Marcato Atlas 150

Great result but very loud – This machine is quick and rolls the sheets well but the motor is loud, I am very surprised how loud it is. I am hoping it is because it is squeaky new and will settle down with use otherwise I will need ear muffs :/ Show details ·  3

I love it and use it a lot! – Review Marcato Atlas 150 11/082020 I’m a professional cook soon to be Chef! I’m a bit heavy handed! As i grew up wielding a spanner or a hammer! I purchased Marcato Atlas 150 for use at home! Before i got this pasta machine I made, rolled and cut my pasta by hand! An arduous task to say the least! Especially when you have a bad back! At school… Read more

we used a Marcato pasta machine the same design as this one only larger. After some research I decided to purchase the Marcato Atlas 150. I got it in May and have used about ten times. The machine itself is very well made and is high quality! The only negative thing is a relative minor one. I find the numbers hard to see. They are recessed on a shiny knob. This aside I really enjoy using this machine. Cleaning is easy and straight forward. I use a small soft bristle brush and a damp cloth! The cutters are easy to use and clean and are very well made. The handle is metal with a plastic handle and slots in easily to the machine or the cutter. The only design flaw is the plastic handle on the clamp that clamps the machine to the bench top, which some people have had problems with. I’ve not had any issues as of yet! I give the Marcato Atlas 150 10/10 and would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to make pasta! Just watch a video and read the manual before you use it! It’s definitely one of the best things I’ve got in the kitchen other than my knives!

Italian perfection – Fabulous creation from the Italians and that is why I purchased this gadget as I thought if it is from Italy and they are the pasta Kings, this machine would be excellent. It really is. I watched a lady making pasta on TV with a pasta machine and I decided to give it a try.. I make a batch of pasta with1 cup of half pasta flour and 1 cup of normal… Read more

plain flour with couple eggs and little water and put in my magimix then knead for 10 minutes by hand. To make spaghetti, I put thru the rolling process x 3 on knob 3 and then put to 6 on knob for spaghetti and for lasagne I put thru x 3 folded on number 5 on the knob to gauge thickness.. My lasagne turns out beautiful. Gives a much better texture than the shop stuff:) All the components on this machine as well made. The handle is metal and I suggest when it is attached to example kitchen bench to put a little piece of leather or something where you tighten the screw to keep it secure. When finished, I use a little brush and brush off excess flour and some caught pasta.

Best pasta machine – I was tossing between a cheap made in china one and a marcato, ended up paying a bit more for the marcato and i am glad i did. Mine is marcato design line alias 150, the handle is fully metal. I am not 100% but i think an older marcato classic line is with a plastic handle. Mine does not have plastic anywhere. Not entirely sure what the metal is,… Read more

some say alloy some say stainless steel. The surface is satiny silver (the silver version of the color line) and it does not look nor feel cheap.

Its easy to use and the handle is super easy to put on and take off (so if yours isn't i think you might have got a lemon, take it back where you got it and swap for another). Have never thought making pasta is so easy, i was fully prepared for multiple trial and errors, but the first go is just perfect.

If you want to know how to make the dough there are plenty of you tube videos, in particular i love Gennaro Contaldo's instructions. Super easy to follow and make beautiful pasta.

I was told not to wash a pasta machine regardless of what brand you buy, but i get nothing stuck on the machine after using it, yes there are dusting on flour but i give it a good wipe down with a microfibre cloth and its good to go again.

Have fun its worth it!

A fantastic machine but don't buy if you're not prepared to maintain it – I've had the Marcato 150 with electric motor for over 2 years now and it has been faultless. I use it regularly and find it so much quicker/easier to make pasta than hand rolling. Having owned a cheaper machine prior I believe the Marcato truly is high quality, very solid and very well built. Unlike many cheaper pasta machines not only can you… Read more

take this machine apart (Almost fully stripped down) for cleaning & re-greasing etc but it is a necessity if you want it to last. And the process is fairly complex. Marcato give you instructions but if you struggle with such things don't spend this sort of money, get something cheap that you can throw away without too much worry. If you have the patience to care for a solid well built item this will serve you well for many years I think.

