Product Description

The Cuisinart Pasta Maker Attachment connects to the slow-speed power outlet on any Cuisinart Stand Mixer to make a variety of homemade pastas. Six pasta plates let you select spaghetti, macaroni, large macaroni, rigatoni, fettuccine, or lasagna. Assembly is simple and all parts are dishwasher-safe. Homemade pasta will become an everyday affair!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15590 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Cuisinart
• Model: SM-PM
• Released on: 2007-04-01
• Dimensions: 7.50" h x 2.80" w x 5.50" l, 2.05 pounds

Features

• Pasta-maker attachment for making fresh pasta in minutes
• Connects to slow-speed power outlet on Cuisinart stand mixer
• Spaghetti, macaroni, large macaroni, rigatoni, fettuccine, and lasagna plates
• Cleaning tool, measuring cup, and instructions included; dishwasher-safe
• Measures 5-1/2 by 2-4/5 by 7-1/2 inches

Amazon.com Product Description
Connect this pasta-maker attachment to the slow-speed power outlet on a Cuisinart stand mixer to make fresh, homemade pasta in minutes. Six pasta plates allow for choosing from spaghetti, macaroni, large macaroni, rigatoni, fettuccine, or lasagna. Accessories include a cleaning tool for the pasta plates, a wrench for easy assembly, and a handy measuring cup, as well as instructions and a recipe book. Assembly's a snap, and all parts clean up easily by hand or in the dishwasher. The pasta-maker attachment measures 5-1/2 by 2-4/5 by 7-1/2 inches and fits Cuisinart stand-mixer models SM-55, SM-55BC, SM-70, and SM-70BC only.

Customer Reviews

A bit of a disappointment
I was looking forward to this attachment making the process of pasta making a lot easier, rather than using the hand crank models. I am very disappointed in this attachment. I used the plain pasta recipe that came along with the attachment. You have to spend a lot of time breaking the dough into small enough pieces (the size of a grape) to fit into the attachment. You would hope that the small enough pieces would go thru easily, but they don't. You have to push them in somewhat. What is worse is that you can only put a couple pieces at a time. Too many and the attachment doesn't work well at all. Had to keep pulling the pasta out of it. The finished pasta pieces that came out of the attachment all stuck together. Lot of time pulling pasta apart. Cleanup is horrible. I spent more time trying to pick pasta out of every little nook and cranny than I did making the pasta. Actually ended up throwing the pasta out because it just looked awful. Going to try again but I have a feeling I will be pulling my old stainless steel hand crank model back out.

Extrusion pasta makers perform very poorly!
I purchased this pasta maker as an acessory to my Cuisinart stand mixer. The mixer performs flawlessly, but sad to say the pasta maker does not. I have tried various recipes of egg pasta dough but anything then the lasagna noodles it is way to difficult to keep the pasta separate. Also extruded pasta in much denser then rolled pasta. This creates a much more chewy and dense pasta since the past is forced under pressure throught the plates. I will go back to the traditional Atlas pasta roller for much more easier and light pasta. Also it is very difficult to clean the area around the fixed metal bushing inside the feed tube without a special tool or long straight bristle brush.

So far...So GOOD!
Ok, I got this attachment because I wanted to make homemade, preservative free, whole wheat pasta. It works!

My prior pasta making experience is limited to rolling out by hand and cutting with a pizza cutter. (Something I would do for chicken noodle soup but too time consuming for anything much larger.) Consequently, I can't campare it to other pasta making methods.

I have found that there has been a bit of a learning curve. Dough that is the right consistency (not too dry, not too sticky) goes through the machine easily and clean up is not too hard either. (The machine can be cleaned and put away before the pasta is done cooking.)

Is it the best way to make pasta? I don't know. But my experience has not been as bleak as some of the poor reviews on this site. If you are willing to take a little time to learn a new trick, it might just work for you.

I like it.