KitchenAid KPEXTA Stand-Mixer Pasta-Extruder Attachment

I purchased this unit through the warehouse deals. I will start off by saying I will never make the spaghetti in this extruder...the difference in the texture between traditional rolled pasta is just overwhelming. I was taught how to make pasta by Marcella Hazan (The Classic Italian Cookbook), she had a very funny way of comparing the two styles and I tell this story often. A student in the class asked the difference between extruded pasta and rolled pasta and she replied: "You live on the third floor of an apartment building, you want to get down to the street...you have two choices, take the stairs or jump out the window. They both get you to the street but in very different states, the extruder is jumping out the window". That being said ya just can't make hollow pasta without an extruder... I will agree that weighing the flour and measuring the eggs is a sure-fire way to get consistent results and I find my kitchen scale a crucial piece of equipment. I have watched every Youtube video on this extruder and with one exception of the one made by kitchenaid, the were ALL using a dough that was way too moist. Yes, it extrudes easier but you will notice that all of the hollow pastas they make collapse and don't hold the hollow round shape once extruded. If I think that the pasta is too dry, it's usually perfect. Moist enough just to hold together if I grab a fistful. Adding the pasta dough in small amounts and ensuring it goes through the auger before adding more avoids delays and backups. As far as flour, I use the King Arthur brand pasta blend or blend durum with all purpose flour and find that makes a huge difference in texture. I made the rigatoni for my first attempt. I used the basic recipe provided by the KA instruction book and added 2 ounces of finely chopped basil. I did not adjust the water in the recipe. It came out perfect and held it's shape nicely. I had to stop myself from pushing and then pulling the cutter through each pass...you pull it toward you for one cut, then wait for the pasta to extrude again and push it for the next cut. The unit was very easy to put together and i felt it was very easy to clean. I love the way the disc holder stores within the unit and unlike others I feel this unit is very well made. The booklet talks about resting the machine between batches...well I have the 1.3HP motor so no need for that here...one of the reasons I upgraded to the 6000 was because my Epicurean could not handle pasta dough or rye bread dough and this 6000 is a beast! I was grateful that each disc had the name of the pasta that it made on it as I wasn't sure which disc was for which pasta. I'm very pleased with the performance of this unit and the quality and would recommend it.

I've been making homemade pasta for many years, so I finally broke down and bought this extruder. I love it! It is incredibly easy to use, and best of all, it takes a fraction of the time to make a batch of pasta, versus the process (rolling sheets and THEN cutting) I go through to make fettuccine and spaghetti with my other pasta maker attachments. I hesitated to buy this after reading all the reviews about the broken rings, and I have two thoughts about that: 1) many reviews refer to the ring as a "cheap piece of plastic" - in fact, I think the unit is well made and very sturdy, 2) it is no surprise to me that you end up with a broken ring if you follow the dough recipe in the book that comes with this attachment. The recipe ends up with dough that is WAY too stiff and I'm sure that is what put the strain on the machine for all the people who experienced a broken ring. On top of that, I don't even like the pasta as made with that dough - I tried it the first time I used the machine (although I had to add some water to make the dough even remotely pliable) and I thought my rigatoni ended up tasting like a rock - way too much egg and no water...terrible). Although many have said that the dough needs to be very stiff to use this attachment, I have found that is simply not true. Starting with the second time I used the machine, I used my regular dough recipe (below) which yields a much softer dough, and it did not clog or slow up the machine at all. However, it is definitely very important to feed only a small amount of dough into the machine at a time. If you do that, the machine will not clog, and I have no evidence that there was ever even a strain on ny unit, much less breakage of the ring. All of the plates work great - be warned that the rigatoni does come out thicker than you would expect versus store-bought pasta, but it is still delicious - just try it with a heavier sauce (such as you might use on gnocci or cavatelli). I love making spaghetti with this extruder rather than my regular pasta maker, as it allows you to skip the entire step of rolling the dough into sheets before cutting. I can literally make a batch of fresh pasta from start to finish in less than 1/2 hour now. Its fantastic! Dough recipe: 2 1/2 C all-purpose flour 1 egg 1 T olive oil 1 t salt 1/2 - 3/4 cup warm water, added slowly Note that the right amount of water depends on many factors including the humidity present. I find it is somewhat different every time, so I go by the feel of the dough - it cannot be sticky, but it should be soft. If you have to struggle to knead it by hand, you need more water. I mix the dough by hand into a soft ball and once it feels like the right consistency, I knead it with the dough hook in my Kitchen Aid mixer for 8 minutes (speed 2). After it is kneaded, you can wrap the dough ball in plastic and let it rise for an hour or so, but honestly, I've not found much difference if I'm in a rush and use it right away. Overall, I would highly recommend this attachment - it is simple to use, and makes fresh pasta making QUICK!

Slow, and if you use it for long, the machine will overheat. But there is nothing like fresh pasta.

Aparato perfecto para hacer distintas pastas, para el que le gusta la pasta fresca. No recomendable para los espaguetis, ya que para kincheaid ya tiene otos aparatos para ello que salen mejor, que también los tengo

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Travaille super bien

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