Fantes Cavatelli Maker Machine for Authentic Italian Pasta, The Italian Market Original since 1906

After reading a number of negative reviews about this product, I was a little hesitant about purchasing it. However, I did buy it and I am glad I did. My cavatelli came out perfect on the first try. As others have commented, I think a lot may have to do with the consistency of the pasta dough: it needs to be firm and not sticky. Here is my recipe - which worked: 1 1/2 cups semolina pasta flour 1 3/4 cups 00 grade pasta flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup water The mixture was needed until completely smooth (about 10 minutes), covered in plastic wrap and set to rest for 1/2 hour. The mass was then cut into 16 pieces. Each piece was rolled into a log about an index finger thick, dusted with flour and then put through the machine. While I worked on one log, I covered the rest of the dough up in plastic wrap so it would not dry up. This made about 5 - 6 hearty portions of cavatelli. Sometimes some of the dough did get a little clogged in the machine, but I found this happened when the log was too large in diameter or if the log became off-center as it was being rolled into the machine. When it did get clogged, I had no problems removing the dough and re-rolling it into another log. Keeping the dough log centered and the right size avoided this problem. Some other reviewers commented that the nut on the handle comes off. I find that it does come loose, but it seems that is by design since you have to remove the handle to fit the machine in its box. I just retighten the nut occasionally as I am cranking out the cavatelli. This is something to be aware of. I am hoping that this cavatelli maker services me well in the future.

Just arrived and used it straight away with kids and works so well with great results. Fits on to my bench top which is 20mm thick. The screw that keeps the handle on can unwind itself but just keep checking on it and it’s fine still functions well. Would definitely recommend and maybe buy another for a present.

Title: Disappointing Experience – Missing Parts and Poor Functionality I was excited to try the Fante's Cavatelli Maker Machine for Authentic Italian Pasta, especially given its long history with The Italian Market. However, my experience was far from great. When I opened the box, I immediately noticed that some parts were missing. I was unable to assemble the machine properly, which completely ruined the experience. I tried contacting customer service, but the process has been slow and unhelpful. Additionally, even after I managed to use the machine, it didn’t work as expected. The dough didn’t come out right, and it was difficult to handle. The quality didn’t live up to the reputation or my expectations. Overall, I'm extremely disappointed with this purchase and would not recommend this product to anyone looking to make authentic pasta.

secured to my big cutting board i roll pasta on and went to cranking out nice cavatelli with minimal effort. i found it worked best to cut a paper plate to fit under it, then slide it out to dump the made pasta every few minuets, otherwise it will drop them off the edge of the board it's secured to into the floor.

Not necessarily the easiest device I've ever used in the kitchen, but having experimented with our dough a little bit, we've definitely gotten it to make cavatelli! I returned a CucinaPro cavatelli maker that came with plastic rollers, which the dough stuck to terribly. Haven't had any issues with the dough sticking to the real wood rollers on this one! Unfortunately, no matter what we do, the cavatelli are coming out a bit tough; hopefully a bit more experimentation will yield some that are a bit more tender. So far, a medium-firm dough seems to work the best- too firm and they don't curl over nicely; too soft and they don't separate completely and end up sticking together and getting clumpy. Coating your dough snake in semolina seems to help the cavatelli drop off when they're made. We have had a few stick to the rotating metal bits if we don't coat the dough in semolina, and if they go all the way around they can gum up the rollers a bit, but they're pretty easy to peel back out. Anyway; this cavatelli maker works far better than the CucinaPro did, and we will definitely be keeping it! Once we got the dough and the rhythm down, we've had a blast using it, and it's actually way faster than rolling out and cutting pasta dough, so it's a great way to have homemade pasta on a weeknight when we don't have as much time to cook.

a little tricky . Need to make sure you hand roll dough and that it is not too thin otherwise it won’t make the whole shape

Price point is nice, however the nut that comes to hood the handle onto the crank shaft will not stay on, you have to re tighten every 45 seconds of use. I wish that were an exaggeration but it’s not. Very frustrating. Used recently for an event, the pasta produced is great, shape is on point and all that but I think the busted knuckles from the handle loosening pretty much have made me decide on not really enjoying this product.

My grandchildren wanted to learn how to make homemade pasta so for one of our cooking classes I purchased this to make cavatelli’s. We got done so fast and everything was so delicious taste just like Nonna’s🥰. This is also a nice sturdy piece great value for the money. The quality is good and very easy to use for the grandchildren. Also stores very well.