spaghetti, and the fettuccine-sized cutter works just fine.Now if your pasta machine has neither of those issues, I’d say this is a 4 star machine, and it’s a good buy for the price. Just be aware that you do get what you pay for here and possibly a little less if you have issues like mine.
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Busy Executive –
Gread pasta maker for the priceI was torn between buying the pasta attachments for my KitchenAid stand mixer, or a smaller, stand-alone unit. The mixer attachments seemed higher quality and no doubt would be less work, but they are many times more expensive, so I decided to try the less expensive option first – and so far, I’m happy I did.For the price, the Roma pasta machine is definitely a good value. Construction quality is good, it’s easy to use, and most importantly, it turns out good, authentic fresh pasta without a ton of work or cleanup.You definitely need a countertop to clamp the unit to, otherwise it will not stay in place. It comes with a basic metal clamp, although I put a small silicone potholder between it and my countertop to protect from scratches. The large handle is easy to turn and doesn’t require a lot of effort, but if you’re making enough for more than a few people, it does get pretty tiring after a while. One small complaint is that the handle isn’t particularly secure, so it tends to fall out of the machine at inopportune times. After you’re done, cleanup is pretty simple – about what you’d expect for this type of unit.The rollers and cutters don’t seem to be fantastically strong, so I can see someone being able to strip the gears or ruin the rollers with sustained use. I haven’t had any problems yet, but I’d definitely keep everything cleaned (and maybe lubricated with a small bit of olive oil) if you want this to last a long time. To me, for the price, it’s still a good value, even if I have to periodically replace it.Definitely a good entry-level pasta maker for occasional light use.
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Somervell –
Nice starter machine for the costI am just getting into making pasta, so I was looking for a machine that was inexpensive and would allow me to see if I would be interested in learning more. I made a batch of very simple dough, and was very impressed with the results. I had made noodles before, so I was pretty sure that the dough was of a proper consistancy not to stick to the machine. It didn’t.The machine was surprisingly heavily made for the low price. Although it had a plastic rather than wooden handle, it was well made and the mechanisms moved easily and pressed the dough with little effort. It clearly will take a little practice to get the hang of this, but the instructions were clear and provided some interesting recipes to try.I would caution future buyers on one issue: run a sample batch of dough through the machine. I had metal chips and small amounts of what looked like black lubricating powder come out on the first couple of runs. After that, the machine was smooth-running, and nothing else came out on the dough. Fortunately, a previous reviewer had said something about this, so it was not unexpected. Since the it is recommended not to use water on the machine, this was the only way that I could think of to “clear the press,” and it was quite effective.I would definitely recommend this machine for a beginner who wants to try out making pasta. I am not sure whether or not a more experienced chef would recommend this machine, but I thought it was a good value for the money.
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John Lochaby –
I love it !!!!I got my Roma Pasta machine a week ago and have not had the time to take on what I thought was a big job. I should not have worried about it. Read the instructions that come with the machine…and read the instructions on “Italian cooking made easy.com” (I used their recipe) and you will have no problems. I did the initial clean-up and made my first home-made pasta tonight very quickly and with no problems. My machine was well cleaned right out of the box. There were no metal chips or oil on the rollers. Yes ,The handle will fall out if you are not paying attention, but I still have all my toes. It is no big deal. My pasta tasted great, was cooked perfectly and I am ready for many happy returns. I forgot to mention…It was fun! I want to do this again on a larger scale and freeze it…I am buying a vacuum sealer from Amazon. I could not find Semolina flour in my small town stores, so I added a little “Vital Gluten” (available on Amazon) to the flour. It makes the dough easier to work and gives the perfect “al dente” texture to the finished product. I have been baking my own bread for about three years and know what good dough looks and feels like. There is no magic involved, just a little experience with dough and your results will be great.
