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Tutorial on How to Make Pasta with The Pasta Roller

The Pasta Roller is easy to use, maybe not your first time, but that’s what directions are for. I’m going to provide you with the steps for using the Pasta Roller.

When I was a young teen using the Pasta Roller for the first time, I didn’t understand the point of using the machine to roll out the dough. Although the Pasta Press doesn’t require you to roll out the dough, the Pasta Roller does. I thought, why couldn’t I just use a wooden roller? After the first couple times using the roller I realized just how much easier it was to have the Kitchen Aid attachment do the work for me. If I had spent the time rolling out the dough I would have be exhausted and the dough might have become too wide to fit into the cutter. After enough practice using the roller, I also learned how to feel the pasta. What I mean by this is when you feed the pasta sheet into the roller, with enough experience you begin to recognize what the perfect pasta texture and thickness feels like. I know just by feeling the pasta when it’s sticky and needs more flour, and when it’s too thick and needs to be rolled out. The Pasta Roller allows you to get your hands involved, but it also doesn’t work you too hard.

  1. In order to use to Kitchen Aid Pasta Roller, you need a Kitchen-Aid Mixer. The Kitchen Aid Mixer is one of the most useful kitchen appliances, and if you like to cook, this is a necessity. Williams-Sonoma is an excellent store to get any Kitchen appliance. I will provide more information on Williams-Sonoma in my 10th post. You can also easily order it on Amazon here.
  2. For the Pasta Roller, make sure you buy the three set attachment so you can make fettuccine or spaghetti. You can also buy this at Williams-Sonoma or here on Amazon.
  3. The pasta roller easily attaches to the front of the kitchen aid. All you need to do is remove the small screw, pop the lid off, insert the attachment until you hear a click and twist the screw back in to secure the roller.
  4. Here is a great video tutorial on how to make pasta using The Pasta Roller by Nikki Dinki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY-GL5FINOA 
  5. And this is a short clip by Kitchen Aid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYHuA-69vqs
  6. For more information on how to use The Pasta Roller to make homemade pasta, visit my 2nd and 4th post.