There is no doubt that our family loves pasta. We enjoy
making our own homemade pasta whenever time allows.
We have had and used, our Atlas pasta machine for years, and
with this machine, you can make different types of noodles. With everybody’s
busy schedules we don’t always have the time to make the dough, roll it out and
run it through the machine.
It was just after Christmas 2020 when I was flipping
through the television channels, and I came across Emeril Lagasse’s
infomercial for his Pasta & Beyond machine.
I immediately stopped flipping the channels, number one
because I like Emeril Lagasse and number two, I love homemade pasta. I’m usually
not an impulse buyer, but after watching the infomercial I knew that I had to
have this.
I bought the complete system, which includes a shredder, a slicer,
a meat grinder, a slow juicer, and a frozen treat maker. This post is about the
pasta machine, as I have not tried the others yet. Although, my daughter did
use the meat grinder and she liked its performance.
What you get with Pasta and Beyond:
The pasta machine
Liquid measuring cup
Dry measuring cup
Mixing Chamber
Pasta Discs (8 different types of pasta)
Spatula/cleaning tool
Cleaning brush
A recipe book that includes so many pasta recipes, and there
is even a gluten-free pasta recipe.
The different types of pasta that you can make with your Pasta and Beyond:
Penne
Spaghetti
Linguine
Tagliatelle
Udon (This is one I haven't had before)
Angel Hair
Fettucine
Lasagna
Making homemade pasta with this machine is so easy. You
just add the dry ingredients into the mixing chamber. Prepare the wet ingredients
in the provided measuring cup. Turn on the machine according to the
instructions. Then, add the wet ingredients slowly through the mixing chamber
lid.
The machine will mix for about 5 minutes and then it will
go in reverse to begin extruding the pasta. The best part is that you can have
homemade pasta on the table in about 30 minutes.
If you are in a pasta-making mood the pasta is easy to freeze. Make a few pounds of your favorite, freeze it, and have homemade pasta anytime. The machine is also very easy to clean.
In this photo, we are getting ready to make some homemade linguine. We used Emeril's Pasta recipe with all-purpose flour and semolina flour.
