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Philips Pasta Maker
Philips Pasta Maker Plus, HR2375/06
Manual makers can’t produce extruded pasta such as spaghetti or tubular shapes such as macaroni and penne. Enter electric pasta makers, which promise not only to make these extruded pasta shapes but also to mix and knead the dough for you. Some even have built-in scales to weigh ingredients as you add them, so you don’t have to use a separate kitchen scale. But how well do these machines actually make pasta—and how easy are they to use and clean?
Philips Pasta Maker
WINNER - RECOMMENDED
This pasta maker took just 3 minutes to mix and begin extruding pasta and made top-notch spaghetti, fettuccine, and sheets of lasagna. While the penne from this model sometimes had slightly curved edges (à la macaroni), we were still happy with the overall result. This machine took a bit of effort to clean—we had to disassemble it, clean each part individually, and then reassemble it—but we liked its simple, intuitive control panel and its flat-edged tool (included) to cut the pasta. It came with four pasta-shaping disks, but you can also add the Additional Shapes Pack, which takes you into angel hair, pappardelle, thick spaghetti, and tagliatelle territory.
We maintain strict objectivity in all testing.*
PASTA★★½
CLEANUP★½
EASE OF USE ★★★
KEY: GOOD ★★★ FAIR ★★ POOR ★
Details
Number of Pasta Disks Included: 4 (spaghetti, fettuccine, penne, lasagna/dumpling)
Capacity: 1 lb of pasta dough
Mixing Time Before Extrusion: About 3 minutes
Item Number: ATKPAF
Item Weight: 15.08 pounds
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How We Tested Electric Pasta Makers
We tested three machines, priced from about $125 to about $300, and used them to make spaghetti, fettuccine, sheets of lasagna, and penne. For these tests, we followed the recipes provided in each of the machines’ instruction manuals. We also made two types of spaghetti—using our Master Recipe for Pasta Dough and gluten-free fresh pasta dough—with each of the models. We evaluated how well the machines mixed and extruded pasta dough and the final quality (shape, taste, and texture) of the pasta. We determined each machine’s ease of use based on whether the controls were straightforward. Finally, we evaluated how easy the machines were to clean.
Even though the machines were similarly designed, one machine was easier to use than the others and had features that separated it from the competition.
Winning Traits
- Produces pasta with excellent shape, taste, and texture
- Design allows the extruding pasta to be easily seen and cut
- Control panel with intuitive programming and limited choices ensures ease of use
- Easy cleanup process
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