Pasta Roller & Cutter

I have had a KitchenAid stand mixer since the 70s (yes, avocado green!) and it continues to perform excellently. I also have a few attachments that continue to work well over many, many years. I have wanted to make pasta and already have a good brand crank pasta roller. However it doesn't fit well on my counters, is a bit of a pain to use and subsequently I rarely used it. So I decided to change that. After researching pasta roller attachments, I decided on the "tried and true" KitchenAid one. And it is perfect! It fits my old mixer as advertised. And now I can make pasta very easily and quickly. And cleanup is just a quick brush with the brush that comes with it. Very satisfied!

This KitchenAid pasta cutter attachment is built like a tank — incredibly sturdy and well-made. It works wonderfully and has completely changed the way I make pasta at home. Compared to manual methods, it easily cuts prep time in half, which is a huge win! The attachments are straightforward to use and make rolling out dough a breeze. The pasta comes out beautifully every time, with consistent thickness and clean cuts. While I do find cleaning the attachments a bit tricky, it’s manageable with a little care. Overall, this is a fantastic investment if you love making homemade pasta. It saves time, delivers great results, and is definitely worth the money.

When I first got this set, I got cold feet about actually using it. The promotional video makes it look so easy, and I suddenly doubted it could be that easy. While probably some of the more elaborate KitchenAid attachments don't work as well as the original standalone items they're designed to replace, I'm happy to say that the pasta roller and cutter set is a beautifully simple extension of the stand mixer, that takes all the sweat out of a formerly laborious task, turning a chore into a pleasure. I've tried various pasta recipes and was successful each time. If the dough reaches the proper consistency to go through a manual machine, it will go through this one. Even the gluten-free recipe I made for a friend, which had a scary thick playdough-like texture while it was being kneaded, went through both roller and cutter without a hitch and gave me beautiful vegetable-colored fettucine. It just worked like a charm. Prepping the dough properly is key, just as it would be with a manual machine. Use the right proportions of water and flour, knead the dough until it's tacky and smooth (not sticky), and form an evenly thick, evenly shaped dough square before putting it in. Then, and this is the biggest necessity, FLOUR IT WELL and don't skip re-flouring as needed so it doesn't stick. You don't need to push the dough through the machine; just gently guide your well-floured dough into contact with the roller bars, and it will glide in and through. The first time I used the cutters, I felt like a kid seeing a magic trick for the first time. After spending some minutes rolling out the dough, suddenly I had handfuls of perfect spaghetti and fettucine. I filled up my drying rack very quickly and it couldn't have been easier. The great thing about using this set is that you have BOTH hands free to handle the dough! No turning the crank with your right and trying to control your lengthening dough strip with the left. If you have a KitchenAid stand mixer, there is really no reason to use a hand crank for pasta. Having this set is another reason now to keep my mixer on the counter - it gets used so often. I also use the roller by itself for rolling out wafer-thin crackers. If you like to make crackers, you know that the hard part is getting the dough thin and even enough so they bake up crispy and are done evenly. I had lots of batches I wasn't satisfied with, even though I'm used to rolling out cookie dough with precision. The first time I tried the pasta roller for crackers, they were good enough to serve to company! Just for this, I can't recommend it highly enough. If you make crackers and aren't interested in making pasta, you can also buy just the pasta roller by itself (for less than half the price of the roller/cutter set) and get a huge amount of use out of it. But once crackers become so easy, you you might just find that you get interested in pasta too.

