Learn To Cook: How to Make Fresh Pasta (Homemade Fettuccine)
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Fresh pasta only uses a couple of ingredients to make, and tastes delicious. In this clip from the America's Test Kitchen Cooking School, Bridget demonstrates the technique for making and shaping fresh pasta so it that you can make lasagna, ravioli, or cut pastas like fettuccine and tagliatelle.
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Excellent presentation and excellent technique. The fact I can go back and look at this again give s me confidence I can do this right! Thank you so much! Sorry I'm so late to the party!
Thank You so much for keeping it simple, telling the settings. God Bless U I have a learning disability, I watched so many video's Yours was the only one I was able to understand. You are a GREAT Teacher, anyone would be lucky to know YOU. You are Special. Thank You
Peter DeCicco, a disabled senior who had terrible teachers in his life. I knew I was different, I didn't need those teachers calling me crazy in front of all my school-mates.
Literally the most helpful recipe I've seen. Might keep my current portions of egg as well as egg yolks but the tips on using the processor helped so much
really detailed descriptions and explanations. so perfect
I just love Bridgette (sp?) & Julia, they’ve always been my favorites. I would’ve liked to have seen how you can roll & hand cut different varieties for those of us that don’t have a pasta maker. Liked & saved.
Thank you for telling us about needing to keep the pasta in a slightly damp towel if not using right away! I had just made pasta, but left it on the cutting board to cook later. After watching your video I quickly transferred it to a wet towel!
This recipe worked great for us! Thanks for all the helpful hints! Our first try was a success!
Beautiful video great information, thank you.
I've been making pasta for years. Usually I use 200 grams of unbleached flour, 100 grams semolina. Put this in the food processor with a ½ teaspoon of salt. Aerate the flours and salt pulsing the processor a couple of times. Break 3 eggs, adding them on top of the flour. Then add a couple teaspoons of extravirgin olive oil. Pulse the processor a few times.. Then turn it on full until the dough forms a mass. Empty the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead until the dough is smooth. Wrap in plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes.
Then divide the dough into 6 ounce pieces. Cover all but one piece. Flatten it out and run it through pasta machine to the desired thickness. Lightly dust the pasta strip with flour and proceed withe remaining pieces. Then run the sheets trough the desired cutter for spaghetti or linguine. Or using a pastry cutter, cut 1 inch wide noodles for paperadella.
Gene Park!!! Thank you so much. This is the best, most foolproof fresh pasta recipe I have come across! (p.s. I tried the recipe in this test kitchen video, and it didn't come out nearly as good as yours)
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Jean Park - I do same thing and made paparedell yesterday. I made frsh pasta like 4 X now and it's amazing. Isn't wheat hard to wk with ????
I'm going to save your directions cuz even tho I do same, I've not yet used alt flour. Thx!!
Do some ppl make it with all wheat? I've done w all white flour, evoo, salt, and eggs and I love it. I'm amazed I can do this now.
Gene Park Thank you will make your recipe
Gene Park thank-you !!!
Thank you so much for this great video! Learned so much from you!
One more time... America's Test Kitchen comes to my rescue!!!
I have been having stomach problems and found out that I can't eat things that have a lot of preserities in it... (like a BOX of Spaghetti noodles, that can last a year on the shelf.)
I thought I have to give up noodles... so I immediately came to ATK...
AND... I'm so glad that I can also make this in a Food Processor... So HAPPY.
EXCELLENT video. I wish they were all this straightforward.
Love the way this video was presented. A lot of information to learn
Great step by step on how to make fresh pasta from scratch.
Thank you, great info and helpful tips! I'd love to find out how to make flavored fresh pasta. I'll see if you've made videos about that.
That's the first time I ever heard someone explain why it is important to let the dough rest. Thanks for that.
Bridget rocks. Great tutorial!
Very nice. I recently got this same pasta crank (or at least one that looks very similar) and just tried to use it... It didn't end well for me.
I'll be trying again. Super helpful!
omg i LOVE you! hahah i am JUST breaking out my pasta maker which is the same as yours somewhat and includes the spaghetti noodle cut as well. you were VERY clear in your tutorial,and to the point. keeping my attention without excessive info. Great tips and tricks, My teen neighbor is inspired to cook with me after your tutorial, let the culinary action BEGIN!