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Chovy –
Solid little machineFantastic little machine, and (to current date) the cheapest pasta maker that had generally had positive reviews on Amazon. I wanted something relatively inexpensive that I could use to further my love of noodles, and this one does the job.It works reliably, cranks out good solid strips of pasta, and functions the way you’d expect a machine with gears to; simply and without hassle.I was wary to buy this, based on some reviews warning that the gears would strip on this machine. I’ve had no such problem, making both flour and egg noodles.However, a few downsides that you should be willing to live with as a tradeoff for the cheaper price:1. The machine does not have a stable base. A clamp is included that allows you to secure the machine, but my kitchen does not have anything I can secure it to. You are guaranteed to have to hold it down (a little awkwardly) as you churn the machine, unless you want to lug this sucker over to your dining table. On the bright side, I think probably most other pasta machines have this problem, so relative to other competition it’s no different.2. The handle falls out if you aren’t actively mindful of it, and it can be irritating; it often will happen when you’re trying to gently feed your pasta through the machine. Obviously, you can weigh this in based on your own clumsiness level (I’m a 3 out of 10 but it still happens to me about once per session).
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bnba2 –
Surprised at how good this isThis is my first pasta machine and I must say I could not be happier with it. It works exactly as I would have expected it to…in fact it works much better than I would have imagined. Now, I have never used a “higher quality” one but I can’t imagine that there would be that much of a difference in the final product but perhaps a bit in the functionality. For example the crank does tend to slip out on occasion but it is not a big deal at all as one can simply bend over, retrieve the crank, reinsert it and continue on cranking out pasta…if you have problems bending over or turning a hand crank then this is not the machine for you.One concern I had based on other reviews was that it would be a pain to clean…my experience has been that it is not difficult at all to clean and certainly not more so than what I imagine any other machine might be. After making pasta I simply let it sit for a while until any dough has hardened up and wipe it and the excess flour off with a clean paper towel. Very simple and after a dozen of so uses since I got it, it still looks brand new and shiny.My only concern with this product is that my waist line may begin to suffer due to increased pasta consumption. For the price I would say an excellent buy and a lot of fun.
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petemarshall –
SO happy I bought this!This is my first pasta machine and I am thrilled with the product and the price. After playing with it for about 30 minutes, I had learned that the good advice in the other reviews were totally accurate regarding the metal shards in the beginning, cleaning the machine, having the dough a little drier, waiting 20 min before “cutting” the sheets, and after using a little “common sense” it was so easy that I didn’t want to stop playing with it and making pasta. My neighbor came over to play with it too — we ended up making sheets of dough and cutting out squares by hand to make homemade spring roll wrappers. YUM!I’ve wanted a machine like this for years, but for some unknown reason I always thought that it would be expensive and complicated — wrong on me. I can see how using an electric motorized machine would be convenient for HUGE amounts… but, I’m a 50 year old guy with some time and patience and there’s no better feeling of satisfaction than to roll up my sleeves and do it with human power.One suggestion that I can make is keep the box… it stores so perfectly in it’s box and makes life so much simpler (after cleaning, of course).As for the width of the sheeting (6″), I thought about getting a larger roller, but in all honesty this size does just fine and even if I’m playing “Italian Restaurant Chef” at home the 6″ width is just fine.I now know what to send my foodie-friends for holiday gifts… what a fun machine!
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Veronica –
pretty goodIt works.You can get various degree of thickness but possible type of noodle setting is only two kind. Linguini flat wide and spaghetti round. If you want more variety then you’ve got to buy their extra component which they promptly tout in the brochure that come together.Tip:before you flat them out knead very well and always start with the thickest set. That makes dough much smoother and also makes lot easier for you.After you flat the dough, before you put it through the grid, make sure you put ‘a lot of’ flour on the dough. They tend to stick together when they come out. If you get a bunch of stuck together noodles, what’s the point, right?It’s not machine’s fault, though.One complaint : the handle tend to fall out and hammer your toe very easily. I don’t know how to improve it. They could’ve made it stayed more firmly but then wouldn’t that have made it difficult to put it(the handle) in and out?This machine is already heavy enough so if you are making just a little noodle and don’t want to bother you don’t need to use the attach gear.I’d say you’ll get what you want for the resonable price.
