My feeling is that Imperia is missing out a bit in terms of market niches (little metal particle release seems more advertisment and are inconsequential), and that is a pity (maybe cheaper? or just old style managers?). The new machine has “quite a bit of plastic parts incorporated into the machine that are not present on mine.”

It's also more fun with two - and kids love this stage as they see the dough becoming longer and longer.Beside the roller and the two cutters, there are more attachments available for the two pasta makers. The Marcato has a total of 9 different attachments available for long types of pasta, and Imperia sells up to 6 different attachments for the Imperia. Customers are saying: Only one review claiming the instructions aren't that helpful, but this is one of John Lewis' best selling products with five of them added to buyers' baskets in the last 48 hours alone. We'd be inclined to say no news is good news.

If you want a high quality machine, but would like to save where possible, the Imperia is a perfectly good choice. Just remember there are less attachments available, but if you don’t care about these attachments, and are just looking for a flat pasta roller then the Imperia is a great, authentic Italian machine that offers solid value for money. From pasta rollers to pasta makers, the number of professional tools that can help you make dishes the Italian masters would be envious of is constantly expanding, meaning quality pasta is made effortless. GLAMOUR tested review: Super easy to use and looks high-quality on my countertop, this machine made delicious, evenly cut fettuccini and wasn't hard to wipe down afterwards, either.

Whether you're looking to make fettucine, farfalle or conchigle with your Imperia pasta maker you'll find the right model and the right attachment you need. It's well-built, long-lasting, and absolute piece of cake to use and best of all - it makes the most delicious pasta you will ever taste! Some say even better than what you'll find in top grade Italian restaurants. If you’re planning on making pasta at home for the first time, the Imperia 150 will is a good choice. You’ll be able to make a lot of different pasta shapes, especially when you get creative with the lasagne sheets. Think of ravioli, tortellini and a whole lot more handmade pasta shapes. The Imperia Series attachments are diverse and allow you to make all your favorites. Some staples for popular pasta dishes include a Cavetelli attachment and a Ravioli pasta maker attachment, which will let you produce perfect sheets of fresh Ravioli in one go. Of course you can! People made pasta by hand for hundreds of years before any of these machines were invented. All you really need is a rolling pin (or even a wine bottle, or any other heavy round object) to roll out your dough, and a sharp knife to cut the dough sheet. With a pasta maker, the process is much easier and faster, with more uniform noodles that cook evenly. Pasta machines also make a wider variety of shapes possible; you can cut fettuccine and even roll certain tube shapes by hand, but spirals and other complex configurations require a machine.

The other downside with this extruder is that it's comparatively hard to clean. You can take it apart to rinse and scrub all the pieces just like most others, but there are a lot of grooves and other nooks and crannies you'll have to scrub out with the included brush. We don't think this is a deal-killer for the Starfrit, but it is a little more annoying to deal with than the other extruders on our list. Because the ingredients list for pasta is short, the type of flour makes a difference. World Food Pasta Champion Suzanne Clark prefers 00 flour (or "doppio zero" in Italian), which is milled to an extra-fine texture and yields an "exceptionally smooth and silky pasta," Clark says. "I find this is great to use when making ravioli or pastas that will be paired with a light and creamy butter sauce." Customers are saying: Fit for purpose, means you don't have to spend as much buying pasta in the longterm and you can easily make lots of pastas without the extra attachments. While we tested the motor attachment for the Marcato, I didn’t test it for the Imperia. Comparing the specifications of the two attachments, there doesn’t seem to be a difference, and I suspect that they both work just as well. Both models offer the same basic functionalities, there aren’t many differences to spot when you put the two side by side.

We recommend the electric option if you make pasta often or for a very large crowd, as that will save you time; however, there’s something very charming and traditional about a smaller, more manual option. If you make pasta rarely or for a smaller number of people, select a manual option to retain that sense of history. The Imperia comes with a one-year manufacturer’s warranty, and we are just going to be honest here: this isn’t a very long period of time, especially compared to the 10 year warranty Marcato offers. This thing's rather expensive for a pasta maker overall, but its price is pretty average for an extruder. If you're looking to upgrade from a manual maker to something more automatic, or if you're looking to create a wider variety of shapes than a roller/cutter is able to, the Philips Viva is a good place to start. Roundup: If you want a pasta machine that is more colorful, the choice should be easy: Marcato has proven that pasta makers shouldn’t look like boring kitchen appliances and can actually be really stylish. Warranty

They are not interchangeable. The Atlas attachment does not work with the Imperia machine. The Imperia motor attachment does not work with the Atlas machine. You will need to get the appropriate attachment that matches your pasta maker. Roundup: Both companies know how to manufacture high quality pasta makers and they are going for the long run. This means that both companies will most likely still be around in a few years, so you don’t need to worry about warranty if you would experience a problem with the pasta machines. Comparing the rollers and cutters One thing can be said for sure: if we are looking at the design of the pasta rollers, the Marcato Atlas 150 Wellness would definitely be the winner of the two. Featuring a classic and high-class design, you get the feeling you are looking at a high quality product. From the beautiful beveled logo to the nine different colors that the Marcato is available in: it just looks and definitely feels right. Imperia also makes a motor attachment for this machine, no need to hand wind the machine or clamp it down to your bench top. The CucinaPro Imperia 150 is worth its money as it is of better quality than similar pasta makers of the same or even higher price. The materials that are used to make the pasta maker are of good quality, if you take good care of this pasta maker it will just as shiny in 10 years as when you took it out of its box for the first time.It didn't do so great, however, when it came to cutting. With both fettuccine and spaghetti, the wheels failed to slice completely through the dough as much as half the time. It made more of a perforation than a full cut, which meant we had to spend a lot of time pulling the noodles apart by hand. This could be fine (and even a fun hands-on task for kids!) if you only make pasta once in a while, and the money you'll save over a more expensive unit is significant.