MARCATO Atlas Electric Pasta Machine Motor Attachment - Perfect for Homemade Pasta, Ravioli & Noodles | Commercial & Home Kitchen Use

After careful consideration, I elected to purchase this model based on the multiple positive reviews. That being said, my only complaint is the sparse instructions and recipes within the instruction manual. The photos were helpful but the English instructions were vague and somewhat confusing. Otherwise, I am so pleased with this device itself. I chose the larger model because it was only marginally more expensive and I'm so glad I did, as the extra diameter was more forgiving during the processing of the dough.Although I rarely indulge in pasta, I enjoy making homemade food as often as I can. With all the strange hidden & chemical ingredients added to commercially prepared food being a concern for me, I prefer the ingredients contained within the food I make myself; this makes me feel good about what I am feeding my family, undoubtedly like many of my fellow cooks.I went through the many reviews/ recipe suggestions and I drew very heavily from the review of the 150mm version by UpperDown (thank you so much!). I'd like to add a few details I found through other research as well. I was so grateful for UpperDown's recommendation of a scant 1/2 teaspoon each of oil and salt per egg, what was lacking was a definitive amount of flour expected per each egg. I followed his/ her recommendation of using equal parts 00 semolina and regular flour (also purchased together on Amazon); my research determined approximately 3/4 cup of total flour per egg. My food processor was not available at the time I made this recipe so I used my Nutribullet. With the intention of producing enough for pasta for 2 or 3 people: first I blitzed 2 eggs in the Nutribullet, added 1 tsp each of olive oil & kosher salt, blitzed. I added half of the total flour (equal parts semolina & regular flour mixed, total 1 1/2 cups), blitzed. Scraped down interior of container, added nearly all of remaining flour, blitzed. The majority of the dough appeared to be the texture of coarse sand, smaller than half pea size. I scraped it all out onto the clean kitchen counter and kneaded it all together for a few minutes until no longer sticky at all, almost Playdoh in texture. The ball was approximately the size of a large orange, or small softball.I followed UpperDown's recommendation to allow the dough to rest 30 minutes in a warm place, wrapped in plastic wrap. I'm so glad I did! The texture had changed to a more cohesive dough. I flattened the ball slightly, cut off a third, rewrapped the rest. I rolled the dough through the machine on the 0 setting, folded in half, rolled through 0 again, no additional flour needed. I repeated this process through settings of 1-5, folding in half each time, back through each setting twice. As I rolled the dough, it became less & less grainy appearance; smoother & silkier each time. Total rolling of each section of dough was approximately 12 times.I selected the larger size cutter for my pasta (fettuccine?). Prior to using the device, I had run a folded piece of parchment paper through each of the device's sections to remove any residual oil from manufacturing. I was never able to achieve a perfectly rectangular piece of rolled pasta, but it didn't matter. I just ran it through the cutting wheel and it fell into a lovely little pile! I placed the pile of cut pasta into a clean, folded tea towel. I repeated with another 3rd of the dough as above, until all dough was processed. Unfortunately, one piece of uncut dough was really long (~ 18-20 inches) and I forgot to divide it in half before I put it through the cutter. These super long pieces of pasta were unwieldy to eat. I should have used scissors to cut the strands in half before cooking, or remembered to divided it into 9 or 10 inch section of dough before cutting.I boiled in salted water for 2 minutes ONLY while I made a quick scampi style sauce. It was delicious. It readily served 2 people with 2 generous servings leftover.As UpperDown stated in her review, no additional flour was needed for processing, so the pasta machine required no real cleanup, aside from my fingerprints. UpperDown suggested using wax paper to feed through the machine to clean it, I used the parchment paper I had on hand. It worked wonderfully. I wiped the exterior down. Done!I was so pleased, I purchased this same larger model for my foodie friend, including the pasta flour set, as a gift! Highly recommend!I hope the additional details regarding the recipe are helpful, fellow foodies! Enjoy!Wheat flour doughs are not the only ones which need to be rolled thin, and there are plenty of pastas made from other things - buckwheat flour (udon), rice flour, bean flour, etc. My personal need was for rolling chickpea and bean doughs to make papads - which are typically rolled into a thin circle of about 150mm (6inch) diameter. I have a pasta roller attachment for my food mixer but even at its lowest speed it tore these doughs apart, so I thought I'd try a manual roller. The Atlas 180 does the job, and the extra length really helps too. The photo shows that you can roll these doughs wafer thin with this machine. (I roll the dough between two sheets of polythene cut from a plastic bag).One flaw in my opinion is that the stand is too short, so it's a little awkward to get your hand in underneath to feed the dough out as it comes off the roller, and it makes it difficult to clean. It also annoys me that the rollers are actually 170mm long, not 180mm.I have