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tur4003 –
Works great but need a place to clamp itI got this yesterday and was so excited I had to make pasta. Almost immediately I noticed I needed a place to clamp it, but none of my surfaces were sufficient. My counters have a bull nose edge and don’t extend very far off the cabinets, so the clamp wouldn’t fit, and I had the same issue with my dining room table. This didn’t really bother me that much though, I have an industrial food mill and have nowhere to clamp it either, me and my boyfriend just make it a two man job. It seems like all the fun equipment is made for stainless steel prep tables used in commercial kitchens. Even so once we made the dough and started rolling everything out it was great, of course one person was holding it down and cranking while the other person was feeding the dough through. Still I would recommend this product to anyone its great and the cutting attachment is awesome too! Its perfect for making sunday dinners that much easier.
Chris S –
A decent enough pasta maker for home cookI don’t make pasta often, it’s a special dinner kind of event to do so. This pasta maker is fine for making pasta enough for 1-4 people. It’s can be a pain to lock to the surface you’re working on to hold it in place, the provided clamp doesn’t have much clearance. The machine itself is well made, sturdy, and once you get going it does it’s job working sheets in beautifully thin strips and then giving you options of transforming them into spaghetti or fettuccini with the provided attachments. It can be a pain to clean but at the end of the day it’s just pasta you’re using it for so you don’t have to get too crazy scrubbing it. If some dried pieces cake on you can flick them off before you use it next time. It’s a good entry level pasta machine, it does its job just fine but it can be a bit of a pain to lock to use. Then again, you probably aren’t using it often since going through the process of making your own pasta itself is a chore enough. It works!
Bad Teddy –
Decent, but you get what you pay forBy no means is this little pasta machine bad. It (mostly) does its job and it seems reasonably sturdy.As someone who has used commercial-grade hand crank pasta machines in an actual fine-dining restaurant kitchen, I can say that this one is actually better than some of the ones I used in some regards. For one, the pull-twist-drop locking mechanism on the dial that controls thickness of your pasta is a good design. Most pasta machines I’ve worked with simply try to “hold” themselves to wherever they’re dialed, which eventually tends to lead to the dial moving a bit on its own. My only concern is that, sooner or later, the spring in the knob might wear out. Perhaps sooner rather than later if you sheet your pasta properly (meaning using several different settings, starting with one of the two thickest settings).So why the two stars off? Well frankly there needs to be a “some assembly required” notice on the thing, because the first thing I had to do when I got it was open the unit to retrieve a screw that was supposed to be holding the “feet” onto the base. Mind you, taking apart and putting this thing back together is not the simplest matter. Or perhaps I should say, it is simple, but incredibly irritating and tedious to do. Things like that indicate to me that it’s possible that there wasn’t much care put into the assembly on the unit, and thus, it might fail quicker than it ought to. For that matter, that sort of leads into why I took off the second star.So I’m obviously not a newbie to using pasta machines, so I know you’ve got to get the oil off and whatnot before using them to make pasta. What some people tend to forget though is that the cutters are oiled as well, and you need to run a few sheets of pasta through them as well. So I decided to run a few sheets through the cutters to get them cleaned and found out that the spaghetti-sized cutter doesn’t actually cut anything. At least not at the thickness in which I’d cut spaghetti (about a 5 or 6 on the dial). Instead what I got was deeply grooved lines in my pasta that, if I were intending to make spaghetti, would mean I’d literally have to hand-cut every noodle myself, which I assure you, I’d never take the time to do for spaghetti. Fortunately, I eat a whole lot more fettuccine than spaghetti, and the fettuccine-sized cutter works just fine.Now if your pasta machine has neither of those issues, I’d say this is a 4 star machine, and it’s a good buy for the price. Just be aware that you do get what you pay for here and possibly a little less if you have issues like mine.