Perfect... very well explained
looks so good ! thanks for sharing.
Thankyou for this video!
i've always wanted to make my own pasta, but it always seemed so daunting. this was an excellent primer for someone just starting out. thank you.
How could anything be simpler? You don't need a food processor or even a pasta machine. In fact, you don't need eggs either.
Just bought that pasta maker today! Loved this instructional with tips! Thank you so much! Clear precise and quick! Bella!
What is it??
@@Mr.56Goldtop The one in the video is a Marcato Atlas 150, the classic to which all others are compared.
@@seikibrian8641 Which is exactly what I have. A very nice machine.
Thanks for the vid! I always wanted to make fresh pasta at home. I mean if I cannot got to Eataly Torino =)
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I’ll try your channel ! Food is my life .
Really, really good! Thank you
I love ATK videos. I REALLY wish they'd specify the weights (e.g., grams) of ingredients instead of just volume (e.g., cups), though, especially for ingredients which incorporate air like flour. Please consider this, ATK. Thanks!
When pasta is made by hand there’s no measuring. It’s all done by feel. Do it like an Italian grandma and don’t be a wuss
@@charlie_mario6292 I mean even an Italian grandma didn't make her first handmade pasta by instinct alone right? I'm no expert cook but I would think that this is a "start with someone else's measurements and feel it out as you get better at it" type of thing
I agree as a Brit in the Us I hate using cup measures and it used for everything liquids solids, butter ,flour it just doesn’t seem precise and baking is supposed to be more precise. Let’s go metric America like Uk didin the 80’s
3/4 C flour for every egg and a bit of water depending on where you live. In San Francisco I never added water, in Vegas I add water and a spot of oil. 1 egg per person
100 grams of flour and one egg per person eating is a good start. 👍🏼
I have never made pasta before - today I made this recipe only I used 1 3/4Cup 00 Flour and 1/4Cup Semolina - I used a Ninja with a setting on dough and it made beautiful pasta - I was thrilled - Ok so Nonna's may shake their head in dismay and experienced cooks may laugh but when you have never made pasta before - this was excellent - a great place to start - it was easy and it tasted great - kinda fool proof really - next time maybe I will try it by hand - but if you are having guests this could not have been simpler. :)
Super tutorial! Thank you!
love love love this show!
Thank you sooooo much for the basic proportions! I now can make smaller amounts using the 2/3 c flour to 1 egg formula! As a new widow, small portions is so handy!
I love America's Test Kitchen. I have been making Pasta for 40 years and this to me looks like "how to massage a noodle." There are so many steps you can cut when you've done this a lot. If it sits or not, makes no difference; whisk the eggs or not makes no difference. Roll them thick once twice till it has the shape you want. Roll them thin and cut the length you want. Then on to the cutting. 3/4C flour for every egg, one egg per person eating. Their details on the texture are good. Try some olive oil in the mix, it keeps them from drying while rolling out. 1/2 teaspoon for each egg is good to start. Too sticky and they are hard to work with, too dry and they are difficult to roll out but there is a lot of wiggle room either way.
This is cool. We're gonna try this on our show, Kookin' with Kid Troy. Thanks for sharing.
GOD bless you, My went out well thanks for sharing.
I did it it came out good and I'm using wheat flour used to make this with my mom years ago I'm very happy I even have homemade sauce woohoo
I've used this recipe multiple times and it works beautifully.
How much pasta does it make more or less?
@@carojuana6482 I'd guess enough for four-six people.
I LOVE my hand crank pasta machine. It was a present 20 years ago and I have made countless miles of pasta since. Get one, you will not dissapointed!
Great. Thank you.
Sometimes I add minced cooked spinach that has been squeezed dry to the flour to make pasta spinacci. Or I'll add a tablespoon or of ground black pepper to the flours. Other times I omit the semolina and use 300 grams of unbleached flour. Other times I cut the pasta into 3 inch squares. Make a batter of mascarpone, powdered sugar and almond extract. The place a small amount of this in the centre of the squares. Then moisten the edges of the pasta and seal in the filling. Heat a deep fryer to 350F and deep fry the packets until golden and crisp. Buon apetito
I like the way you think. :-)
Gene Park you should post how and what you do, here on CZcams
I add meth to my homemade pasta. Everyone loves it and wants to know the recipe, but I tell them it's a secret.
