KitchenAid KPRA Pasta Roller Attachment for Stand Mixers

I can't imagine using a manual hand crank machine to roll and cut pasta dough...

I rolled through setting 1 up to 10 or so times until the dough looked good to me.


Making the pasta with the paddle and hook didn't go so well for me but I would attribute that to me being an amateur rather then a problem with the machine or recipe.

All in all it performed just as I expected.

I have a hand cranked pasta machine and although it was easy to use... this was so much better. You can be hands free in feeding the machine. It was so much cleaner and thanks to the horsepower of my kitchenaid.. supper fast.

I've waited a long time to finally buy these pasta making attachments. I thought about buying a separate pasta maker with a motor, but the KitchenAid mixer works so well, I thought I'd try these.

I've made pasta twice with them using Mario Batali's recipe. The pasta turned out unbelievably delicious both times and it was not difficult to do. The attachments were easy to figure out and worked perfectly out of the box. I have absolutely no complaints and I am glad I finally invested in this equipment. I expect them to last many years.

I must admit that I purchased this item with a bit of trepidation after reading the reviews. But what point is owning a KitchenAid mixer if you're not going to take advantage of the attachments? I tried them for the first time today and they worked great! Clearly KitchenAid has resolved the cleanliness issue mentioned by some, and I had no trouble with the recipe or the cutting attachments. I used Hodgson Mill pasta flour which appears to be half flour, half semolina. I did learn two things (1) it's best to cut the rolled pasta in half to reduce the length of the finished noodles and keep them uniform, and (2) you really do need to sprinkle the rolled pasta with flour to keep the sheets from sticking and to get a great cut. I'm going to assume that the attachments will hold up as well as my mixer, so I would recommend this item to anyone.

I have always rolled out my pasta by hand. This makes it so easy. It is heavy duty and works great. If you don't like this it's your problem. So far nothing but great pasta.