Excellent – I using this a pasta machine first month. It is so great to have my own homemade, organic pasta and lasagne . This is a fabulous pasta machine. Easy to use and easy to clean. Why I cannot imagine my kitchen without this amazing product. I’m strongly recommending for people who love making a spaghetti.  Show details

Handle gets stuck – This machine has a fault where the handle gets stuck in the machine and won't come out. Apparently it's because they use cheap metal in the barrel that the handle slots into, but whatever the reason is renders the machine pretty useless. I used it about 10 times before this happened the first time. After a lot of frustration I got it clear and the machine worked 3 times more before it happened again. Would not recommend Show details

Not last long – The gear change part is poorly designed and built. it will not hold much force at all. we only use it 4 times and it will not work any more. I guess this is what you get for less than $200 but it turns up too expensive for the past that we had made.  Show details

Cheap plastic makes it unusable – I bought this and made pasta four times: good pasta and easy to use, although the comments that others have made about machine oil getting in the pasta the first few uses are true. However, the cheap plastic wingnut on the G-clamp that holds the machine to the bench snapped in two on the fourth use. No wings - no wingnut - no G-clamp - machine… Read more

can't be fixed to the bench - pasta cannot be made.

At $95, those four batches of pasta were pretty expensive....

Easy to use – I had always wanted to try making my own pasta and I bought this to give it a go. I invited some friends over and we made fettuccini and ravioli (cut and filled the ravioli ourselves as I don't have the ravioli attachment). It was easy to use, sturdy and we had a lot of fun making it. It attaches to the bench easily, is very sturdy and rolls so… Read more

easily. It appears well made and I'm very happy with it. It isn't something you use every day but it makes for a lovely Sunday afternoon cook up.

I recently read that someone put through spinach tortilla dough through this machine to make lunch wraps. I thought this was a brilliant idea and I'm going to give it a go on the weekend.

Magnificent – This replaces a Marcato machine which has been used weekly for 20 years plus but the old machine had a problem if the dough was a little too moist it would get stuck on the rollers and create all sorts of problems. This new machine has been greatly improved and instead of the rollers being smooth and shiny they seem to have a very slight matte… Read more

finish on them which prevents this sticking problem. Every batch of pasta made on this machine has been a breeze. I would highly recommend this and congrats to Marcato for such a great improvement.

Crappy – Constant mechanical breakdowns, on my second one and now its broken - handle stuck, rollers jam - hopeless rip off. Could never recommend to anyone. It is impossible to clean, cutter gets stuck in place, anchor comes loose all the time, very disappointed bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad.  Show details

Marcato Atlas 150 – I bought Marcato Atlas 150 Wellness pasta machine in July and totally love it. It is sturdy, easy to use. I used to own a Kitchenaid noodle attachment which is a piece of junk. Make sure you do not buy it. The product is useless. I used it a couple of times and it broke. My husband opened it to see and found out that the gear was made of plastic.… Read more

It is a complete waste of money!! I love this Marcato pasta machine. I have been using it every day since July. I also used to own a Lagostina pasta maker which is made in China. The Marcato Atlas is way better product and it is made in Italy.

Sophie

Starting point – I am not Italian, and have made pasta for the first time. Recipe that comes with the product is simple and easy. If you want to hide veges in ravioli or be creative with your cooking; I would highly recommend this product. Next step home made fettuccini. I would like to hear of any success stories of hiding veges in pasta recipes.

Fabulous little machine - simple, effective and inexpensive – I first came across this pasta machine while doing a course on making fresh pasta with Pizzini Wines' "A Tavola" cooking school in the King Valley, Victoria. I was impressed with how easy it was to use and how well it produced fresh pasta. So much so, I bought my own machine and it has certainly lived up to my expectations. It's also easy to… Read more

clean - just a quick wipe with a damp cloth - and it looks good. Unlike one earlier reviewer, I haven't had any problems with the fully metal handle and, I'm sure, if this was a widespread problem a cooking school would not be using it regularly with students.