I can only speak to my personal experience with these machines. Maybe this will be helpful to someone wondering what they are getting themselves into before they buy. the fit and finish of these pasta machines is very impressive to me. for the price I think people should expect a certain level of quality but the way things are made today, a higher price or a name brand doesn't always mean quality like it used to. I was in the market for machines to fit my new mixer and I saw these were on offer for a deal. I am glad I did. full price for these would be putting me to other options that are readily available. even the sale price was a bit higher than the others, but I went ahead and bought the name. as far as use goes, I am a learner at pasta. I am not that good *yet* but I am getting the hang of it. I have not used the spaghetti attachment yet, only the fettucini and the roller. I need to do similar pastas as I experiment until I find the dough formula that gives the best flavor and texture. I have made some pretty good noodles but I still have a few issues and part of those issues are machine related. the roller is fine. no issues. no problem with clean up. no problems at all. pat out the dough. flour it. roll it. flour it. roll it again. flour it. keep going until you get the sheet size you need. right? perfect. no sticking at all. CUTTING on the other hand, is where I am having problems. I don't think its a machine issue as much as I don't know how well enough yet and the learning curve is pretty steep. no matter how great the dough feels, the sheets feel, the amount of flour I keep them dusted with... the noodles will inevitably stick and bunch up making a clump that i need to manipulate and pull to get them to go through. I am certain that I am doing it wrong. even watching several youtube videos of other people doing it... it very well COULD be the machine but I am inclined to blame myself first. I just had a pasta rack delivered in hopes that I roll out the sheets and hang them up to let them dry a bit before trying to cut. if it doesn't work I'll need to try something else. its frustrating to need to start over and re sheet the dough then cut it again. lol especially when every one else can tap it with a magic wand and make the sparkles go, then present perfect pasta. along with this issue, I believe that I have a bit of dry pasta inside the cutter machine that rattles around when I shake it. I am not sure how to get it out. when I search "cleaning" I get "repair" videos that show disassembly and that's not what I want unless that's the only way. I dont want to get into a can of worms with either disassembly or a warranty claim because I cant make my pasta not stick to the rolling cutters. : / I'm going to win this thing. I just need practice. Maybe if you read what I am going through, you can have a similar experience and know that you are not alone in this thing. I'm in this well over 600 bucks because <redacted> virus distancing and honestly, its better to make fresh food out of real ingredients than buying premade processed everything. Its good to know things and I plan to come out on the other side of this with a ton of new skills.

Very good quality and precision; when it comes to pasta rollers I advise everyone not to but cheap products ( got first another product for 50% of the cost that was laminating and cutting tagliatelle and spaghetti all in the same piece... a total disaster and I had to throw it in the bin (I even made a review on YouTube). This is just like the one that came originally with the machine. If you are making your own tagliatelle, lasagne and spaghetti as often as a couple of times a week only use a sturdy and precise product, I promise it pays back.

Unbelievably useful, well made, no plastic parts! Works Smoothly! Washes easily. Makes four different size pastas and then the sheets you can slice to make lasagna or cut to make ravioli. I’m Italians and I found this SO much easier! Adore it!

This KitchenAid attachment set is the real deal with authentic quality finishing. They work very well with our tilt mixer. The fit to the mixer is perfect. This is important as some knock-offs don't fit well to the mixer and may cause damage to parts. The pasta roller does its work effortlessly and gives the perfect sheet of the desired thickness. The cutter is sharp and gives very even and clean cut strings of pasta that don't stick together. Lastly, can't say enough about the quality of the set. So glad to have paid slightly more for a quality set that really works instead of settling for less expensive versions.

Superb attachment for the KitchenAid. Having previously used a manual pasta roller, this attachment is faster, easier and more efficient to use, and produces wonderful pasta ... better than ever. Highly recommend.

As with everything made by KitchenAid, this attachment set is absolutely worth it. You can tell there was real care put into the manufacturing and design. The pieces are made of strong, sturdy metal and function smoothly without any hiccups. Attaching and removing them from my stand mixer is quick and effortless, and once they’re in place, they work flawlessly. The rollers create perfect sheets of pasta, and the cutters make clean, even noodles every time. It’s so much easier than using a hand-cranked machine or struggling with a rolling pin. The box even includes a handy cleaning brush to help keep everything free of flour and dough after each use! Yes, the price is a bit higher than some off-brand versions, but in my experience, the premium is absolutely justified. The native compatibility with my KitchenAid mixer and the undeniable quality make this set a fantastic long-term investment for anyone who enjoys making fresh pasta at home.