Home Made pasta shapes

[versaceyoyo]

Ah the great TMX v KA debate!  I always held off getting a KA wishing it could do more, never knowing that the TMX existed - and as soon as I did, I pounced!

Maybe when I have piles of spare cash lying around one day I will buy a KA just because they look good and are great for baking, however, I think if having to choose between the two, it's hard to go past the TMX.

Julie, your pasta looks absolutely beautiful - no wonder your mac cheese was out of this world!

[Meagan]

JO I just ordered one of these  Last night    and had it shipped to my sister in the US
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/kitchenaid-pasta-press-attachment/?pkey=celtkadatt&cm_src=hppromo
They are have a one day special 20% of KA accessories so I just went for it I signed up for their newsletter when this thread started in the hope that one day they would have them on sale and yesterday was the day so excited 

[cookie1]

You will have great fun Meagan.  Don't forget to show us photos.

[Meagan]

Will do cookie  father Christmas is so great he always knows exactly what to get me lol

[cookie1]

Same here. I have the icecream maker under the tree. I can't wait to make liquorice icecream. I'll have all the ingredients in the fridge.

[gertbysea]

Meagan don't you just love William Sonoma. Wish we had a store here.

Gretchen

[JulieO]

Oh how wonderful Meagan, you will really enjoy it.  If you have trouble with the pasta, let me know and I will give you the recipe of what works for me.  It has to be a drier dough than normal or the shapes won't keep their shape - will flop, IYKWIM.  I went so beserk when I first got mine that I'm still using the pasta that I dried  .  It's lots of fun. 

Cookie would love to see your liquorice ice cream recipe, sounds great. 

[Cornish Cream]

JO I just ordered one of these  Last night    and had it shipped to my sister in the US
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/kitchenaid-pasta-press-attachment/?pkey=celtkadatt&cm_src=hppromo
They are have a one day special 20% of KA accessories so I just went for it I signed up for their newsletter when this thread started in the hope that one day they would have them on sale and yesterday was the day so excited 

Meagan don't you just love William Sonoma. Wish we had a store here.

Gretchen

I love that store as well Meagan and Gretchen.When my DS was living in the US I always made a point of visiting their nearest store when staying with him.It's such a same they don't post overseas.

[zebraa]

I've got a bench top pasta roller that I picked up from the op shop for $10 yrs ago and it's great but can only do sheets, fettucini and spaghetti. I've got a Kenwood but dreamed of a nice red Kitchen Aid on my bench (well until I got my TM that is.................)

me too! One day......................................The TMX has spoiled me for other appliances LOL

I would love to see the liquioice icecream recipe - that is my absolute favourite flavour.

[cookie1]

This is a recipe from Tenina's site that I hope to try.
http://tenina.com/2008/10/more-ish-licor-ish/

I also have one from a friend that I think is from a George Caloumbaris (sp??) book. All I have written down for that one is 1½ cups low fat milk, 170g liquorice, 2 egg yolks, 75g castor sugar, 120ml cream. The only instruction I wrote was melt liquorice in milk, whick egg yolks and sugar. This is probably the one I'll try first.

Did Thermomixer post a recipe for liquorice icecream a long time ago?

[JulieO]

Thanks Cookie, have saved both of those recipes. 

[Nik2WIN]

Julie,  I,m green with envy .  I've  got a Kenwood,  pretty sure I can't get such a wizbang attachment.   Terrific web site,  thanks.

Oh, you soooo can!  I have the pasta maker/shaper  for the Kenwood, I think it also does biscuit shaping ....

I have to confess I found it pretty time consuming and the last time I used it I only had one child .... (yeah, I've got three now!)  Its something I'd love to get going again with it.  I also have the sausage maker attachment for my Kenwood.

Nik

[Nik2WIN]

Do you use your KitchenAid a lot?  My friend has decided to buy one instead of a TMX.  She said they do roughly the same things so is saving money.  I don't really know much about KitchenAids (and am still madly in love with my TMX) so haven't commented.

I'm feeling like "Know it all Nik" tonight but the Kitchen Aid and the TMX aren't remotely comparable.  The KA is predominately a mixer, whereas the TMX mixes, grates, kneads, chops blah, blah, we know what it does.  Bless your friend but she's saving no money.

I've had a host of kitchen gadgets, many of them pretty expensive, and they ALL come with some writing in bold that says words to the effect of DO NOT USE THIS ATTACHMENT TO GRIND NUTMEG, and yet the TMX does it with ease - even DH was impressed, after his initial worry that I was going to break it.

Nik