Busy Executive –
Gread pasta maker for the priceI was torn between buying the pasta attachments for my KitchenAid stand mixer, or a smaller, stand-alone unit. The mixer attachments seemed higher quality and no doubt would be less work, but they are many times more expensive, so I decided to try the less expensive option first – and so far, I’m happy I did.For the price, the Roma pasta machine is definitely a good value. Construction quality is good, it’s easy to use, and most importantly, it turns out good, authentic fresh pasta without a ton of work or cleanup.You definitely need a countertop to clamp the unit to, otherwise it will not stay in place. It comes with a basic metal clamp, although I put a small silicone potholder between it and my countertop to protect from scratches. The large handle is easy to turn and doesn’t require a lot of effort, but if you’re making enough for more than a few people, it does get pretty tiring after a while. One small complaint is that the handle isn’t particularly secure, so it tends to fall out of the machine at inopportune times. After you’re done, cleanup is pretty simple – about what you’d expect for this type of unit.The rollers and cutters don’t seem to be fantastically strong, so I can see someone being able to strip the gears or ruin the rollers with sustained use. I haven’t had any problems yet, but I’d definitely keep everything cleaned (and maybe lubricated with a small bit of olive oil) if you want this to last a long time. To me, for the price, it’s still a good value, even if I have to periodically replace it.Definitely a good entry-level pasta maker for occasional light use.
Somervell –
Nice starter machine for the costI am just getting into making pasta, so I was looking for a machine that was inexpensive and would allow me to see if I would be interested in learning more. I made a batch of very simple dough, and was very impressed with the results. I had made noodles before, so I was pretty sure that the dough was of a proper consistancy not to stick to the machine. It didn’t.The machine was surprisingly heavily made for the low price. Although it had a plastic rather than wooden handle, it was well made and the mechanisms moved easily and pressed the dough with little effort. It clearly will take a little practice to get the hang of this, but the instructions were clear and provided some interesting recipes to try.I would caution future buyers on one issue: run a sample batch of dough through the machine. I had metal chips and small amounts of what looked like black lubricating powder come out on the first couple of runs. After that, the machine was smooth-running, and nothing else came out on the dough. Fortunately, a previous reviewer had said something about this, so it was not unexpected. Since the it is recommended not to use water on the machine, this was the only way that I could think of to “clear the press,” and it was quite effective.I would definitely recommend this machine for a beginner who wants to try out making pasta. I am not sure whether or not a more experienced chef would recommend this machine, but I thought it was a good value for the money.
John Lochaby –
I love it !!!!I got my Roma Pasta machine a week ago and have not had the time to take on what I thought was a big job. I should not have worried about it. Read the instructions that come with the machine…and read the instructions on “Italian cooking made easy.com” (I used their recipe) and you will have no problems. I did the initial clean-up and made my first home-made pasta tonight very quickly and with no problems. My machine was well cleaned right out of the box. There were no metal chips or oil on the rollers. Yes ,The handle will fall out if you are not paying attention, but I still have all my toes. It is no big deal. My pasta tasted great, was cooked perfectly and I am ready for many happy returns. I forgot to mention…It was fun! I want to do this again on a larger scale and freeze it…I am buying a vacuum sealer from Amazon. I could not find Semolina flour in my small town stores, so I added a little “Vital Gluten” (available on Amazon) to the flour. It makes the dough easier to work and gives the perfect “al dente” texture to the finished product. I have been baking my own bread for about three years and know what good dough looks and feels like. There is no magic involved, just a little experience with dough and your results will be great.
Chovy –
Solid little machineFantastic little machine, and (to current date) the cheapest pasta maker that had generally had positive reviews on Amazon. I wanted something relatively inexpensive that I could use to further my love of noodles, and this one does the job.It works reliably, cranks out good solid strips of pasta, and functions the way you’d expect a machine with gears to; simply and without hassle.I was wary to buy this, based on some reviews warning that the gears would strip on this machine. I’ve had no such problem, making both flour and egg noodles.However, a few downsides that you should be willing to live with as a tradeoff for the cheaper price:1. The machine does not have a stable base. A clamp is included that allows you to secure the machine, but my kitchen does not have anything I can secure it to. You are guaranteed to have to hold it down (a little awkwardly) as you churn the machine, unless you want to lug this sucker over to your dining table. On the bright side, I think probably most other pasta machines have this problem, so relative to other competition it’s no different.2. The handle falls out if you aren’t actively mindful of it, and it can be irritating; it often will happen when you’re trying to gently feed your pasta through the machine. Obviously, you can weigh this in based on your own clumsiness level (I’m a 3 out of 10 but it still happens to me about once per session).
