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Villaware V177 Al Dente Pasta Machine |  | Brand: Villaware
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $16.95
as of 11/20/2009 18:04 CST details
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New (4) Used (2) from $16.95
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Seller: DealYard
Rating:  44 reviews
Sales Rank: 2319
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 6 x 8
MPN: 177
Model: V177
UPC: 096119177009
EAN: 0096119177009
ASIN: B00006RSIK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | Smooth, manual, crank operation for exceptional control. | | | Good, Functional Pasta Machine at a Value Price. | | | Many Optional Attachments (including angel hair, trenette, spaghetti, lasagnette, lasagna and ravioli). | | | The cutter head is removable for easy cleaning. A hand crank, clamp, directions, and recipes are all included. | | | Roller is 6 inches wide. |
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Product Description
Very simply, the Al Dente is a good functional pasta machine at a value price. For rolling dough and cutting spaghetti and fettuccine, the Al Dente is chrome steel for easy cleaning. Large clamp included to fasten to counter or table top. Numbered dial. D
Amazon.com Review
Looking to impress that special someone in your life? What better way than with homemade pasta. Villaware, a tradition of classic Italian kitchenware since 1906, provides the tools that make it easy. The Al Dente pasta machine, made of heavyweight chrome steel, is great for rolling dough and has a double-sided, 6-inch-wide blade for cutting spaghetti or fettuccine. The steel rollers are adjustable for kneading and there are seven thickness settings to accommodate individual preferences. Its manually controlled crank offers exceptional control, and a removable cutter head makes cleanup simple, while measuring only 6 inches wide--so you won't have to give up much counter space. The only drawback is that after tasting fresh, homemade pasta, it's hard to go back to the packaged kind. This easy-to-use pasta machine provides a great way to enjoy pasta just like they do in Italy. So pour that glass of red wine, toss a green salad, take the garlic bread out of the oven, and be ready to wow family and friends with a favorite pasta dish. Optional accessories are available for making angel hair, trenette, spaghetti, lasagnette, lasagna, and ravioli. Villaware makes it possible for anyone to make pasta that looks and tastes like it was made by the pros. Directions and a recipe book are also included to help you get started. This pasta machine carries a one-year warranty. --Catie Unger
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 44
 Not worth it November 9, 2009
Joey (Fort Lauderdale FL)
I read all the reviews before buying this item.
I just got through wrestling with it during my first effort at making pasta for ravioli. The clamp, which is absolutely necessary to use the machine, is poorly designed. If the manufacturer had invested a few pennies more, the clamp would have had rubber contacts, preventing it from coming off as easily as it did with every few turns of the crank.
Other than that frustration, the pasta came out perfectly.
 Works well, good value November 1, 2009
Darren (Midwest US)
I've used it 4 times to make noodles and some lasagna (sp?), and it works great. Even made some with a whole wheat blend. I can imagine that it might be hard to get the dough consistency right, but I haven't had too much trouble, and that has little to do with this product.
 Inferior Quality October 28, 2009
Charles Roberts (San Antonio, TX)
This pasta machine didn't last one batch of pasta. The gears slipped within the first few cranks. Things just deteriorated from there. Sending it back. Pasta is really cheap at the store the point of this machine is not to save money, it is to have fresh pasta and a superior meal. I believe I will spring for the more expensive machine.
So far so good. October 8, 2009
J. DeSilva (Minnesota)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Being new to pasta making, I decided to buy the VillaWare pasta machine instead of a more expensive brand just to test the waters and see if this was something I'd really do in "real life". I figured if I use it at least once a month, I could buy a better one next year. The machine arrived yesterday, and I've used it once, so I can't say anything about longevity (at least not yet - I'll update later), but here are my first impressions. It's heavy. Most of the heft comes from the detachable cutting heads, but even the roller unit felt pretty durable. I was relieved that this was not the flimsy piece of chrome plated nonsense that some reviews would have you believe. Since I had already read the manual online I got right to work. I made a simple egg dough in my bread machine, which I find gives it a very workable texture without much effort. I used about 6 ounces of dough to clear out the machine oil as recommended, and then tried it for real with some fresh dough. I had no trouble at all rolling my dough progressively thinner until it was very long and very thin. Passing through the cutters was very easy (fun even), but the noodles were still somewhat attached to each other. The solution for me was adding more flour to the dough, dusting the rollers with flour, and turning the crank slower. That did the trick and things went quickly from then on.
Some reviews mention flakes of metal in their dough, but I really don't see how that is possible. It does not have the kind of cheap chrome plating that would do that. Maybe they were just seeing the residual factory oil, or maybe VillaWare fixed the issue? Another review said you can't clean it. The thing comes apart very easily and I had no trouble brushing it clean. As someone who loves cooking with cast iron, maybe I'm just over the OCD need to scrub everything with bleach any time I cook. A couple reviews said they had theirs fall apart or screws were loose. Everything was tight on mine. If a screw did come loose, it did not seem like it would be that hard to access it with a wrench and fix it. One review complained about the four footing pads on the machine, and that one I have to agree with. The pads are just hard plastic, so while they may keep the metal from scratching your counter, they do nothing to keep the unit from slipping around. The clamp also has a couple issues as it can only hold down one side, leaving the other to slide around while you're trying to crank. I'll probably end up replacing the feet with something slip resistant. Then the clamp should work fine.
Overall I think this a great machine and I'm glad I got it. In retrospect I wish I would have got the one with extra attachments. One side note, the nicer one I was looking at was the one by Imperia. According to the VillaWare manual, they also make the Imperia brand too. Another side note: I was also looking at the Atlas(Marcato) brand, which I recently saw being used on Iron Chef .It broke on that episode, but probably because the challenger's dough was WAY too dry. He also broke the KitchenAid mixer with that dough :0)
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GREAT pasta maker September 28, 2009
Chevon (Chicago, IL, USA)
This was given to my father as a gift. He seen the price, and thought it was GREAT. He has used it multiple times. It works really good!
I would suggest you buy this one.
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