Pinzon 5-9-Inch Pasta Maker
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: PinzonBrand: Pinzon
Release Date: 2008-12-04
Model: FJ150
Product features:
- Hand-cranking pasta machine makes many kinds of pasta
- Gleaming stainless-steel body and cutting blades
- Adjustable steel rollers have 9 thickness settings
- Removable handle and counter clamp makes storage compact
- Wipes clean; imported
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Pinzon 5-9-Inch Pasta Maker
Customer Review: nice for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
If you want a simple pasta roller that does fettuccine and spaghetti, this fits the bill (and the price is right). I considered buying a more expensive one because of comments that suggested that the handle falls off or that there might be other issues. I hope that the units that cost twice as much as this are better, but I'm happy with this one because it works well and is constructed well enough to get the job done. In addition, for some of the units, you're only paying for the roller and have to buy other attachments to cut. This one has both.
It's true that the handle doesn't really keep itself in place all the time. I don't find this to be too annoying. It falls off because it's just a piece of metal with slots that attach to the roller and cutter. Perfectly functional for turning, but if you let go of the handle when its at certain angles it doesn't stay in to well. I either make sure the handle is cranked down or I pull it out and set it on the counter when I'm done (it's really easy to take out and put back in).
Anyway, what more can I say? If you're thinking you might want to get into making pasta but don't want to break the bank, get this one. I've done egg noodles, eggless noodles and whole wheat noodles (Hard White wheat berries that I ground myself). All tasted great. 100% whole wheat took a little more work getting started and seemed to need a little more water but ultimately rendered some great, healthy noodles that tasted much better than ANY whole wheat noodles I have purchased.
I don't know if there are other cutting attachments available for this model. I didn't need them, so I didn't worry about that. Fettucine is the best because you have fewer noodles to separate. I use that one almost every time, expect when my 5-year-old son begs me to do the thinner spaghetti setting.
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