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Homemade Pasta, Bread & Pizza Tools I Use Every Week
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items Making fresh pasta and crusty bread at home turned our Sunday afternoons into a family tradition. It is easier than it looks with the right tools, and the results are so much better than store bought. These are the pasta machines, bread makers, and b...
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Pasta Machines & Pasta Tools
Bread Machines, Proofing Baskets & Loaf Pans
Pizza Stones, Mixers & Baking Essentials
Pasta Machines & Pasta Tools
Machines and tools for rolling, cutting, and shaping fresh pasta.
The Marcato Atlas is the pasta machine that started our Sunday pasta tradition. It clamps to our counter, rolls dough silky thin, and the cutter makes perfect fettuccine. It is built like a tank in Italy, and my kids now fight over who gets to turn t...
Marcato Atlas 150 Pasta Machine with Cutter
The KitchenAid pasta roller set turns my stand mixer into a pasta workshop, so both of my hands stay free to guide the dough. It rolls sheets evenly and cuts spaghetti and fettuccine in seconds. Since we got it, homemade pasta has gone from a special...
KitchenAid Three-Piece Pasta Roller and Cutter Attachment Set
The Philips compact pasta maker mixes, kneads, and extrudes fresh noodles on its own, which feels like magic on busy nights. I add flour and eggs, and about fifteen minutes later we have penne or spaghetti. It is the easiest way I have found to serve...
Philips Compact Pasta and Noodle Maker
This Kuchenprofi ravioli stamp cuts and seals each pillow in one press, so my ravioli never burst in the pot. The fluted edge looks so pretty on the plate. My daughter handles the stamping while I spoon in ricotta filling, and our ravioli night has b...
Kuchenprofi Pasta Casa Square Ravioli Stamp
The Kuchenprofi gnocchi board gives each little dumpling those classic ridges that grab onto sauce. It is simple, sturdy wood and so satisfying to use. My partner and I roll gnocchi together on cold Sunday afternoons, and it has turned into one of ou...
Kuchenprofi Pasta Casa Gnocchi Board
This Marcato drying rack keeps fresh noodles from clumping while the water comes to a boil. The arms spin out to hold a full batch, then fold flat for storage in our pantry. Before I had it, I draped pasta over chair backs, and I am so glad our kitch...
Marcato Atlas Collapsible Pasta Drying Rack
The Verve Culture fluted wheel cutter gives our pappardelle and farfalle beautiful crinkled edges. It rolls smoothly through fresh dough and the wooden handle feels lovely in my hand. It is handmade in Italy, and I love that such a small tool makes o...
Verve Culture GA-RI Pasta Fluted Wheel Cutter
The Farmhouse Pottery French rolling pin tapers at the ends, which gives me so much more control when I roll pasta sheets by hand. The wood is smooth and beautifully finished. I use it for pie crust and cookies too, and it has quickly become the roll...
Farmhouse Pottery French Rolling Pin
This King Arthur double zero flour is finely milled Italian style flour that makes our pasta silky and our pizza crust tender. It rolls out beautifully without tearing. Switching from all purpose flour was the single biggest improvement in my homemad...
King Arthur 00 Pizza Flour
Bread Machines, Proofing Baskets & Loaf Pans
Everything needed for crusty, homemade loaves.
The Zojirushi Virtuoso bakes a perfectly shaped loaf with a golden crust while we sleep. Its dual kneading blades mix dough thoroughly, and the delay timer means fresh bread is ready at breakfast. Waking up to the smell of warm bread is my favorite w...
Zojirushi Virtuoso Electric Bread Maker
The Cuisinart compact bread maker fits on our small counter and still bakes a full size loaf. I add ingredients, choose a setting, and it handles the kneading, rising, and baking. It is how I finally started making sandwich bread for the kids' lunche...
Cuisinart Compact Automatic Bread Maker
This FRIELING bread lame lets me score clean, confident slashes that help my loaves bloom in the oven. The wood handle is comfortable, and the extra blades keep it razor sharp. Learning to score with it made my bread look bakery worthy, and my family...
FRIELING Bread Lame Dough Scoring Blade with Extra Blades
This Great Ambitions bread Dutch oven traps steam so my sourdough gets a crackly crust and a tall, open crumb. It comes with a sourdough kit, so I had everything I needed to start. The low base makes loading dough so much easier, and it produced the ...
Great Ambitions Enameled Cast Iron Bread Dutch Oven with Sourdough Kit
The Le Creuset Heritage loaf pan bakes banana bread and sandwich loaves with evenly golden sides. I love that the stoneware releases easily and looks lovely enough to serve straight from our oven. I bake a loaf of pumpkin bread in it every fall, and ...
Le Creuset Heritage Loaf Pan
The Yamazaki steel bread box keeps our homemade loaves fresh for days and looks clean and modern on the counter. The lid doubles as a cutting board, which I did not expect to use so much. Our bread no longer goes stale by day two, and I love that it ...
Yamazaki Steel Bread Box
The FarmSteady sourdough starter kit walked me through making my first starter from scratch, step by step. It includes a jar, flour, and clear instructions, which took the intimidation out of it. My starter is still going strong a year later, and I h...
FarmSteady Sourdough Starter Kit
The Elite programmable bread machine is an affordable way to start baking fresh loaves at home. I love the simple settings for white, wheat, and even gluten free bread. My sister started with this exact machine, and after tasting her bread, I bought ...
Elite EBM5316 Programmable Bread Machine
Pizza Stones, Mixers & Baking Essentials
Stones, mixers, and staples for pizza night and beyond.
The Le Creuset pizza stone gives our homemade pizza a crisp, evenly browned crust. The glazed surface is easy to clean, unlike the stained stones I owned before. It also bakes flatbreads and cookies beautifully, and our Friday pizza night has been no...
Le Creuset Round Pizza Stone
The Old Stone pizza steel holds so much heat that my oven pizza comes out with a blistered, pizzeria style crust. The moat catches drips, which keeps my oven cleaner. It is heavy and practically indestructible, and my partner now claims our homemade ...
Old Stone Pizza Steel with Moat
The Old Stone pizza peel slides pies onto a hot stone without any drama, and the folding handle makes it easy to store. I find the thin metal edge slips right under the crust. It took my pizza launching from messy to smooth, and my kids love taking t...
Old Stone Pizza Peel with Folding Handle
The Ooni Koda heats up in about fifteen minutes and bakes a Neapolitan style pizza in roughly a minute. The gas connection makes it simple to use on our patio. We host pizza parties where every guest tops their own pie, and it has turned into the mos...
Ooni Koda 12 Gas Powered Pizza Oven
The smeg retro stand mixer kneads bread and pizza dough effortlessly, and it looks like a piece of art on our counter. The pastel color makes me smile every time I bake. It handles heavy dough without straining, and I love that my favorite kitchen ap...
smeg Fifties Retro Style Stand Mixer
The smeg digital scale made my bread and pasta far more consistent, since I now weigh flour instead of scooping it. It is precise, easy to read, and has a handy tare button. My sourdough stopped turning out differently every time, and I keep the scal...
smeg Contemporary Digital Kitchen Scale
King Arthur all purpose flour is the reliable flour I use for everything from sandwich bread to pizza dough. It has consistent protein, which means predictable results in my recipes. I buy it in bulk during the holidays, and it is the only all purpos...
King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour