Is It Possible to Make Elbow Pasta At Home?

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I love making egg, semolina, and wheat pasta at home, but my home pasta maker (a KitchenAid attachment with a roller and two cutter blades) does only basic fettucini and spaghetti shapes plus whatever I cut the sheets to myself. Is it possible using either a by-hand technique or another machine to make elbow pasta or other round shapes at home, or is this something I have to stick to buying?

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Best Answer

You should be able to buy a pasta plate that will get you what you need.
The link is not a recommendation, just am example of what you are looking for.

Pasta plate for KitchenAid mixer



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How is elbow macaroni made?

How Do They Get the Hole in Macaroni?
  • Dough is made by hand or with a mixer.
  • The dough is kneaded until it reaches the correct consistency, and then it is pushed, or extruded, through a die, a metal disk with holes in it. ...
  • The shape of the holes in the die governs the shape of the pasta.


What can I use instead of elbow macaroni?

Substitute For Macaroni OR - Substitute another pasta like spaghetti or linguine. Most pastas are made from the same ingredients, so the flavor is virtually the same. Just make sure it is appropriate for the sauce you'll be using.

How long does it take to make elbow pasta?

For authentic "al dente" pasta, boil uncovered, stirring occasionally for 7 minutes. For more tender pasta, boil an additional 1 minute.

Is elbow pasta the same as macaroni?

Macaroni is a type of pasta and is shaped elbow, and it's the sole reason it's called elbow macaroni. It's dry pasta and you will be surprised to know macaroni was not even considered as pasta in the early '80s.



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Answer 2

I just saw a machine for elbow macaroni called "pasta perfetto 900". May be foreign but was definitely making elbows

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