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Product Description: The Pasta Machine Cookbook is a major revision of the first cookbook to focus on the pasta itself, rather than the sauces to go with it. It's full of new, improved recipes for both hand-cranked and electric pasta machines. Home-made pasta is quick, easy, and a delicious improvement over store-bought pasta. Pasta has fewer calories and carbs—and more protein—than rice or potatoes. All the recipes here are written for hand-cranked and electric machines. The Pasta Machine Cookbook includes sections on different types of pasta; hints on the machines, cooking, and serving; and a section on sauces, toppings, and fillings. Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-13
Pasta made from many different ingredients
I wasnt sure what this book was about when I purchased it, but so you know, it is all about making pasta from various different types of ingredients, such as buckwheat, quinoa, rye even, as well as the basic egg dough we are familiar with. It is great to have somethign else to make pasta out of besides the usual flour/semolina. I havent tried too many of the recipes yet, but those I have tried worked out well and the finished product was received well too. Interesting. Rating: 
Date: 2007-11-15
never done it before ??? !!!
The New Pasta Machine Cookbook. I am a Chef from Europe and never learn about pasta. I do quiche, eclair, crepes etc and became interested by Bob my neigbor. So I starded to read and became VERY save and surprise every body even the Italian in my communauty, what fun I have. Yvon
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Date: 2007-10-29
Absolute must for pasta machine users
When this book first showed up I was disappointed, because of its size. I was anticipating a bigger book. But my initial disappointment was quickly turned around once I looked inside.
Without a doubt, this is the most useful book I have for making pasta with a pasta machine. It is packed with information. It focuses more on the pasta making itself rather than the sauces. Recipes for sauces are available everywhere, but finding recipes for different types of pasta is tough.
I also like how it provides different recipes for using a past bike vs. using an extruder.
A must have reference if you are into pasta making.
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Date: 2006-07-15
For Pasta Lovers who want to go a step further
Excellent book to prepare your own pasta at home. The book is adapted to both hand-cranked and electric extruder pasta machines.
Buy this book only if you are willing to do something exotic and elaborated with the pasta. If you love pasta but want to save the trouble, keep the pasta simple and play with the sauce recipes. In this case you may want to try a different book, like "Pasta Sauces" by Charles Bellissimo, or "The Essential Pasta Cookbook". Rating: 
Date: 2005-03-24
Interesting, but...
I bought this book when I first got my hand-crank pasta machine. It's kind of fun, but most of the recipes are far too elaborate and highly flavoured. Very few of them sound like something you'd want to do start to finish. I agree with the Italians -- pasta is fairly basic -- have fun with the sauces. (I do wish I had the patience to make those cute little candystriped "packets", though.)
This is inexpensive enough to be an "idea" book, if you want to try something "exotic", which pasta isn't, of course. |