It Burns 😂😂😂😂😂
Love spinach pasta.!
Made pasta with bread flour today. Turned out great. Wasn’t at all hard to work with. And had a nice bite to it. Certainly not tough to eat.
Excellent teaching, thankyou from tamilnadu
Great recipe. Just how long would you boil it for?
I mix my pasta by hand because that way, I can tell by feel if there is not enough liquid or too much; and I can also tell when it it kneaded enough. I do this in a bowl, because a bowl is far easier to clean than a table top.
thank you
If you have a pasta machine, as you roll out the pasta on #4 setting, pinch one end to the other and form a loop. You can then roll non-stop while changing the setting.
I have the same machine and absolutely love it. Fabulous video as a reminder of all those little steps. It's so convenient that when I make Ukrainian Perogies, I even
use the pasta machine to roll out the dough.
I would love the recipe for your Ukrainian Perogies. I moved from Ohio where I could get wonderful perogies, moved to Maryland’s eastern shore and can’t find good perogies. Miss getting fish with Perogies, no one does that down here.
@@lisaharding8537 Hi Lisa. . . here is my recipe for perogies: 2 cups flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 eggs beaten, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/4 cup soft butter. I find the "5" setting is
the perfect thickness. This recipe should provide you with 40 perogies. If you find the dough binds a bit when putting through the rollers, add a bit more flour and
do it again until the dough comes out silky. Of course the filling is totally up to you. Good luck with that. Cheers,
Darryl from Nanaimo BC
Thank you for sharing your recipe. I am planning to make the Perogies this weekend.
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The pasta machine they’re using is the marcato atlas which has a motor attachment for it.
Fantastic! That's much easier than I anticipated. Why have I let my pasta machine sit unused for years?
Bet your tot loves it!
I was going to buy one. I'll stick to aisle 7 at Krogers. Thanks...
thanks 👍
If you don't have a cutting machine you could also try cutting the pasta like they do soba noodles, where they fold it (using flour between layers so it doesn't stick) and cutting against the folds to the thickness of a noodle. Bundle them up and cook.^^
I use OO flour and weigh it rather than measure by volume. I usually add one egg for every 120 grams of flour and add a little olive oil and mix it all in my kitchen aid mixer. It takes a little hand kneading to get it where I want it and I always let it rest and hour in the refrigerator well wrapped
Thkssssssss alot for show us thkssssss
How do you keep the pasta for a longer time and how do you dry it??????
Finally, a way to encourage me to use my Atlas 150.
Thank you for the video. It was great ! Can you tell me if I can use a dough made with yeast for bread on the machine to flatten it ?
That is not a good idea. The yeast dough is supposed to be light and soft, also it is very sticky and wet. The best way to flatten yeast dough is by using a rolling pin or just your hands.
***** thank you so much for your answer. What a great teacher you are.
Thank you .
Hey, how about testing einkorn all purpose flour?
I'll take it.
Made ravioli last night. The result was pretty rubbery tough dough. I realize there maybe many reasons for this but upon second research I think I didn’t roll it out thin enough. Would having really thick dough cause it to be rubbery? Thanks!
Is there ever an episode on pasta maker?
get the marcato 150 without the cutting attachment. go 6 out of 9 in thickness (7 is a bit too thin), dust/fold and cut by hand on the board......much easier and you have better control with a rustic look. chiao.
ciao
@@pizzagorgonzola4699 sorry....typo mio amico
Funny, my Atlas 150 only has settings 1-7, not 0-9.. Like me, must just be an older model.
you can make pasta with out a machine use a rolling pin use a little flour to keep it from getting sticky roll it out thin so you see your hand in it as she did in the video and you can cut it out with a knife or pizza cutter dust the sheet with flour fold it over and over till its rolled up cut it into strips its very easy there are lots of you tube videos demonstrating this fully
How do you get the width of the pasta the same width of the pasta roller?
Robert, EVERYONE struggles with that when they first start making pasta. It does take practice. For me, the trick is to work with smaller batches of dough. In other words, if the dough is stretching out wider than the roller, I need to cut the ball of dough in half. The "obvious" solution of folding the edges of the dough in on itself never works well for me.
