MARCATO150 device, Green

Italian quality. Smooth operation. Worth a few extra dollars to get this level of workmanship. So fun to make spaghetti at home with freshly milled wheat berries and sourdough.

This pasta maker is incredible! Sturdy, sleek and operates exactly as expected!

love this machine. purchased a cheap one a year or so ago from some vendor on eBay. the first time i tried to use it, i threw it to the floor and gave it a good blunt kick. it went in the trash. please be advised, though, that particular unit was a very cheap knock off. so i bought one from bedbath and it was okay, but for the price it just wasnt reasonable. came across the atlas and it went on sale here, so i ordered it. got the red one. that was a month ago. what ive found is this: dont be intimidated. you will find that the pasta is pretty forgiving. so long as the dough is firm enough when you roll it and cut it that it will cut. if you run your sheets through the blades to cut your pasta and it all sticks together, it is too soft. you either add it all back together, add more flour and knead it again, or simply let the sheets hang and dry for 40 minutes and then run them through the cutters. like i posted above, it is pretty forgiving. my last batch, i boiled some spinach in a cup of water over the stove burner, mulched it with the blender, let it cool, added a teaspoon of salt and then added bread flour until a nice dough formed. rested it for twenty minutes in a ziplock sammich bag. then rolled out spinach spaghetti. it was very easy, no real measuring, and i didnt even add eggs. also, i doled out size 7 sheets. next time i will dial it to a 5 for thicker strands. play some trial and error and have fun doing it. experiment with the types of dough you like. different flours, spinach or carrot (steam and then mulch in water with garlic in the blender works very well), eggs or no eggs, salt or more salt. it's fun to experiment. also, most website recipes call for semolina flour for authentic italian homemade pasta. the word on the forums is: wheat durum semolina flour is what is used in italian factories, but in the small shops regular flour is all that is ever really needed. just a hint on that. if all you have is all purpose flour, that will work just fine.it wipes down well so clean up is effortless. havent had any problem with dough sticking to the machine blades, but the bottom has a set of three plastic brackets that can be removed so that a brush can be used to scrape away dry bits. another word from the internet forums is vaseline oil, what here in america is called mineral oil, if you ever need to lub it at all. that said, i havent had any problems with any discoloration of my pasta.the booklet comes with instructions on how to use it as well as a few basic recipes.this does make for some very thin spaghetti noodles if you dial your pasta sheets all the way to a 9. like ramen noodle. dialed to a 7 is a little thicker than vermecilli. i think i will go up to about a 5 from now on to have it more like languini, which is a pretty perfect noodle for most dishes. the point is that you can experiment to find what is best for you. this is a pretty versatile machine, it is a little workhorse. i'm uploading a couple of pictures, there are already so many uploaded. but this was a batch that i used one egg and parsley garlic and roasted red bell peppers and bread flour with a teaspoon of salt. rather basic recipe that came out pretty perfect and it was fun and very easy to eat. happy rolling.

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Just to be clear. Review for Marcato Atlas Wellness 150. In gold tone (why not?!)I read a lot of reviews on Amazon and on line before I got this particular model. The reason I stated the model is, some reviews said the rollers peeled...stainless steel is not a coating, so I think it was a different brand and or model. (There is a brand that is just ATLAS and is not the same at all. Different company entirely! So. Be careful when buying.)I used immediately upon receipt. I was soooo excited.First, I have a kitchen aid mixer. I love it. BUT too heavy to pull out to make only two servings for dinner. Also, the rollers have to be changed out from the flat to a cutting roller. And the are also heavy... I have to stand up to use it because of the height. When making a lot of pasta this is a problem for me personally. But it works very well. BUT I though if I could get a MUCH smaller machine, I could sit down at a table and roll & cut smaller amounts.This is the perfect machine to do that.I have granite countertops and the whatsit would not fit..at all. So tried my table..perfect.Because it is low, you really have to " catch" the pasta as it comes out the back. Otherwise, it hits the base or whatever surface you are working on, and it sticks and you have to re-roll . But I caught on to that quickly. The handle is too long to sit in the middle of a counter or anywhere really. it had to be on the edge so the handle has space to turn. Not insurmountable, just took a few minutes to find the right corner location.I won't get the motor because I have the kitchen aid. At least I don't think I will.the Mercado Atlas is light weight, but sturdy..oh - yes the clamp vise grip....Is snug and secure when used properly. You can roll then cut, just by moving the handle! I love that!The handle attached kinda like a hand mixer, you have to put it in and turn a bit. Mine never fell out. One reviewer said theirs did.I used the recipe in the book and I rolled that amount though the machine. Only took a few minutes longer then the kitchen aid..since I was seated it was fine.