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At last, a cookbook about pasta-making that covers all kinds of pasta machines and that delivers foolproof recipes sure to make you an expert noodle master in no time!

Homemade pasta is easy, fast, and fun. It tastes better than boxed pastas from the store. And, while store-bought pastas do indeed come in a variety of shapes, they all have basically one bland and unexciting flavor; by contrast, as this wide-ranging and deliciously inventive book shows, making pasta by hand at home lets you create and enjoy dozens and dozens of different flavors of noodles.

In her previous books—on such subjects as searing, marinating, and cast-iron cooking—chef, cooking teacher, and food blogger Lucy Vaserfirer has earned a reputation for expertly and gently translating the methods of master chefs into simple-to-follow, step-by-step instructions that let home cooks cook like the pros. Here, Lucy does the same for pasta-making, showing you how easy it is to use the three main types of pasta machine—the sheeter, the extruder, and the cavatelli maker—to create tasty pastas that will please everyone from grown-up gourmands to picky kids who want pasta at nearly every meal.

Lucy shares in these pages:

Terrific purees that you can make, using a blender or a mixing bowl, that you then can turn into all sorts of flavored pastas, from the familiar tomato or spinach pastas to noodles flavored with herbs like basil or chives, spices like pepper or saffron, and other flavors, such as beet, sweet potato, corn, and even, surprisingly enough, chocolate.How to make every kind of pasta shape with your pasta machine, including ones you can’t find in stores.Recipes for durum and semolina pastas, the most common kinds, as well as buckwheat and ancient-grain pastas.How to make Asian noodles, such as udon, soba, and ramen, with your pasta machine.Recipes for fillings for ravioli, tortellini, and other stuffed pastas, as well as a feast of sauces for finished pasta dishes.
Whether you are a first-time owner of a pasta maker or a seasoned pro looking for exciting new ideas, this book has more than 100 splendid recipes, plus loads of clever tips and tricks, that will make you love your pasta machine and use it often.

From the Publisher

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

This is like a choose your own adventure book . . .

Pick a pasta machine. Do you want to use your sheeter? Do you have an extruder? Do you feel like making cavatelli? Then skip directly to that chapter.Pick a pasta dough for that machine.Pick a pasta shape. If it’s a stuffed shape, pick a filling.Pick a sauce. I make recommendations for pasta shapes and sauces, but feel free to mix and match as you like.Cook, eat, and repeat!

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvard Common Press (August 4, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1592339484
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1592339488
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.65 x 9.25 inches
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: MUST HAVE PASTA BOOK
Review: Unlike many of the other pasta books I own, this one focuses exclusively on machine made pasta, think your standard sheeter, extruders, and cavatelli machines. I love the variety of recipes in this book, you’ll find way more than just standard egg noodles in here. I’m particularly excited about recipes for Asian noodles, like ramen, udon (pictured here) and soba noodles. I have my sights set on the Russian plemeni recipe too. The beginning of the book focuses on pasta recipes, find herb pasta, sourdough pasta, filling recipes and more noodley goodness there. Then towards the end she shares recipes using the noodles you’ve made. The recipes at the end are easy to follow, and aren’t too intimidating or labor intensive either! In addition to traditional pasta dishes, you can find recipes for things like cultured butter, ricotta cheese, cannoli (made with the pasta sheeter of course!), stocks and more.This book is thoughtfully laid out and easy to use, with stunning photography and a nice range of recipes. Lucy has an amazing tool collection that makes appearances throughout the book, and it has got me itching to expand my growing collection of pasta making tools. Something I also really loved about this book is that she included a note about authenticity in her introduction, as well as advice about portion sizing, storing and drying fresh pasta, as well as notes about commonly used ingredients. Because this book focuses on the noodles and variations within them, it makes it easy to add them to your favorite sauce rather than feeling forced to make an entire composed dish. I’m so excited to add this to my collection of cookbooks and recommend that you do too!

Reviewer: Brenda Coleman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: If you make fresh pasta, you must buy this book!
Review: I purchased the KitchenAid pasta extruder and roller with excitement to make my own pasta. After many tries with different dough recipes (including a few from King Arthur Flour), I was frustrated and ready to sell my attachments. This book was my last hope. I made rigatoni using the durum flour recipe from the Extruder section of the book. Perfect! The book provides recipes for pasta rollers/sheeters and extruder (mechanical auger ones like KitchenAid and manual).I am looking forward to trying the recipes and making more fresh pasta. Thank you!!!