When making sheets for lasagna, should the sheets be cooked for a few minutes before assembling the lasagna to cook/freeze?
What's the Name Brand of your hand Crank Pasta Machine?
I use “0” setting to dry my socks and it also cleans any bits of dough off the rollers. 🧦
How about using a dryer for your socks so you can reserve the pasta rolling machine for food only? (Although it’s a bit late now.)
It’s so interesting how things have changed. You shouldn’t use the same flour when you roll it as it will soak into the flour. You should use rice flour or semolina.
Great easy Pasta or Ravioli 3 eggs, 2 cups all purpose flour, = 1lb pasta
May I ask, why mine is not rolling or something like functioning? I'm meant on the back side where we flat the pasta. Pls answer. Thanks.
Can home made pasta be dried for later use? If so, how long can it store up for?
It can, and it can last a month in a sealed container, according to my pasta machine instructions. Be careful with the egg though
About the eggs...I might suggest you process ( pulse)them first in the food processor ... then add the flour
Yes, Gene I remember back in the day when food Network was about cooking instead of eating, I believe it was Molto Mario said the pasta equation was one egg per 100g flour.
It is one egg per 100 grams flour.
The rule is 100 gr flour : 1 egg=1 serving. Often make one serving for myself, doing it by hand & finishing with my thrift store marcato pasta roller. Makes 2 servings of ravioli with a tablet. Very simple, fast, inexpensive & tasty.
Is it possible to have grams of egg per 100g of flour. I have ducks and want to use their eggs but they are larger than chicken eggs? Would I just add 15-20 grams more of flour?
Always unplug the food processor when reaching in, just say'n.
fresh human hands sounds good 😋
That's scary. Good tip
Use the dough blade instead of the sharp one. Even though it stills works, but not safe
I didn’t even notice that till I saw this 😂
Opening the cover automatically disconnects the food processor. But don’t put your fingers through the pasta maker machine. 😍
yes, just use a fondant roller.
This was clear and instructive, but I was disappointed that the instructor did not make a suggestion about how to rehabilitate dough that had dried out on its surface. Surely rekneading it and covering it would have put it back in the running for rolling out.
WATCH THIS VIDEO BEFORE MAKING PASTA. Dammit, I wish I had, when it dries out it will straight up ruin your day
Really? A lot more dried pasta is sold than "fresh". And dried pasta usually wins the blind taste tests.
I had a hard time with the hand mixing. It wouldn't stay together, even though it was really wet
How much pasta machine?can you tell me?
very god tutorial.
I found a high-end pasta roller at my local Goodwill for just $2! It just needed a handle replacement ($15) from the manufacturer and a good cleaning! YESSS!
Also, homemade pasta gives me really bad gas.
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Greetings! can I use spelt flour to make pasta and pizza?
Yes, no problems
Is that cups of sifted flour or packed? And how similar are “large” eggs? I’d like to know the weights
AP flour is about 127g per cup
"Is that cups of sifted flour or packed?"
Neither; they use the "scoop and sweep" method, scooping the flour out of the bag or hard container, then sifting it or -- in this case -- aerating it in the food processor after measuring if needed. Different sources give different conversions, but I've found King Arthur Baking Companies chart to be helpful:
www.kingarthurbaking.com/learn/ingredient-weight-chart
Impossible to make at home? Semolina and durum wheat are used in the best pastas, they are essentially the same thing but the grind is different. When working these flours all is needed is water and salt. A home mixer and pasta machine are preferable but not essential. Hand mixing and kneading , rolling out and cutting and drying can all be done with a rolling pin , a shape knife and a clean broomstick for drying. All purpose flour and eggs will produce a some what gummy noodle and not conducive to the stuffed pasta recipes like lasagna , ravioli, etc. or pastas like spaghetti, linguini etc. The pasta can be boiled fresh , taking no more then a minute for spaghetti . If the fresh pasta is fully dried then essential you have the same product that is commercially available . If making ravioli , I find freezing the product then simmering for five min. in a partial covered pan brings the best results with the partially steamed product silkier . Semolina and durum flours are available at Italian specialty stores and at King Arthur's on line. This is the products that Italians have been using for centuries with great results and much more superior to the Midwestern noodle/dumpling pasta dough for Southern Italian specialties .