Not bad for what it is – I've used this 4 or 5 times and I really like it. Simple, easy to use. No problems with jammed handles. I agree that the quality of the finish is not fantastic but let's be serious here, you're paying less than $100 for it (woolworths click and collect) not $500. If it were $500 there'd be a reason to complain! It seems to be steel coated in a… Read more

cheap chrome layer. You don't wash it (you don't need to) and you can't use salt in the dough because it would corrode it.

For what it is, it's fine. I find the process a bit relaxing myself.

Beautiful little machine – Just used this to make pasta! It's a good little machine! The only thing is it came with 2 cutters fettuccini and angel hair. Angel hair is a bit thin,a spaghetti cutter would have been nice. Handle falls off sometimes. But otherwise it works really well. Happy with my purchase .

Handle gets stuck!!!! – Don't buy this machine... although it makes great pasta if you do happen to have one given to you. The machine is made from cheap metal that you can't even get wet. The handle gets stuck in the cheap metal barrel which the only way to get it out is to place a folded piece of cardboard in the roller and squeeze it tighter on the settings. You… Read more

then have to wrangle the stupid handle out whilst the notches cut into the cheap metal barrel. Thus making the machine useless as there is no slot for the handle teeth to engage with. Terrible product, and the biggest problem is this is my second machine! I can't even take it back because of the damn Robins Kitchen debacle. I had to pay for my own shipping cost to get it back to the distributer for a warranty claim. So it's definitely the product because it's happened twice to us, plus others that have posted the same thing.

Don't listen to the 5 star ratings, they just haven't experienced this "yet!"

Pretty Sweet – First time pasta maker and had no idea what I was doing. Brought some good quality flour and bingo! Awesome recipe for dough on the back of box. Machine works perfectly..Time will tell I suppose with the overall performance of it. So far though, extremely happy.

High quality – Love my pasta machine! Got this as a gift, and have been using it almost every week for my pastas :) The machine is easy to use and straight away you can feel it is very high quality and very well built. Very sturdy. No problems with it so far. Only thing is I wish the book had more recipes and instructions. In the end I looked up online to… Read more

get the best results. Took a bit of trial and error getting the right pasta dough consistency. I think other users' problems mentioned in their reviews is due to lack of practice with a pasta dough. I had the same issues but after practicing and knowing what makes a good dough, I find the machine works it out smoothly and beautifully.

Pretty Good – I did a fair bit of research before buying the Atlas,couldn't find any bad reviews and it hasn't disappointed me. I had no idea it was so easy to make up a batch of pasta dough,I've made pasta 3 times this week. My first batch was a bit too soft so spaghetti was stuck together but made next batch a bit drier and it worked perfectly. The… Read more

instructions state not to use any salt and I'm wondering if this is because it will cause damage over time...

I picked some spinach today, washed it,dried it and made fettucini , what a great feeling!! Easy to use

Easy and Fun! – 1st time I used it I just followed the recipe and instructions and it was very easy and fun to use. I did it on my own, no problems. I was surprised how quick and easy it was. The end result was beautiful fresh pasta, enjoyed by the family. Everyone is keen to have a go! Looks good, easy and fun to use  Show 2 replies

Handle won't come out – This is the first time we've used the machine. It has rolled out the pasta great, but now we need to cut the pasta into fettuccini and the handle won't come out. Currently trying to 'coax' it with a hammer but no success. Bottom line, it looks pretty but don't buy it. Looks good, rolls good. The handle won't come out which makes it utterly useless

Pretty good – I've only tried it once, but it was straight forward and easy to use. The plastic handle and clamp have now been replaced with metal ones, so they are quite sturdy and do a decent job. I tried the attachments that came with it and everything worked fine. To clean it before putting away I run kitchen paper through the rollers, but will probably… Read more

have to get a wooded dowell for the other blades. Easy to use, easy to clean The recipes are not the best, but easily fixed with Google. I can't seem to find accessories locally for it.

