Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Make Pasta with Your Kitchen Aid

By Samantha Asher

Have you ever made pasta? It's easy, right? Just throw a box of pasta into a pot of boiling water, cook until tender, and there you go. Pasta is easy. In fact, it's probably one of the easiest and fastest meals to make, next to a prepackaged meal or a sandwich. It's cheap, too.

What if I told you there was a way to make cheaper and better tasting pasta? Your first thought might be 'what could possibly make it cheaper and how much better could it taste?'

Now go to the store and find the cheapest pasta in the aisle. You could get it pretty cheap, but it wouldn't be anything spectacular. Now look for a box of the best tasting pasta available. Sure, it tastes great, but you're paying for that delicious flavor. What I'm getting at is that price most often has a lot to do with taste. The good news is that I have a way to make pasta that tastes great for less money, but just a little bit more of your time.

I say you should make your own pasta, from flour and oil to tender noodles. Don't go to the store and pick up a box of premade noodles, get your flour and other ingredients, make the dough, roll it out, and then boil it for a delicious dish. This is probably not something you would normally do or would look at as simple.

Fresh is always better and the same goes for pasta. Fresh pasta is better than boxed pasta. It can also impress guests that you have over for dinner or friends and family that you bring a homemade dish of pasta to. It's also great and fun to do with the kids or you can set it up as an afternoon project. In the long run, you'll save money and get better tasting pasta.

If you want to make your own pasta, there are several ways to do it. You can do it with or without a pasta maker. If you plan on making pasta only on very special occasions every couple of years, doing it by hand makes sense because you dont have to buy a pasta maker.

Still, it makes it a lot more difficult and time consuming. If you are going to make pasta more often, at least a couple times a year, you should get a pasta maker. It takes away a lot of the difficult tasks.

If you have a Kitchen Aid mixer, and if you don't you really should get one, pick up the pasta maker attachment. It will be much cheaper than a separate pasta maker, and will be much better quality. Also, it will take up much less space in your kitchen. And as with any Kitchen Aid product, you will get the quality and performance. Make your own fresh, tasty, and homemade pasta as soon as you get your new attachment!

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