Back in the kitchen with a Pasta Maker
I'm always on the lookout for kitchen gadgets to feature in a video. This is touted as the number one fresh pasta maker in Italy, although most people there, just like elsewhere, prefer to buy dried pasta. You can buy a heck of a lot of bags of dried pasta for the price of this machine, so it’s definitely not a way to save money. It probably makes a better gift than it does an investment.
Unlike most kitchen gadgets I’ve tested, this is one I will be using again. It’s surprisingly fun, it works well, there's something special about eating pasta you've just made and the cost of using it is negligible.
Now in other news - I’m finding it increasingly difficult to wade through all the silly comments on youtube to find the handful of useful ones. I suppose this is all part of the channel growing which of course is a positive thing and nothing can remain the same forever. I wanted to mention this because I'm not reading the comments on there as much as I used to, so if you do want to send me a message, question or suggestion it’s much better to do it here on Patreon rather than on youtube.
Some may be glad to see the return of the comedy outro on this video. I make these whenever I have (what I think) is a good idea and naturally over time, these ideas have become less frequent. If this turns out to be the last one for a while, I think it's one of the best. It was definitely one of the most complicated ones to make anyway.
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You've inspired me to get the pasta attachment out for my Kenwood Chef :) And yes, Best Muppets Ever!
A pop-up notification just appeared on my PC screen saying "Unbelievable Anti Gravity Can NUDE Explosion lip-sync make-up FAIL". My wife and I just laughed our socks off at that! Thanks for that, Mat. ;-)
I'm glad you got a laugh - but was a bit of a mistake - I decided to make the video public because people kept suggesting I should upload it, when I already had done, but I'd kept it unlisted and linked to from the video description text box. However when I made it public I intended not to send a subscriber notification. Unfortunately the tick-box re-ticked itself just as I clicked OK and so everyone got it pop up in their subs feed. It will be interesting to see how many people unsubscribe as a result - some youtube viewers can be very touchy. I can sympathise, it's a bit like watching TV and that flipping Tui advert comes on with the woman murdering Chaka Khan's Ain't Nobody.
Hilarious puppet skit at the end!
Hahaha! "Now I need to draw a red circle around something in the picture. It doesn't matter what." The comedy outro is hilarious. I absolutely loved it.
Very interesting review. Given that I like cooking (and pasta in particular), I might actually get one of these if the price is good. It's possible that this particular machine isn't available in Germany, but a similar one seems to be. Concerning the YouTube comments: If YouTube can't be bothered to implement some kind of quality control (filtering out rude or nonsensical posts), I wouldn't bother with sifting through all the garbage to find the occasional good post. It is interesting how the introduction of a slight hurdle (like the need to pay a small amount of money) infinitely improves the quality of discussions - as is evident here. Maybe an option would be to point out the comment section on the TechMoan site where you have control.
In the early days I tried to direct people to my website, but i’ll admit it’s a bit lacking in user friendliness and I don’t have any control over that as it’s an old Squarespace template. I imagine youtube comments like a room with everyone shouting at the top of their voice all at once and then Patreon is a nice coffee shop round the corner where you can go and have a pleasant chat.
Muppet Two to Muppet One: "The video's crap ... but that's never stopped anyone". A perfect description of much of the YouTube Universe. Regarding dietary sugar reduction in pasta: See if you can locate black bean flour. The carb count is lower than that of wheat, and the flavor is excellent. Those of us on gluten-free diets search out many of the same alternatives as diabetics use. Best to you, and thanks!
I’ll definitely give that a go, thanks.
That's the second Philips kitchen appliance the UK/Irish market seems to be missing out on. My favourite is their Senseo coffee pod machine (HD7829) which I use at work. The coffee pads cost about 9p/pad in bulk (my favourite is the 180 Gimoka classic) and they are compostable like tea bags. I enjoy the coffee (including my work colleagues) and it's a heck of a lot cheaper than brewing with a capsule machine such as Tassimo, Dolce Gusto, Nespresso, etc. even with compatibles.
Yes I used to use a Senseo myself. I bought one for my father and he's now replaced that with my older one. I order the pods for him from Amazon. I think they pulled out of the UK market when their patent for the pods expired and the supermarkets started making cheap ones. They were working on the principle of selling a machine at cost (or close to it) and then making the money on the coffee bags, but when anyone was allowed to make the bags for it there was little point in them continuing.
