MAKING your own fresh pasta from scratch can be wildly satisfying, not to mention it can be healthier and taste better.
We round up some of the best pasta makers you can buy to help you recreate your own favourite Italian recipes.
Supermarkets have shelves full of pasta but making your own comes with extra bragging rights, not to mention you can experiment with different flavours, colours and ingredients.
You could for example use an alternative flour, such as corn or rice, to make gluten and wheat-free versions.
By adding things like carrot or spinach juice instead of water, you can also change the colour of the pasta dough.
And of course, in making your own, you know there are no additives and you can choose the quality of ingredients that suit you.
But unless you're a dab hand with a rolling pin, you’ll need a good pasta maker to make your own lasagne sheets or tagliatelle at home.
What to look for in a pasta maker
At the very least, your pasta maker needs to be able to roll out thin and even sheets of pasta, starting from a wide gauge before slowly making thinner and thinner sheets with each pass.
The roll needs to be smooth, otherwise you’ll end up with sheets of pasta that are uneven.
You should also check whether it comes with a clamp - this will help the machine stay in place on your kitchen counter while in use.
Many also come with additional cutters that will produce different shapes or sizes of pasta.
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1. Marcato Atlas 150 pasta machine
Marcato’s pasta machines are well known for their quality and this one is a best seller with thousands of positive reviews.
Apart from the standard pasta roller - for making lasagne sheets - you can also use the machine to cut your pasta to fettuccine and tagliolini-widths.
You can also buy additional accessories to make 12 other pasta shapes and it comes with a clamp to keep the machine in place.
2. VonShef 5-in-1 pasta machine
This pasta maker from VonShef can produce five different shapes of pasta - lasagne, spaghetti, tagliatelle, ravioli and fettuccine.
It comes with a clamp to hold the machine in place, so there’s no worrying about it moving while in use.
There’s also a handy sizing guide to help you portion out the correct serving size of spaghetti.
3. Lakeland pasta machine
- Lakeland pasta machine, £29.99 from Lakeland - buy here
Lakeland has a fantastic budget-friendly pasta machine.
It will make four different shapes - lasagne, tagliatelle, spaghetti and linguine - and there are eight different thickness settings.
It also comes with a clamp to help you secure the machine in place.
4. Symple Stuff 4-piece pasta maker set
- Symple Stuff 4-piece pasta maker set, £55 from Wayfair - buy here
This 4-piece set from Symple Stuff offers great value for money.
The machine can produce four different shapes - lasagne, spaghetti, ravioli and fettuccine.
It also comes with a small stand that you can use to dry any pasta you make.
5. KitchenCraft World of Flavours pasta machine
- KitchenCraft pasta machine, £26.35 from Wayfair - buy here
This stylish red machine is part of the World of Flavours Colour range and can add a pop of colour to your kitchen.
It makes just two shapes - lasagne and spaghetti - but you have nine different thickness settings to play with.
It also comes with a clamp to help secure the machine in place.
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If you fancied rolling out pasta by hand, we’ve rounded up some of the best options for rolling pins.
Also check out our review of the Cuisinart Precision SM50BU 5.2l stand mixer, which is very handy for making dough.
For a smaller alternative, there’s also the Morphy Richards Mixstar.
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