Sales Rank: 1905


Features:

Made in Italy

Mixes dough and shapes fresh pasta in 1-pound batches

Includes mixing and kneading blades, measuring cup, 6 pasta shape discs

Appliance measures 10 inches square and is made of hardy, white plastic

Removable parts are dishwasher-safe; hand clean base with mild detergent

Average Rating:
Rating: - Blasphemous, But Worthwhile
I got my Simac 700 about 2 months ago and have used it about 10 times. I wanted to make pasta at home, but I wasn't about to try the hand-made approach favored by every Italian cookbook I've read. Authentic is okay, but not if it takes 2 pairs of hands and 3 hours...

My short-term verdict is that this is a terrific machine that makes noticeably better pasta than the dried variety. I was a tad intimidated at first with the kneading process (too wet? too dry?), but it's not brain surgery - I've only had one unrecoverable batch, and that was on a very humid night. The machine and its instructions are excellent. Can't vouch for egg-noodle pasta, as I've only tried the flour-and-water variety so far.

One little caveat - do NOT attempt to clean this machine immediately after use or you'll be a floury mess. Let it dry out overnight (or two) and you can easily get it back to cleanliness.

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Rating: - Great machine. Pasta has good texture with durum flour.
I have had a Simac Pastamatic for about eight years. I have owned several other brands of pasta makers. Most of the ones I previously had were not well made. They were all made in China or Taiwan. I do have an older 700 Pastamatic and it is made from a stronger and more flexible plastic. I prefer the older Pastamatic because I believe it is a better machine. I use either semolina with bread flour or all durum flour. All durum flour seems to work very well. I bought a new farmer's pasta die from Simac and I really love the texture.I recomend it if you are a pastaoholic like me. It's the closest you will ever get to commercially extruded pasta.

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Rating: - Worse than the Ronco machine
After my Ronco machine broke, I bought this one. It never worked well for hollow pasta, and the bearings went out after about 20 uses.