Are we ever going to see a review of that ‘terminal’ that’s being used by the right hand puppet? We’ve been waiting months now! ;-)
Next time I do a behind-the-scenes video I'll try to remember to cover this.
Love the outro; keep up the good work!
Love the muppet scenes at the end, so true!
This is a great video, love it. This looks like a great bad wedding present, because it costs slightly too much to bother with buying one yourself but its not so expensive as to be insulting or awkward.
Nice work again Mat - but not tempted this time.. The only thing I would observe is that your intro note above explains why you got it but it’s not so clear in the first part of the vid - not sure if that matters. The muppets were superb tragi-comedy. P.s. I also never knew until today to do that with a can.
I’ve tried the explanations, and they were getting longer and longer on each video as I desperately tried to nullify the inexplicable confusion that happened each time in the youtube comments. In the end I felt like it was becoming a bit condescending to the intelligent viewers, so then I thought, to heck with it...it’s a bit like a car review website saying “I’m reviewing this car because that’s what we do here, review cars”, so I’ll try a video where I just go straight into it. I’m happy to go into more detail here, where we can chat normally, but I’ll keep it brief on YouTube because it’s a bit of a lost cause over there. The can thing was something I saw a bartender doing a few years ago on a cruise ship...it was new on me then too. I’m glad it came back to me as there are only so many tricks a puppet can pull off.
Best muppet bit yet, I suppose in your case Matt you could optimize the carbs in the pasta with different types of grain, Have a brother in London that runs a creperie and he's mentioned Buckwheat flour might be good for that. I do prefer fresh pasta in my case but with 2 kids never have a chance to make it. Honestly had no idea something like this was out there, A niche product for sure but cool that it exists for those that like fresh pasta
I agree with Ashasaur totally. The Muppet bit is so very true! That was one of your best. I only wish I could justify a £130 pasta maker. Like you, I think to would be fun to use.
This is a hard one to justify, especially considering it's officially £170 in the UK.
So how does pasta work with diabetes? We used to eat lots of pasta (the proper Italian brands, given our location), but had to stop because one member of the family developed type 2. Or would you have to modify your dose accordingly? We occasionally have the lentil pasta, but it tends to become a sticky mess, espectially when cold.
There are quite a few different ways to manage diabetes. With type 1 if you are on a basal bolus system you just need to match the amount of insulin to counteract the food you eat, so if I eat wholemeal pasta I have to take less insulin than regular pasta.
If you are the kind of person who likes spotting hidden in-jokes in a video...you might be able to recognise something that's on the table in the outro. ;-)
that salt and pepper caddy looks familiar
Cool gadget, but I think I'll stick to bags of pasta, I also have to have the wholemeal stuff to avoid blood sugar spikes, apart from orzo, weirdly enough.
"God knows what those words mean" comment award!
Definitely the best puppet video yet! Hope there are more to come. (Oh, and I quite liked the pasta maker review as well.)
Puppets: I've not seen a more accurate depiction of the current state of YouTube since (CLICK HERE TO SEE WHEN! THE YEAR WILL AMAZE YOU!)
Dammit, BuzzFead, get out of my Patreon!!!!
Pasta extruders always remind me of the Play-Doh extruder I had as a kid. I'm wondering how long it's going to take for someone to start making bronze dies for it. Phillips UK do seem to have one pasta maker on their site, but the model number is different: <a href="https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/HR2332_11/viva-collection-pasta-and-noodle-maker" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/HR2332_11/viva-collection-pasta-and-noodle-maker</a>
That is the same one. They seem to renumber it based on where it’s being sold. I’ll try to find some UK sellers....however that price is crazy £170!
The true tellings of a master? I cook anything pre-prepared and never know how to prepare food and lack the time and talent but your video, sir, like all of them, makes it still fascinating and fun for me to see the process and you host it without the know-it all pomposity that YouTube comments are all to full of. (They're also full of something else which sadly isn't pasta....) You're not good at this, Mat you're a master at it! PS - On the "Vincent Price's Movie Quiz" in the Omni video even though you say it's Vincent Price and it clearly is recognisably his voice, can you also confirm that it's Vincent Price when he was alive and not recorded after he died as you failed to confirm that in your description. #techmoan_patience_of_a_saint :-p
I'm not adept at accepting any kind of praise, but thanks.