Reviewer: R. Putman
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: All in one reference
Review: This is a really good book for beginning pasta chefs. The book contains a number of basic recipes as well as trouble shooting tips. Unfortunately for owners of electronic pasta makers like the philips the book Jayne be as useful. The book culminates with chapter 5 and about 88 pages of finished pasta recipes for that perfect meal.

Reviewer: Laurie Boucher
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best pasta cookbook I have purchased!
Review: Lucy is a talented Chef, culinary instructor and published author of several other fabulous cookbooks. I am so happy to add this one to my “Lucy” collection.I have an embarrassing number of cookbooks, and a large portion of those are dedicated to pasta and noodles of all kinds. What makes this book unique is that this is the only one I have that really focuses on the proper use of three different pasta machines (a sheeter, an extruder and a cavatelli maker) to make a variety of noodles. As a pasta instructor, I am frequently asked about the differences between these machines and the proper way to use them. This book tackles all these questions and will give a home cook as well as someone more experienced the answers they need and the confidence to use each one efficiently. The book is not limited to the use of the machines, it is chock full of recipes, techniques and sources for pasta tools (and filled with beautiful images, most of which Lucy has captured herself).Lucy writes her recipes in a way that is understandable and approachable for a home cook, but also in a way that culinary students or professional chefs will appreciate. It is a must have for a new or experienced pasta maker!

Reviewer: mike kenney
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: One of the best pasta books of the last five years.
Review: This is a brilliant book. I wish it came out ten years ago.Lucy does for pasta books what Kevin Zraly did for wine books.She covers every machine from rollers to kitchen aid attachments to the torchio and everything in between.She doesn’t write in whimsical stories or long winded diatribes, she explains the recipes and hydration and use of machines in clear and easy to understand language.Her hydration information and dough recipes are spot on and will save you a lot of flour, water, egg, and time.You can’t go wrong with this book for yourself or as a gift, and whether you are a beginner or experienced.Great purchase.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The pasta book I’ve been waiting for
Review: Some cookbooks are meant to be read. The Ultimate Pasta Machine Cookbook is one of them. The book is informative, clear and the pictures are beautiful.Within a few days of having the book I grabbed some semolina and my pasta tools and put them to work. The result was beautiful pasta that was light and flavorful. So far I’ve only tried the extruded dough for macaroni and rigatoni noodles. I baked the rigatoni with Italian sausage, marinara and cheese. I was so impressed with the pasta I don’t foresee myself buying a box of pasta any time soon.I can’t wait to try some of the sheeted dough and accompanied recipes. There’s even a recipe for cannoli dough.If you were like me and had a bunch of pasta tools but was striking out with online recipes, look no further. This book is for you.

Reviewer: Elena Blume
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: YAY!!! Excellent Pasta Cookbook!
Review: We *LOVE* this book! Very thankful that we ordered the book. I have only had it for a week, but was able to enjoy cooking Lasagna, Spinach Spaghetti, and last night made Homemade Ravioli with an improvised filling based on this books! (All I did was add three spoons of Black Olive Pesto to the Ricotta Parmesan Garlic fixed fill!!!)Makes making pasta super easy and super fun. Very clearly written. Love it!Our photos are included with this review.🍝 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Reviewer: KM
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I absolutely love this book. It is perfect, very nice and useful. I highly recommend !

Reviewer: Celia
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: With pictures and recipes, easy book

Reviewer: Mark Nowaczynski
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This book is clearly written and logically explained with both an artisanal and scientific approach to making various types of pasta at home. It is aimed at both the beginner as well as seasoned pasta makers. It has much to teach everyone who opens it, written by a master of her craft who unselfishly shares her tips, tricks, and secrets. Bravo Lucy for an outstanding guide to the wonderful world of homemade pasta!

Reviewer: Oui
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I am a pasta cheffe myself and I find this book very handy. Also that is a perfect gift for my clients that want to expend the experience. Would 100% recommend

Reviewer: Bobbie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Easy to follow recipes