Lakeland Pasta Machine Chromed Steel

This would be fine if the sodding handle didn’t keep falling off. Tagliatelle looked ok at the end but not an easy process. Clamp would not fit on my worktop - worktop too deep. Product appears poorly made with too long screws that stick out at the sides. I expected better of Lakeland

Rolls pasta perfectly, cuts noodles perfectly, and is the cheapest on the market - what more can you ask for? The trick is to have very dry dough. If I'm being picky, these are the downsides - for which you may want to spend more money if they're important to you: Handle falls off easily - the reviews of more expensive machines show they all do this! My engineer husband says it is tricky to make it any better. Spaghetti cutter makes thin noodles, not round section, you'd need an extruder for this. Chromed finish - I'd prefer pure stainless steel - if the finish flakes it may rust.

I used this exclusively for making lasagne initially and then tried the tagliatelle. Very disappointed. The dough was the correct texture (not too soft) but it cleanly cut only some of the strands, leaving me to have to pull apart the others (which had been heavily scored rather than cut). I also wasn't happy about having to to keep picking up the handle (I see others have mentioned this too)! I will be returning it for a refund.

The machine is very good and very easy to usebb

Like some other reviewers I was very irritated by the fact that the handle kept falling off - poor reviews have stated this frustration for some years, perhaps the designer/manufacturer needs to be told - and landing on the floor and that the pasta was not properly cut. Unfortunately I will be returning it.