Once fresh semolina pasta is dried it is exactly the same as store bought . She may have believed the processing is to difficult to handle.
I was under the impression Semolina and durum flour are the same thing with different names. Also, I believe durum flour is made from Durum wheat, AP Flour isn't.
As stated Both are wheat, Semolina and durum are interchangeable it is the grind that is different ,Semolina is a coarser grind , Durum is finely ground Semolina. Both are essential for Southern Italian Pastas. All Purpose flour would not be used.
after rereading what you wrote I understand. at first I thought you were saying the 3 were all the same except the grind, but you were only talking about Durum and Semolina.
It is almost impossible to buy semolina flour at a cheap enough price to make pasta in economical sense in North America. The cheapest semolina flour I can find costs more than CAD$5 to make pasta only enough for one serve to me, while dried pasta cost less than $1 to make 4-5 serves. So this is more sense to use regular all purpose flour (even use local organic ones)for homemade pasta.
its 2am why am I watching this
@@darthandeddeu bet you that girl is a pasta master by now. Alyssa4masterchefseason10
Because you were going to make pasta for me
1:51 AM here D:
Did you mix up the flour with the cocaine again Alyssa? Lol
Because your high
I'd like to know what the brand of pasta roller that they use. I'd like to buy a good quality one, but without paying absurd prices.
Late reply but if your still interested the current issue of Cooks Illustrated magazine which as you may already know is the print version of all these shows just tested several manual pasta rollers. The best one was the Marcato Atlas 150 Wellness Pasta Machine. It costs $69.00.
There are lots of brands and I've never seen a significant difference among the ones I've looked at. In fact, I use one that cost $2 at a charity thrift store. But you don't really need one at all. Just knead, roll, fold and cut with a knife. Couldn't be easier.
I have a thick counter top. The pasta machines that I have seen all have clamps.The clamps are relatively small for my thick counter top. Is there a pasta machine that will just sit on the counter without a clamp. Or with a BIIIGGG clamp? Or should I get an electric one?
Don't have a table?
Go to the home improvement store and get a 4 x 4 piece of plywood. Have them cut it to a size you like. Buy a couple of clamps you like. Put the wood on the counter and have some hang of as a lip. Clamp the wood to the counter. Now you have a thinner lip to clamp your kitchen machines. RJF
I'll definitely make this quick question, once my water is boiling and I add the pasta how long should I keep it in the water? My understanding is that fresh pasta cooks very quickly.
Another quick question, no oil on the recipe?
Thank you.
Takes 2 or 3 minutes to cook. No oil in recipe or in water.
@@callanish8632 thank you
Fresh pasta cooks within a minute or so in well salted water. Dried pasta takes a bit longer.
OK I've got a question, but first I am a low carb/pre-diabetic Italian who misses pasta! I have found pre made "Impastables" pasta at $8.99 plus s/h. I found low carb all purpose flour, but not sure how it will behave and wanted to ask and expert. Here is the ingredients list: [vegetable fibers, wheat protein, wheat gluten, unbleached hard wheat flour, whey protein, low glycemic monosaccharide, baking powder (calcium acid phosphate, biocarbonate of soda), lectin, yeast flakes, all natural monk fruit] So after all of that...... can I roll out pasta to make pasta? Anything I need to add or do differently? Thank you for the help!
Just make it and adjust the proportions of ingredients untold you find something you like. I'm not sure what the GI of vital wheat gluten is but I would add a little if you can because it will create a better texture. So yeah just do that 3 years ago. Hope you still have both your legs!
Is it possible at all to make pasta without one of those squishing machines? Can you use a rolling pin or something? I'd like to try making fresh pasta some time, but I'm not sure if I'd really like it and if it'd be a common thing, so I don't want to spend money on one of those machines.