Fresh is best – Love my Marcato pasta maker, from Fettucini to Ravioli I use it weekly and have no trouble, for the fifteen minutes it takes to make fresh pasta, I will never buy pre made again. Had a cheaper brand pasta maker first, threw it away as a waste of money. The ravioli attachement took only a little practice and am now loving whipping up my own… Read more

ravioli fillings for a quick mid-week meal ( I make it on the weekend and freeze for through the week). Have now bought my daughter her own Marcato machine as well. Solid, grips well to the bench, easy to use, looks good.

The Fasta Pasta Maker – A great low tech machine. I use the manual version with great results from what is a really well made machine. Italian quality ... say no more! Shop around for the best price as it does tend to vary considerably. This little machine works really well .. the trick is getting the dough mix right, the machine does the rest. Simple to use

Good – I absolutely love the fresh pasta this makes, its fun to use and I prefer to be more hands on in the kitchen with this hand crank one rather than an electric. The construction seems good quality, gears turn nicely and you never need to wash it. Easy to use, comes with all the instructions for making pasta dough and some recipes. I did a bit of… Read more

research and it seems to be the best on the market. The handle can get stuck in the machine, and is really hard to get out. My first one ended up stripped inside where the handle goes and I got it replaced under warranty. This one seems to be working fine, so maybe there was something wrong with that one. A bit of oil can get on the dough when the machine is new. The plastic handle seems to be the downfall, I think it will crack eventually.

Excellent – I bought it 10 years ago and never used it until a month ago. We have now used it twice a week, my relatives are gluten intolerant, it is the first time in decades that they are eating Lasagne whit their flour, my sister went and bought one herself Easy and quick to assemble, the flour to egg ratio is important, I use 1Kg plain flour and 600gm eggs NOT 10 eggs because they come in differing sizes Yes plastic handle will break in time. Show reply

Excellent – Great - I've made raviolo with this very happily. It really helps to have been shown by an experienced pasta maker what the dough consistency should be, and how to use it, though. I'm not sure the instructions would be enough without that. Easy and quick to assemble and use, works very well. Nice deep clamp (I have thick benches).

Excellent – Homemade pasta tastes so much better than anything bought dry from a store, but the time and effort required to make it means that dried is usually purchased in preference. However, this pasta maker really does make it quicker and easier to make pasta yourself. Though it may take you a while to be able to make ravioli confidently, everything… Read more

else is a really simple and requires almost no cooking skill to produce.

It's worth spending the little bit of extra time to use this, because it won't take that much longer, and the final product is certainly preferable. Easy to use and versatile. This lets pretty much anyone make their own pasta without difficulty. No problems using this.

Good – I love this pasta machine, everything about it is solid and well made. DON'T WASH THE MACHINE!!!! If you immerse it in water it will most likely rust, I was advised by a chef not to wash it but to wipe it down with a damp cloth and brush the blades etc with a pastry brush, when clean add some more flour and store. I have found if my dough wont… Read more

bond, I run it through on the highest setting it will soon be ready to use. Simple to use, everything is very straight forward to clip on and attach. Heavy well made machine, nothing rattles or jiggles like some other machines. The ravioli attachment only uses a tiny amount of filling and it a bit fiddly to clean. The clamp can get a bit rickety if using it for a long period of time..

Excellent – If the clamp (I refer to the plastic strew part to tight up when attach it to the benches)can be matel as well that would be good. Mine first machine that plastic screw part broken after using for a while. so I have to buy another one. I think if the attachment for making other shape of the pasta can be included in the package would be great. This… Read more

product is definitely much better than the cheap type sold in Big W. easy to assemble, easy to use (my 3 year nephew can use it to make noodles once we prepare the dough for him). and easy to clean.