Playmobile! Lol. Playdoh mop top hair shop. It got boring very quickly. You didn’t miss out.
I think I'd still have eaten it either way. I'm glad you knew what I meant and I've added the correct name of the toy into the video title information (for no-one to see).
I was really missing the puppets. Great video, as always! Thank you very much
Great video, I like the kitchen ones. I had a bit of a kitchen gadget addiction many years ago, luckily when my wife and I moved in together she had an intervention and most of them to charity. I still miss my George Foreman grill though!
Fantastic review! Puppets were hilarious as always! Definitely a plus for the channel.
I can't believe only one other person than me thought to look at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6FAscjPsp8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6FAscjPsp8</a>
Comments are disabled?!? How will anyone know that I was FIRST?!
Really do enjoy these kitchen based videos. I do love your other stuff but these make a nice break every now and then from your normal output, keeps it fresh. As you said there aren't exactly a large variety of different types of kitchen "gadget" so it could be difficult to output them I expect. None the less They are a pleasant surprise when they arrive :). One thing I wanted to ask, since you have lost your sense of taste have you found cooking more of a chore/you enjoy eating less? I know at least from the temporary periods of it due to brief illness I did. Maybe it is different if it's long-term. While shadowing I have come across a patient with anosmia but it wasn't really my place to ask. Apologies if it's too personal it's just the condition does pique my interest. It's something neither my mentors or I have come across often.
Yes food is really of no interest - which cuts out about 60% of shows on TV, birthday meals out and Christmas etc. The problem is that however many times you tell everyone about it eventually you just have to give up and put on a facade. "Let's go out for a meal, did you enjoy that meal, do you fancy some..." To keep everyone happy I just have to say "Yes it was fine" - rather than "I might as well have been eating cardboard".
Good review, and the muppet/puppets were epic.
You need to put eyes on the tank so it looks like Q-Bert is making your pasta.
Ordered a mug. THAT'S GOOD MARKETING
Funnily I never thought you’d be someone that would watch the outros. Amusingly whenever I speak to my 82 year old father on the phone he mentions that he’s watched my most recent video (I set him up with a Chromebook) ...but not once has he brought up the puppets. I’m sure he’s seen them, but it’s one of those things that he’s deemed is better left unmentioned.
Brilliant commentary on the state of YouTube today. Flippin 'eck!
Ma first early patreon video. Really glad that i became a patron.
Glad to see you here.
I particulary like this video. Now I want one ;) My only concern was your UK/EU plug adapter that does not seemto have a protective earth connection (shrudder). However, it seems the machine does not have any major conductive metal exposed parts anyway. And you hit the nail on the head with that muppet outro ;) Very funny and true!
I’ll be replacing the plug, now that I’ve tested it. UNLESS - anyone can find a suitable adaptor that connects all three pins.
Cooking with YouTube Pedant!! I actually am intrigued by this thing but I don't cook enough pasta to make it worth while :(
I’m not sure anyone does.
Flippin 'eck, the Moans! Thanks for your hard work and accurate dry humor. Great job!
I love your kitchen gadget videos, since it stops me buying them most of the time. Can't count the number of things I've bought and used once or twice and put them away after. Even a blender I can't really find a good regular use for to keep it on the worktop permanently. These let me see the fun of using them without dropping hundreds on them. Only thing I want is that spinning chip fryer you did. Seems to be the only kind, with no cheaper wilko or argos versions, at least ones that push the chips/veg around
I expect that you can give this one a miss too.
Great video as usual and good to see you back in the kitchen. Also really good outro video and so true!
Highly amusing! And oddly satisfying to watch that spaghetti. I might concider getting one myself! :D
Great Video, quite like the Kitchen Tool ones. The Jumpcut with out the fancy schmancy Techmoan Intro was a bit unfamiliar but OK. Don't stress yourself on the comedy outros, make em when you have ideas, forcing them would not help (since they are quite enjoyable and nice) Great Mug too, could easily be promo fan article stuff!
Check out his store for the mug: <a href="https://teespring.com/stores/techmoan-merch" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://teespring.com/stores/techmoan-merch</a>
Thanks for sharing. I like the idea of making pasta with different vegetables like carrots, etc.