bnba2 –
Surprised at how good this isThis is my first pasta machine and I must say I could not be happier with it. It works exactly as I would have expected it to…in fact it works much better than I would have imagined. Now, I have never used a “higher quality” one but I can’t imagine that there would be that much of a difference in the final product but perhaps a bit in the functionality. For example the crank does tend to slip out on occasion but it is not a big deal at all as one can simply bend over, retrieve the crank, reinsert it and continue on cranking out pasta…if you have problems bending over or turning a hand crank then this is not the machine for you.One concern I had based on other reviews was that it would be a pain to clean…my experience has been that it is not difficult at all to clean and certainly not more so than what I imagine any other machine might be. After making pasta I simply let it sit for a while until any dough has hardened up and wipe it and the excess flour off with a clean paper towel. Very simple and after a dozen of so uses since I got it, it still looks brand new and shiny.My only concern with this product is that my waist line may begin to suffer due to increased pasta consumption. For the price I would say an excellent buy and a lot of fun.
petemarshall –
SO happy I bought this!This is my first pasta machine and I am thrilled with the product and the price. After playing with it for about 30 minutes, I had learned that the good advice in the other reviews were totally accurate regarding the metal shards in the beginning, cleaning the machine, having the dough a little drier, waiting 20 min before “cutting” the sheets, and after using a little “common sense” it was so easy that I didn’t want to stop playing with it and making pasta. My neighbor came over to play with it too — we ended up making sheets of dough and cutting out squares by hand to make homemade spring roll wrappers. YUM!I’ve wanted a machine like this for years, but for some unknown reason I always thought that it would be expensive and complicated — wrong on me. I can see how using an electric motorized machine would be convenient for HUGE amounts… but, I’m a 50 year old guy with some time and patience and there’s no better feeling of satisfaction than to roll up my sleeves and do it with human power.One suggestion that I can make is keep the box… it stores so perfectly in it’s box and makes life so much simpler (after cleaning, of course).As for the width of the sheeting (6″), I thought about getting a larger roller, but in all honesty this size does just fine and even if I’m playing “Italian Restaurant Chef” at home the 6″ width is just fine.I now know what to send my foodie-friends for holiday gifts… what a fun machine!
Veronica –
pretty goodIt works.You can get various degree of thickness but possible type of noodle setting is only two kind. Linguini flat wide and spaghetti round. If you want more variety then you’ve got to buy their extra component which they promptly tout in the brochure that come together.Tip:before you flat them out knead very well and always start with the thickest set. That makes dough much smoother and also makes lot easier for you.After you flat the dough, before you put it through the grid, make sure you put ‘a lot of’ flour on the dough. They tend to stick together when they come out. If you get a bunch of stuck together noodles, what’s the point, right?It’s not machine’s fault, though.One complaint : the handle tend to fall out and hammer your toe very easily. I don’t know how to improve it. They could’ve made it stayed more firmly but then wouldn’t that have made it difficult to put it(the handle) in and out?This machine is already heavy enough so if you are making just a little noodle and don’t want to bother you don’t need to use the attach gear.I’d say you’ll get what you want for the resonable price.
tur4003 –
Works great but need a place to clamp itI got this yesterday and was so excited I had to make pasta. Almost immediately I noticed I needed a place to clamp it, but none of my surfaces were sufficient. My counters have a bull nose edge and don’t extend very far off the cabinets, so the clamp wouldn’t fit, and I had the same issue with my dining room table. This didn’t really bother me that much though, I have an industrial food mill and have nowhere to clamp it either, me and my boyfriend just make it a two man job. It seems like all the fun equipment is made for stainless steel prep tables used in commercial kitchens. Even so once we made the dough and started rolling everything out it was great, of course one person was holding it down and cranking while the other person was feeding the dough through. Still I would recommend this product to anyone its great and the cutting attachment is awesome too! Its perfect for making sunday dinners that much easier.