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Did somebody say pasta? 🍝

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Nothing beats a delicious plate of pasta in my books and at home we love to handmade it, and no, I can assure you it doesn't take as long as you think or its as difficult as they make it look. 🍝 So get ready to find your new side quest of the year!
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Pasta Machines

If you need a bit of a hand to make your own pasta, these are for you and some of our favorites!

 
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A bit of a splurge, but if you want to make different pasta shapes with a machine, this is the one! It gets addictive
Philips Pasta Machine Series 7000 HR2660/00
 
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This is hands down the best machine we have used! We still have the same one our mum used and still works like just out of the box, pure quality!
MARCATO Atlas 150 Manual Pasta Maker, Chrome
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another pasta maker, more bulky but still works great!
Imperia Pasta Presto Electric Maker w 2 Cutters
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if you have a kitchen aid this is such a must have, takes off having a pasta machine!
KitchenAid 5KSM3MPA 3-Piece Pastry & Pasta Set

Pasta Tools

These are easy tools and quite cheap everyone can use to make pasta, you will be surprised how few tools you need to start!

 
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This is by far my favourite pasta tool, a gnocchi board perfect to make at least three to five different pasta shapes
ELETTRO Ridged Gnocchi Board & Pasta Rod
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these are perfect for filled pasta or even for biscuits, we love a good tool that can be used for multiple things right?
Navaris Ravioli Stamp Set - 3 Shape Cutters with Roller
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these are perfect to dry out your long pasta like spaghetti, tagliatelle and more, a must!
YUNZHISHIYE Foldable Wooden Pasta Drying Rack
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perfect to dry out more pasta shapes of the smaller size
Wooden Pasta Drying Plate & Noodles Dryer
 
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this is perfect to make spatzle, they are amazing in broth and such a cozy pasta
Dunkwckore Stainless Steel Spätzle Tool with Sledge & Handle
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this is one is less popular, at least I have always seen pasta machines that make long pasta, but if you want to make it old style, this is for you!
GUITAR with MATTARELLO Pasta Spaghetti
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this is such a great quality ravioli mold that will last you years!
MARCATO Italy 12 Large Round Agnolotti Mold
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amazing quality pasta cutter, perfect to also use it with pastry
MARCATO Square Cookie Cutter 6cm Steel
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a pastabike is such a must have whether you use it for pasta, biscuits or pastries
Marcato Bike, 9 changeable Wheels, Clear
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another pasta dryer, easy to clean up instead of wood
MARCATO Pasta Drying Rack, Clear
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this is called a ferretto and its a tool typical of italy to make certain kind of pasta shapes like maccheroni
Wire for Fresh Pasta Calabrian Fusilli 30cm

Pasta Making Essentials

Get ready to get your hands dirty with flour and make some pasta!

 
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these are perfect while mixing flour and eggs or flour and water, they look cute and easy to use
Asdirne Pastry Cutter & Scraper, 15cm, 2pcs
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this is the best beech wood board that is perfect for pasta mixing and to shape it. the wood helps to keep the texture\
Fackelmann Beech Wood Cutting Board 40x40cm
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perfect to roll your pasta and easy to clean and use!
Super Kitchen Adjustable Stainless Steel Rolling Pin with Silicone Rings
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wooden rolling pins are much more popular and my favourites when doing pasta!
Super Kitchen Beech Wood Rolling Pin w/ Silicone Rings 40cm
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much bigger board to roll pasta and the one we always use!
Mottiwood Pasta Board 90x55cm Natural Spruce
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