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4.5
1. I just made my first pasta in my Ronco Popeil Pasta Maker, it turned out well, the first time I tried, and the pasta is delicious. All, I did was follow the Ronco instructions for making pasta, that came with the machine, and within minutes I had pasta that was exactly mixed as covered in the instructions and it was starting to come out of the machine, after I switched on the EXT buttons, again according to instructions. The machine, quickly went dead, and I thought here we go again, as I remember another reviewer had this same problem. However, in investigating the problem, I found all I had to do was make sure the mixing bin was pushed backed properly against the inside rear wall of the pasta maker, and this immediately solved the problem, as the machine instantly started to extrude pasta again. For my first pasta, I used the Fettuccine disc, and while the pasta was being extruded, I quickly boiled a pot of water to cook it in, using the induction burner I previously purchased from Amazon, and wrote some review comments about. So dinner for me tonight, will be a fresh salad of lettuce/tomato/onion with a spray of olive oil & venegar (using the Misto Sprayers, also previously purchased from Amazon.com), the Ronco pasta I made, along with a home made tomato based sauce with "Gourmet Spinach & Asiago Cheese Chicken Sausage", a glass of Merlot wine; and, for dessert, a dish of pear cobbler, home-made using pears from my own pear tree, a scoop of Vanilla ice cream (I have a lot of it, in the freezer) made in the Cusinart Ice Cream Maker I recently purchased from Amazon & reviewed online here, and some home brewed espresso, brewed in the auto Delonghi Espresso Maker I also purchased from Amazon.com and reviewed here, some time ago. Not bad, for the first pasta I have ever made & that I can quickly and easily make more of, as well as other types, whenever I want. Unlike, what some others have said, cleanup, for me is very fast and easy, as all I did was let the machine somewhat dry (it did so, within minutes at my house), and then I easily picked/brushed off any remaining pieces of dried pasta (threw them out as a treat for the birds, as I do with all my left over bread and dry grains/cereal type foods), and instead of even washing the parts in the dish washer as can be done, within all of five minutes or so, I had washed them by hand in soap/ water in the same pot I had used to boil the water for cooking the pasta.2. I purchased my Ronco pasta maker from Amazon.com, just days ago after returning to Amazon, a pasta maker of another Brand/Manufacturer that didn't work out for me as I could not even get it to make any pasta at all, no matter what I did, and all according to that manufacturers supplied instructions. With the Ronco Pasta Maker, on the other hand, I had delicious pasta, ready to eat, within minutes, and using general purpose flour I ocassionally purchase in bulk from Sams Club, and so always have plenty of it on hand anyway, as it's the same I use in my Automatic Bread Maker and for general cooking. Thanks, to both Amazon and Ronco, gone are the days when I purchase my pasta from stores again; and, Amazon Prime, was a perfect way for me to purchase my Ronco Pasta Maker.I bought this Popeil Pasta Maker used through Amazon Marketplace, even though they are available new because Ron Popeil no longer owns Ronco and I had been advised to look for a vintage Popeil pasta maker if I wanted the original quality. One of the Marketplace sellers had one for sale, so I ordered it. It arrived in very nice condition, with the exception of a missing rubber foot which the seller, when contacted, responded immediately that a replacement one will be shipped.The instructions were provided and I followed them closely, along with watching Ron Popeil's use video at the Ronco website as well as a Spinach Fettuccine video, using the identical machine, on You Tube. My first attempt was phenom! The fettuccine was of perfect consistency, needed no drying, and went from machine to the waiting pot of salted water simmering on the stovetop. After only two minutes of simmering, the fettuccine was removed (none had stuck together) and served with homemade Roman-style Alfredo of butter, freshly grated parmesan and garnished with freshly ground pepper - all for about 75 cents worth of all-purpose flour, an egg, a tablespoon of olive oil and water! It really was incredibly easy, but I would suggest the following : warm your selected die in hot water with a touch of olive oil for about one minute and attach to the machine. Then, measure everything exactly, starting with the flour. Place the flour into the pasta machine and allow the paddle to mix it for about four minutes. While it is mixing, crack your egg into the cup and whisk it. Then add your oil and water to the cup. Whisk again and slowly add to the mixing flour. Be patient and allow the dough to mix until it looks like small pea size balls. You can add a touch more of flour or water if needed to achieve this, but do either gradually and watch for results. When you see most of the dough dividing into pea-size balls, switch from "Mix" to "Off". Then switch to "Extrude". Do not just flip the switch to "Extrude". You can break the mechanism. The mixing mechanism will now reverse and start to push your dough through the holes of the die you selected. As the dough appears, simply cut off the pasta at the length you desire and either dry it individually on a rack, or place the entire amount (if a half-load) directly into simmering water and cook for 45 seconds (Angel Hair) to three minutes for thicker pasta shapes like Rigatoni. Enjoy yourself. The experience is great fun!Ok, my review is going to aggravate some owners! I was craving some fresh pasta while on the road in my RV. I used my brand new PM1305WHGEN Ronco Pasta Maker that worked perfectly the first time!! I just received the 52% 52 year Ronco birthday discount from the Ronco Website,( sorry Amazon, it came out costing less). I washed everything, glanced at the instructions, and watched the two user review YouTube videos currently online. I used some gluten-free flour and simply used the included measuring cup with two cups of flour. The wet ingredients included olive oil, two eggs, then some water to the full line. As it mixed it looked a little dry so I added two tablespoons of water. After about five minutes of mixing the dough looked like little clumps the size of small peas. I switched over to Extrusion and voila, it worked!! I was so excited I forgot to cut my fettuccini noodles until near the end. Next time I'll add some spinach juice instead of plain water.I hope not to have to update this review later on with broken parts or gooey pasta news!Ok, I have to update my review! The spaghetti die that comes with new Ronco Pasta makers is manufactured incorrectly. The holes in the die actually produce Fideo/capellini/angel hair sized pasta and not spaghetti. The folks at Ronco customer support do not seem to know the difference. However, you can find the correct spaghetti sized die on EBay, (see picture, the one on the left is the right size).
