Product Description

Prepare a variety of fillings and roll them into fresh pasta sheets with the KitchenAid Ravioli Maker to create exquiste, homemade ravioli. The Ravioli maker attaches to any KitchenAid Stand Mixer Hub.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4524 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: KitchenAid
• Model: KRAV
• Released on: 2004-09-28
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 4.50" h x 10.37" w x 3.75" l, 5.80 pounds

Features

• Ravioli maker with 6-inch-wide rollers for 3 rows of large-pocket ravioli
• Filling scoop spreads filling into corners of hopper providing even distribution
• Designed to fit all models of KitchenAid household stand mixers
• Hand wash in soapy water; cleaning brush and instruction guide with recipes included
• Measures approximately 7 by 12-3/4 by 5-1/4 inches; 1-year warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
Attaching to any KitchenAid household stand mixer, this ravioli maker allows for stuffing fresh pasta with homemade filling. Whether it’s meat, cheese, or spinach, the hopper guides the filling between the pasta sheet, and the specially designed rollers pinch and seal the filling into large pockets for perfect, homemade ravioli. The shape of the filling scoop spreads filling into corners of the hopper to create even distribution, while smooth and easy manual operation provides precision control of the filling and rolling process. The unit produces three rows of large-pocket ravioli with its 6-inch-wide roller that is designed to accommodate pasta sheets produced by the KitchenAid Pasta Sheet Roller (sold separately). When finished, the attachment is easy to clean with the provided brush, and can be hand washed in warm, soapy water. An instruction guide with recipes is included. The ravioli maker measures approximately 7 by 12-3/4 by 5-1/4 inches and carries a one-year hassle-free replacement warranty.

Customer Reviews

Piece of Junk
I've been happy with many other KitchenAid products, but this one is pure junk. The pasta roller attachment that KitchenAid also offers is great, but the width of it is so close to the size of this ravioli press, that the edges of the ravioli barely have enough dough to seal - and many of them pop open.

It's worth noting that although this does in fact attach to a standing mixer, it does not use the mixer's motor. You have to manually turn the crank with your hand.

I returned this piece of junk, and bought the VillaWare V5500 10-Square Ravioli Maker for $18. Save yourself some money and do the same.

Kitchen Aid should be Ashamed
I stumbled across a good meat ravioli recipe in the Joy of Cooking book. First time I made ravioli, and it came out fantastic; however, doing it all by hand (rolling and stuffing) is time consuming. Went out and purchased the KitchenAid Pasta Roller attachment, and was glad that I did.

Read the reviews here about the KitchenAid Ravioli Maker Attachment and was concerned why the reviews were so lop-sided (either really great, or really bad, no middle)? It caused me to find a local store that had a good return policy, in case I agreed with the negative reviews. I checked all my usual places: Macy's, Sams, Sears, JCPenny, WalMart, BedBath&Beyond, and William&Sonoma in the Dallas area. Only William&Sonoma had it in stock!

Took the KitchenAid Ravioli Maker home, and tried it out. Most of the ravioli's were torn, because I was using too thin of a setting on the Pasta Roller (Joy of Cooking recommends thinest setting - No. 8, KitchenAid recommends much thicker setting No. 5). I tried it again using the pasta roller's thicker No. 5 setting. This time, there weren't any tears; however, many of the ravioli's edges didn't seal properly. I manually had to seal most of the ravioli using a pastry bush, water, and finger pressure. When I cooked them, many of the seals opened, and spilled their contents into the cooking vessel. The ones that didn't open while cooking, didn't taste as good as the ones I had made by hand, because the pasta was much thicker.

I made another batch, with the exception of weting the interior surface of one side of the pasta sheet prior to rolling the Ravioli Maker. This time, more ravioli were sealed, but I still had to press close almost half. When I cooked the batch, there were still some that opened.

I might know why most stores that carry the KitchenAid - Pasta Roller Attachment DO NOT stock the Ravioli Maker Attachment. I'm speculating from my experience, and most of the reviews here, that stores that would stock the KitchenAid Ravioli Maker Attachment probably would have most of them returned. Why bother stocking something that has a high probability of being returned?

Does KitchenAid have a Quality Control Department? If so, their Quality Quality Engineer and Product Manager should be forced to use the product. Quality Control should be more than making sure the thing doesn't fall apart, it should be about making sure the thing safely and reliably does what it is supposed to do

When I returned the KitchenAid Ravioli Maker, I purchased a "Pastry Crimper/Sealer" for about $12, tried it out, and it worked first time, every time.

It works, but...
I have used several Kitchen Aid attachments, and this one is very mediocre. I received this and the pasta roller as a gift. The pasta roller is great, but the ravioli maker requires dough size that is exactly the same size as the pasta roller, many raviolis burst, and it is difficult to precisely adjust the amount of filling (some overfill if it "grabs" a bunch and some underfill). The ravioli size is also relatively small. It works, but you may be better off with something else (such as using the pasta roller and manual ravioli trays).