Use with KitchenAid's food grinder attachment to expand a stand mixer's flexiblity
Ideal for making thin or thick spaghetti, flat noodles, macaroni, and lasagna noodles
Includes five interchangeable plastic plates, bowl clips, and a cleaning tool
Comes with rugged plastic storage case that conveniently doubles as a stomper
Editorial Review:
Use them with your food grinder attachment to prepare fresh pasta. Five interchangeable plates create a variety of pasta shapes. Fits all KitchenAid stand mixers.
These sturdy plastic plates work in place of the metal cutters of your food grinder to produce thin and thick spaghetti noodles, thin flat noodles, wider lasagna noodles, and macaroni. Turn the mixer speed to 10, drop walnut-size pieces of dough into the food tray, and catch the noodles as they're extruded through the plates. When you're through, put them in the dishwasher. Then store them neatly and easily in the included case, which doubles as a food stomper. --Betsy Danheim
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0
great little pasta gadget:
i had bought myself a kitchen aid mixer after wanting one for years and decided to purchase the accessories i'd use most. this set of pasta plates for on the grinder attachment are very neat. i was a little worried about them being plastic, but i've used them quite a few times and haven't had a problem. you get a nice variety of pasta shapes, and it makes you look like a gourmet chef when you make your own pasta from scratch. a must have for any pasta lover, or aspiring chef!
ignore the naysayers: some of the best money I have ever spent:
These attachments make fresh home made pasta a complete doddle. Using this add-on for the food grinder further extends the usefulness and flexibility of the superb KitchenAid mixers. As for the bad reviews, the only way I can imagine someone damaging their mixer with this attachment is if they make the pasta too wet - the pasta dough looks like bread crumbs, as if it was barely damp flour - or if someone takes the instructions too literally - in the instructions it says to use pieces of pasta dough... more info
Thanks a million!:
I teach pasta making classes on a regular basis and have always used a hand cranked pasta machine. Last week a friend brough over his KA rollers for me to try. We attached them to my KA mixer, and WOW! It was incredibly easy and made the absolute best textured pasta I've ever had - EVER!
I was so excited by the thought of being able to make extruded pastas with these plates I was going to jump on here and buy them right away --- that is until I read all these horrible reviews. THANK YOU EVERYONE!! I... more info
Nice idea; looks good, but doesn't work too well & will kill your mixer!:
I was eager to try this gadget out last night with my new mixer and food grinder attachment, so I followed the Basic Pasta Recipe in the manual. After letting the dough rest for 15 - 30 mins by the cool window-sill (didn't have space in my fridge), I hooked up the attachments with the spaghetti plate, set the mixer at Speed 10 according to the instructions and dropped a walnut-sized dough ball into the chute. It took a while for the dough to extrude and eveything stuck together. I tried to sprinkle flour as... more info