an old Atlas 150 that bought about 30 years ago, and it is still working fine. I bought this one because I wanted one with the motor, and my old one does not have the mounting holes for the motor.Since I have the old one, I can do a direct comparison with this one, and as far as I can tell the quality is still the same. There are some minor differences, for example the fingers that scrape the pasta off the cutters and rollers on the bottom are metal on the old Atlas, and this one has plastic fingers. The fingers on the new one are removable for easier cleaning. They are not removable on the old one. So that is a tossup whether this is better or not. It depends on how long the plastic fingers last.My old atlas has thickness settings from 1 to 7. The new one has settings from 0 to 9. So I had to recalculate what thickness to use. I used to roll pasta out to 4 before putting it through the cutters. On the new machine I roll it out to 5. That seems to work.Other than those items, the two machines are so close that the parts are interchangeable, e.g. the crank, the cutters, the clamp... they are all the same.The electric motor is in a plastic housing. I don't know yet how rugged it will be. Some reviewers said that the motor burns out quickly. But I suspect maybe it has been over stressed. The motor does not have the same power that I do when using the crank, and it labors when I use the rollers like I used to.For example, with my old press I would knead the dough by rolling it into a rope and feeding it through the rollers at the thickest setting. Then, I would fold the pasta back over on itself and feed it through again. I did that until the pasta was silky smooth. When I tried to do that with the new machine, the electric motor was really laboring hard. So I had to revise my technique.On the new machine, I roll the pasta somewhat flat with a rolling pin before putting it through at the thickest setting, zero. Then, I change the setting to 1 and put the pasta through again, then I change it to 2 and roll it again. After rolling the pasta through setting 2, I fold it over on itself and start over at setting zero. It takes a bit longer, but doing it that way does not tax the motor so much.There is one issue with the power chord that bears mentioning. The plug that goes into the wall socket is a polrized two-prong plug. You can only put it into the outlet one direction. That is supposed to guarantee that the hot wire and the neutral wire are connected properly inside the motor. The socket on the motor housing is keyed with one hole round and the other hole square to ensure that the plug on that end of the wire can only go in one way. Unfortunately, the connector on the wire has two round sides, and it will go into the socket either way. So there is no way to tell whether you have put the cord on correctly or not. The motor will run fine this way because the current is Alternating. But it could be a safety issue if there is a short to the case, and the lines are reversed. This is not a huge issue because the case is plastic, but be careful anyway. Don't get it wet.It looks like a high quality machine, and time will tell how long the motor lasts. I took off one star for the power chord issue.L'ho trovata con un super sconto, e devo dire che è stato uno dei miei acquisti migliori.Non avevo mai fatto la pasta fresca in vita mia e ora non farei altro.A parte gli scherzi è un ottimo prodotto, qualità Made in Italy, e si vede.I tre formati permettono di sperimentare quanto basta e creare sfoglie, paste e piatti diversi.Si può poi implementare con altri accessori.- Si pulisce molto facilmente.Personalmente fare la pasta mi rilassa molto e poi la soddisfazione del risultato ripaga ampiamente del tempo speso:)Dopo il Bimby questa è la cosa più bella che potessi comprare! Il motore un po’ rumoroso, ma no si può pretendere l’impossibile da una macchina così piccola. Io ho provato una volta ad utilizzare quella manuale e non ha nulla che vedere con questa automatica che aiuta persone come me che non sono abituate a fare pasta in casa. Cosa non indifferente possibilità di non utilizzare il morsetto che nel mio caso non si aggancia al bancone perché troppo alto. Consigliatissima!!!Facile à utiliser pour un résultat parfait. Trés bon laminoir, après un certain temps de travail, la pâte aplatie sort droit, bel objet efficace. Le seul bémol et pour moi il est de taille: cette machine fait un bruit horrible. Un boucan d'enfer avec des moment d'accélération dans les décibels . Impossible d'entendre parler quelqu'un dans la pièce quand le moteur est en marche et au bout d'un moment, on est content d'aller ailleurs pendant que celui qui s'y colle continue jusqu'au résultat souhaité. Un bonheur total quand ça s'arrête. Je trouve curieux que personne ne l'ai signalé...Der Motor ist natürlich lauter als die Kurbel, aber es ist einfach perfekt, dass man beide Hände frei hat, um den Teig einzufüllen und unten die Nudel "aufzufangen". Ich habe Bandnudel mit der Dicke 4 gemacht, sehr sehr lecker, aber ein wenig dick, das nächste Mal werde ich die Nudel dünner ausrollen lassen. Sie nehmen viel Soße auf, das muss man berücksichtigen, dass man hier etwas mehr von braucht. Das mitgelieferte Teigrezept ist sehr gut!Tolle Sache, hatte bisher nie eine Nudelmaschine gehabt. Nudel- oder Teigmachen ist jetzt sehr einfach und ist in wenigen Minuten erledigt. Wegen der Reinigung: ein richtig zubereiterer Teig bleibt nicht an der Machine kleben, daher Reinigung mit einem Pinsel ist völlig ausreichend. (die Machine sollte nie ins Wasser)