GigaBoost yes, make well with the flour. Crack eggs in the well and slowly mix them in with the flour. Knead this together. It can take about 20 minutes or so. You may need to add more flour. The dough should be pliable but not stick to your hands or the table/cutting board. Cover the dough with a towel or plastic wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes. Cut a piece and roll it out. If it stretches back into place, let it rest a few more minutes covered. Use a little more flour when rolling it out. Keep rolling until you reach your desired thickness. For ravioli, it should be almost paper thin. You should be able to see your fingers/the grain of wood of the cutting board through the pasta. That is how you know you are done rolling. Cut into whatever shap pasta you want. Let it dry out for a few hours before cooking while you finish rolling the rest. It is more labor intensive, but that is how my family from Northern Italy has done it for generations. Hope you enjoy your pasta! My dad just got me a pasta machine for my birthday. I am excited to try it out. My shoulders hurt for 2 days after rolling out pasta last time. I am short, so the angle of the counter with rolling agitated my shoulder. I am happy to have a device to help, even if I have to keep it a secret from the relatives.
You can, and I would recommend trying with a rolling pin before buying a machine. But if you like to make fresh pasta often, a machine is a very good investment. Good Italian ones are like 40€ and they last a long time
Should the eggs be at room temperature?
Yes. I think she says so in the video
Always
For about how long would I boil this pasta?
flytape8490 fresh pasta cooks much faster. 3-4 minutes should be enough. but take a strand out and bite it yourself to ensure its cooked al dente or to your preference
Can you tell me what to change in case of making whole wheat pasta? I have to eat only whole grains.,... and I don't know if the recipe will work with that kind of flour in the same way!
I say try doing it the same way but with whole wheat flour instead but make a small batch it might fail.
in my eyes the most important thing in food is to experiment with recepies and make them your own
A lot of Italian grandmothers from Emilia-Romagna (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia-Romagna) are crying.
You can find 00 flour in your neighborhood Italian store ($6.99 for 5 lbs. at ours).
It’s $5.00 for 1 kilogram now….which is 2.2 pounds…but still worth it.
I tried to make this years ago and thought it too much work.
Then I bought a KitchenAid mixer and a roller attachment.
Now I won't eat anything except fresh pasta!
Yup...me too. Amazing. Glad you never gave up. Its so easy to make,. sad the people who think this is hard.Fresh pasta perfect life
I wonder if she used a steel processor blade, or dough blade
It has to be steel (sharp) or else she wouldn't have said to watch out for it when getting the dough out of the bowl.
If the pasta doesn't dry before you put it in the fridge, it will all stick together. How is the pasta suppose to dry when you have covered it with a damp towel?
Brigit can you tell me which brand of pasta machine is the best to get thanks
I don't know if America's Test Kitchen has done a side-by-side equipment test, but the machine being used here is an Italian "Marcato Atlas" pasta machine. There are hand-cranked and motorized versions, but for most home cooks the hand-cranked model should be sufficient. Here's one source: www.amazon.com/Marcato-Atlas-Wellness-Pasta-Stainless/dp/B0009U5OSO Don't be fooled by cheaper look-alike machines from China; the Marcato is the real deal.
***** Yes dont waste the xtra money on imperia. I had one and a small plastic bushing cracked and i had to throw the whole lot away
***** They may all look the same, but they don't all work the same. One need only read the user reviews on Amazon to see that the cheap knock-offs often come with missing parts, they break too easily, etc.
***** In the case of many Chinese-made products, the companies don't care if customers return items, because the store eats the loss, not the manufacturer. The stores may quit buying from companies that have a lot of faulty products, but they'll just change the name of the company and carry on as usual. I've seen cheap Chinese copies of "battery-free" flashlights that are supposed to have a built-in magnetic generator, that actually had a slug of aluminum where the steel core should be, and wires that ran to nowhere, that had a small button battery to make them work...for a few hours. I bought a box of pencils once that had hard plastic where the rubber eraser should be, but there was no way to tell until the package was opened. On closer inspection, guess where they were made -- yep: China. And on and on it goes. That's the nature of the communist system in China; the workers have no financial stake in the companies' success or failure, and there's no incentive to the management to have any kind of quality control. Copyright and patent law also mean nothing to them, so everything from computers to candy gets counterfeited there. They often look identical to the genuine article, but are made of substandard materials. I'm not saying that's the case with your pasta machine; it may be fine. I was just speaking in general terms.
***** Yes, I suppose if your time and trouble isn't worth anything to you then you could shop for and return several inferior machines before finding a good one. I'd rather get a good one from the beginning.